The Machinist
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Brad Anderson
Christian Bale
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Aitana Sanchez-gijon
John Sharian
Michael Ironside
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Trevor Reznik, a quiet and reserved loner who works as a machinist, is wasting away from lack of food and sleep deprivation leaving him gaunt and fatigued. After a year of suffering from severe insomnia, he is involved in an accident at the workplace that leaves a co-worker seriously injured. What follows is a dark descent into paranoia, as Trevor's downward spiral leaves him obsessed with finding out the meaning behind the strange and bizarre occurrences taking place around him.
Director
Brad Anderson
Cast
Christian Bale
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Aitana Sanchez-gijon
John Sharian
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Michael Ironside
Larry Gilliard Jr.
Reg E. Cathey
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Anna Massey
Matthew Romero
Robert Long
Colin Stinton
Craig Lewis Stevenson
Ferran Lahoz
Jeremy Xidu
Norman Bell
Nancy Crane
Richard Torrington
Buffy Davis
Reg Wilson
Ramon Camin
Christopher Hood
Mark Aspinall
Guillermo Ayesa
Daniel Ceren
Marta Rubio
Ewan Watson
Chike Johnson
Molly Malcom
Jaume Mimo
Flora Alvarez
Crew
Mar Abadin
David Aguado
Eduard Aguilo
Antonio Agullo
Jon Aistui
Alberto Alvarez
Ivan Alvarez
Marc Alvarez
Victor Antolin
Orial Aragay
Jose Maria Aragones
Susana Argila
Ines Arpa
Maribel Asensio
Maica Aviles
Luis Ayala
Alain Bainte
Eduardo Balada
Roque Baños
Roque Baños
Carlos Barea
Oriol Baucells
Les Baxter
David Bennassar
Alberto Bermejo
Gloria Bernabeu
Gloria Blanes
Alex Blasco
Lluis Botella
Mary Brites
Felix Bueno
Charyl Bujedo
Manel Bures
Ivan Busquets
Biel Cabre
Biel Cabre
Rafael Cabrera
Jose Calderon
Vicente Canales
Jordi Carbonell
Alexis Carreno
Albert Carreras
Francesc Carreras
Gines Carrion
Manuel Carrion
Cristina Carro
Tommy Carter
Alma Casal
Llorenc Castanyer
Pau Castejon
Salva Castellarnau
Ferran Castera
Luis Castillejo
Nicolas Castro
Josep Amoros Caubet
Nacho Cerda
Liza Chasin
Juan Chavero
Miguel Checa
M Dolores Clemente
Raquel Clemente
David Codosero
Martin Contel
Jordi Costa
Mary Coy
Victor Cuadrado
Pedro R De Diego
Guillermo De La Cal
Luis De La Madrid
Alex De Molina
Alfonso Delgado
Carlos Diaz
Ivan Diaz
Jose Manuel Diaz
Francisco Dominguez
Ricard Durany
Sandra Ejarque
Silvia Elguer
Damaso Elkordiribe
Oscar Faura
Budy Feine
Angel Fernandez
Carlos Fernandez
Isabel Fernandez
Julio Fernández
Manny Fernandez
Ruth Fernandez
Georgina Ferrer
Angela Fillingham
Martha Flores
Daniela Forn
Mar Francoli
Joan Fuste
Ignacio Gandaria
Berta Garcia
Ricard Garcia
Rosana Gatell
Nicolas Geller
Héctor Gil
Xavier Giménez
Rafael Gomez
Javi Gonzalez
Julian Gonzalez
Juan Carlos Gorriz
Jaume Granell
Ester Grangel
Anna Guell
Charly Guerrero
Javier Guerrero
Sergio Guirado
Emili Guirao
Juan Carlos Guzman
Ricardo Guzman
Jordi Homedes
Jordi Huguet
Claudio Ianni
Alex Serra Iaragay
Miguel Ibanez
Daniel Jabal
Ricardo Juan
Oriol Julia
Meritxell Juncosa
Lydia Kavina
Mario Klemens
Scott Kosar
Nada Kuraica
Rodrigo Lamoso
Ina Liza
Sandra Lomena
Jordi Lopez
Maria Losada
Albert Manera
Albert Manera
Sandra G Manganell
Jose Angel Manrique
Jaume Marfa
J Marin
Alberto Marini
Angel Martinez
Emilio Martinez
Enrique Martinez
Isidro Martinez
Jordi Martinez
Roger Martinez
Zacarias Martinez
Daniel Mateu
Laura Maynade
Moira Mcmillan
Nacho Melero
Satur Merino
M Millan
Manolo Millan
Patricia Monne
Manuel Monzon
Roser Morte
Diego Moyano
Antonia Nava
Antonia Nava
Alejandra Navarro
Inigo Navarro
Quico Noizeux
Manuel Olguin
Anna Oms
Fabiola Ordoyo
Marc Orts
Marilo Osuna
Pasqual Otal
Victor Padro
Deborah Palomo
Joan Pardo
Maria Parron
Mario Pascual
Queti Pazos
Jose Pedraza
Benito Pelayo
Jose Perez
Maribel Perez
Miguel Angel Perez
Oskar Perez
Stephen Robert Phillips
Ivana Pique
Agustin Pitarch
Fernando Pizarro
Eva Poveda
Irene Puche
Jaume Puig
Jordi Punsola
Fernando Purcalla
Rosy Queija
Eva Ramos
Harry Revel
Ariane Riera
Bernat Rife
Maria Rios
Pere Roca
Pau Rocher
Jost Luis Rodrfguez
Silvia Rodrigo
Ovidio Rodriguez
Nuria Roig
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 22, 2004
Limited Release in United States October 22, 2004
Released in United States on Video June 7, 2005
Released in United States January 2004
Working Title Films paid low- against mid-six figures for the spec script by Scott Kosar.
Actor Christian Bale lost 63 pounds for his role as Trevor.
Spec script by Scott Kosar.
The project was fully-financed by Filmax.
World-wide distribution rights and sales handled by Filmax International. Paramount Classics acquired rights for North America, the U.K., South Africa, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. MS Trading acquired Benelux rights; Pyramid acquired rights for CIS and Baltic States; Scanbox acquired rights for Scandinavia; Spentzos acquired rights for Greece.
Abandoned 9/24 and 10/15/2004 release dates. Exclusive NY/LA release date on 10/22/2004.
Released in United States Fall October 22, 2004
Limited Release in United States October 22, 2004
Released in United States on Video June 7, 2005
Released in United States January 2004 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premiere) January 15-25, 2004.)