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Crank (2006) -- A man with an hour to live exacts revenge on his murderers in this trailer
Crank (2006) -- Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.
Crank (2006) -- 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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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   62,811 votes
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Writers:
Mark Neveldine (written by) &
Brian Taylor (written by)
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Release Date:
1 September 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Poison in his veins. Vengeance in his heart. more
Plot:
Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
"Crank" a fast paced, clever, and cool-as-Hell adrenaline rush of a film!! more (405 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality, nudity and drug use.
Runtime:
87 min | 93 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

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Trivia:
The guy in the hospital pharmacy that tells Chev about the nasal spray is Chester Bennington, one of the lead singers from Linkin Park. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Throughout the movie, references to "Chinese" items and characters are continually made. "Don Kim" is said to be Chinese though Kim is traditionally a Korean name. In the "Chinatown" section of the movie, when the school girls are interviewed for the news, they are speaking Korean. Also in the warehouse the workers also speak Korean. A hint that this is a purposeful "mistake" by the director/writer is made when, in the hospital, a page is heard calling for anyone who can speak Korean. more
Quotes:
Eve: [bullets flying all over the place] I forgot to take my Birth-Control Pills! more
Movie Connections:
References Pulp Fiction (1994) more
Soundtrack:
Utopia more

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280 out of 368 people found the following comment useful.
"Crank" a fast paced, clever, and cool-as-Hell adrenaline rush of a film!!, 2 September 2006
9/10
Author: MaximumMadness from United States

I walked into "Crank" with low expectations, as I do with many films. The previews made it look like it had a clever story, but I was worried that with Jason Statham playing lead, I might just get a re-hash of his "Transporter" films.

I got a pleasant surprise. From the very beginning, the film moves. And moves damn fast. Not in an obnoxious way either. In the first minutes of the film we are set up with a possible story of corruption between hit men, a botched job, and the set-up for the whole movie-- Statham's Chev Chelios being fatally poisoned with a Chinese-made serum that slows his heart rate, and will eventually literally make his heart stop, killing him. The only solution-- get the adrenaline pumping and keep his heart rate up! The whole movie is like one long action sequence, with pauses for story elements. This is the common thing now in films, but in other movies, it generally doesn't work so well. But, with the premise of "Crank" being the need for speed (Literally), the idea of all-action, little-plot actually works. And works well.

However, don't be mistaken, there is genuine plot in the film. Clever stories about the pasts and workings of crime-lords and their cronies, and how they all relate to Chelios. Some of it went over my head because of the constant action, but I was able to understand everything enough to enjoy the film.

The direction and editing is something I want to talk about briefly before I wrap this up. For a film like this, one would expect flashy camera work and crazy fast cutting, but I must say, the director/writer and the editor went beyond the call of duty. The film is shot as though the cameraman himself was the one who was poisoned, with the camera flashing and moving around nearly constantly, only settling during the slow scenes. Quite a genius use of camera-work to emulate the story. And the editing certainly adds a lot to the already excellent camera work. We get cutting when necessary and when not necessary, to further illustrate the needs of the main character.

Overall, I would say "Crank" was the coolest movie I've seen in the last several years, leaps and bounds beyond the standard Hollywood action flick. I would recommend to any action-fan or adrenaline junkie, because take it from me, this film is the ultimate rush!

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