Benny Safdie On Directing Smashing Machine, The Rock’s INSANE Body Transformation, UFC vs. Jake Paul

Impaulsive with Logan Paul

Logan Paul

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.4 • 24.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Renaissance man & filmmaker/actor Benny Safdie joins the boys to discuss his new film ‘The Smashing Machine’ (in theaters October 3rd), The Rock’s INSANE physical transformation (gaining 40lbs) & getting punched in the FACE 👊, Top 3 movies EVERYONE should watch, method acting as a mentally impaired person (Good Time), Mike begs Benny to direct his life movie, acting with Adam Sandler & Cillian Murphy, how he gave The Rock hair, if Julia Fox was Josh Safdie’s muse in Uncut JAAAAAMMSSS & more..

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Timestamps:

0:00 Welcome Benny Safdie! 💥

3:19 ‘The Smashing Machine’ — BTS of The Rock’s New Movie! 👊

10:00 The Rock Got PUNCHED in the FACE?! 🥊

14:42 The Dark Side of Addiction & Violence..💊

23:52 What It’s REALLY Like Working w/ The Rock..🤔

32:04 “The Rock Gained 40lbs” - Director Explains INSANE Transformation..😳

34:10 How The Rock Grew Hair..💈

39:20 Does Benny Method Act? (Good Time, Oppenheimer & Happy Gilmore 2) 🎭

53:14 Do The Safdie Brothers Have BEEF? 👀

56:20 Better to Act or Direct? 🎬

1:01:20 Mike Pitches Benny To Direct His Screenplay..🎥

1:02:53 Julia Fox’s Viral “Muse” Comment (Call Her Daddy) 😂

1:03:39 Mike BEGS For An Acting Role..😳

1:05:51 Jake Paul Vs UFC 🥊

1:10:31 Oleksandr Usyk’s Acting Debut! 🇺🇦

1:12:27 Top 3 Movies of All-Time 🍿

1:18:33 Will Ai Replace Filmmaking? 🤖

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, it's Benny Safty.
0:01.8	I can't believe it.
0:02.9	The Rock's physique in this movie is insane.
0:05.0	He gained 40 pounds.
0:06.6	I said to him, I need you to get bigger.
0:08.2	How do you have that conversation with someone? That's where I'm like, fuck it. I'm just going to do it. Like, massive fan. Of good time, massive fan, Uncajombs. Uncajad. Was Julia Fox really the muse for Unclass John?
0:19.3	Never.
0:21.0	How did you get away with playing someone who's like mentally impaired? The parent and the secret. Wait, wait, wait, wait. We looked for somebody who could play that part. And he said, fuck it, I'll do it myself. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Happy Gilmore, too. I didn't have to have that facial hair, dye my hair. You know, they could have done that every day. But I thought I need to get comfortable with it.
0:39.5	He's got balls, kids.
0:40.8	You got balls.
0:41.9	The prosthetics for Dwayne Johnson in this movie are insane.
0:45.0	And more importantly, the thing everyone's really wondering is how did you give the rock hair?
0:53.5	Yeah. Yo, direct the podcast.
1:00.7	It might be our best episode ever.
1:02.9	Yeah, because this show sucks.
1:04.4	You just got to zoom in close and then you could do whatever the hell you want from there.
1:08.8	Yeah, dude.
1:09.4	Are you going to wear headphones?
1:10.2	I don't know.
1:10.6	This is a question. I was like, do you want me to wear? Do you want to know why, dude. Are you gonna wear headphones? I don't know, this is a question.
1:11.5	I was like, do you want me to wear it?
1:12.3	Do you wanna know why we wear them?
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