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Crank: High Voltage

  • 20092009
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
148K
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POPULARITY
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Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

IMDb RATING
6.1/10
148K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,199
412
  • Directors
    • Mark Neveldine
    • Brian Taylor
  • Writers
    • Mark Neveldine
    • Brian Taylor
  • Stars
    • Jason Statham
    • Amy Smart
    • Clifton Collins Jr.
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  • Directors
    • Mark Neveldine
    • Brian Taylor
  • Writers
    • Mark Neveldine
    • Brian Taylor
  • Stars
    • Jason Statham
    • Amy Smart
    • Clifton Collins Jr.
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    • 265User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Jason Statham
    Jason Statham
    • Chev Cheliosas Chev Chelios
    Amy Smart
    Amy Smart
    • Eveas Eve
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    • El Huronas El Huron
    Dwight Yoakam
    Dwight Yoakam
    • Doc Milesas Doc Miles
    Efren Ramirez
    Efren Ramirez
    • Venusas Venus
    Julanne Chidi Hill
    Julanne Chidi Hill
    • Dark Chocolateas Dark Chocolate
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    • Ricky Veronaas Ricky Verona
    Reno Wilson
    Reno Wilson
    • Orlandoas Orlando
    Keone Young
    Keone Young
    • Don Kimas Don Kim
    Art Hsu
    Art Hsu
    • Johnny Vangas Johnny Vang
    Joseph Julian Soria
    Joseph Julian Soria
    • Chicoas Chico
    Bai Ling
    Bai Ling
    • Riaas Ria
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Poon Dongas Poon Dong
    Corey Haim
    Corey Haim
    • Randyas Randy
    Geri Horner
    Geri Horner
    • Karen Cheliosas Karen Chelios
    • (as Geri Halliwell)
    William Brent
    William Brent
    • Young Chevas Young Chev
    • (as Billy Unger)
    Jamie Harris
    Jamie Harris
    • Talk Show Hostas Talk Show Host
    John de Lancie
    John de Lancie
    • Fish Halmanas Fish Halman
    • Directors
      • Mark Neveldine
      • Brian Taylor
    • Writers
      • Mark Neveldine
      • Brian Taylor
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    pixelated nudityvoyeurvoyeurismstripperprostitute290 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • He was dead... but he got better.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Adult film star Ron Jeremy was not originally supposed to be in the porn actors strike in the film. He had assumed that the directors merely forgot to call him and showed up on set. As a result, all of his dialogue was improvised
    • Goofs
      When Chelios and Eve fall to the racetrack, they would have been right beside the bleachers. A shot a few seconds later shows them in the middle of the racetrack, 30 feet away.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Various: Fuck you Chelios!

    • Crazy credits
      Outakes are shown during the end credits.
    • Alternate versions
      German DVD release was cut by approx. 2,5 minutes to secure a "Not under 18" rating. For the "Not under 16" version more than eight minutes were removed.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Observe & Report/Gigantic/Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Kickin'
      Written and Performed by Mike Patton

      Courtesy of Ipecac Recordings

    User reviews265

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    In short, I liked it.
    Let me start off by defending my rating of this title. Really it's hard for me to rate a movie like this, it is directed right at me and my type of people. I can't help it that I like a movie like this, it's just the way it is.

    Really this movie is a grind house movie in an era where grind house movies don't exist. It has everything that is unacceptable as entertainment in other movies...and yet you can't stop watching. It's for the most part, balls to the walls, insanity. It doesn't make sense. The reason I don't' mind...is that it's not trying to. It knows it's stupid and crazy. And it loves it. It's not trying to impress you. This is a movie that really took control of itself. Typically you'll have a movie with an a-b formula...this is a a-z formula with complete insanity and randomness filling in the interval. You know where the movie is going as soon as you start watching it, it's the ride that excites and keeps you watching.

    In short, this movie has violence, action, nudity, homosexuality, disabilities, public indecency and racism. And I have to admit, I liked it.

    The one problem I had with this movie is it started so crazy and hilarious that it kind of peaked in the middle. It was just so much that the rest didn't surprise you anymore. I still found it very enjoyable though, and would definitely add it to my collection.

    Also I know this review sucks, but this movie is hard to give a serious review to. If you like movies that play out like a GTA video game mixed with a violent Japanese film...then watch it. Just have fun with it.
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    • terrencepatrix
    • Apr 18, 2009

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    • Is "Crank: High Voltage" based on a book?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 17, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Crank 2: High Voltage
    • Filming locations
      • Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lionsgate
      • Lakeshore Entertainment
      • RadicalMedia
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,684,249
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,963,565
      • Apr 19, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,572,541
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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