A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.
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| Max Martini | ... |
Joe Collins
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Matt Cable | ... |
Academy Fighter
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| Chiwetel Ejiofor | ... |
Mike Terry
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| Alice Braga | ... |
Sondra Terry
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| Jose Pablo Cantillo | ... |
Snowflake
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| Emily Mortimer | ... |
Laura Black
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| Cathy Cahlin Ryan | ... |
Gini Collins
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Luciana Souza | ... |
Singer in Bar
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| Cyril Takayama | ... |
The Magician
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Scott Barry | ... |
Billy the Bartender
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| Ricky Jay | ... |
Marty Brown
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| Randy Couture | ... |
Dylan Flynn
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| John Machado | ... |
Ricardo Silva
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| Rodrigo Santoro | ... |
Bruno Silva
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Ricardo Wilke | ... |
Eduardo
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| Caroline Correa | ... |
Monica
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| Tim Allen | ... |
Chet Frank
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| Jack Wallace | ... |
Bar Patron
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| Jake Johnson | ... |
Guayabera Shirt Man
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| Dennis Keiffer | ... |
Knife Fighter in Bar
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Rob Reinis | ... |
Officer
(as Robert Reinis)
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| Dominic Hoffman | ... |
Detective
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Michael Kenner | ... |
Chauffeur
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| Mike Genovese | ... |
Desk Sergeant
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| Bob Jennings | ... |
Sammy
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| David Paymer | ... |
Richard
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Kimko | ... |
Richard's Bodyguard
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| Joe Mantegna | ... |
Jerry Weiss
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| Rebecca Pidgeon | ... |
Zena Frank
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| Jennifer Grey | ... |
Lucy Weiss
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Linda Kimbrough | ... |
Murphy
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| Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini | ... |
George
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| Steve DeCastro | ... |
Knife Fighter on Set
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| Ed O'Neill | ... |
Hollywood Producer
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Enson Inoue | ... |
Taketa Morisaki
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| Matt Malloy | ... |
Lawyer
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Allison Karman | ... |
Paralegal
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| Damon Herriman | ... |
Official at Arena
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Renato Magno | ... |
Romero
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Rico Chiapparelli | ... |
Sanchez
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Martin Desideriom | ... |
Sanchez's Handler
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| Frank Trigg | ... |
Sanchez's Cornerman
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Gilbert Gomez | ... |
Romero's Handler
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Kei Hirayama | ... |
Japanese Interviewer
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| Vincent Guastaferro | ... |
Eddie Bialy
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| Mike Goldberg | ... |
Self
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Jean Jacques Machado | ... |
Jean Jacques Machado
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| Josh Rafferty | ... |
Self
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| J.J. Johnston | ... |
Ring Announcer
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Christina Grance | ... |
Ring Girl
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Galen Tong | ... |
Referee
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Tony Mamet | ... |
Fight Commissioner
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Justin Fair | ... |
Non-Smoking Attendant
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Christopher Kaldor | ... |
Official Security Guard in Blazer
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| Scott Ferrall | ... |
Scott Ferrall
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| Simon Rhee | ... |
Bruno's Henchman
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Troy Gilbert | ... |
Bruno's Henchman
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| Dan Inosanto | ... |
The Professor
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| Gene LeBell | ... |
Old Stuntman
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Lee Michael Cohn | ... |
Undercard Fighter
(as Lee Cohen)
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Mordecai Finley | ... |
Undercard Fighter
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Aryan Morgan | ... |
Undercard Fighter
(as Arvan Morgan)
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Peter Smith | ... |
Undercard Fighter
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Scott Voss | ... |
Undercard Fighter
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Chris Lisciandro | ... |
Southside Jiu-Jitsu Academy Fighter
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| Tino Struckmann | ... |
Southside Jiu-Jitsu Academy Fighter
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Adam Treanor | ... |
Southside Jiu-Jitsu Academy Fighter
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Clay Woods | ... |
Southside Jiu-Jitsu Academy Fighter
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Masato Baba | ... |
Taiko Drummer
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Darren Endo | ... |
Taiko Drummer
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Kene Kubo | ... |
Taiko Drummer
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Jason Osajima | ... |
Taiko Drummer
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Byron Yamada | ... |
Taiko Drummer
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Bryan Yamami | ... |
Taiko Drummer
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| Jeffrey Addiss | ... |
Celebrity (uncredited)
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| Joseph Alfieri | ... |
Security (uncredited)
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| Douglas Barcellos | ... |
Fighter (uncredited) (voice)
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Craig Collington Bator | ... |
Assistant (uncredited)
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Ryan Everett Canfield | ... |
Marty's Underling (uncredited)
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| David Casiano | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Danielle Cooper | ... |
Brazilian Girl in Bar (uncredited)
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John Farrer | ... |
Bar Patron Who Drunks (uncredited)
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Hugh Fitzgerald | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jennifer Flynn | ... |
Event Girl (uncredited)
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Thierre Di Castro Garrito | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Kevin A. Green | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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| David Kiiskinen | ... |
Special Ability Actor (uncredited)
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| Jess King | ... |
Bar Patron #4 (uncredited)
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Marc Opitz | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Emily Peck | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Sam Puefua | ... |
The Wall (uncredited)
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| James Ralph | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Gene Richards | ... |
Fight Promoter (uncredited)
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| John Robert | ... |
Newsman at Ringside (uncredited)
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| Jonathan Rossetti | ... |
Celebrity (uncredited)
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Lee Ryder | ... |
'Rude' Photographer (uncredited)
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Eric Shackelford | ... |
Celebrity Fight Fan (uncredited)
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Jessica Taylor | ... |
Abbey (uncredited)
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Daniel Cage Theodore | ... |
Toro's Handler (uncredited)
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Erin Anne Williams | ... |
Videotech (uncredited)
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Directed by
| David Mamet | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| David Mamet | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Chrisann Verges | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Stephen Endelman | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Robert Elswit | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Barbara Tulliver | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Kenny Becker | ... | color timer |
| Steve Bowen | ... | supervising digital colorist |
| Stephen Byrne | ... | assistant digital intermediate producer |
| Roland Eisinger | ... | digital intermediate scanning & recording operator |
| Ken Gales | ... | avid technician |
| Yale Kozinski | ... | first assistant editor |
| Sean Lawrence | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Christian Prejza | ... | digital intermediate producer |
Casting By
| Sharon Bialy | ... | (casting by) |
| Sherry Thomas | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| David Wasco | ||
Art Direction by
| Ray Yamagata | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sandy Reynolds-Wasco | ||
Costume Design by
| Debra McGuire | ||
Makeup Department
| Sheila Cyphers-Leake | ... | co-hair department head (as Sheila Cyphers Leake) |
| Suzanne Diaz | ... | makeup department head (as Suzanne Diaz-Westmore) |
| Lori Guidroz | ... | co-hair department head |
| Tina Hoffman | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Nancy Martinez-Morrison | ... | key hair stylist (as Nancy Morrison) |
| Scott Wheeler | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Luca Borghese | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Mads Hansen | ... | unit production manager |
| Ben Rekhi | ... | behind the scenes |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Cara Giallanza | ... | first assistant director |
| Stephen E. Hagen | ... | second assistant director (as Steve Hagen) |
| Yuko Ogata | ... | day player additional second second assistant director |
| John Tagamolila | ... | second second assistant director |
| Ken Twohy | ... | crowds assistant director |
Art Department
| Peter Bankins | ... | property master |
| Craig Baron | ... | assistant property master |
| Kai Blomberg | ... | set dresser |
| Timothy M. Earls | ... | set designer |
| Erin Fite | ... | set decorating buyer |
| George Hess | ... | swing gang |
| Anne Hyvarinen | ... | lead scenic artist |
| David Ladish | ... | set dresser |
| Steven Ladish | ... | set dresser |
| Brian Markey | ... | construction coordinator |
| Edward J. Protiva | ... | leadman |
| Stuart Rankine | ... | assistant property master |
| Jacob Reinwand | ... | art production assistant |
| Chris Scher | ... | carpenter/buyer |
| Ramsey Smith | ... | construction foreman |
| Karen Teneyck | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Steve Bissinger | ... | foley editor |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | ... | re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois) |
| Anita Cannella | ... | foley artist |
| Howard Carle | ... | adr mixer |
| Steven Gerrior | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Larry Hopkins | ... | layback sound mixer |
| Amy Kane | ... | foley artist |
| Michael Kirchberger | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Nick Kray | ... | adr recordist |
| Paul Lewis | ... | production mixer |
| Jon Logan | ... | post sound intern |
| Mike Marino | ... | foley mixer |
| James Simcik | ... | adr supervisor |
| Roy Waldspurger | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Bart Dion | ... | special effects technician |
| Dennis Dion | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Mike Dion | ... | second special effects |
| Louie Lantieri | ... | special effects technician |
| Paul Staples | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| David Altenau | ... | visual effects supervisor (as David T. Altenau) |
| David Beedon | ... | compositor |
| Patrick Clancey | ... | digital opticals |
| Dick Edwards | ... | digital compositor |
| Yale Kozinski | ... | compositor |
| Bob Lloyd | ... | compositor |
| Tom Mahoney | ... | digital supervisor (as Thomas Mahoney) |
| Dane Picard | ... | compositor |
| Thomas Mathai | ... | data manager (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Ahmed Best | ... | stunts |
| Eddie Braun | ... | stunts |
| Rico Chiapparelli | ... | fight choreographer |
| Steve DeCastro | ... | stunt performer |
| Debbie Evans | ... | stunt driver |
| Jack Gill | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Dan Inosanto | ... | fight choregrapher: knife fight |
| Bevin Kaye | ... | stunts |
| Dennis Keiffer | ... | stunts (as Dennis Keefer) |
| Jess King | ... | utility stunts |
| Tony Lazzara | ... | stunt performer |
| John Machado | ... | fight choreographer |
| Renato Magno | ... | fight sequence coordinator |
| Simon Rhee | ... | stunts |
| Anthony G. Schmidt | ... | utility stunts |
| Aaron Toney | ... | stunt double: Chiwetel Ejiofor (as Aaron Tony) |
| Jose Vasquez | ... | stunt double (as Jose L. Vasquez) |
| Todd Warren | ... | stunt double: Tim Allen |
| Boni Yanagisawa | ... | stunts |
| Alan Zborovsky | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Luke Allein | ... | assistant camera |
| Benny Alvarado | ... | lighting technician |
| Mike Bachman | ... | video assist |
| Michelle Baker | ... | film loader |
| Joe Chouchanian | ... | grip |
| James B. Crawford | ... | gaffer (as Jim Crawford) |
| Daniel Dorowsky | ... | rigging electrician |
| Peter Geraghty | ... | second assistant camera: "c" camera |
| Jason Goebel | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Barry Baz Idoine | ... | first assistant camera (as Barry 'Baz' Idoine) |
| Steve Irwin | ... | video playback supervisor |
| Michael Kenner | ... | key grip |
| James Keys | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Jeff Kunkel | ... | dolly grip |
| Greg Langham | ... | best boy electric |
| Jim McComas | ... | electrician |
| Dan Ming | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| John Morris | ... | best boy grip |
| Chris Moseley | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Scott Rathner | ... | first assistant camera: "c" camera |
| Peter Rosenfeld | ... | steadicam operator |
| Jesse Roth | ... | second assistant camera: additional camera |
| Lorey Sebastian | ... | still photographer |
| Jim Sheldon | ... | still photographer |
| Kelly Simpson | ... | assistant camera |
| Larissa Supplitt | ... | "a" camera second assistant / second assistant: "a" camera |
| Michael Ursetta | ... | rigging electrician |
| Harry Zimmerman | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
Casting Department
| Lee Michael Cohn | ... | adr voice casting |
| Kathy Kaplan | ... | casting assistant |
| Laura Drake Mancini | ... | extras coordinator |
| Cash Oshman | ... | president: Big Crowds |
| Judith Sunga | ... | casting associate |
| Dixie Webster | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Bethany Bernhard | ... | set costumer |
| Jessica Carpenter | ... | set costumer |
| Joseph Cigliano | ... | set costumer |
| Winifred Kennamer | ... | key costumer |
| Robin McMullan | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Neale Fishback | ... | assistant location manager |
| Kenneth Hunter | ... | location scout |
| S. Dylan Kirkland | ... | assistant location manager |
| Matthew Wersinger | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Tom Brissette | ... | music mixer |
| Brian Bulman | ... | music editor |
| Joe DiBlasi | ... | musician: classical guitar |
| Stephen Endelman | ... | orchestrator |
| Michael Farrow | ... | music mixer (as Mike Farrow) |
| Peter Gordon | ... | musician: flutes/shakuhachi |
| Peter M. Gordon | ... | flutes |
| M.B. Gordy | ... | musician: percussion |
| Vanessa Parr | ... | pro tools operator |
| Chris Tedesco | ... | musician contractor: trumpet |
| Tyler Westen | ... | assistant to composer |
| John Wittenberg | ... | musician: violin |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marion Tumen | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Tammi Abbatoye | ... | transportation office assistant |
| Tim Abbatoye | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Rich Bennetti | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Siobhan Barnett | ... | production staff |
| Anna Boudinot | ... | production assistant |
| Dante | ... | warm-up comic |
| Erin Davis | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Enrico de la Vega | ... | magic consultant (as Enrico de la Vega) |
| Srdjan Dobic | ... | set production assistant |
| Wesley Donato | ... | production assistant |
| Christopher Field | ... | production assistant |
| Matthew Goben | ... | assistant to cast |
| Andy Goldman | ... | title designer |
| Charles Heaphy | ... | production financing |
| Micky Hohl | ... | layout production assistant |
| Jeff Hunt | ... | production secretary |
| Shea Kammer | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Justin Liberman | ... | production assistant |
| Meaghan Librizzi | ... | assistant: Mr. Mamet |
| Jean Jacques Machado | ... | assistant fight choreographer |
| Renato Magno | ... | consultant: jiujitsu |
| Jackson Rowe | ... | set production assistant |
| Jason Ruffolo | ... | key set production assistant |
| John Russel | ... | production assistant |
| Joe Rynearson | ... | production assistant: additional photography |
| W. Matt Stewart | ... | office production assistant |
| Pam Susemiehl | ... | assistant: Mr. Mamet |
| Trevor Tavares | ... | set production assistant |
| Katie Taylor | ... | assistant: Ms. Verges (as Katherine Taylor) |
| Kelley Whitis | ... | assistant: Mr. Ejiofor |
| Jerome Zelle | ... | assistant craft service |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Classics (2008) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
- LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (rental)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (retail)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2021) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- The Outfit (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Big Crowds (crowd casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (dollies)
- Color By Deluxe (acknowledgement)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Dolby Digital (in selected theatres)
- Falco Ink. (publicity)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Kodak Motion Picture Film (acknowledgement)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Panavision (cameras and lenses)
- Reel Security (production security)
- Renegade Effects Group (thanks)
- Santa Clarita Studios (thanks)
- Sony Pictures Studios (post-production facilities)
- Sound (sound editing facilities)
- Soundtrack New York (ADR Facility)
- Stunts Unlimited (thanks)
- The Bloch Company (script clearance)
- The Inflatable Crowd Company (thanks)
- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (acknowledgement)
- The Village Recording Studios (music recording facility)
Storyline
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Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.
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| Taglines | There's always a way out. You just have to find it. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $7,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $63,361, 04 May 2008 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | In an interview on National Public Radio's "Fresh Air," Chiwetel Ejiofor said that he thought he'd challenge David Mamet to a friendly sparring match (keeping in mind Mamet had been a practitioner of jiu-jitsu for some years compared to Ejiofor's training for a few months). They squared off, and Mamet stepped on Ejiofor's foot with all his weight. Ejiofor couldn't free his foot and was vulnerable to attack. Mamet said words to the effect that "This match is over." See more » |
| Goofs | In the program opened by Emily Mortimer's character in the tournament, a freeze frame reveals that the bios for the fighters are simply a continuous block of text referring to a fighter named "David," and the text is repeated on the left and right sides of the program. "Blink and you'll miss it: If it's "easily missed" or you have to "view the scene frame-by-frame" then it's not a goof." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Made of Honor/Son of Rambow/Then She Found Me/Iron Man/Redbelt/Standard Operating Procedure (2008). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Voce Nao Me Ve See more » |
| Quotes |
[repeated line]
Mike Terry: There's always an escape. See more » |