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Crank: High Voltage

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
153K
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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.

  • Directors
    • Mark Neveldine
    • Brian Taylor
  • Writers
    • Mark Neveldine
    • Brian Taylor
  • Stars
    • Jason Statham
    • Amy Smart
    • Clifton Collins Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    153K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,058
    141
    • Directors
      • Mark Neveldine
      • Brian Taylor
    • Writers
      • Mark Neveldine
      • Brian Taylor
    • Stars
      • Jason Statham
      • Amy Smart
      • Clifton Collins Jr.
    • 264User reviews
    • 158Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Jason Statham
    Jason Statham
    • Chev Chelios
    Amy Smart
    Amy Smart
    • Eve
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    • El Huron
    Dwight Yoakam
    Dwight Yoakam
    • Doc Miles
    Efren Ramirez
    Efren Ramirez
    • Venus
    Julanne Chidi Hill
    Julanne Chidi Hill
    • Dark Chocolate
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    • Ricky Verona
    Reno Wilson
    Reno Wilson
    • Orlando
    Keone Young
    Keone Young
    • Don Kim
    Art Hsu
    Art Hsu
    • Johnny Vang
    J.J. Soria
    J.J. Soria
    • Chico
    • (as Joseph Julian Soria)
    Bai Ling
    Bai Ling
    • Ria
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Poon Dong
    Corey Haim
    Corey Haim
    • Randy
    Geri Horner
    Geri Horner
    • Karen Chelios
    • (as Geri Halliwell)
    William Brent
    William Brent
    • Young Chev
    • (as Billy Unger)
    Jamie Harris
    Jamie Harris
    • Talk Show Host
    John de Lancie
    John de Lancie
    • Fish Halman
    • Directors
      • Mark Neveldine
      • Brian Taylor
    • Writers
      • Mark Neveldine
      • Brian Taylor
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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
      Featured in 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 reviews264

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    8/10
    "Crank: High Voltage" is one of the most over-the-top and ridiculously entertaining films of the past 10 years! It's an adult version of "Looney Toons" and a worthy sequel!
    Chev Chelios was dead, but he got better.

    Jason Statham returns as the lead in "Crank: High Voltage", and in every way this sequel breaks the rules and pushes the bar to insane new levels, sometimes even a bit too far.

    Three months after his "helicopter incident", Chelios awakens to see that Chinese black-market surgeons are slicing his famed "Chelios Heart" out (made famous by the fact that it kept beating after the events of the first film), and replacing it with a surrogate artificial heart, so they can keep him alive while they farm more of his organs.

    Chelios escapes and discovers he has a whole new set of problems- his heart is connected to an external battery pack. When this battery pack runs out of juice, he only has one hour before his artificial heart stops and he dies. And of course one of the first things that happens is that his battery pack is smashed! Now Chelios has to keep his artificial heart beating with regular volts of electricity to recharge it, using anything he can- car power outlets, jumper cables, power stations, stun-guns- whatever he can get his hands on.

    His goal- track down psychotic criminal Johnny Vang, who is seemingly parading around Chelios's heart in a miniature cooler, and get it back, so old friend and medical expert Doc Miles (Dwight Yoakam in a returning role as the man who lets the audience know exactly what's going on) can put it back in.

    Chelios is also being tracked by sadistic criminals sent by "El Huron", a crime lord who has some devious connections to Chelios and his past actions.

    This film has a very convoluted plot, but like the first one, it works out rather well. One particular thing I enjoyed is that we spend a little more time with subsequent and secondary characters, like Chev's girlfriend Eve (the sexy Amy Smart), Venus (Efron Ramirez portraying the brother to his slain character Laylo from the first film), and other characters that come up. It just adds to the plot, and gives it more reality, in contrast to the literal circus of Mayhem that Mr. Chev Chelios is stirring up.

    Speaking of returning characters, this film certainly has a lot of cameos from characters from movie number one, which was a delight for me as a fan. Fans of the first "Crank", you'll definitely get a kick out of some of the cameos in this entry.

    Now, onto the psychotic weirdness of the film. If you've seen the first film, you'll know it used strange tactics, like subtitles, graphics, and nightmarish imagery to put you inside of the heads of the characters. This film expands on that, by using and abusing subtitles, insane graphics, medical films, and more on a fairly regular basis. We even get a hilarious pseudo-flashback of sorts, and it is one of the most abrupt and brilliant segues I've ever seen to bridge two scenes.

    And on that note, I should mention that this film does play for laughs a lot more than the first film. In fact, there are scenes specifically written to play for laughs more than for actions. As a fan, that may sound disheartening (sorry, had to make a heart pun), but trust me, it works. The film definitely teeters on self-satire at times (including a uproariously funny line of dialog where Eve swipes at fans who would call Chev surviving the first film "impossible"), but it keeps it's balance and lets us know that its not taking itself too seriously, so the comedy fits right in.

    Writers/Directors Neveldine / Taylor also step the visuals up a notch. While not as haggard visually as the first film, this follow-up does have some pretty visuals, and is better-directed in terms of camera placement and editing in my opinion, and it fits right in with the first one. Their script is also to be commended for being so bold, with bizarre characters (I didn't even mention David Carradine going all "Charlie Chan"!), insane story lines, and one of the most over-the-top and unexpected finales I've seen in a long time. This isn't just an action movie, it's Looney Toons for grown-ups! It's the action equivalent of what "Evil Dead II" was to horror! It's brilliant in it's execution and definitely a step in the right direction for a sequel to "Crank"- not too serious.

    This film literally left me in awe with its lunacy and action. If you loved the first film, then there's almost no way you won't love this entry.

    I give "Crank: High Voltage" an 8 out of 10, because like the first film, it's the ultimate rush, and now it's even the ultimate source for laughs! Give this one a shot, you'll love it!
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    • Apr 18, 2009

    FAQ4

    • Is "Crank: High Voltage" based on a book?
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    • Release date
      • April 17, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • 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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    • 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
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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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