Knockout (2011 film)
Encyclopedia
Knockout is a 2011 boxing film directed by Anne Wheeler. It stars Steve Austin
, Daniel Magder
, and Jaren Brandt Bartlett.
Knockout was filmed in Aldergrove
, and White Rock, British Columbia
, Canada, and Tacoma, Washington
.
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...
, Daniel Magder
Daniel Magder
Daniel Magder is a Canadian Teen actor. He has appeared in such projects such as The Famous Jett Jackson, and X-Men. One of his most recent roles is on Life with Derek, where he portrays Edwin Venturi. He graduated Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario...
, and Jaren Brandt Bartlett.
Knockout was filmed in Aldergrove
Aldergrove, British Columbia
Aldergrove is a small town within the jurisdiction of the The Township of Langley, a municipality within Greater Vancouver. Located at the southeastern edge of both Langley and Greater Vancouver, and nearby to the metropolitan area of Abbotsford, British Columbia just east, Aldergrove has a...
, and White Rock, British Columbia
White Rock, British Columbia
White Rock is a city in British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver regional district. It borders Semiahmoo Bay and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Surrey, British Columbia. To the south lies the Semiahmoo First Nation, which is within the city limits of Surrey...
, Canada, and Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
.
Plot
Dan Barnes (Steve Austin) is a former pro boxer who retired after growing weary of his violent existence. Now a school janitor, Dan tries to help a new student, Matthew Miller (Daniel Magder), who recently joined the new school and is being targeted by bullies. While Matthew learns how to box and stand up to his tormentors, one of whom is the school boxing champ (Jaren Brandt Bartlett), Dan's new found role as a teacher helps him come to terms with his tumultuous past.Cast
- Steve AustinStone Cold Steve AustinSteve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...
as Dan - Daniel MagderDaniel MagderDaniel Magder is a Canadian Teen actor. He has appeared in such projects such as The Famous Jett Jackson, and X-Men. One of his most recent roles is on Life with Derek, where he portrays Edwin Venturi. He graduated Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario...
as Matthew Miller - Jaren Brandt Bartlett as Hector Torres
- Emma Grabinsky as Ruby
- Tess Atkins as Teresa Terrel
- Samuel Patrick Chu as Nick Wirthlin
- Julian Domingues as Joe Fielder
- Scott HylandsScott HylandsScott Hylands is a Canadian actor who has appeared in movies, television, and on the stage. He is probably best known for his role of Detective Kevin "O.B." O'Brien on the television series Night Heat, played from 1985 to 1989...
as Grandfather Charlie - Janet KidderJanet KidderJanet Kidder is a Canadian actress.Janet Kidder is the niece of actress Margot Kidder, who played Lois Lane in the Superman movies. They both appeared in Walk on By, an episode of La Femme Nikita, as the younger and older Roberta, Nikita's mother. Janet's participation was in brief flashback...
as Christine Miller - Catherine Lough Haggquist as Principal Lee
- Benjamin Ratner as Mr. Doyle
- Bronwen Smith as Mrs. Nasher