Crank: High Voltage (2009)

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.

Directors:

Mark Neveldine (as Neveldine), Brian Taylor (as Taylor)

Writers:

Mark Neveldine (as Neveldine), Brian Taylor (as Taylor)

Stars:

Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr.

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Statham	...	Chev Chelios
Amy Smart	...	Eve
Dwight Yoakam	...	Doc Miles
Efren Ramirez	...	Venus
Julanne Chidi Hill	...	Dark Chocolate
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Ricky Verona
Reno Wilson	...	Orlando
Keone Young	...	Don Kim
Art Hsu	...	Johnny Vang
Joseph Julian Soria	...	Chico
Bai Ling	...	Ria
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	El Huron
David Carradine	...	Poon Dong
Corey Haim	...	Randy
Geri Horner	...	Karen Chelios (as Geri Halliwell)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

pixelated nudity | voyeur | voyeurism | stripper | prostitute | 

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Taglines:

Stay Charged, Stay Alive!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Germany]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crank 2

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Park Racetrack - 1050 S. Prairie Avenue, Inglewood, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,963,565, 19 April 2009, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$13,630,226, 10 May 2009

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$34,560,577, 29 November 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Lakeshore Entertainment, RadicalMedia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

On Catalina Island: When El Huron sees the girl gun gang for the first time, the girls are shown with their guns already raised and aimed ready to fire, but the next clip shows the girls raising their guns.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Fish Halman: In a story so bizarre I can scarcely believe the event I'm reporting, and yet corroborated by at least a dozen eye witnesses. A white male apparently fell from the sky above downtown Los Angeles today, landed in the middle of a busy intersection, destroying one vehicle and hospitalising its elderly driver,and then was removed from the scene even before emergency personnel could respond. Without a body the police have yet to piece together the events of the day.It can only be ...

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Crazy Credits

Outakes are shown during the end credits.

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Connections

References Chappelle's Show (2003)

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Soundtracks

Tears on My Pillow
Written by Al Lewis and Sylvester Bradford
Performed by Little Anthony and the Imperials
Courtesy of San Juan Music

User Reviews

Absolutely INSANE!!

If you watch the first one then you know what expect but if you haven't then my advice to you is ignore all logic and enjoy the ride because this movie is not be taken seriously.

Crank High Voltage, is one of the best works from our beloved British actor, Jason Statham, with insane action, jokes, absurd scenes (nudity and other nonsense), and over the top craziness.

I was really impressed how well paced this movie was and how insanely funny it was as well. There is never a dull moment and it has one of the best cinematography for a low budget film of its caliber. Take tips Hollywood, this is how movies should be made without the need of overdone CGI; charm and character always triumphs. This is a great movie to kick off Spring the break..GO SEE IT!!! TELL YOUR BUDDIES AND GRAB SOME BEER AND ENJOY THE INSANE ENTERTAINMENT...