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Crank: High Voltage (2009)

 -  Action | Comedy | Crime  -  17 April 2009 (USA)
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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.

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Chev Chelios survives a fall from the sky, sort of. He's in an unknown location, sedated, while various Chinese are harvesting his organs. His heart is gone, in an ice chest; a temporary in its place. Chev escapes, knowing only the name of the guy with the ice chest. He calls Doc Miles, an unlicensed cardiologist, who tells him there's only an hour's life in the artificial heart: keep it charged. Chev needs to find his own heart and get to Doc for a transplant. He starts his time-limited pursuit of shadowy figures, the ice chest, and his heart aided by Eve, Rei, and Venus - a stripper, a prostitute, and a pal with Tourette's - constantly needing an electric charge to keep going. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Rated R for frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language | See all certifications »

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$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£554,565 (UK) (17 April 2009)

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$13,630,226 (USA) (8 May 2009)
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Trivia

While the theatrical release for the movie has no numeral in the title, the DVD and Blu-Ray releases both are entitled "Crank 2: High Voltage". See more »

Goofs

In the scene where Chelios goes outside after escaping the hospital he is behind a crate when a man sneaks up behind him with a Springfield Armory XD pistol. These pistols have a cocking pin indicator, as well as a round indicator on the top of the slide. In this scene the round indicator is down, meaning there is no round in the chamber. Chelios does a brass check after disarming the man, and does not rack a round in the chamber. In the following scene he shots two men with this weapon without a round chambered. See more »

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Chev Chelios: Just juice me!
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Referenced in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.1 (2011) See more »

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"Frühlingsstimmen"
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" If you died once, chances are you will find the second time easier "
4 November 2009 | by (USA) – See all my reviews

From the moment you began to see this film, be prepared to take a long two hour roller coaster ride filled with excitement and pure adrenaline. The character Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is back. How? We don't know, but the fact is, he is and far more lethal than ever. Discovering himself on the operating table and about to be castrated may have been the impetus to awaken him. Now his desperate mission is to search for the elusive Johnny Vang (Art Hsu) who has his missing heart. In this second addition to the first installment of 'Crank', this supplemental film is called " Crank, High Voltage." In addition to searching for his heart, Chelios is hindered by an old enemies list which seems to be without end. Even though the film throws everything at the audience, it further morphs into a Japanese rendition of Godzilla vs King Kong. Excitement and physical action proliferate the movie screen and includes the return of his friend Dwight Yoakam as Doc Miles and the late David Carradine as Poon Dong. This is a good film for Statham fans which leaves little to the imagination. ****


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