Never Back Down (2008)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 46 mins | Action, Drama, Teen | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $24.8M

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Synopsis:

Jake Tyler has recently moved to Orlando, Florida with his family to support his younger brother’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. Making an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious classmate, Baja, Jake goes to a party where he is unwittingly pulled into a fight with a bully named Ryan McDonald. While he is defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces himself to Jake and tells him about the sport known as Mixed Marshall Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua. It is immediately apparent to Jake that MMA is not street fighting, but rather an art form he wants to master. Roqua will take Jake under his wing, but it is up to Jake to find the patience, discipline, willingness and reason within him to succeed. For Jake, there is much more at stake than mere victory. His decision will not just settle a score; it will define who he is.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/14/2008

Studio	Credit
Summit Entertainment, LLC	Studio
Director	Credit
Jeff Wadlow	Director
Cast	Credit
Sean Faris	Jake Tyler
Amber Heard	Baja Miller
Djimon Hounsou	Jean Roqua
Cam Gigandet	Ryan McCarthy
Evan Peters	Max Cooperman
Wyatt Smith	Charlie Tyler
Steven Crowley	Ben Costigan
Tilky Jones	Eric
Neil Brown Jr	Aaron
Lauren Leech	Jenny
Leslie Hope	Margot Tyler
Tom Nowicki	Mr. Lloyd
David Zelon	Ryan's Dad
Chris Lindsay	Beat Down Referee
Kyle Sabihy	Jake's Teammate
Patric Knutsson	Vocabulary Guy
Cameron Francis	ER Doctor
Jeremy Palkowetz	Running Back
Anthony Matos	Yellow Hummer Crew
Danny Hernandez	Yellow Hummer Crew
Justin A Williams	Yellow Hummer Crew
Jon McIntosh	Beatdown Computer Kid
Chele Andre	Max's Girl
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 Lynn Miller	Female Mansion Fighter
Delphine French	Female Mansion Fighter
Joe 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
Joshua Mueller	Last Year's Opponent
Production Credits	Credit
Bill Bannerman	Co-Producer
Craig Baumgarten	Producer
David Zelon	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Mandalay Independent	Production Company
Summit Entertainment, LLC	Production Company
BMP Inc.	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Summit Entertainment, LLC	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Momentum Pictures Limited	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sinergia	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Mongkol Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Studio 2.0 (South Korea)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sam Film (Iceland)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Aurum Producciones	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Nu-Metro	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
West Video	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Chris Hauty	Screenplay
Jeff Wadlow	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Kerry Yancheski	Assistant Accountant
M Ross Michaels	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Andrew White	Art Director
Deborah Palmer	Set Designer
Ida Random	Production Designer
Scott Jacobson	Set Decorator
Casting	Credit
Mark Mullen	Casting Director
Sarah Halley Finn	Casting
Randi Hiller	Casting
Kimberly Mullen	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Jacques Jouffret	Steadicam Operator
Brown Cooper	Camera Operator
Andrew Fisher	Assistant Camera
Lukas Ettlin	Director of Photography
John Oliveri	Assistant Camera
Jacques Jouffret	Camera Operator
Bob Scott	Camera Operator
Music	Credit
Julianne Jordan	Music Supervisor
Susie Benchasil	Music Conductor - Orchestra Conductor
Susie Benchasil	Orchestrations
Michael Wandmacher	Original Music
Michael Wandmacher	Orchestrations
Physical Effects	Credit
Damon Caro	Stunt Coordinator - Fight Choreography
Jonathan Eusebio	Stunts - Fight Choreography
Damon Caro	Stunt Coordinator
Jonathan Eusebio	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Karen Jarnecke	Production Coordinator
Bill Bannerman	Unit Production Manager
Rick Callan	Location Manager
Suzanne Lore	Production Supervisor
John R Woodward	Assistant Director
Melinda Taksen	Script Supervisor
Michael Tinger	Post-Production Supervisor
Barbara Ravis	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Carol Green	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Thomas E Allen Sr	Sound Mixer
Marc Fishman	Rerecording Mixer - Sound Re-recording Mixer
Lon E Bender	Sound Supervisor
Lon E Bender	Sound Designer
Tony Lamberti	Rerecording Mixer - Sound Re-recording Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Thomas Kittle	Special Effects Foreman
James L Roberts II	Special Effects Supervisor
Bruce Schluter	Titles
Skylar Gorrell	Special Effects Technician
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Barnaby Smith	Costume Supervisor
Judy Ruskin Howell	Costume Designer
Lee Grimes	Makeup Artist
Jane Hassinger	Hair Stylist
Diane Maurno	Makeup Artist
Matthew Perry	Hair Stylist

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