Crank [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine Brian Taylor

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:	05/21/2019
UPC:	0031398302896
Original Release:	2006
Source:	LIONS GAT
Language:	English
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	9,471

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jason Statham	Chev Chelios
Amy Smart	Eve
Jose Pablo Cantillo	Ricky Verona
Efren Ramírez	Kaylo
Dwight Yoakam	Doc Miles
Carlos Sanz	Carlito
Reno Wilson	Orlando
Edi Gathegi	Haitian Cabbie
Glenn Howerton	Doctor
Jay Xcala	Alex
Keone Young	Don Kim
Valarie Rae Miller	Chocolate
Yousuf Azami	Arab Cabbie,Arab Cabbie
Laurent Schwaar	Man in Garage
Dorian Kingi	Convenience Store Clerk
Med Abrous	Verona Crew #1
Daniel Stevens	Verona Crew #2,Verona Crew
Wally Lozano	Verona Crew #3
David T. Green	Hightower
Eve Loseth	Restaurant Waitress
Allen Bloomfield	Pharmacy Man
Stephanie Mace	Pharmacist
Chester Bennington	Pharmacy Stoner
Michael McLafferty	Hospital Cop
Earl Carroll	Stretcher Patient
Brian Swibel	Hospital Tech #1
Dan Callahan	TV Store Guy
Noel Gugliemi	Warehouse Rooftop Hood
Daniel Venegas	Warehouse Window Hood
Francis Capra	Warehouse Hood Leader
Michael J. Gonzalez	Warehouse Hood #2
Ken Moreno	Hood #3
Troy Robinson	Hood #4
Eddie Pérez	Hood #5
Justin Riemer	Hood #6
Peter Choi	Shirt Factory Supervisor
Elizabeth Jayne Hong	Bus Girl
Toshi Toda	Japanese Businessman
Samuel Witwer	Shootout Henchman #1
Jai Stefan	Shootout Henchman #2
Jacki R. Chan	Cocoon Girl
Rick Shuster	Helicopter Pilot
Ted Garcia	TV Reporter
Michael Dane	Traffic Cop
Guillaume Delouche	Hooded Terrorist
Klaudia Gajek	Cocoon Girl
India King	Nurse
Melissa Barker	Pedestrian
Bai Ling	Girlfriend
Nick Dash	Gangster
Donnie Smith	Hospital Tech
Frank Blake	Warehouse Hood 1
Jaclyn Chan	Cocoon Girl
Paul Haslinger	Composer

Technical Credits

Brian Taylor

Mark Neveldine

Mark Taylor

Brian Taylor	Director,Screenwriter
Mark Neveldine	Director,Screenwriter
Thomas B. Rosenberg	Producer
Skip Williamson	Producer
Gary Lucchesi	Producer
Peter Block	Executive Producer
David Scott Rubin	Executive Producer
Michael Paseornek	Executive Producer
Richard E. Yawn	Sound Effects
Bill R. Dean	Sound Effects
Deborah Aquila	Casting
Jennifer Smith	Casting
Mark Taylor	Screenwriter
Eric Lindemann	Sound/Sound Designer
Steven Morrow	Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Davis	Producer
Richard Wright	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.