Charlie's Angels (2000)

Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial arts, tech skills, and sex appeal.

Director:

McG

Writers:

Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon,

Stars:

Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu

12 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cameron Diaz	...	Natalie Cook
Drew Barrymore	...	Dylan Sanders
Lucy Liu	...	Alex Munday
Bill Murray	...	John Bosley
Sam Rockwell	...	Eric Knox
Kelly Lynch	...	Vivian Wood
Tim Curry	...	Roger Corwin
Crispin Glover	...	Thin Man
Matt LeBlanc	...	Jason Gibbons
LL Cool J	...	Mr. Jones
Tom Green	...	Chad
Luke Wilson	...	Pete Komisky
Sean Whalen	...	Pasqual
Tim Dunaway	...	Flight Attendant
Alex Trebek	...	Himself

Storyline

The captivating crime-fighting trio who are the masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts. When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed it makes the Angels targets for assassination.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | sex appeal | anonymous backer | studio logo segues into film | satire | 

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Taglines:

Get Some Action

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence, innuendo and some sensuality/nudity

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English German Finnish Japanese Cantonese

Release Date:

3 November 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Charlie's Angels: The Movie

Filming Locations:

7121 Lonzo Street, Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$92,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$245,000 (Greece) (8 December 2000)

Gross:

ESP 1,256,726,372 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Flower Films (II), Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 94 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The secret language the Angels use is Finnish, though very poorly pronounced. They said in Finnish: Alex: "Onko sinun ja Knoxin välillä menossa jotain?" Dylan: "Ei tietenkään." Natalie: "On vain niin, että suhteet asiakkaiden kanssa ovat tosi huonoja ideoita." Dylan: "Olen samaa mieltä." Translated roughly in English: Alex: "Is there something going on between you and Knox?" Dylan: "Of course not." Natalie: "It's just that relationships with customers are very bad ideas." Dylan: "I agree." Drew Barrymore's pronunciation was the best.

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Goofs

When Natalie is chasing the Creepy Thin Man, a red car goes flying. If you look closely, there isn't anybody in the car.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Flight Attendant: I said, "Look, lady, it's not the seats that have gotten smaller, it's your ass that has gotten bigger."

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Crazy Credits

The end of the film features outtakes and scenes that were cut.

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Connections

Featured in The Hour: Episode #7.20 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Angel Of The Morning"
Written by Chip Taylor
Performed by Juice Newton
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

User Reviews

Mindless fun that delivers.

Yet another old television show has been updated for the big screen. The new Charlie's Angels movie is cheesy and comical, and it means to be. What we have here is a mindless but fun outing that will have women cheering and guys laughing. Diaz, Liu and Barrymore portray the extraordinarily skilled team of crime-fighters who seem able to do everything except lead a normal life. Bill Murray plays Bosley, their supervisor, and John Forsythe reprises his role as the voice of the team's boss Charlie. Their latest seemingly routine call involves rescuing and protecting a computer genius whose technology is about to fall into the wrong hands. Of course things wind up to be more complicated than expected, and the Angels must use their "talents" to save the day. They quickly cross paths with a creepy individual played by Crispin Glover, who some of you my remember as the nerdy George McFly from Back To The Future. He's changed his look a bit since then, and ends up being one of the coolest big screen villains since Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode One, which he was surely patterned after. This film is fun, albeit silly fun, and will entertain you on many levels. First time director McG, pronounced Mick-G, borrows shots and styles from many recent films. The most obvious similarities come from The Matrix, allowing our heroes and villains to defy the laws of physics on numerous occasions. All of the fight scenes are spectacular and nicely choreographed, with the exception of one involving Drew Barrymore towards the end. You would think with all of the fancy wirework and effects capability that they could at least give the illusion of Drew's kicks connecting with the bad guys. Bill Murray adds some nice extra comedy to an already funny film. Don't expect any Academy Award nominations, but definitely expect a sequel. Mind-numbing entertainment can be great if you're in the right mood.