Crank: High Voltage (2009)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor

Writers (WGA):

Mark Neveldine (written by) &
Brian Taylor (written by)

Release Date:

17 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

He was dead...But he got better

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Heart | Stripper | Prostitute | Electricity | Artificial Heart

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Chev Chelios
Amy Smart	...	Eve Lydon
Dwight Yoakam	...	Doc Miles
Efren Ramirez	...	Venus
Julanne Chidi Hill	...	Dark Chocolate
Reno Wilson	...	Orlando
Keone Young	...	Don Kim
Art Hsu	...	Johnny Vang
Joseph Julian Soria	...	Chico
Ling Bai	...	Ria
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	El Huron
David Carradine	...	Poon Dong
Corey Haim	...	Randy
Geri Halliwell	...	Karen Chelios
Billy Unger	...	Young Chev

Also Known As:

Crank 2 (USA) (alternative title)
Crank 2: High Voltage (USA) (trailer title)
Crank: High Voltage - Fully Charged (Australia) (DVD title)
High Voltage (Singapore: English title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45101) | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:18 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (DVD rating) | Iceland:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:R | Australia:R (2009) | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Japan:R18+

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

Cameo: [Chester Bennington]The tattooed man Jason Statham rubs up against at the horse track is the lead singer for Linkin Park.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Chev is driving in the car for the first time after his heart transplant, you can for a brief second, See the director in the right hand corner of the screen when Chev is asking the Mexicans where the cypress social club is.

Quotes:

Talk Show Host: Chev, where's dad?
Young Chev: I never met the wanker. He died before I was born.
Talk Show Host: What do you think he'd say, if he saw you acting out like this?
Young Chev: Dunno, sir.
Talk Show Host: If he were here now, and he asked you "WHY THE BLOODY HELL DO YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO SON?", what would you tell him?
Young Chev: Dunno, sir! Bored, I guess.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Kingu Kongu tai Gojira (1962)

Soundtrack:

Spacer

I thought the movie was awful

I'm a young guy, 25 years old. Just a bunch of skin and action. I hate extremely "over the top" movies like this. I hated it even more than XXX with Vin Diesel. Mindless. Nothing like the first. Annoying and sickening to watch. Just another movie showing how cinema is dying... running out of ideas. I'm not exaggerating when I say it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I just got my $19 refunded for my two tickets. It was so awful that the first thing I did when I got home was sit down here to write this review. My wife and I should have just stayed at the club and danced tonight. I gave up $1.50 well drinks for this?