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:

female butt jiggle | ensemble cast | violence | witness protection | witness protection program | 

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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 Corporation, 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

Pink and The Pussycat Dolls made cameo appearances in this movie. The Pussycat Dolls also made an appearance in Pink's music video for her song "Trouble".

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Goofs

The walls visibly indent when Natalie tries to push open the locked bathroom door at the high school reunion.

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Quotes

Natalie Cook: Do a little dance?
Dylan Sanders: Make a little love.
Alex Munday: Get down tonight.

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Crazy Credits

After the "Columbia Pictures" intro, the shot zooms in to the torch the woman is holding, starting the scene.

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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

Spoofed in Sex Angels 2 (2006)

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Soundtracks

Who Are You
Written by Pete Townshend (as Peter Townshend)
Performed by The Who
Courtesy of Polydor Records Ltd. (U.K.) and MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

I'm getting too old for this...

I turned 25 last sunday but today was the day I felt really old... You see, I just saw Charlie's Angels, Full Throttle.

Everything about this movie looks good. The cast, the scenery, the action... It's just all so loud, so massive, so long. It feels like you're in a rollercoaster that goes on for over an hour and a half, without ever slowing down. There must be like a hundred songs on the soundtrack, including complete albums by the Prodigy.

The movie completely relies on its three leading ladies, and 2 of them really pull it of. Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz are perfectly cast in their roles, but somehow you feel Drew Barrymore doesn't fit in it. She doesn't add anything to the trio, if you'd ask me.

As there are other weak points. They replaced the great Bill Murray for some annoying unknown comedian (who keeps on making black & white jokes, how old is that?), plus it's obvious Demi Moore completely forgot her acting lessons in this one. Ouch.

Still, the action is great and would have fitted in the Matrix trilogy, as I give this one a 4/10.