Crank: High Voltage (2009)

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 | Thriller

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
Jamie Harris	...	Talk Show Host
John de Lancie	...	Fish Halman
Ho-Kwan Tse	...	Chinese Doctor 1
Galen Yuen	...	Chinese Doctor 2
Shu Lan Tuan	...	Asian Nurse
Setu Taase	...	Shot Gun Triad
Henry Hayashi	...	Long Beach Nose Punch Triad
Najja Meeks	...	Sierra
Anne Girard	...	Nevada (as Annie Girard)
Yeva-Genevieve Lavlinski	...	Pepper
David Rolas	...	Low Rider #1
Moses Romero	...	Latino Teen
Dewey Kim	...	Young Asian Dude
Portis Hershey	...	Cypress Triad Hood #1
Atticus Todd	...	Cypress Fat Chinese Guy
Peter Mark	...	Los Vatos Punk
Chad Damiani	...	Strip Please Cop #1
Jai Stefan	...	Donut Cop #1
Tom Roach	...	Donut Cop #2
Maynard James Keenan	...	Dog Walker #1
Danny Lohner	...	Dog Walker #2
Chester Bennington	...	Hollywood Park Guy
Danna Hansen	...	Glenda Lansing
Ted Garcia	...	Ted Garcia
Cherinda Kincherlow	...	La Precious
Billy Gillespie	...	Inglewood Cop
Samuel Hubinette	...	Ambulance Driver
Michael Weston	...	Paramedic #1
Dan Callahan	...	Paramedic #2
Lloyd Kaufman	...	Maintenance Guy #1
Joseph D. Reitman	...	Detective (as Joe Reitman)
Lexington Steele	...	Striking Actor (as Lexington Steel)
Monique Alexander	...	Female Porn Star
Nick Manning	...	Male Porn Star
Jenna Haze	...	Female Porn Star #2 (as Jennifer Corrales)
Kate Mulligan	...	Female Porn Star #3
Ron Jeremy	...	Ron Jeremy (as Ron Jeremy Hyatt)
Ed Powers	...	Male Porn Star #2
Larry Eudene	...	Male Porn Star #3 (as Larry David Eudene)
Reid Harper	...	Classmate
David Rubin	...	Teacher (as David Scott Rubin)
Mandy Amano	...	Amanda The Yoga Girl
Jay Xcala	...	Alex Verona
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Simone Bargetze	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Patrick Bautista	...	Cypress Triad Hood (uncredited)
Sorana Black	...	Chinese Hooker (uncredited)
Darryl Chan	...	Johnny Vang's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Alexandre Chen	...	Cypress Triad Gangster (uncredited)
Nick Dash	...	Club Bouncer (uncredited)
Marisa DeVonish	...	Bikini Dancer (uncredited)
Sabrina Diaz	...	El Heron's Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Tony Flores	...	El Huron Vato (uncredited)
Menina Fortunato	...	Yoga Student (uncredited)
Toni Fox	...	Bikini Dancer (uncredited)
Lauren Holly	...	Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Glenn Howerton	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Leo Ibanez	...	Mexican Gardener (uncredited)
Keith Jardine	...	Concerned man (uncredited)
Jennifer Kleinman	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Hannah Landberg	...	Specialty Girl (uncredited)
J.P. Lavin	...	Cop (uncredited)
Josiah D. Lee	...	Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Rosa Lee	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Raven Lexy	...	Speciality Girl (uncredited)
Liana Mendoza	...	El Huron's Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Sharlene Merchant	...	Yoga Student (uncredited)
Alan Mueting	...	Hollywood Park gambler (uncredited)
Bibiana Navas	...	Hot Girl (uncredited)
Christine Quynh Nguyen	...	Ria's Friend (uncredited)
Jimmy Ortega	...	Groundskeeper (uncredited)
Nicole Randall	...	Strip Please Gang (uncredited)
Abraham Rubio	...	Power Station Vato (uncredited)
Tony Sagastizado I	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Kurly Tlapoyawa	...	El Huron Bodyguard (uncredited)
Shirley To	...	Chinese Hooker #2 (uncredited)
Jason Trost	...	Yoga Instructor (uncredited)
Sarah Trost	...	Yoga Backup (uncredited)
Janna Beth Van Heertum	...	Yoga Instructor (uncredited)
Peter Mark Vasquez	...	Vato punk (uncredited)
Jani Wang	...	Ria's Friend #1 (uncredited)
Orlando Wilson	...	Biker (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Neveldine		(as Neveldine)
Brian Taylor		(as Taylor)

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Neveldine		(written by) (as Neveldine) &
Brian Taylor		(written by) (as Taylor)

Produced by
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Michael Davis	....	executive producer
Gary Lucchesi	....	producer
James McQuaide	....	executive producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Eric Reid	....	executive producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	producer
Skip Williamson	....	producer
Richard S. Wright	....	producer
Richard Wright	....	producer

Original Music by
Mike Patton

Cinematography by
Brandon Trost

Film Editing by
Marc Jakubowicz
Fernando Villena

Casting by
Kelly Wagner

Production Design by
Jerry Fleming

Art Direction by
Sebastian Schroder

Set Decoration by
Betty Berberian

Costume Design by
Dayna Pink

Makeup Department
Marc Boyle	....	additional hair stylist
Mishell Chandler	....	key hair stylist
Jason Hamer	....	makeup effects supervisor
Miia Kovero	....	department head hair
Mike Mekash	....	special makeup effects artist
Myke Michaels	....	makeup artist
Bill Myer	....	makeup artist
Deborah Patino	....	makeup department head
Don Rutherford	....	key makeup artist
Christien Tinsley	....	designer and creator: special make-up effects
Elizabeth Villamarin	....	makeup artist
Hiroshi Yada	....	special makeup effects crew: Tinsley Transfers inc.

Production Management
Steve Demko	....	post-production supervisor
Bob Dohrmann	....	production supervisor
Michael M. Piehler	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Paul Clark	....	assistant director
Juana Franklin	....	second assistant director
Melinda Johnson	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Shant Balkian	....	set dresser
Guillaume DeLouche	....	property master/weapons master
Alex Hunter	....	art production assistant
David Lombard	....	leadman
Wendy Means	....	art department coordinator (as Wendy Stanton)
James P. Meehan	....	assistant property master
Amanda Mendonca	....	buyer
Wayne Springfield	....	construction coordinator
Brian Vogelgesang	....	on-set dresser
Margaret Wall	....	art department staff

Sound Department
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Bullock Jr.	....	boom operator
Jocelyn Caron	....	foley recordist
Rob Cunningham	....	utility sound technician
Joe Dzuban	....	sound re-recording mixer
Guy Francoeur	....	foley artist
Scott Martin Gershin	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Benoit Leduc	....	foley recordist
Stuart Provine	....	sound effects editor
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound designer
Steve Schatz	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Robert Sharman	....	sound mixer
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Tim Walston	....	sound designer
Scott Wolf	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Larz Anderson	....	special effects coordinator
Dennis Dion	....	special effects supervisor
Brian Hillard	....	special effects makeup: Tinsley Transfers Inc.
Allison Oliver	....	special effects artist: Tinsley Transfers
Eugene P. Rizzardi	....	special effects technician
Ryan Senecal	....	special effects technician
Diane Woodhouse	....	special effects makeup production coordinator: Tinsley Transfers Inc.

Visual Effects by
Adam Avitabile	....	flame artist
Cyrille Bonjean	....	compositing supervisor: Duboi
Christian Cardona	....	digital compositor
Eric Carme	....	visual effects artist
Steve Casa	....	3d scan technician
Robert Coquia Jr.	....	i/o vfx
Justin Daneman	....	compositing supervisor: Celluloid VFX
Clement Darbois	....	digital compositor
Yoshi DeHerrera	....	visual effects artist: 3D scanning
Steve Dellerson	....	executive producer: LOOK! Effects
Thomas Duval	....	visual effects supervisor
Breuillier Emilien	....	visual effects
Mark Philip Escobar	....	visual effects artist
Siggy Ferstl	....	digital intermediate colorist
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor
Philippe Frère	....	digital compositor
Jan Goldfuss	....	3D artist: Celluloid VFX
David Gourmaud	....	visual effects editor
Thibaut Granier	....	digital compositor
Holger Hummel	....	visual effects editor: Celluloid VFX
Ulrik Schou Jørgensen	....	pipeline developer: Celluloid VFX
Brad Kalinoski	....	compositing supervisor: LOOKFX
Danny S. Kim	....	visual effects
Keith Kolod	....	visual effects artist
Julien Lambert	....	3D supervisor
Michael Landgrebe	....	visual effects supervisor: Celluloid VFX
Craig Mathieson	....	digital compositor
James McQuaide	....	visual effects supervisor
Selim Mondzie	....	character modeling
James Notari	....	digital artist
James Notari	....	visual effects coordinator
Gary Oldroyd	....	visual effects editor
Julien Record	....	digital compositor
Nicolas Rigaud	....	digital compositor
Migs Rustia	....	visual effects editor
Mai Suzuki	....	roto and paint artist
Andranik Taranyan	....	compositor
Melinka Thompson-Godoy	....	visual effects producer: LOOK! Effects, Inc.
Annabelle Troukens	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Tsuyoshi Abe	....	stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunt performer
Joey Anaya	....	stunt performer
Manny Ayala	....	stunts
Lloyd Barachina	....	stunt performer
Simone Bargetze	....	stunt performer
Randy Beckman	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Frank Blake	....	stunts
Ben Bray	....	stunt performer
Brian Brown	....	utility stunts
Darryl Chan	....	stunt performer
Ilram Choi	....	stunt double
James Mitchell Clyde	....	stunts
Greg Dela Riva	....	crane stunt driver
Jacob Dewitt	....	stunts
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Shauna Duggins	....	stunt double: Amy Smart
April Marie Eden	....	stunt performer (as April Eden)
Chance Eldridge	....	stunts: skateboarding
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt performer
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Tony Flores	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Sean Graham	....	stunt double
Justin Rodgers Hall	....	stunt performer
Reid Harper	....	stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Natascha Hopkins	....	stunt performer
Steven Ho	....	stunts
Samuel Hubinette	....	stunt driver
Zach Hudson	....	utility stunts
Alex Huynh	....	utility stunts
Karin Justman	....	stunt double: Amy Smart
David Kilde	....	stunt performer
Lauren Mary Kim	....	stunt double (as Lauren Kim)
Horace Knight	....	stunt performer
John Koyama	....	stunts
Richard Kwon	....	stunt performer
Tony Lazzara	....	stunt performer
Danny Le Boyer	....	stunts
Michelle Lee	....	stunt performer
Will Leong	....	stunt performer
Sam Looc	....	stunts
Diana R. Lupo	....	utility stunts
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunts
Marco Morales	....	stunt performer
Brian Munce	....	stunt rigger
Mark Munoz	....	stunts
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunts
Joe Ordaz	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunt performer
Larry Rippenkroeger	....	stunts
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunt coordinator
Katie Rowe	....	stunts
Surawit Sae Kang	....	stunt performer
Alena Sauko	....	stunt double
Ray Siegle	....	stunt performer
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts
Oliver Simor	....	stunt double
Sam Situmorang	....	stunts
Don Tai	....	stunt performer
Philip Tan	....	stunts
Trampas Thompson	....	stunts
Rich Ting	....	stunt performer
Kurly Tlapoyawa	....	stunts
Jay Torrez	....	stunts
Xuyen Valdivia	....	stunts
Sabine Varnes	....	stunt performer
Spice Williams-Crosby	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Brandon Alperin	....	grip
James Atkins	....	grip
Justin Duval	....	gaffer
Amy Ecklund	....	camera loader
Josh Ellis	....	additional camera loader
Nathan Dean Fetzer	....	set lighting technician
Chris Heinrich	....	cinematographer: second unit
Chris Heinrich	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Leo Ibanez	....	best boy grip
Jimi Johnson	....	video assist operator
Matthew Kistenmacher	....	rigging gaffer
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Phil Miller	....	key grip
Michael Sandow	....	first assistant camera
Elliott Schackne	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Alex Scott	....	additional first assistant camera

Casting Department
Chris Gehrt	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Rich King	....	extras casting
Mac Marshall	....	extras casting
Dominika Posserén	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joe Diaz	....	key set costumer

Editorial Department
Dan Addelson	....	assistant editor
Matt Besserman	....	post-production assistant
Vince Forcier	....	assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Nicholas Hasson	....	smoke editor
Andy Kaplan	....	digital intermediate producer
Sin-Halina Sy	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Eric Craig	....	music supervisor
Brian McNelis	....	music supervisor
H. Anton Riehl	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Alex E. Burns	....	transportation
Louis Dargenzio	....	transportation
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Joe Handley	....	transportation
Geno Hart	....	transportation consultant
Ted Joneson	....	transportation
Alan Kaminsky	....	picture car coordinator
Jimmy Kaminsky	....	driver
Zoa Keith	....	transportation
Kelly Murphy	....	transportation co-captain
Fidel Pean	....	driver
Tim Schau	....	driver
John Siedenburg	....	driver

Other crew
Joshua Aufrance	....	post production accountant
Michael Beatrice	....	assistant accountant
Paul Belenardo	....	production accountant
Michael T. Brady	....	marine coordinator
Jennifer Bydwell	....	clearances
Gregory Cebulski	....	production assistant
Bryan Davis	....	production coordinator
Roger Fath	....	assistant location manager
Adam Feingold	....	production assistant
Cory Fleming	....	aerial ground coordinator
Michelle Garris	....	production assistant
Tom Holzhauer	....	production assistant
Betty Hugo	....	script supervisor
Rachel Lax	....	first assistant accountant
Tyler Mason	....	production secretary
Charissa McLain	....	production coordinator
Aaron Millar	....	location scout
Dan Milner	....	key assistant location manager
Lindsay Mizrahi	....	location scout
Kristen Ortiz	....	assistant: Mr. Taylor
David Logan Rogers	....	production assistant
Robert Royston	....	choreographer
Michael James 'Scotty' Scott	....	post-production accountant
Don Smith	....	assistant: Skip Williamson
Cliff Stephenson	....	epk producer
Leanne K. Tanizawa	....	assistant: Mr. Rubin
Alex L. Worman	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• Lionsgate
• Lakeshore Entertainment
• Radical Media (in association with)

Distributors

• Shaw Organisation (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2009) (Lebanon) (all media)
• Lions Gate Films (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• Lionsgate (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2009) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Lionsgate (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Lionsgate (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2009) (Romania) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2009) (France) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2009) (Latin America) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2009) (Romania) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Spentzos Films (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2009) (Germany) (all media)

Special Effects

• Duran Duboi
• Sub/Par Pix
• Tinsley Transfers (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• Filmtools  expendables
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Monster Picture Crane  stunt rigging crane
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  hair and make-up trailers
• Star Waggons  star trailers
• Studiopolis  post-production sound services

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:

When Chev breaks the battery pack to his artificial heart towards the beginning of the movie, the circuit board shown is from a USB hub.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the scene where Chelios goes outside after escaping the hospital he is behind a crate when a man sneaks up behind him with a Springfield Armory XD pistol. These pistols have a cocking pin indicator, as well as a round indicator on the top of the slide. In this scene the round indicator is down, meaning there is no round in the chamber. Chelios does a brass check after disarming the man, and does not rack a round in the chamber. In the following scene he shots two men with this weapon without a round chambered.

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:

References The Transporter (2002)

Soundtrack:

Keep on Loving You

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.