Never Back Down (2008)

A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club and meet a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.

Director:

Jeff Wadlow

Writer:

Chris Hauty

Stars:

Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Faris	...	Jake Tyler
Amber Heard	...	Baja Miller
Cam Gigandet	...	Ryan McCarthy
Evan Peters	...	Max Cooperman
Leslie Hope	...	Margot Tyler
Djimon Hounsou	...	Jean Roqua
Wyatt Smith	...	Charlie Tyler
Affion Crockett	...	Beatdown DJ
Neil Brown Jr.	...	Aaron
Lauren Leech	...	Jenny
Tilky Jones	...	Eric
Steven Crowley	...	Ben
Tom Nowicki	...	Mr. Lloyd
Chele André	...	Max's Girl
Chris Lindsay	...	Beat Down Referee

Storyline

At his new high school, a rebellious teen Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fighting club in a Backyard Fight, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran. After receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family, Jake seeks the mentoring of a veteran fighter, to train his mind and body for one final no-holds-barred elimination fight with his unrelenting personal nemesis and local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy.

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Plot Keywords:

bad temper | fight | fighting | club | mixed martial arts | 

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Taglines:

Win or Lose... Everyone Has Their Fight

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Get Some

Filming Locations:

Clermont, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,603,195, 16 March 2008, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$24,850,922, 5 June 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Mandalay Independent Pictures, Baumgarten Management and Productions (BMP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After Sleepover (2004), this is the second film in which both Sean Faris and Evan Peters appear.

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Goofs

During the Beatdown, when Jake is facing Dak-Ho, right as Ho delivers a hard back kick in response to Jake's right cross, the camera clearly shows Dak-Ho's right foot kicking Jake's ribs. But, when the camera zooms out, it shows Dak-Ho just used his left foot for that last kick.

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Quotes

Jake Tyler: Go away, Charlie.
Max Cooperman: It's, um, Max Cooperman... And Baja Miller?
[the door flies open]
Max Cooperman: Haha! That was too easy.

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Alternate Versions

PG-13 version is 110 Minutes while the unrated version is 113 Minutes.

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Connections

Featured in Cinematic Excrement: Never Back Down (2009)

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Soundtracks

It's OK, But Just This Once!
Written by Sam Hollander (as Samuel Hollander), David A. Katz, Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo,
Travie McCoy (as Travis L. McCoy) and Matt McGinley (as Matthew McGinley)
Performed by Gym Class Heroes
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. & Fueled by Ramen
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Models, Models everywhere.

Wow, there is not one ugly person in all of Orlando, at least that's what this film wants you to believe. Do any high schools or high school students look like this, come on. What I love best is the quote on the back of the box " A little Karate Kid, a little Fight Club and a whole lot of The OC", WHAT? Is that suppose to make me buy it, please find me someone who loves all three of those, ya, no one. OK, so the film is not all bad, Djimon Hounsou is good as always, the look of the film is unique and the fight scenes are pretty darn good. Unfortunately the plot is predictable the characters are one dimensional, there is a girl cause there has to be, right and it attempts to send a message and fails horribly. I think the directors theory is fill the film with fight scenes and loud music montages and then you don't have to have character development or to much of their crappy dialogue. So I guess that helps the film instead of hurting it.