Crank [WS]

Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Mark Neveldine

Overview

A one-time freelance hitman who was just attempting to turn his life around is forced to keep his heart pumping when his vengeful former employers inject him with a lethal poison that will permanently stop his ticker if his pulse sinks beneath an active rate in a non-stop urban action extravaganza starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart. Chev Chelios (Statham) was one of the most skilled assassins in the West Coast crime syndicate. When he hung up his guns in the middle of a job to run off with his new girlfriend Eve (Smart), however, the man who was once the hunter now becomes the hunted. Awakened from his slumber by a telephone call informing him of his precarious situation, Chelios soon discovers that the only way to save Eve from certain death at the hands of his nemesis is to stay two steps ahead of his killers, keep his heart-rate high enough to stay alive, and blast through the streets of Los Angeles in search of an antidote.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/09/2007
UPC:	0031398206927
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:27:00
Sales rank:	45,974

Special Features

Crank'd out mode!; For the first time ever, experience exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, making-of insights, interviews, running commentary and more without ever leaving the film!; Family-friendly audio!; enjoy the film without the usual explitives...should you so wish.; English and Spanish subtitles; 16x9 widescreen version; 5.1 dolby digital surround EX audio; 2.0 dolby digital audio

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jason Statham	Chev Chelios
Amy Smart	Eve
Efren Ramirez	Kaylo,Actor
Jose Pablo Cantillo	Verona
Dwight Yoakam	Doc Miles
Carlos Sanz	Carlito
Reno Wilson	Orlando
Edi Gathegi	Taksówkarz
Keone Young	Don Kim
Valarie Rae Miller	Chocolate,Actor
Glenn Howerton	Doctor Ankleson
Laurent Schwaar	Man in Garage
David Brown	Sin City Brother
Dorian Kingi	Convenience Store Clerk
Med Abrous	Verona Crew
Daniel Stevens	Actor,Verona Crew
Wally Lozano	Verona Crew
David T. Green	Actor
Allen Bloomfield	Pharmacy Man
Stephanie Mace	Pharmacist
Chester Bennington	Pharmacy Stoner
Michael McLafferty	Hospital Cop
Earl Carroll	Stretcher Patient
Brian Swibel	Hospital Tech
Sean Graham	Motorcycle Cop
Dan Callahan	TV Store Guy
Noel Gugliemi	Warehouse Rooftop Hood
Daniel Venegas	Warehouse Window Hood
Francis Capra	Warehouse Hood Leader
Peter Choi	Shirt Factory Supervisor
Elizabeth Jayne Hong	Bus Girl
Toshi Toda	Japanese Businessman
Sam Witwer	Shootout Henchman
Jai Stefan	Shootout Henchman
Jacki R. Chan	Actor
Klaudia Gajek	Actor
Rick Shuster	Helicopter Pilot
Ted Garcia	TV Reporter
India King	Actor
Eve Loseth	Restaurant Waitress
Jay Xcala	Alex
Yousuf Azami	Arab Cabbie,Arab Cabbie
Donnie Smith	Hospital Tech #2
Amy Startari	Actor
Julanne Chidi Hill	Actor
Art Hsu	Actor
Joseph Julian Soria	Actor
Bai Ling	Actor
Clifton Collins Jr.	Actor
David Carradine	Actor
Corey Haim	Actor
Geri Halliwell	Actor
Frank Blake	Warehouse Hood 1
Michael Gonzalez	Warehouse Hood 2
Ken Moreno	Hood 3
Troy Robinson	Hood 4
Eddie Pérez	Hood 5
Justin Riemer	Hood 6
Jaclyn Chan	Cocoon Girl
Paul Haslinger	Composer

Technical Credits

Mark Neveldine

Brian Taylor

Mark Taylor

Mark Neveldine	Director,Screenwriter
Brian Taylor	Director,Screenwriter,Special Effects
Peter Block	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Paseornek	Executive Producer,Producer
David Rubin	Executive Producer,Producer
Skip Williamson	Executive Producer,Producer,Director
Gary Lucchesi	Producer,Director
Tom Rosenberg	Producer,Director
Richard S. Wright	Producer,Director,Director,Producer
Travis Baumann	Special Effects
Nancy Barker	Sound Effects
Bill R. Dean	Sound Effects
Matthew T. Duncan	Sound Effects
Ezra Dweck	Sound Effects
Eric Reid	Executive Producer,Producer
Josh Bower	Sound Effects
Jacki R. Chan	Stunts
Deborah Aquila	Casting
Jennifer Smith	Casting
Mark Taylor	Screenwriter
Eric Lindemann	Sound/Sound Designer
Steven Morrow	Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Davis	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The world needs a movie like Crank. Its detractors will preach the negatives of embracing video-game logic and ADD style on the big screen, but they're missing the fact that this movie might just be the breath of fresh air that was sorely needed in the action film world. While the Michael Bays and Jerry Bruckheimers of Hollywood inflate their budgets and lengths to give them that bloated franchise pedigree, here comes a 15-million-dollar underdog that dares to entertain its audience throughout every single minute of its brisk 88-minute running time. Sure, the flick was tailored for the young male video-game crowd, but there are certainly others who will slurp up this tasty concoction just as much. When it comes down to it, if viewers are sold on the premise, they'll probably be sold on the final product. Directing duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor throw buckets of style at the wall that somehow gel into a package not unlike Wayne Kramer's gonzo crime thriller from the same year, Running Scared. Again, many viewers won't have the taste for such excessive salad dressing in their cinema, but this caffeinated meal would not be the same without it -- so in other words, "squares" stay far away. Star Jason Statham cleverly picked this project to get back to the '70s style of on-the-run filmmaking, with little to no CG or wirework to muddy it up -- and it paid off. Crank is bold, wild, stupid, and fun -- living up to expectations for those who are tired of conventions and just want their films to take off at 100 mph and not stop until the credits roll.