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Crank (2006)

R   |    |  Action, Crime, Thriller

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Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.

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Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations.

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User Reviews
28 December 2006 | Huffman92
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| Aciddytrip-o-vision
This is my first review and I've been reluctant to write one because I don't really think anyone will read it... but here it goes.

Crank is fun, really fun. In the way of Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (kind of) it's got its violence and action tossed into a mountain of humor. The writers (and directors) took these three things, tossed them into a movie blender, put the blender on puree, and came out with this movie.

The directors (and writers) did some visually awesome things with this film. People on the other side of phone calls appear on walls, rear-view mirrors, and other things. Random words from a person's dialogue appear on screen along with their part of speech in parenthesis afterwards (ep-i-neph-rine (n), man). This visual style I have declared... accidytrip-o-vision.

Other movies with accidytrip-o-vision: Easy Rider and A Scanner Darkly.

In conclusion, Crank is an action-filled, blood encrusted, comedy haywire, accidytrip-o-vision, adrenaline-pumping achievement.

Kudos to Statham and the rest of the team for the new bible of popcorn flicks.

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film has a number of references to video games, especially the early "Grand Theft Auto" series.

Quotes

Chev Chelios: Stay down!

Goofs

During the chase scene in the yellow car, the positions of the two chasing cars change in impossible ways.

Crazy Credits

At the very end of the credits, we see "Crank" as if it was a retro video game. Chev shoots two henchmen, then he takes a needle containing drugs and goes into RAMPAGE mode and runs fast. He runs into another henchman who injects him with "The Bejing Cocktail", the camera zooms in on Chev's heart which explodes and blood splatters on the screen. And the words "Game Over" appears on the screen.

Alternate Versions

German FSK-16 version is cut for violence (97 seconds). Uncut version is rated "Not under 18".

Soundtracks

Mind Gone
Written by E. Foxx
Performed by The Black Mob Group

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Action | Crime | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

1 September 2006

Language

English, Spanish, Korean

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Reno, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£450,141 (UK) (3 September 2006)

Gross:

$27,829,874 (USA) (15 October 2006)

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