Never Back Down (2008)
Jake Tyler is een rebelse tiener die samen met zijn familie naar Florida verhuist, omdat zijn jongere broer daar een professionele tenniscariëre begint. In zijn vorige woonplaats was Jake een sterspeler in zijn footballteam, maar in zijn nieuwe woonplaats is hij een buitenstaander met geen goede reputatie. Als hij door zijn klasgenoot Baja wordt uitgenodigd op een groot feest lijkt Jake een kans te krijgen om misschien een beetje in te burgeren en vrienden te maken. Eenmaal op het feest wordt Jake vernederd door Ryan McCarthy in een gevecht waar hij tegen zijn zin in is verwikkeld. Na deze vernedering maakt hij kennis met een andere klasgenoot die hem vertelt over vechtclub waar ze de sport Mixed Martial Arts beoefenen. Jake is erg nieuwsgierig en gaat op zoek naar de vechtclub waar hij Jean Roqua ontmoet. In eerste instantie is deze niet geinteresseerd in Jake, maar na een tijdje neemt hij hem toch onder zijn hoede en leert hij Jake de kneepjes van het vak.
Regiseur:
Jeff Wadlow
Schrijver:
Chris Hauty
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Sean Faris as Jake Tyler |
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Amber Heard as Baja Miller |
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Cam Gigandet as Ryan McCarthy |
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Djimon Hounsou as Jean Roqua |
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Evan Peters as Max Cooperman |
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Leslie Hope as Margot Tyler |
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Wyatt Smith as Charlie Tyler |
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Neil Brown Jr. as Aaron |
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Lauren Leech as Jenny |
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Tilky Jones as Eric |
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Steven Crowley as Ben |
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Tom Nowicki as Mr. Lloyd |
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Chele André as Max's Girl |
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Affion Crockett as Beatdown DJ |
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Chris Lindsay as Beat Down Referee |
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David Zelon as Ryan's Dad |
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Jonathan Eusebio as Dak Ho |
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Jocelyn Binder as Hot Tub Chick |
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Deon Stein as Hot Tub Chick |
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Milissa Sears as Baja's Friend (uncredited) |
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Andy Ussach as Man at Coffee Shop (uncredited) |
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David W. Scott as Loading Dock Worker (uncredited) |
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Marnie Van der Burgt as Tennis Spectator (uncredited) |
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Wolfgang Weber as Club Fighter (uncredited) |
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Aaron Pushkar as Fight Club Instigator (uncredited) |
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Nadine Avola as Bikini Party Girl (uncredited) |
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Jayson Talbert as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Elissa Kapneck as Party Girl (uncredited) |
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Joanne Spracklen as Party Girl (uncredited) |
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Randi Krasny as Party Girl (uncredited) |
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Stacy Westbrook as Bikini Babe (uncredited) |
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Joyce Kirkconnell as Sexy Girl (uncredited) |
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Alyx Libby as Hot Tub Chick (uncredited) |
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Stephen Pflug as Club Guy (uncredited) |
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Kristin Popelka as Girl in Crowd (uncredited) |
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Bjorn Jiskoot Jr. as Student (uncredited) |
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Jasmine Burke as Student (uncredited) |
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Vanessa Vega Rivera as Student (uncredited) |
| Production | Craig Baumgarten | Producer |
| Production | David Zelon | Producer |
| Crew | Jonathan Eusebio | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Jeff Wadlow | Director |
| Writing | Chris Hauty | Screenplay |
| Art | Ida Random | Production Design |
| Editing | Debra Weinfeld | Editor |
| Editing | Victor Du Bois | Editor |
| Camera | Lukas Ettlin | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy L. Ruskin | Costume Design |
| Production | Randi Hiller | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Cummings | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Hassinger | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | Brian P. Harris | Propmaker |
| Crew | Justin A. Williams | Fight Choreographer |
| Camera | Jacques Jouffret | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Danny Mallory | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Grimes | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diane Maurno | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Dan Whiting | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Dan Cornwall | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Julianne Jordan | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Wandmacher | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Andrew White | Art Direction |
| Crew | Douglas Winters | Propmaker |
| Camera | Eddie Evans | Key Grip |
| Production | Rick Callan | Location Manager |
| Directing | John R. Woodward | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Rod England | Leadman |
| Sound | Laura Harris Atkinson | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Frank Boone | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Gene Page | Still Photographer |
| Art | Deborah Palmer | Set Designer |
| Sound | Lon Bender | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Frederick H. Stahly | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Jonathan Eusebio | Fight Choreographer |
| Editing | Howard Leder | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Bruce Schluter | Title Designer |
| Sound | Michelle Pazer | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Ann Scibelli | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Micha Liberman | Music Editor |
| Crew | Bill Bannerman | Aerial Coordinator |
| Art | Nicholas J. Romanac | Property Master |
| Sound | Dan Hegeman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jon Title | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Damon Caro | Fight Choreographer |
| Art | Michael Charboneau | Construction Foreman |
| Sound | Glynna Grimala | ADR Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barnaby Smith | Costume Supervisor |
| Lighting | Marc Wostak | Rigging Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariasoleoad McGrory | Seamstress |
| Production | Sarah Halley Finn | Casting |
| Art | Deborah Kruse | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Onnalee Blank | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Anna MacKenzie | ADR Editor |
| Crew | Damon Caro | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Melinda Taksen | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Scott Jacobson | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Christopher Assells | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter Staubli | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Polo | Key Costumer |
| Production | Karen Jarnecke | Production Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | James L. Roberts | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Daniel Hernández | Fight Choreographer |
| Art | James Harris | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Brown Cooper | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Donald Dowd | Editorial Staff |