The Smashing Machine (2025)
Als Ringer feiert Mark Kerr zahlreiche Erfolge, doch die Olympischen Spiele 1996 in Atlanta werden zu seinem Karrierekiller: Er verpasst den Sprung ins US-Team. Auf der Suche nach Alternativen entdeckt er Mixed Martial Arts für sich. Mit Disziplin und Entschlossenheit gewinnt Kerr nicht nur erste Kämpfe, sondern steigt schnell zum Überflieger auf. Schon bald dominiert er die Szene so sehr, dass Veranstalter Probleme bekommen – Kerr knockt seine Gegner zu schnell aus, um genug Zeit für Werbepausen zu lassen. Daraufhin werden einige seiner besten Techniken verboten, unter anderem der Kopfstoß. Doch der Erfolg hat seinen Preis: Die extreme körperliche Belastung zwingt ihn zu Schmerzmitteln, ohne die er kaum noch den Alltag bewältigt. Diese Abhängigkeit gefährdet nicht nur seine Gesundheit, sondern auch seine Ehe mit Dawn.
Der Regisseur:
Benny Safdie
Der Autor:
Benny Safdie
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Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr |
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Emily Blunt as Dawn Staples |
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Ryan Bader as Mark Coleman |
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Bas Rutten as Bas Rutten |
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Олександр Усик as Igor Vovchanchyn |
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Lyndsey Gavin as Elizabeth Coleman |
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Zoe Kosovic as McKenzie Coleman |
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Satoshi Ishii as Enson Inoue |
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James Moontasri as Akira Shoji |
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Yoko Hamamura as Kazuyuki Fujita |
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Paul Cheng as Masaaki Satake |
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Andre Tricoteux as Paul Varelans |
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Marcus Aurelio as Mestre Hulk |
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Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu as Fábio Gurgel |
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Jerin Valel as Sergio Batarelli |
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Raja Flores as Dr. Cortez |
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Egidiyus Klimas as Igor's Manager |
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Randi Lynne as Receptionist |
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Yasuhiro Nakatsuka as Pride Journalist #1 (1999) |
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Kenny Rice as Vale Tudo Announcer |
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Tak Sasaki as Pride Referee (1999) |
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Paul Wu as Pride Referee (2000) |
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Joshua Mazerolle as HGE Sparring Partner |
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Jason William Day as HGE Sparring Partner |
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Mark Kerr as Self |
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Annette Alvarado as Grocery Store Cashier |
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James McSweeney as Varelans' Cornerman |
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Jonathan Corbblah as UFC 1997 Interviewer |
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Ilan Rosenberg as Coleman's Cornerman |
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Nick Toren as UFC 1977 Photojournalist |
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Jill Basey as Peggy |
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Bethany Brown as Nurse |
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Soichi Sato as Window Seat Passenger |
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永田崇明 as Taxi Driver |
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Jugo Hashimoto as Vespa Driver |
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Haruo Tokashiki as Pride 1999 Official |
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Hiroko Taki as Small Shopkeeper |
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Hironori Kamoshita as Pride 1999 Journalist #2 |
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光浦靖子 as Pride Director |
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Shinpei Otsuki as Pride Translator |
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Olga Dzyurak as Igor's Translator |
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Takeshi Kurokawa as Flight Attendant |
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Tomoka Kobayashi as Pride 1999 Employee |
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Chris Franco as Igor's Cornerman |
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Takao Osawa as Nobuyuki Sakakibara |
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Midori Takiya as Mr. Sakakibara's Translator |
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Naoshi Sasaki as Pride 1999 Pharmacist |
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Rina Shimomura as Pride 1999 Journalist #3 |
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Royal Johnston as Gravitron Operator |
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Whitney Moore as Jaqueline |
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Adrianne Lovato as Waiter |
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Tomoya Naka as Pride 2000 Photographer |
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祁答院雄貴 as Pride 2000 Photographer |
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Stephen Quadros as Stephen Quadros |
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布袋寅泰 as Tomoyasu Hotei |
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Nala Sinephro as Star Spangled Banner Performer |
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Ryan Ventura as Pride 2000 Announcer |
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Paul Wu as Pride 2000 Referee |
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Gary Copeland as Kerr/Inoue Referee |
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Jamie Fair as Phoenix Barber |
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Jordan Greer as Ohio State Wrestling Partner |
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Byron Capers as Phoenix Police Officer |
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Ei Yoshikawa as Pride 2000 Journalist |
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Roberto de Abreu Filho as Fabio Gurgel |
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Lance Gibson as UFC Contender |
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Yushin Okami as Alexander Otsuka |
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Marcus Vinicios as Ebenezer Fontes Braga |
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Adam Santos as Ricardo Morais |
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Christopher Ackerman as Demolition Derby Announcer |
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Shawn C. Orr as Demolition Derby Driver |
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Brett Randy Bourgeois as Demolition Derby Driver |
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Scott Meloshinsky as Demolition Derby Driver |
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Hugo Steele as Firefighter |
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Brennan Walstrom as Firefighter |
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Roberto Abreu as (uncredited) |
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Jason Broadwell as Grocery Store Patron (uncredited) |
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Ismail Elfallahi as Derby Fan (uncredited) |
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Charles Chi Soo Kim as Tokyo Dome Wrestling Fan (uncredited) |
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Paul Lazenby as Hans Nijman (uncredited) |
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Jasper Salon as Cutman (uncredited) |
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Nina Sugii as Japanese Hotel Guest/Fan (uncredited) |
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Naoki Tasaki as Journalist (uncredited) |
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Jason Tremblay as Arizona Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Taylor Trujillo as Burger Joint Patron (uncredited) |
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Lawrence Yang as MMA Trainer of Masaaki Satake/Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Production | Dany Garcia | Producer |
| Directing | Benny Safdie | Director |
| Production | Dwayne Johnson | Producer |
| Production | David Koplan | Producer |
| Writing | Benny Safdie | Screenplay |
| Production | Beau Flynn | Producer |
| Production | Hiram Garcia | Producer |
| Production | Eli Bush | Producer |
| Camera | Maceo Bishop | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heidi Bivens | Costume Design |
| Production | Tracey Landon | Executive Producer |
| Art | James Chinlund | Production Design |
| Production | Jennifer Venditti | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kazu Hiro | Prosthetic Designer |
| Visual Effects | Sean Devereaux | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Misha Bukowski | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Shannon Gottlieb | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Nala Sinephro | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Greg Rementer | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Benny Safdie | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Benny Safdie | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greg Cooper-Spencer | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Matthew Gatlin | Art Direction |
| Art | Marcia Calosio | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Hannah Christine Kess | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Dreichel | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Durbacz | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dion Farrell | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Felix Fox | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maiko 'Mo' Gomyo | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Darah Wyant | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harlow MacFarlane | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jennifer Abrams | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Art | Lucas Alzu | Set Dresser |
| Art | Lisa Bandura | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Art | Andrew Lee McConnell | Set Designer |
| Art | Scott Daniel Phillips | Set Dresser |
| Art | Rahim Punjani | Set Dresser |
| Art | Joanne Smith-Wong | Set Designer |
| Art | Natasha Stoesz | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jesse Joslin | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Steve Baine | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Peter Persaud | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Wyatt Sprague | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ben Greaves | Production Sound Mixer |
| Art | Frank Okay | Set Dresser |
| Visual Effects | Sean Devereaux | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Dan Charbit | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Rasmus Kröger | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Masami Tanaka | Art Direction |
| Directing | Silver Butler | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joel Cyr | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | David Tierney Lerner | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Peter McGrew | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hannah Broad | Third Assistant Director |
| Sound | Chris Chae | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Michael Feuser | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Alan Freedman | ADR Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Paul Benjamin | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Mike Kruper | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | James Coupland | Stunts |
| Crew | Jason William Day | Stunts |
| Crew | Yoko Hamamura | Stunts |
| Crew | Ryan Handley | Stunts |
| Crew | Satoshi Ishii | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Lazenby | Stunts |
| Crew | Kirk A. Jenkins | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | James Moontasri | Stunts |
| Crew | Hugo Steele | Stunts |
| Crew | Brennan Walstrom | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Wu | Stunts |
| Art | Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |
| Production | Kathy Houghton | Production Manager |
| Production | Tracey Landon | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Matthew Tichenor | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Glenn Kaplan | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Robert DeVitt | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Jacob Slovak | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Curtis Nicholls | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Kyla Smith | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Garth Longmore | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Corinn Rossitter | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Eric Zachanowich | Still Photographer |
| Art | Jaclyn Kenney | Supervising Art Director |
| Crew | Tad Davies | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Art | Lisa Pouliot | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Sumit Sura | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Juvel Jeo Jose | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Darin van Veen | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Kirsten Franson | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Dallas Mitev | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Brian Corber | Art Department Assistant |
| Lighting | Niall Fraser | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Yannie Yu | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Mike Stroman | Generator Operator |
| Editing | Damien van der Cruyssen | Colorist |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Björn Rehbein | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Glen P. Griffin | Prosthetics |
| Crew | Tanoai Reed | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Sinilau Tauteoli | Stunt Double |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amanda Imeson | First Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Michael Keeling | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Sound | Kristian Bailey | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Chris Bottoms | "B" Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mia Neal | Hair Department Head |
