Never Back Down (2008)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.0/10   

Réalisateur:

Jeff Wadlow

Scénariste (WGA):

Chris Hauty (written by)

Release Date:

14 mars 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drame | Sport

Plot:

At his new high school, a rebellious teen is lured into an underground fight club, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran.

Plot Keywords:

Teen Movie | Martial Arts Tournament | Beefcake | Bully | Youtube

Awards:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

Save the Last Fight

Ensemble

Sean Faris	...	Jake Tyler
Amber Heard	...	Baja Miller
Cam Gigandet	...	Ryan McCarthy
Evan Peters	...	Max Cooperman
Leslie Hope	...	Margot Tyler
Djimon Hounsou	...	Jean Roqua
Wyatt Smith	...	Charlie Tyler (as Wyatt Henry Smith)
Affion Crockett	...	Beatdown DJ Swagga
Neil Brown Jr.	...	Aaron
Lauren Leech	...	Jenny
Tilky Jones	...	Eric
Steven Crowley	...	Ben Costigan
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 Palko	...	Running Back (as Jeremy Palkowetz)
Antony Matos	...	Yellow Hummer Crew
Daniel Hernandez	...	Yellow Hummer Crew
Justin A. Williams	...	Yellow Hummer Crew
Jon McIntosh	...	Beat Down Computer Kid
Chele André	...	Max's Girl
David J. Perez	...	Miles Dupree
Jocelyn Binder	...	Hot Tub Chick #1
Deon Stein	...	Hot Tub Chick #2
Steve Zurk	...	Jake's Dad
Devin Higgins	...	Mansion Fighter #2
Jennifer L. Miller	...	Female Mansion Fighter #1
Delphine French	...	Female Mansion Fighter #2
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
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Shawn Aarons	...	Wide Receiver
Marc Carasello	...	Fight Spectator
Kei Leong	...	Beatdown Spectator
Kristin Mellian	...	Points Keeper
Tom Myers	...	Loading Dock Worker
David W. Scott	...	Loading Dock Worker
Ilya Jonathan Zaydenberg	...	Guy with wakeboard
Chris Adler	...	Combat Club Fighter (uncredited)
Shawn Banks	...	Beefy Door Guy (uncredited)
Colin Bowman	...	Loading Dock Worker (uncredited)
Nancy Bush	...	Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Chris Byrne	...	Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Ricky Dunlop	...	Student (uncredited)
David How	...	Dockworker (uncredited)
Bjorn Jiskoot Jr.	...	Student (uncredited)
Jesse Kozel	...	Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Douglas Lopez	...	Fight Spectator (uncredited)
John Archer Lundgren	...	Hospital patient (uncredited)
Eric Mentis	...	Guy at Party / Guy at Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Craig Myers	...	Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Aaron Pushkar	...	Fight Club Instigator (uncredited)
Danny Rawley	...	Tennis Player (uncredited)
Christian Roberts	...	Ryan's Friend (uncredited)
Michael Rummel	...	Hornets Head Coach (uncredited)
Milissa Skoro	...	Baja's friend (uncredited)
Chris Tharp	...	Fight sepectator (uncredited)
Kara Turner	...	Girl at Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Andy Ussach	...	Man at Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Aries Marvin Uzzle	...	Student / Athletic Guy (uncredited)
Wolfgang J. Weber	...	Club Fighter (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Jeff Wadlow

Scénaristes (WGA)
Chris Hauty		(written by)

Produit par
Bill Bannerman	....	co-producer
Craig Baumgarten	....	producer
David Zelon	....	producer

Musique originale
Michael Wandmacher

Image
Lukas Ettlin		(director of photography)

Montage
Victor Du Bois
Debra Weinfeld

Distribution des rôles
Sarah Finn		(as Sarah Halley Finn)
Randi Hiller

Création des décors
Ida Random

Direction artistique
Andrew White

Décorateur de plateau
Scott Jacobson

Création des costumes
Judy L. Ruskin		(as Judy Ruskin Howell)

Maquillage
Deborah Brozovich	....	assistant hair stylist
Nancy Cummings	....	additional makeup artist
Lee Grimes	....	key makeup artist
Jane Hassinger	....	hair department head
Ann-Maree Hurley	....	makeup artist
Diane Maurno	....	makeup department head
Linda Schonning	....	additional hair stylist: crowd

Directeur de production
Karen Jarnecke	....	production supervisor: re-shoots

Assistant réalisateur
Meaghan F. McLaughlin	....	second assistant director: reshoots
Barbara M. Ravis	....	second assistant director
John R. Woodward	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Balling	....	charge scenic
Rex Christensen	....	on-set dresser
James Harris	....	construction coordinator
Tom Ivanjack	....	stand-by painter
Richard E. Kruder	....	key set dresser
Brian Latimer	....	graphic designer
Deborah Palmer	....	set designer
Jack Reeves	....	lead scenic artist
Nicholas J. Romanac	....	property master
Kevin Weber	....	set dresser

Technicien du son
Thomas E. Allen	....	production sound mixer
Tommy Allen	....	boom operator
Robert Althoff	....	sound re-recordist
Christopher Assells	....	sound editor
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Onnalee Blank	....	sound designer
Timothy A. Cleveland	....	sound editor
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glynna Grimala	....	adr supervisor
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aaron Levy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jane McKeever	....	assistant sound editor
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer
Jon Title	....	sound effects editor
Gayle Wesley	....	first assistant sound editor
James Wright	....	sound consultant: dolby (as Jim Wright)

Effets spéciaux
Skylar Gorrell	....	special effects technician
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects foreman
Bruce E. Merlin	....	special effects technician
Jared Merlin	....	special effects technician
James L. Roberts	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Daniel Craemer	....	visual effects
A. Michael Dobbs	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Efilm
Mike Gaines	....	visual effects artist: Gaines Images
H Haden Hammond	....	sequence supervisor: Luma Pictures
John R. Hazzard	....	animator: Luma Pictures
Jon McIntosh	....	computer graphics
Glenn Morris	....	visual effects producer
Dawrath Phoue	....	digital artist
Brett Reyenger	....	digital artist
Joey Sila	....	digital effects artist: Luma Pictures
Jared Simeth	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Safari Sosebee	....	background artist
James Waterson	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Jimmy Wu	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures

Cascadeur
Reed Baumgarten	....	stunt double: Evan Peters
David Anthony Buglione	....	stunt double: Cam Gigandet
Damon Caro	....	fight choreographer
Damon Caro	....	stunt coordinator
Alan D'Antoni	....	stunt driver
Benjamin Eslahpazir	....	stunt double: Sean Faris
Jonathan Eusebio	....	fight choreographer
Jonathan Eusebio	....	stunt coordinator
Daniel Hernandez	....	utility stunts
Devin Higgins	....	stunt performer
Joop Katana	....	stunt performer
Antony Matos	....	stunt performer
Jennifer L. Miller	....	stunt performer
Jeremy Palko	....	stunt performer
Matthew Rugetti	....	stunts
Ryan Watson	....	stunts
Joe Williams	....	stunt performer
Justin A. Williams	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Beverlin	....	additional camera operator
Frank Boone	....	chief dolly grip
Nick Colvin	....	grip
Brown Cooper	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Dan Cornwall	....	gaffer
Erik Curtis	....	additional first assistant camera
Ricky Dunlop	....	mini camera operator
Shiloh Eck	....	grip
Eddie Evans	....	key grip
Andrew Fisher	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Chris Fisher	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Sean Fisher	....	grip
Mike L. Germaine	....	grip
Sean P. Gilbert	....	first assistant camera
Marvin Haven	....	grip
Christopher D. Jones	....	additional rigging electric
Gordy Jorian	....	grip
Jacques Jouffret	....	Steadicam operator
Jacques Jouffret	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Hector Lopez	....	technician: Iconix
Erica Mckee	....	camera production assistant
Megan Morris	....	additional film loader
John Oliveri	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Gene Page	....	still photographer
Patrick Redmond	....	crane operator: Super Technocrane
Louis Smith	....	additional second assistant camera
Dave Sonnenberg	....	electrician
Danny Vanzura	....	camera loader
Robert Veliky	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott Toler Collins	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Conrader	....	background casting: Background Entertainment
Lucia Davidson	....	background casting assistant
Tamara Hunter	....	casting associate
Melaine Moreno	....	background casting: Background Entertainment
Kimberly Mullen	....	casting: Orlando
Mark Mullen	....	casting: Orlando
Angela Sorenson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Candace Rice	....	set costumer
Barnaby Smith	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Beth Dewey	....	digital intermediate producer
Robert Fredericks	....	post-production assistant
Howard Leder	....	assistant editor
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM
Matthew Walsh	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Christian Almiron	....	assistant music editor
Susie Bench	....	conductor
Susie Bench	....	music scoring assistant
Susie Bench	....	orchestrator
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Julianne Jordan	....	music supervisor
Micha Liberman	....	music editor
Alan Meyerson	....	music scoring mixer
Andrew Richards	....	music coordinator
Richard Ziegler	....	music editor: temp

Transportation Department
David Neil Enfinger	....	driver
Ron Parsell	....	transportation captain
Cara Sachse	....	driver
John H. Stephens	....	driver: honeywagon

Divers
Adam Arnali	....	set production assistant
William Batsel	....	set production assistant
Justin Brown	....	stand-in
Lori Burchfield	....	assistant: Bill Bannerman
Rick Callan	....	location manager
Andrew Campbell	....	set production assistant
Chelsey Cary	....	office production assistant
Joan Devilla	....	payroll accountant
Andrew Kenneth Gay	....	location scout
Michael J. Graham	....	set production assistant
Carol Green	....	unit publicist
Larissa Grudt	....	set production assistant
Patty Harrigan	....	production assistant
Devin Higgins	....	office production assistant
Karen Jarnecke	....	production coordinator
Brenna Kelly	....	production secretary
Brent Kunze	....	additional set production assistant
Krystian Lagowski	....	set production assistant
Karen Manuel	....	set production assistant
Tammy Middleton	....	production assistant
Ellen J. Morris	....	assistant production coordinator
Fred Moyse	....	set paramedic
Amir Perets	....	technical advisor
Orion Prout	....	assistant: Mr. Zelon
Cassie Richardson	....	location scout
Lucy Kim Robertson	....	second assistant accountant
M. Ross-Michaels	....	production accountant
Dominica Sliwa	....	accounting clerk
Kristin Starns	....	production assistant
Melinda Taksen	....	script supervisor
Jack M. Thomas	....	production assistant
Mike Wilson	....	set production assistant
Kerry Yancheski	....	first assistant accountant

Thanks
Beau Bauman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Summit Entertainment
• Mandalay Pictures
• Baumgarten Management
• Mandalay Independent Pictures

Distributors

• Summit Entertainment (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2008) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Inmoa Entertainment (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (all media)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Seville Pictures (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Summit Distribution
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Luma Pictures (visual effects)
• Gaines Images (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Absolute Rentals  post-production rentals
• Background Entertainment  background casting
• Cineworks Digital Studios  HD dailies
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• MoviePlacement..com  product placement
• PES Payroll  extras payroll services
• Pivotal Post  Avid HD editing equipment
• Reder & Feig  production legal services
• Summit Entertainment  international sales

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Get Some (USA) (working title)
Chacun son combat (Canada: French title) [fr]
Ne jamais reculer (France) (subtitle) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens.

Durée:

110 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Classification:

Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44164) | Ireland:15A | South Korea:12 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Norway:15 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Clermont, Florida, USA

Company:

Summit Entertainment

Anecdotes:

Sean Faris gained 15 lbs. of muscle for his role.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Jake does the final kick to Ryan, when he turns to see Baja (camera on Baja), his face appears flawless (no cuts, no scratches). Then when the camera turns back to Jake, his face has cuts, scratches.

Guillemet:

Jean Roqua: Never give up, never back down!

Movie Connections:

References "Kung Fu" (1972)

Soundtrack:

My Generation

Save the Last Fight

I'd sum this movie up as Save the Last Dance meets Fight Club, without any of the redeeming values of Fight Club.

I saw it at a free screening and if you have a chance to do the same or catch it on cable one day, it's probably at least worth watching. I'd be pretty upset if I actually spent $11-12 on a ticket, though.

As a mixed martial arts fan, I think this film (if it's successful at the box office) could probably help set the UFC and other organizations back a couple of years in their emerging mainstream acceptance. It basically makes MMA look like a bunch of rich kids having underground, unsanctioned fights at parties. The fights are filled with illegal strikes to the back of the head and soccer kicks and stomps that are legal in Japan, but not in the US and come off as particularly brutal and bloody in the film. When there are rules at the underground tournament finale, they're virtually the same as UFC 1 (no biting, no eye gouging, no groin strikes).

Think Kimbo Slice Youtube videos, but with a couple of dudes who look like younger versions of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. And drive Hummers.

In a way, the whole fighting/revenge plot that thrusts the main character unwillingly into the final showdown could probably be seen as just, almost like Better Off Dead with a fighting showdown instead of skiing. But the film tries repeatedly to market itself as MMA when it's really street brawling with a few arm bars and triangles (and 4 oz gloves... sometimes).

I won't get into the story because it's fairly cliché teen movie fare, so there isn't much to get into there anyway. Like I said, if it's free, it's not too long and there is some decent action so might as well. Otherwise, you'll probably want some money back.