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A Summit Entertainment Release
Never Back Down (2008)
Also known as Get Some
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Year of U.S. Release: 2008

Starring: Amber Heard, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Faris, Cam Gigandet, Leslie Hope, Lauren Leech, Evan Peters, Affion Crockett, Ryan Watson.
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Screenwriter(s): Chris Hauty
Producer(s): Craig Baumgarten, David Zelon
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Prod. Company: Mandalay Pictures
Genre(s): Action, Drama, Teen
Runtime: 1 hr. 46 min.
U.S. Release Date: March 14, 2008 (Wide)
U.S. DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008
U.S. Box Office Total:
Rated Parents Strongly Cautioned for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens.
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At his new high school, a rebellious teen (Faris) is lured into an underground fight club, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran (Hounsou).

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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 McDonald (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 Marshall Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua, played by Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond).
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.
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