Crank (2006)
Action, Crime, Thriller |
Crank is a American action film written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (in their directorial debuts) and starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart and Jose Pablo Cantillo. The plot centres on a British hitman in Los Angeles named Chev Chelios who is poisoned and must keep his adrenaline flowing constantly in order to keep himself alive. He does so by various methods including taking drugs and getting into fights, while he tries to track down the man who poisoned him. The title of the film comes from the slang word for methamphetamine.
The film was followed by a sequel, titled Crank: High Voltage, in 2009.
Chev Chelios, an English hitman based in Los Angeles, works for a crime syndicate led by Don “Carlito” Carlos. Chelios is contracted by Carlito to kill mafia boss Don Kim as members of the Triads have been encroaching on Carlito’s business. Chelios goes to Don Kim and apparently murders him.
However, ambitious small-time criminal Ricky Verona uses the opportunity to conspire with Carlito against Chelios: Verona will kill Chelios so the Triads do not retaliate, and then take Chelios’s place as Carlito’s new hired gun. The morning after Don Kim’s death, while Chelios sleeps in his apartment, Verona, his brother Alex, and several henchmen break in and inject Chelios with a Chinese synthetic drug which inhibits the flow of adrenaline, slowing the heart and eventually killing the victim. Chelios wakes to find a recording left by Verona showing what he has done. Furious, Chelios smashes his TV and heads out.
Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Writers: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Stars: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Carlos Sanz, Reno Wilson
Cast:
| Jason Statham | … | Chev Chelios |
| Amy Smart | … | Eve |
| Jose Pablo Cantillo | … | Verona |
| Efren Ramirez | … | 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 |
| Laurent Schwaar | … | Man in Garage (as Laurent Schwar) |
| David Brown | … | Sin City Brother |
| Dorian Kingi | … | Convenience Store Clerk |
| Med Abrous | … | Verona Crew #1 |
| Daniel Stevens | … | Verona Crew #2 |
| 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 |
| Donnie Smith | … | Hospital Tech #2 |
| Sean Graham | … | Motorcycle Cop |
| Dan Callahan | … | TV Store Guy |
| Noel Gugliemi | … | Warehouse Rooftop Hood (as Noel Guglielmi) |
| Daniel Venegas | … | Warehouse Window Hood |
| Francis Capra | … | Warehouse Hood Leader |
| Frank Blake | … | Warehouse Hood #1 |
| Mike G. | … | Warehouse Hood #2 (as Michael J. Gonzalez) |
| Ken Moreno | … | Hood #3 |
| Troy Robinson | … | Hood #4 |
| Eddie Perez | … | Hood #5 |
| Justin Riemer | … | Hood #6 |
| Peter Choi | … | Shirt Factory Supervisor |
| Elizabeth Jayne Hong | … | Bus Girl |
| Toshi Toda | … | Japanese Businessman |
| Sam Witwer | … | Shootout Henchman #1 |
| Jai Stefan | … | Shootout Henchman #2 |
| Jacki R. Chan | … | Cocoon Girl (as Jaclyn Chan) |
| Rick Shuster | … | Helicopter Pilot |
| Ted Garcia | … | TV Reporter |
| Melissa Barker | … | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Candice A. Buenrostro | … | Bikini Girl (uncredited) |
| Michael Dane | … | Traffic Cop (uncredited) |
| Guillaume DeLouche | … | Hooded Terrorist (uncredited) |
| Richard T. Henry | … | SWAT Officer (uncredited) |
| Klaudia Ann Jaworski | … | Cocoon Girl (uncredited) |
| Nina Kaze | … | Freaky Club Member (uncredited) |
| India King | … | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Carlos Ramirez | … | Twin (uncredited) |
| Lucy Rendler-Kaplan | … | Model (uncredited) |
| Jerome Villaluz | … | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Robin Wilson | … | Shopping Girl with Pug (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia