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The Machinist (also known as El Maquinista) is an English-language Spanish psychological thriller starring Christian Bale as an insomniac with a past.

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“Fun Facts:”

• Christian Bale reportedly existed for over 4 months on one can of tuna and an apple to reduce his weight by 60 pounds for the role.
• Bale’s character is named Trevor Reznik, a wordplay on Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.
• Despite being set in a West Coast American city, the film was shot in its entirety in, or just outside of, Barcelona, Spain. Director Brad Anderson hurt his back during filming and directed much of the film while lying on a gurney.

More info:

• The Machinist Wiki page
• The Machinist IMDB page
• Rotten Tomatoes reviews

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