Title: Never Back Down

Date: 2008

Media type: Film

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: The movie is about a boy named Jake Tyler, whose family just moved to Florida because his little brother, Charlie, is a tennis star and got an offer to a high-profile school. Jake lost his father in a drunken driving accident that he was involved with, has had a hard time connecting with people. Because of this, it has gotten him in multiple fights because he can’t get over the lost of his father and feels like it was his fault. But when Jake gets pulled into a fight at party by the popular jock at the school name Ryan McCarthy, all hell breaks loose and people find out about his past. He has to learn how to defend himself and takes up kickboxing. But as he learns that there is more to life then fighting and doesn’t want to be angry or feel guilty about his past anymore, he decides that he doesn’t want revenge at Ryan who pulled him into that fight. But through one of his friend’s being attacked by Ryan, he gets pulled back in again and decides he’s going to fight one last time to protect his friends and can finally finish things with Ryan and his past mistakes.

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Contributor: Winthrop Rockwell IV