(L to R) Albert (Mark Hamill) and Bert (Bert Kreischer) in Screen Gems THE MACHINE.
For years, comedian Bert Kreischer — a.k.a. The Machine — has made the story of his trip to Russia and his inadvertent run-in with the Russian mafia part of his stand-up routine. Now, the story has been made into a film, also called The Machine. Mark Hamill stars alongside Kreischer, playing his father, and he talked about what sold him on the project. (Click on the media bar below to hear Mark Hamill)
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