The Machinist
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Sep 10, 2026
John ReedHOST
And Susan Floyd is Joan.
John ReedHOST
She was in The Machinist and Random Hearts.
John ReedHOST
so some quick trivia on this one, actually, Chris, you and I were kind of talking a little bit back and forth about this one.
John ReedHOST
Uh, some of the background on Stanley Tucci and like why this movie is such a big deal for him.
MarkGUEST
Oh, good point from Matthew.
MarkGUEST
Christian Bale, not Christian Bale in The Machinist.
Mike TylerHOST
No, my God,
MarkGUEST
that's brutal.
Chris HaskellHOST
Yeah, I was thinking about that.
Chris HaskellHOST
You know, like, if you're gonna say, like, Christian Bale in The Machinist, right? Or, um, uh, whatever.
Chris HaskellHOST
Some of these actors that go through these really intense physical transformations.
Chris HaskellHOST
Um, Charlize Theron in Monster, you know, where they're either, like, losing weight or gaining weight and changing their appearance.
Chris BennettHOST
Christian Bale became famous for dramatic body transformations.
Chris BennettHOST
For the machinist, he lost approximately how much weight? A, 20 pounds, B, 40 pounds, C, 60 pounds, or D, 100 pounds? Paul? 40? 40? No, I'm going to say 100.
Chris BennettHOST
No.
Chris BennettHOST
Correct answer, 60.
Joe JanzHOST
First one, Thinner from 1996, which is going to be on Amazon Prime.
Joe JanzHOST
Then we're going to watch The Machinist, which is on Pluto in 2004.
Joe JanzHOST
And then we're going to watch a new film called Saccharin, which is on Shudder in 2026.
Joe JanzHOST
And after you've seen them, you'll realize why we call it a slim chance of survival.
Steve ZahnGUEST
... yeah.
Sean HayesHOST
Would you do any of that, any of that weight gain, weight loss stuff that he, he does so sort of seamlessly? I mean, what, what was it? The, the Machinist.
Jason BatemanHOST
Machinist.
Sean HayesHOST
He, he went down to-
Jason BatemanHOST
Mm-hmm
Sean HayesHOST
... look like 120 pounds, and then-
Jason BatemanHOST
JB, you should know Steve, uh, Jason had a picture of, uh, Christian in The Machinist on his wall in front of his, uh, treadmill-
Sean HayesHOST
For years.
AlexHOST
Yeah.
AlexHOST
I've been thinking about watching that film, though, just for giggles.
AlexHOST
The Machine? The Machine.
JimHOST
Mark
JimHOST
in it, so...
JimHOST
Shit, really? Yeah.
JimHOST
You know what? I actually watched a kind of interesting film.
AlexHOST
Yeah?
Clay McLeod ChapmanGUEST
Like, uh, it's, it's fun to find something that ev- the world knows about, but new to me.
Clay McLeod ChapmanGUEST
Um, and then just because we're on a anti-Christian Bale kick, I think I have to recommend The Machinist.
Clay McLeod ChapmanGUEST
Am I gonna recommend-
GrahamHOST
That's a good movie
Clay McLeod ChapmanGUEST
...
Clay McLeod ChapmanGUEST
The Machinist?
Jonas BarnesHOST
That's a good movie.
Clay McLeod ChapmanGUEST
Yeah, right? Like-
NathanHOST
Yeah.
NathanHOST
A- and I even think about deeper cuts like The, The Machinist.
Matthew NevesHOST
Yes.
NathanHOST
Like, he's, he, like, w- what an incredible performance.
RudyGUEST
Yeah
Bill FairchildHOST
... he'll play in The Machinist where he weighs less than 100 pounds or whatever.
Bill FairchildHOST
And then Batman, he's...
Bill FairchildHOST
After that, he plays Batman, and he's up to all swole and big again.
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