The Smashing Machine

"The unforgettable true story of a UFC legend."

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 opiod dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.

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Dwayne Johnson

Mark Kerr

Emily Blunt

Dawn Staples

Ryan Bader

Mark Coleman

Bas Rutten

Lyndsey Gavin

Elizabeth Coleman

Zoe Kosovic

McKenzie Coleman

Oleksandr Usyk

Igor Vovchanchyn

Satoshi Ishii

Enson Inoue

James Moontasri

Akira Shoji

Yoko Hamamura

Kazuyuki Fujita

Paul Cheng

Masaaki Satake

Andre Tricoteux

Paul Varelans

Marcus Aurelio

Mestre Hulk

Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu

Fábio Gurgel

Jerin Valel

Sergio Batarelli

Raja Flores

Dr. Cortez

Egidiyus Klimas

Igor's Manager

Randi Lynne

Receptionist

Yasuhiro Nakatsuka

Pride Journalist #1 (1999)

Kenny Rice

Vale Tudo Announcer

Tak Sasaki

Pride Referee (1999)

Paul Wu

Pride Referee (2000)

Joshua Mazerolle

HGE Sparring Partner

Jason William Day

HGE Sparring Partner

Mark Kerr

Himself

Annette Alvarado

Grocery Store Cashier

James McSweeney

Varelans' Cornerman

Jonathan Corbblah

UFC 1997 Interviewer

Ilan Rosenberg

Coleman's Cornerman

Nick Toren

UFC 1977 Photojournalist

Jill Basey

Peggy

Bethany Brown

Nurse

Soichi Sato

Window Seat Passenger

Takaaki Nagata

Taxi Driver

Jugo Hashimoto

Vespa Driver

Haruo Tokashiki

Pride 1999 Official

Hiroko Taki

Small Shopkeeper

Hironori Kamoshita

Pride 1999 Journalist #2

Yasuko Mitsuura

Pride Director

Shinpei Otsuki

Pride Translator

Olga Dzyurak

Igor's Translator

Takeshi Kurokawa

Flight Attendant

Tomoka Kobayashi

Pride 1999 Employee

Chris Franco

Igor's Cornerman

Takao Osawa

Nobuyuki Sakakibara

Midori Takiya

Mr. Sakakibara's Translator

Naoshi Sasaki

Pride 1999 Pharmacist

Rina Shimomura

Pride 1999 Journalist #3

Royal Johnston

Gravitron Operator

Whitney Moore

Jaqueline

Adrianne Lovato

Waiter

Tomoya Naka

Pride 2000 Photographer

Yuki Kedoin

Pride 2000 Photographer

Stephen Quadros

Tomoyasu Hotei

Nala Sinephro

Star Spangled Banner Performer

Ryan Ventura

Pride 2000 Announcer

Paul Wu

Pride 2000 Referee

Gary Copeland

Kerr/Inoue Referee

Jamie Fair

Phoenix Barber

Jordan Greer

Ohio State Wrestling Partner

Byron Capers

Phoenix Police Officer

Ei Yoshikawa

Pride 2000 Journalist

Roberto de Abreu Filho

Fabio Gurgel

Lance Gibson

UFC Contender

Yushin Okami

Alexander Otsuka

Marcus Vinicios

Ebenezer Fontes Braga

Adam Santos

Ricardo Morais

Christopher Ackerman

Demolition Derby Announcer

Shawn C. Orr

Demolition Derby Driver

Brett Randy Bourgeois

Demolition Derby Driver

Scott Meloshinsky

Demolition Derby Driver

Hugo Steele

Firefighter

Brennan Walstrom

Firefighter

Roberto Abreu

(uncredited)

Jason Broadwell

Grocery Store Patron (uncredited)

Ismail Elfallahi

Derby Fan (uncredited)

Charles Chi Soo Kim

Tokyo Dome Wrestling Fan (uncredited)

Paul Lazenby

Hans Nijman (uncredited)

Jasper Salon

Cutman (uncredited)

Nina Sugii

Japanese Hotel Guest/Fan (uncredited)

Naoki Tasaki

Journalist (uncredited)

Jason Tremblay

Arizona Police Officer (uncredited)

Taylor Trujillo

Burger Joint Patron (uncredited)

Lawrence Yang

MMA Trainer of Masaaki Satake/Cameraman (uncredited)

Crew

Dany Garcia

Producer

Benny Safdie

Director

Dwayne Johnson

Producer

David Koplan

Producer

Benny Safdie

Screenplay

Beau Flynn

Producer

Hiram Garcia

Producer

Eli Bush

Producer

Maceo Bishop

Director of Photography

Heidi Bivens

Costume Design

Tracey Landon

Executive Producer

James Chinlund

Production Design

Jennifer Venditti

Casting

Kazu Hiro

Prosthetic Designer

Sean Devereaux

Visual Effects Supervisor

Misha Bukowski

First Assistant Director

Shannon Gottlieb

Set Decoration

Nala Sinephro

Original Music Composer

Greg Rementer

Stunt Coordinator

Benny Safdie

Co-Producer

Benny Safdie

Editor

Greg Cooper-Spencer

Key Hair Stylist

Matthew Gatlin

Art Direction

Marcia Calosio

Set Decoration

Hannah Christine Kess

Second Assistant Director

James Dreichel

Hairstylist

Judy Durbacz

Key Hair Stylist

Dion Farrell

Key Hair Stylist

Felix Fox

Makeup Department Head

Maiko 'Mo' Gomyo

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Darah Wyant

Key Makeup Artist

Harlow MacFarlane

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Jennifer Abrams

Set Decoration Buyer

Lucas Alzu

Set Dresser

Lisa Bandura

Set Decoration Buyer

Andrew Lee McConnell

Set Designer

Scott Daniel Phillips

Set Dresser

Rahim Punjani

Set Dresser

Joanne Smith-Wong

Set Designer

Natasha Stoesz

Assistant Art Director

Jesse Joslin

Construction Coordinator

Steve Baine

Foley Artist

Peter Persaud

Foley Mixer

Wyatt Sprague

Sound Effects Editor

Ben Greaves

Production Sound Mixer

Yannie Yu

Gaffer

Frank Okay

Set Dresser

Sean Devereaux

Visual Effects Producer

Dan Charbit

Visual Effects Supervisor

Rasmus Kröger

Stunt Coordinator

Jaclyn Kenney

Art Direction

Masami Tanaka

Art Direction

Silver Butler

Second Assistant Director

Joel Cyr

Third Assistant Director

David Tierney Lerner

Second Assistant Director

Peter McGrew

Second Second Assistant Director

Hannah Broad

Third Assistant Director

Chris Chae

Sound Designer

Michael Feuser

ADR Editor

Alan Freedman

ADR Mixer

Paul Benjamin

Special Effects Supervisor

Mike Kruper

Special Effects Supervisor

James Coupland

Stunts

Jason William Day

Stunts

Yoko Hamamura

Stunts

Ryan Handley

Stunts

Satoshi Ishii

Stunts

Paul Lazenby

Stunts

Kirk A. Jenkins

Stunt Coordinator

James Moontasri

Stunts

Hugo Steele

Stunts

Brennan Walstrom

Stunts

Paul Wu

Stunts

Arlen Cooke

Assistant Camera

Randall Balsmeyer

Title Designer