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 | training montage | fight | fighting | club | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sean Farris & Evan Peters both guest started in one tree hill. Sean Farris as Abercrombie and Evan Peters as Jack Daniels.

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Goofs

iPhones were used throughout the movie to record the fights. This movie was released in 2008, video capability for the iPhone wasn't available until Summer of 2009.

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Quotes

Baja Miller: I'm Baja.
Jake Tyler: Like Mexico?
Baja Miller: Like my parents smoke too much weed.

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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 2: The Beatdown (2013)

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Soundtracks

Stronger
Written by Thomas Bangalter, Edwin Birdsong, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo and Kanye West
Performed by Kanye West
Courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Contains portions of "Harder Better Faster Stronger"
Performed by Daft Punk
Courtesy of EMI Music France
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Contains portions of "Cola Bottle Baby"
Performed by Edwin Birdsong
Courtesy of Philadelphia International Records
Under license from Assorted Music, Inc.

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Vidio [Indonesia]

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

Gross USA:

$24,850,922

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$41,627,431

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1