The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
Release: 2025-10-01
·Runtime: 123m
·★ 6.5
History
Drama
In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
A24
Seven Bucks Productions
Out for the Count
Magnetic Fields Entertainment
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Takeshi Kurokawa
as Flight Attendant
Marcus Aurelio
as Mestre Hulk
Jason William Day
as HGE Sparring Partner
Nick Toren
as UFC 1977 Photojournalist
Charles Chi Soo Kim
as Tokyo Dome Wrestling Fan (uncredited)
Oleksandr Usyk
as Igor Vovchanchyn
Yuki Kedoin
as Pride 2000 Photographer
Jasper Salon
as Cutman (uncredited)
Andre Tricoteux
as Paul Varelans
Tomoyasu Hotei
as Tomoyasu Hotei
Paul Lazenby
as Hans Nijman (uncredited)
Emily Blunt
as Dawn Staples
Yoko Hamamura
as Kazuyuki Fujita
Bethany Brown
as Nurse
Jason Tremblay
as Arizona Police Officer (uncredited)
Bas Rutten
as Bas Rutten
Paul Wu
as Pride Referee (2000), Pride 2000 Referee
Joshua Mazerolle
as HGE Sparring Partner
Mark Kerr
as Self
Satoshi Ishii
as Enson Inoue
Takao Osawa
as Nobuyuki Sakakibara
Zoe Kosovic
as McKenzie Coleman
Hugo Steele
as Firefighter
Randi Lynne
as Receptionist
Jill Basey
as Peggy
Dwayne Johnson
as Mark Kerr
Ryan Bader
as Mark Coleman
Lyndsey Gavin
as Elizabeth Coleman
Nala Sinephro
as Star Spangled Banner Performer
Yushin Okami
as Alexander Otsuka
James McSweeney
as Varelans' Cornerman
Stephen Quadros
as Stephen Quadros
Ismail Elfallahi
as Derby Fan (uncredited)
Paul Cheng
as Masaaki Satake
Whitney Moore
as Jaqueline
Yasuko Mitsuura
as Pride Director
Shawn C. Orr
as Demolition Derby Driver
Crew
Jennifer Venditti
Casting
Benny Safdie
Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer, Editor
Paul Lazenby
Stunts
David Koplan
Producer
Greg Rementer
Stunt Coordinator
Hiram Garcia
Producer
James Chinlund
Production Design
James Coupland
Stunts
Dany Garcia
Producer
Kazu Hiro
Prosthetic Designer
Dwayne Johnson
Producer
Maceo Bishop
Director of Photography
Jason William Day
Stunts
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer
Nala Sinephro
Original Music Composer
Hugo Steele
Stunts
Eli Bush
Producer
Beau Flynn
Producer
Rasmus Kröger
Stunt Coordinator
Yoko Hamamura
Stunts
Satoshi Ishii
Stunts
Paul Wu
Stunts