Another classmate Evan Peters sees what happened, and encourages Jake to visit martial arts trainer Jean Roqua Djimon Hounsou. There, Jake is pushed into a fight and humiliated. Of course this film is really very predictable and was basically just a rip-off version of Fight Club, The Karate Kid, and movies like that in general that was basically aimed at 16, 17, and 18 year old boys, but it was really enjoyable if you just judge it based on an actual movie and not what audience it's trying to pull in. His mother, Margot Tyler is played by Leslie Hope and his younger brother portrayed by Wyatt Smith. If anything else, there is Cam Gigandet and Sean Faris shirtless. But Jake wants to fit in, and he decides to go to a party with his classmate Baja Amber Heard. Streaming content may count against your data usage.
Never Back Down was still a really great movie that I had a lot of fun watching, and I was surprised with how much I actually ended up liking it. He feels like an outsider in his new school and frequently lets his temper flare out of control. Sean Faris takes the leading role as Jake Tyler, the new kid in town. 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. Overall, I was so happy with the outcome of this movie, because while being cliché, and certainly not worthy of winning an Oscar or anything like that, it was really enjoyable, and I had a great time watching it.
But Jake wants to fit in, and he decides to go to a party with his classmate Baja Amber Heard. I suggest you see it if you can appreciate it for what it is. The film showcases the Mixed Martial Arts fighting style, and focuses on the effects that viral YouTube videos can have on school student's. He feels like an outsider in his new school and frequently lets his temper flare out of control. There, Jake is pushed into a fight and humiliated.
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. Written by Goofs During the fight scene when Jake gets out of the car to fight the three guys in the Yellow Hummer, Max lifts up his video camera after Jake throws his first punch, but after the fight, when all of the students are watching the fight on the net at school, it shows that Max is recording before the fight even begins. 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. Programming subject to regional availability, blackouts, and device restrictions. For personal and non-commercial use only.
Rebellious Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fight Scene at his new high school, after receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family Jake decides to seek the mentoring of a veteran fighter who trains him for one final no-holds-barred elimination fight with his nemesis and local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy. In Iowa, Jake was known around town as the star athlete on the football team, but in Orlando, Florida he's yet to prove himself to be nothing other than a having a short temper. Chris Hauty, the screenwriter, decided to write the film after he watched son revealed some videos to him of various school fights, along with fights from his school, that were placed on YouTube. Pricing, channels, features, content, and compatible devices subject to change. .
Bullied as he enters a new high school, a rebellious teen is lured into an underground, no-holds-barred fight club - where he finds a mentor in a myst. If you lower your expectations and free your mind, I bet you will too. Cast: , , , , , , , Director: Genres: Production Co: Mandalay Pictures, Summit Entertainment Distributors: Summit Entertainment Keywords: , , , , , , , , ,. All but the football scenes during the beginning of the film, which was filmed at East Ridge High School. Please review our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The filming of Never Back Down was shot completely in south Orlando, Sanford, as well as Clermont, Florida. Jake Sean Faris moves to Orlando, Fla. After a fight with Jake showcasing his new skills gets around school, Ryan challenges Jake to compete in a fight known around the school as the Beatdown, an illegal fighting tournament, with Ryan as the current champion. Compatible device and high-speed, broadband Internet connection required. It did get pretty annoying and downright unbelievable at times, but I have to give this movie it's props, because the acting was done very professionally for a bunch of model-body teenage actors, and it also managed to keep me so interested and entertained through the entire film with semi adroit and crafty, motivating scenes and material matter. Roqua acpets Jake as a student, but only if he agrees to never fight outside of the gym, Jake agrees but knows he plans to challenge Ryan in the future.
A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new highschool to discover an underground fightclub and meet a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting. It gets a bit mediocre, as I have said, and some stuff just falls flat, but they handle everything they lack so well with other interesting and appealing scenes and substance, excluding the featherweight dialogue, haha. 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. Never Back Down is an action film that premiered on March 14, 2008. Jake initially refuses to fight until Ryan talks about his father who passed away. Another classmate Evan Peters sees what happened, and encourages Jake to visit martial arts trainer Jean Roqua Djimon Hounsou. After Jake is invited to a party by a fellow classmate, Jake again runs into trouble with another student, Ryan who studies martial arts.