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Mickey Kelley, one of the first American black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, gets pulled away from everything he loves and into an unsanctioned MMA tournament.
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Interviewer (voice)
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Rosco
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Mickey Kelley
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Parking Lot Drunk Guy #1
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Parking Lot Drunk Guy #2
Kit Dale ...
Parking Lot Drunk Guy #3
Forrest Lucas ...
Mr. Miller
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Layla
Charlotte Lucas ...
Mrs. Miller
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Passenger
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Sheik Bin Khalid
David Kait ...
Stelios
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Dimitris
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Alvah
Jahanshah Afshar ...
Shahid
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Jimmy
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Marco
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Terry Pittman
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Assembly Member
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Mason
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Self
Farhad Harriri ...
Arab Doctor
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Arab Ref
Victor William Chen ...
Tadashi (as Victor Chen)
Tyrie Ballard-Brown ...
Razak
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Josh
Porter Louis Flanery ...
Kyd (age 4) (as Porter Flanery)
John Specht ...
Jerome the Bouncer
Mickey Gall ...
Tough Guy in Bar #1
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Boyfriend in Bar (as Johnny Lee)
Tony Panterra ...
Tough Guy in Bar #2
Christine Kilmer ...
Brunette
Al Atieh ...
Amin
Nour Elsayed ...
Tareq
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Philip the British Kid
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Makmoud
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Burchman
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Travis
Charlie T Flanery ...
Kyd (age 8) (as Charlie Flanery)
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News Anchor
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Irate Driver
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High Roller (uncredited)
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Press (uncredited)
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High roller (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alex Ranarivelo

Written by

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Sean Patrick Flanery ... (story by)
 
Sean Patrick Flanery ... ()
 
Alex Ranarivelo ... ()

Produced by

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Ali Afshar ... producer
Paul J. Alessi ... producer
Kevin Asbell ... producer
Daniel Aspromonte ... producer
Sean Patrick Flanery ... executive producer
George Kosturos ... co-producer
Forrest Lucas ... executive producer
Ava Rettke ... producer
John Schouweiler ... line producer
Josh Webber ... producer

Music by

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Austin Wintory

Cinematography by

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Reuben Steinberg

Editing by

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Brett Hedlund

Editorial Department

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Nathan Dan ... digital intermediate producer
Illisa Greenberg ... assistant editor
Johnny Jiang ... colorist
Keith Roush ... supervising colorist
Connor Thomas ... conform artist

Casting By

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Richard Pagano

Production Design by

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Chantal Massuh

Art Direction by

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Cameron Barrett

Costume Design by

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Elizabeth Jett

Makeup Department

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Erin Blinn ... key makeup artist
Kristy Strate ... makeup department head
Amy Marie Wilson ... hair department head

Production Management

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Stuart Davis ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Daniel Aspromonte ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Kaitlyn Jeffers ... set dresser
Andrew Rodriquez ... assistant property master

Sound Department

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David Barber ... supervising sound editor
Ray Gaona ... sound mixer
David Kitchens ... sound supervisor
Michael Kreple ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Ricardo Ledesma ... ADR Recordist: director's cut
Ricardo Ledesma ... adr recordist: director's commentary
Dalton Patterson ... additional sound mixer
Jorge Mauricio Rivas ... boom operator
Ben Zarai ... music editor

Visual Effects by

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Edward Leroy Anderson ... digital compositor
Thomas Marinello ... visual effects artist
Chris Reilly ... visual effects supervisor
Connor Thomas ... additional vfx

Camera and Electrical Department

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Joe Cheung ... first assistant camera
Philip Collins ... best boy grip
Nick Herman ... grip
Anthony Hwang ... camera utility
Sean McQueen ... key grip
Nicholas Menio ... second assistant camera
Anthony Stivale ... gaffer

Casting Department

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Cassandra Birdsall ... extras casting associate
Lori Laube ... extras casting director
Carolyne Maraghi ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dion Demetries ... costume supervisor
X Hill ... key costumer

Music Department

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Darius Holbert ... additional music
Joris Hoogsteder ... composer: additional music
James Murray ... music composer
Tom Strahle ... musician: acoustic, electric guitar and mandolin
Suzanne Waters ... singer: soloist
Mark Woodford ... trailer music

Script and Continuity Department

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Kimberley Roper ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Kevin Asbell ... senior legal counsel
Doug Burch ... additional voices
Emily Rose Debinie ... additional voices
Nour Bitar Grayr ... additional voices (as Nour Bitar)
Iyad Hajjaj ... ADR performer: boxing referee / additional voices
Marlon Hunter ... production accountant
Dawood Kazi ... production assistant
James Taku Leung ... additional voices
Raymond McCann ... production assistant
John Poindexter ... production assistant
Sam Sako ... additional voices
Gabriel Sousa ... additional voices

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • Mickey Kelly (India, English title)
  • Mickey Kelley (France)
  • Nacido campeón (Spain)
  • Campeão Nato (Portugal)
  • Mickey Kelley
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Runtime
  • 112 min
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Trivia No stunt doubles were used for any of the fight or sparring scenes. See more »
Crazy Credits The first part of the credits shows Sean Patrick Flanery sparring with his son, who also played his son in the movie. See more »
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