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.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Mike Terry
Tim Allen
as Chet Frank
Alice Braga
as Sondra Terry
Jose Pablo Cantillo
as Snowflake
Randy Couture
as Dylan Flynn
Ricky Jay
as Marty Brown
Joe Mantegna
as Jerry Weiss
Max Martini
as Joe Collins
Emily Mortimer
as Laura Black
David Paymer
as Richard
Rebecca Pidgeon
as Zena Frank
Rodrigo Santoro
as Bruno Silva
