Crank: High Voltage (2009)

Directors:

Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

17 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

He was dead...But he got better

Plot:

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

Plot Keywords:

Heart | Stripper | Electricity | Artificial Heart | Prostitute

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Chev Chelios
Amy Smart	...	Eve Lydon
Dwight Yoakam	...	Doc Miles
Efren Ramirez	...	Venus
Julanne Chidi Hill	...	Dark Chocolate
Reno Wilson	...	Orlando
Keone Young	...	Don Kim
Art Hsu	...	Johnny Vang
Joseph Julian Soria	...	Chico
Ling Bai	...	Ria
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	El Huron
David Carradine	...	Poon Dong
Corey Haim	...	Randy
Geri Halliwell	...	Karen Chelios
Billy Unger	...	Young Chev

Also Known As:

Crank 2 (USA) (alternative title)
Crank 2: High Voltage (USA) (trailer title)
Crank: High Voltage - Fully Charged (Australia) (DVD title)
High Voltage (Singapore: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45101) | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:18 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (DVD rating) | Iceland:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:R | Australia:R (2009) | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Japan:R18+

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

The artificial heart shown in the movie is actually a real artificial heart, the AbioCor from Abiomed. However the real artificial heart is totally internal and does not include a battery box as shown in the movie. The latest AbioCors can run on battery without recharging (done via external RF chargers) for over 4 hours.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Chev is driving in the car for the first time after his heart transplant, you can for a brief second, See the director in the right hand corner of the screen when Chev is asking the Mexicans where the cypress social club is.

Quotes:

Ria: [to Chev] You need me like Whitney Houston dude!

Movie Connections:

References The Transporter (2002)

Soundtrack:

Keep on Loving You

Response to "Totally Waste of Time" by Marko

This review is on the movie itself, and a rebuttal to IMDb.com member, Marko's review. Marko does make some good points on how the movie is quite action packed, maybe even to the point of boring. If there were a few more explosions, this movie could quite possibly be confused with a typical Michael Bay movie. However, Marko makes a claim that only 18 years old and under will appreciate this movie because it reminds them of a video game. "I can't believe that so many people gave this film 10, they are mostly very young, under 18 so I understand them, but if I want a video game, I play video game, not watch movie that looks like one. From me 1/10." (quoted from Marko's review). I have a problem with those that say something is "bad" because it's for children (< 18 years old), but the way the write it makes them appear to be 12 years old. Grammar is a dead giveaway as to one's maturity and ability to make rational judgements. If you're lacking the ability to make one, then stay away from reviewing movies that you are probably not even old enough to be watching. That being said, I give this movie a 7/10. It's not great by any means, but that's the point. That's all I'm saying.