The Smashing Machine
October 3, 2025
Overview
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.
Cast and crew
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Ben Safdie
Director
Dwayne Johnson
Mark Kerr
Emily Blunt
Dawn Staples
Ryan Bader
Mark Coleman
Bas Rutten
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
R"A
Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu
Fábio Gurgel
JV
Jerin Valel
Sergio Batarelli
RF
Raja Flores
Dr. Cortez
EK
Egidiyus Klimas
Igor's Manager
Randi Lynne
Receptionist
YN
Yasuhiro Nakatsuka
Pride Journalist #1 (1999)
KR
Kenny Rice
Vale Tudo Announcer
TS
Tak Sasaki
Pride Referee (1999)
Paul Wu
Pride 2000 Referee
Joshua Mazerolle
HGE Sparring Partner
Jason William Day
HGE Sparring Partner
Mark Kerr
Himself
AA
Annette Alvarado
Grocery Store Cashier
James McSweeney
Varelans' Cornerman
JC
Jonathan Corbblah
UFC 1997 Interviewer
IR
Ilan Rosenberg
Coleman's Cornerman
Nick Toren
UFC 1977 Photojournalist
Jill Basey
Peggy
Bethany Brown
Nurse
SS
Soichi Sato
Window Seat Passenger
TN
Takaaki Nagata
Taxi Driver
JH
Jugo Hashimoto
Vespa Driver
HT
Haruo Tokashiki
Pride 1999 Official
HT
Hiroko Taki
Small Shopkeeper
HK
Hironori Kamoshita
Pride 1999 Journalist #2
Yasuko Mitsuura
Pride Director
SO
Shinpei Otsuki
Pride Translator
OD
Olga Dzyurak
Igor's Translator
Takeshi Kurokawa
Flight Attendant
TK
Tomoka Kobayashi
Pride 1999 Employee
CF
Chris Franco
Igor's Cornerman
Takao Osawa
Nobuyuki Sakakibara
MT
Midori Takiya
Mr. Sakakibara's Translator
NS
Naoshi Sasaki
Pride 1999 Pharmacist
RS
Rina Shimomura
Pride 1999 Journalist #3
RJ
Royal Johnston
Gravitron Operator
Whitney Moore
Jaqueline
AL
Adrianne Lovato
Waiter
TN
Tomoya Naka
Pride 2000 Photographer
Yuki Kedoin
Pride 2000 Photographer
Stephen Quadros
Stephen Quadros
Tomoyasu Hotei
Tomoyasu Hotei
Nala Sinephro
Star Spangled Banner Performer
RV
Ryan Ventura
Pride 2000 Announcer
GC
Gary Copeland
Kerr
JF
Jamie Fair
Phoenix Barber
JG
Jordan Greer
Ohio State Wrestling Partner
BC
Byron Capers
Phoenix Police Officer
EY
Ei Yoshikawa
Pride 2000 Journalist
RDAF
Roberto de Abreu Filho
Fabio Gurgel
LG
Lance Gibson
UFC Contender
Yushin Okami
Alexander Otsuka
MV
Marcus Vinicios
Ebenezer Fontes Braga
AS
Adam Santos
Ricardo Morais
CA
Christopher Ackerman
Demolition Derby Announcer
Shawn C. Orr
Demolition Derby Driver
BRB
Brett Randy Bourgeois
Demolition Derby Driver
SM
Scott Meloshinsky
Demolition Derby Driver
Hugo Steele
Firefighter
BW
Brennan Walstrom
Firefighter
RA
Roberto Abreu
(uncredited)
JB
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)
JS
Jasper Salon
Cutman (uncredited)
NS
Nina Sugii
Japanese Hotel Guest
NT
Naoki Tasaki
Journalist (uncredited)
Jason Tremblay
Arizona Police Officer (uncredited)
TT
Taylor Trujillo
Burger Joint Patron (uncredited)
LY
Lawrence Yang
MMA Trainer of Masaaki Satake