Won't Back Down
(2012)
If you can't beat the system... change it
Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac, Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez
Director: Daniel Barnz
Writer: Daniel Barnz, Brin Hill
Language: English
Studio: Walden Media
Duration: 121
Rated: PG
Two determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | Jamie Fitzpatrick |
| Viola Davis | Nona Alberts |
| Oscar Isaac | Michael Perry |
| Holly Hunter | Evelyn Riske |
| Rosie Perez | Breena Harper |
| Emily Alyn Lind | Malia Fitzpatrick |
| Dante Brown | Cody Alberts |
| Lance Reddick | Charles Alberts |
| Ving Rhames | Principal Thompson |
| Bill Nunn | Principal Holland |
| Ned Eisenberg | Arthur Gould |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Olivia Lopez |
| Liza Colón-Zayas | Yvonne |
| Nancy Bach | Deborah |
| Keith Flippen | Ben |
| Robert Haley | Tim |
| Lucia Forte | District Receptionist |
| Sarab Kamoo | Principal Chamudes |
| Teri Clark | Cody's Teacher |
| Joe Coyle | Clay Bathgate |
| Jennifer Massey | Valerie Bathgate |
| Jane Mowder | Jan |
| Reavis Graham | Hank Hart |
| Anthony Marino | Tyler (as Anthony Marino, Jr.) |
| Richard Barlow | Mr. Brandt |
| Rebecca Harris | Ms. Southwick |
| Kevin Jiggetts | Mr. Mannis |
| Patricia Cray | Ms. Schwartz |
| Juan-Pablo Veza | Mr. Parrish (as Juan Veza) |
| Franklin Ojeda Smith | Mr. King |
| Sara Lindsey | Thompson's Assistant |
| Sue Jin Song | Bureaucrat #1 |
| Carmella Gioio | Bureaucrat #3 |
| Kurt Yue | Daddy Drop-Off |
| Gabrielle McClinton | Babysitter |
| Elisa Perry | Rhonda |
| Dionne Audain | Adam's Parent |
| Becky Meister | Teacher #1 |
| Toni Romano | Teacher #2 |
| Stephen Weigand | Riske's Assistant |
| Landri Shannan | Landri |
| Paige Nelson | Dana |
| Kyler Norton | Nintendo Kid |
| Jack Walz | Boy at Lottery |
| Ivanna Eubanks | Girl at Lottery |
| Rick Applegate | School Superintendent |
| Julius Tennon | Thomas |
| Ted Russell | Bureaucrat #2 |
| Diedra Arthur-O'Ree | Adams Teacher |
| Phi Clarke | Adam's Teacher |
| James Howard | Adams Teacher |
| John W. Iwanonkiw | Adams Teacher |
| Clancy Kimble | Student |
| Susan Kiskis | Adam's Teacher |
| Sharyn Kmieciak | Adams Teacher |
| Meritt Latimore | Parent at the Rally |
| McKenzie Mack | Student |
| David Morse | Adams Teacher |
| Phil Nardozzi | Adam's Teacher |
| Tom Shafer | Adult at Rally |
| Zoe Simek | Adult at Rally |
| James Werley | Adam's Teacher |
| Marcelo Zarvos | Composer |
| Roman Osin | Cinematographer |
| Kristina Boden | Editor |
| Rusty Smith | Production Designer |
| Gary Kosko | Art Director |
| Mike Huffman | Set Decorator |
| Diana Stoughton | Set Decorator |
| Luca Mosca | Custome Designer |
| Doug Fairall | additional makeup artist |
| Rachel Kick | makeup department head |
| Karen Lovell | hair department head |
| Christopher Patrick | Makeup Artist |
| Marianne Skiba | key makeup artist |
| Ron Recio | additional second assistant director |
| Michelle Skaneski | second second assistant director |
| Donald Sparks | first assistant director |
| Tessa Lyn Stephenson | second assistant director |
| Ian Michael Andrew | on-set dresser |
| Lisa Bradley | construction buyer |
| Paul Bucciarelli | buyer/set dresser |
| Francine Byrne | art department coordinator |
| Matthew Carraher | set dresser |
| Darien N. D'Alfonso | Set Designer |
| Bob Dodd | set dresser |
| Kate Dougherty | assistant art director |
| Chip Eccles | shopcraft gangboss |
| Ellie H. Ferrari | set dresser |
| David Hassinger | leadman |
| Jim Heastings | Carpenter |
| Don Hedenburg | paint foreman |
| Joshua Hogan | painter |
| Smith Harper Hutchings | on-set scenic |
| Gregory Jones | key greens |
| Kenneth J. Kellers | Carpenter |
| John A. Kelly | scenic charge |
| Luke Kislak | set dresser |
| Mike Matesic | construction foreman |
| Beth Pedone | graphic designer |
Genre: Drama
Media: DVD
Sound: Datasat
IMDb: 1870529
