Never Back Down (2008)
Action, Drama, Sport |
Never Back Down is a American martial arts film directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, and Djimon Hounsou. The movie was released on March 14, 2008. The film is about a frustrated and conflicted and arrogant teenager who arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club.
Jake Tyler has recently moved from Iowa to Orlando, Florida with his mother, Margret, and younger brother, Charlie, to support Charlie’s shot at a professional tennis career. Jake was a star athlete on the football team at home, but in this new city, he is an outsider with a reputation for being a quick tempered brawler after an internet video of him starting a fight at one of his football games after a frustrated player from the opposing team taunted Jake about his father, who died in a drunk-driving car crash (with Jake in the car), circulates around his new school.
Making an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious classmate Baja Miller, Jake goes to a party where he is unwillingly pulled into a fight with the MMA champion at the school, Ryan McCarthy. Originally, Jake does not wish to fight until Ryan taunts him about his father. Ryan easily defeats Jake, with video of the event circulating at their school and leaving Jake humiliated. A classmate, Max Cooperman, introduces himself to Jake and tells him about MMA. He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with MMA master Jean Roqua.
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Writer: Chris Hauty
Stars: Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Evan Peters, Leslie Hope, Wyatt Smith
►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 |
| David Zelon | … | Ryan’s Dad |
| Kyle Sabihy | … | Jake’s Teammate |
| Patric Knutsson | … | Vocabulary Guy |
| Cameron Francis | … | ER Doctor |
| Jeremy Palko | … | Running Back |
| Antony Matos | … | Yellow Hummer Crew |
| Daniel Hernandez | … | Yellow Hummer Crew |
| Justin A. Williams | … | Yellow Hummer Crew |
| Jon McIntosh | … | Beat Down Computer Kid |
| David J. Perez | … | Miles Dupree |
| Jocelyn Binder | … | Hot Tub Chick |
| Deon Stein | … | Hot Tub Chick |
| Steve Zurk | … | Jake’s Dad |
| Reed Baumgarten | … | Mansion Fighter |
| Devin Higgins | … | Mansion Fighter |
| Jennifer L. Miller | … | Female Mansion Fighter |
| Delphine French | … | Female Mansion Fighter |
| Joe Nin Williams | … | Latino Mansion Fighter |
| Angel Hernandez | … | African American Fighter |
| Rachael Thompson | … | Ex-Girlfriend Mansion Fighter |
| Ryan Frank Rayonec | … | Ex-Boyfriend Mansion Fighter |
| Ryan Watson | … | Mintz |
| Joop Katana | … | Camin |
| Frank Santore III | … | Taylor |
| Joseph Cortez | … | Lopez |
| Craig Raboteau | … | Nyah |
| Daniel Lovette | … | Himoff |
| Tony Fuh | … | Stackwell |
| Jonathan Eusebio | … | Dak Ho |
| Peter Allende | … | Villa |
| Remington Reed | … | Kline |
| Josh Mueller | … | Last Year’s Opponent |
| Chris Adler | … | Combat Club Fighter |
| Artie Ahr | … | Beatdown Boy |
| Robie Alan | … | Cup Boy |
| Nadine Avola | … | Bikini Party Girl |
| Shawn Banks | … | Beefy Door Guy |
| Steven Blincoe | … | Club Dancer |
| Colin Bowman | … | Loading Dock Worker |
| Michael Brzeski | … | Student with Backpack |
| Jasmine Burke | … | Student |
| Chris Byrne | … | Fight Spectator |
| Marc Carasello | … | Fight Spectator |
| Chase ‘Uzzle’ Carter | … | Student / Athletic Guy |
| Chris Cavallaro | … | Fisherman |
| Ricky Dunlop | … | Student |
| Sam Finkle | … | Fight Spectator |
| Rod Grant | … | Fight Spectator |
| Jen Halbert | … | Spectator |
| Brad Hamerly | … | Referee |
| David How | … | Dockworker |
| Cristina Huang | … | Club Patron |
| Leonard Iacono | … | Football Spectator |
| Bjorn Jiskoot Jr. | … | Student |
| Elissa Kapneck | … | Party Guest |
| Joyce Kirkconnell | … | Sexy Girl |
| Matthew Kish | … | Party Attendee |
| Jesse Kozel | … | Fight Spectator |
| Paige Lehnert | … | Beatdown Spectator |
| Kei Leong | … | Beatdown Spectator |
| Nathena Lewis | … | Fight Spectator |
| Alyx Libby | … | Hot Tub Chick |
| Douglas Lopez | … | Student / Fight Spectaor |
| John Archer Lundgren | … | Hospital Patient |
| Tiffany Marshall | … | School Teacher |
| Kristin Mellian | … | Points Keeper |
| Scott Mena | … | Club Patron |
| Eric Mentis | … | Guy at Party / Guy at Coffee Shop |
| Levon Mergian | … | Crowd |
| Freddie Forward Mitchell | … | Fight Club Spectator |
| Nancy Molimis | … | Fight Spectator |
| Sean Molnar | … | Party Goer |
| Tony Morales | … | Market Patron |
| Jennifer Paige Moralez | … | Party Girl |
| Craig Myers | … | Fight Spectator |
| Tom Myers | … | Loading Dock Worker |
| Melissa Nuñez | … | Cafeteria Student |
| Kristin Popelka | … | Girl in Crowd |
| Aaron Pushkar | … | Fight Club Instigator |
| Summer Raine | … | Fight Spectator |
| Regina Ramirez | … | Student |
| Michael M. Rummel | … | Hornets Head Coach |
| David W. Scott | … | Loading Dock Worker |
| Milissa Sears | … | Baja’s Friend |
| AJ Semiday | … | High School Kid / Beer Chugger |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia