Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

The Angels investigate a series of murders which occur after the theft of a witness protection profile database.

Director:

McG

Writers:

Ivan Goff (television series), Ben Roberts (television series)

Stars:

Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz

9 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cameron Diaz	...	Natalie Cook
Drew Barrymore	...	Dylan Sanders
Lucy Liu	...	Alex Munday
Bernie Mac	...	Jimmy Bosley
Crispin Glover	...	Thin Man
Justin Theroux	...	Seamus O'Grady
Robert Patrick	...	Ray Carter
Demi Moore	...	Madison Lee
Rodrigo Santoro	...	Randy Emmers
Shia LaBeouf	...	Max
Matt LeBlanc	...	Jason
Luke Wilson	...	Pete
John Cleese	...	Mr. Munday
Ja'net DuBois	...	Momma Bosley
Cheung-Yan Yuen	...	Deranged Mongol

Storyline

The Angels--Natalie, Dylan, and Alex are back again but this time they're preparing for a strike without even warning as they go undercover to retrieve two missing silver bands. These are no ordinary rings. They contain valuable encrypted information that reveal the new identities of every person in the Federal Witness Protection Program. When witnesses start turning up dead, only the Angels, using their expertise as masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts can stop the perpetrator, a mysterious "fallen" Angel. Aided by their trusty colleague, Jimmy Bosley, the Angels' adventure begins at a remote Mongolian outpost and ends only after Dylan is forced to face a dark secret from her past--a secret that puts the lives of her two best friends in danger.

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Plot Keywords:

2000s | female butt jiggle | ensemble cast | violence | blockbuster | 

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Taglines:

This summer the Angels are back.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin Spanish

Release Date:

27 June 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Charlie's Angels 2

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$120,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$37,634,221, 29 June 2003, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$100,830,111

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$158,345,677

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Flower Films (II), Tall Trees Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 107 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the weeks prior to the film's release, a series of short animated adventures featuring the voice of John Forsythe as Charlie were produced and distributed over the Internet. Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures (2003) expand upon events shown at the start of the film.

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Goofs

The school crosswalk faces a cliff: the kids have, literally, nowhere to go after Bosely crosses them.

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Quotes

[surprising Natalie]
Madison Lee: What's up, Angel?
Natalie Cook: Madison Lee?
Madison Lee: Natalie Cook.
Natalie Cook: Oh, my god! How'd you know?
Madison Lee: I get the newsletter.

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes and a scene in which the Angels are washing a car in a sexy way are shown during the credits.

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Alternate Versions

The UK cinema version was cut by three seconds (sight and sound of a head-butt to Dylan) to secure a more commercial '12A' rating. Furthermore, the unrated DVD edition widely available elsewhere could not be released in the UK at the time, as it would require being upgraded to a '15' rating, and BBFC policy would then not allow two versions of the same film with different ratings. In short, the UK DVD release is the cut, theatrical version without the extra scenes present in the unrated version.

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Connections

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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Soundtracks

Wild Thing
Written by Matt Dike, Marvin Young and Anthony Smith
Performed by Tone Loc
Courtesy of Delicious Vinyl

User Reviews

Fantastic, live-action cartoon fun!

We caught a double at the matinee today and perhaps I found CA:FT so much fun due to the comparison of the pretty lousy League of Extraordinary Gentlemen we had just seen. But, fun it was!

I went in hoping for more of the satirical flair that made the first one enjoyable. CA:FT delivered. This is the way movies about campy TV shows *should* be made. An over-the-top parody that keeps you gasping and laughing the entire time.

If you want "realistic" action, this movie is NOT it. This is a live-action cartoon, beautifully shot in a kinetic MTV style. Cameos are numerous ("Is that Bruce Willis?" "Hey, Pink!") and watch for plenty of little homages to various campy TV series of the same genre.

Most of all, sit back and enjoy! The three angels are as goofy as ever with their satire-sincerity and "fierce" poses. They each have a distinct personality trait which helps all the little subplots keep moving along.

The supporting cast was fine too. Bernie Mac's Bosley was an improvement over the first. Lots of laughs! Demi's Madison character was okay, but I kept getting the impression she was trying too hard. This is a parody and Madison should have been a hammed-up villainess, but Moore remained too seriously focused. This caused the character to seem out of step with the rest of the movie. John Cleese was fine too. His part was small and generally consisted of the tired joke of miscommunication about his daughter's (Liu) occupation.

If you enjoyed the first Charlies Angels, see this! If you like goofy, all-out action fun, see this! If you want drama, skip this.

7 out of 10.