About the film: Set against the action-packed world of Mixed Martial Arts, NEVER BACK DOWN is the story of Jake Tyler, a tough kid who leads with his fists, and, often, with his heart. Jake Tyler, played by Sean Faris, is the new kid in town with a troubled past. He has recently moved to Orlando, Florida with his family who has relocated 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 (Amber Heard), Jake goes to a party where he is unwittingly pulled into a fight with a bully named Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet). While he is defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces himself to Jake and tells him about the sport known as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua, played by Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond, In America).
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.
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens.
Box Office: Opening weekend: $8.6 mil. (2729 theaters) | Domestic Total: $24.85 mil.
i think a sequal invloving an expansion on john roka's storyline combined with jake and ryan.maybe ryan's dad versus roka?
JD Pullin – Hodgenville, Kentucky
October 27, 2008 - 10:43
Subject: maybe never back down 2?
Never Back Down was the best movie i have ever seen. I like seriously watch it all the time, its great. I think if you make a sequel and make it where Jake and Ryan Combine forces and do team fighting, that would be a bad ass movie. Have Jake and Ryan go to tournaments like the Beatdown and just completely whoop ass but you know have some difficulty in the process as well. That would be an AWESOME Never Back Down sequel.
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