Movie
Never Back Down
Overview
Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After being trounced by Ryan in front of the entire school, Jake begins training under the firm, moral guidance of a MMA master, where he learns how to fight... and how to avoid a fight. But it becomes obvious that a rematch will be inevitable if Jake wants to stop Ryan and his bullying, once and for all.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-03-04
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Drama, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Summit Entertainment, Mandalay Pictures, Baumgarten Management and Productions (BMP), Mandalay Independent Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sean Faris as Jake Tyler
- Amber Heard as Baja Miller
- Cam Gigandet as Ryan McCarthy
- Djimon Hounsou as Jean Roqua
- Evan Peters as Max Cooperman
- Leslie Hope as Margot Tyler
- Wyatt Smith as Charlie Tyler
- Neil Brown Jr. as Aaron
- Lauren Leech as Jenny
- Tilky Jones as Eric
- Steven Crowley as Ben
- Tom Nowicki as Mr. Lloyd
Crew
- Jeff Wadlow - Director
- Chris Hauty - Screenplay
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