The Art of Self-Defense

The Art of Self-Defense (2019)


  • Genre: Comedy, Thriller
  • Release Date: 2019-07-12
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 718 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: End Cue
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Riley Stearns
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Summary

Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.

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  • Jesse Eisenberg

    as Casey
  • Alessandro Nivola

    as Sensei
  • Imogen Poots

    as Anna
  • Steve Terada

    as Thomas
  • David Zellner

    as Henry
  • Phillip Andre Botello

    as Kennith
  • Jason Burkey

    as Alex
  • Hauke Bahr

    as Grant
  • Dallas Edwards

    as Manny
  • Mike Brooks

    as Steve
  • C.J. Rush

    as Other Steve
  • Leland Orser

    as Detective McCallister
  • Josh Fadem

    as Serial Killer
  • Davey Johnson

    as Gun Store Owner
  • Katherine Martin

    as Bakery Woman
  • Cameron Murphy

    as New White Belt
  • Nicholas Hulstine

    as Pickup Truck Driver
  • Lena Friedrich

    as French Girl
  • Frederic Spitz

    as French Guy
  • Louis Robert Thompson

    as Veterinarian
  • Katherine Smith-Rodden

    as Store Cashier
  • Apollo Bacala

    as Karate Day Class Student
  • Caroline Amiguet

    as French Audio Instructor
Costume & Make-Up Amy L. Forsythe Makeup Department Head
Art Becca Brooks Morrin Set Dresser
Sound Demetri Evdoxiadis Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Demetri Evdoxiadis Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Zack Goldsborough Sound Recordist
Sound Raymond Park Sound Effects Editor
Directing Riley Stearns Director
Production Andrew Kortschak Producer
Production Walter Kortschak Producer
Production Stephanie Whonsetler Producer
Production David Zellner Executive Producer
Production Nathan Zellner Executive Producer
Editing Sarah Beth Shapiro Editor
Camera Michael Ragen Director of Photography
Sound Heather McIntosh Original Music Composer
Art Charlotte Royer Production Design
Writing Riley Stearns Screenplay
Crew Heather Bonomo Stunts
Crew Josh Fried Stunt Double
Crew Mindy Kelly Stunt Coordinator
Crew Ross Kohnstam Stunts
Crew T. Ryan Mooney Stunt Double
Crew Nikki Stanley Stunt Double
Visual Effects May Satsuki Asai Visual Effects
Visual Effects Casey Curtiss Digital Compositor
Crew Wayne Beauchamp Special Effects Coordinator
Directing Siena Brown First Assistant Director
Directing Stephanie Adams Second Assistant Director
Directing Diletta Di Nicolantonio Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Amy L. Forsythe Special Effects Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Elissa Ruminer Key Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Toby Sells Prosthetic Designer
Costume & Make-Up Aaron Worman Special Effects Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Jami Villers Costume Design
Art Emily Blevins Set Decoration
Art Chad Blevins Art Direction

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