Crank (2006)

Directors:

Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor

Writers:

Mark Neveldine (written by) &
Brian Taylor (written by)

Release Date:

1 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Poison in his veins. Vengeance in his heart.

Plot:

Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.

Plot Keywords:

Severed Finger | Necklace | Motorcycle Accident | Sunglasses | Motorcycle Crash

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 10	10:00 PM	TMC
Sun. July 13	10:30 PM	TMC
Thur. July 17	1:30 AM	TMC

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Chev Chelios
Amy Smart	...	Eve
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Verona
Efren Ramirez	...	Kaylo
Dwight Yoakam	...	Doc Miles
Carlos Sanz	...	Carlito
Reno Wilson	...	Orlando
Edi Gathegi	...	Haitian Cabbie
Glenn Howerton	...	Hospital Doctor
Jay Xcala	...	Alex
Keone Young	...	Don Kim
Valarie Rae Miller	...	Chocolate
Yousuf Azami	...	Arab Cabbie
Laurent Schwaar	...	Man in Garage (as Laurent Schwar)
David Brown	...	Sin City Brother

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality, nudity and drug use.

Runtime:

87 min | 93 min (director's cut)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:R-13 | South Korea:18 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | UK:18 | France:-12 | Romania:I.M.-18 | USA:R (certificate #42799) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Germany:16 (cut) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Trivia:

The guy in the hospital pharmacy that tells Chev about the nasal spray is Chester Bennington, one of the lead singers from Linkin Park.

Goofs:

Continuity: Towards the end of the movie, when Chev, Verona, Carlito and company are on the rooftop of the hotel, shortly after Chev and Carlito have their conversation about the insulin pump, Verona drinks and clearly finishes his glass of champagne. In the next shot, his glass still has a good amount of champagne in it, which he drinks in one gulp again seconds later, after standing up and point his gun and threatening Chev.

Quotes:

Chev Chelios: Don't pop a blood vessel you little penis.

Movie Connections:

References "Candid Camera" (1953)

Soundtrack:

Bring Us Bullets

Funny and action packed

I thought this movie had it all. Action, humor, and a little bit of sexiness. I thought that they could have gone a different way for the ending, but it was still a unique idea.

One of the main reasons for my approval, was the fact that this movie was different. It's not something that you see all the time in traditional "I have to claim revenge for what the bad guys did to me" type of film. I really liked the action sequences, I thought that this movie was choreographed really well. I didn't find any glaring weaknesses in the film, but the overall storyline was a little lacking.

Jason Statham is an amazing actor (not just in this film specifically). He can do much more that play the action hero like in the Transporter movies, and this one as well. I really liked his performance in SNATCH. I thought that his character in SNATCH was really made for him, and that nobody else could have pulled it off. I'd like to see him in movies like that more often.

One more thing that I'd like to add, is that the new "Hitman Codname:47" movie that's coming out would have been a really good role for Statham instead of Vin Diesel. Just a thought

- Ziad