Never Back Down

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Plot

At his new high school, a rebellious teen is lured into an underground fight club, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran.

Release Year: 2008

Rating: 6.3/10 (35,412 voted)

Critic's Score: 39/100

Director:
Jeff Wadlow

Stars: Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard

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.

Cast:

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

Taglines:
Win or Lose… Everyone Has Their Fight



Details

Official Website:
Summit Entertainment |

Release Date: 14 March 2008

Filming Locations: Clermont, Florida, USA



Box Office Details

Budget: $20,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $8,603,195
(USA)
(16 March 2008)
(2729 Screens)

Gross: $24,850,922
(USA)
(5 June 2008)



Technical Specs

Runtime:



Did You Know?

Trivia:

Sean Faris gained 15 lbs. of muscle for his role.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized:
When Max tells Jake "The Beatdown is tomorrow night," his lips and his words do not match up.

Quotes:

Jake Tyler:
I'm gonna stop this guy, win, lose… it makes no difference, it ends tonight. This is my fight. Everyone's got one…



User Review

Much better than advertised

Rating: 7/10


The advertisements for this movie do it serious injustice. I was
standing in the lobby of a movie theater at a free showing, and almost
didn't walk in, because the trailers and ads had me convinced it was a
complete waste of time. The advertisements portray the film as being
merely a vehicle for shirtless boys to beat on each other and hot girls
to wear bikinis. While there is no shortage of either, the movie has a
strong underlying theme and a decent plot.

At the thematic level, the movie is about accepting responsibility for
your actions, controlling your emotions, and making good choices. It's
as much about motivations as macho.

Yes, it is a teen-targeted movie. You've got rich kids running around
in massive mansions driving expensive cars, but that's just the
setting. You've got people beating the crap out of each other, but
that's just a plot device. The heart of the movie is about personal
growth and making choices. It's not an empty action flick or a taped
brawl.

It's not the best film of the year, and it may well wind up as a late
night cable movie in a few months, but it's nowhere near as bad as
people expect. It's definitely worth the price of a rental, and worth
the $10 to see it in theaters, if you've got no other plans. I blame
the negativity largely on the advertising, which tries to sell it as
"just another fight movie".