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Crank: High Voltage
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Release Date: April 17, 2009
Starring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam
Language: English
Country: United States
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Crank: High Voltage is the sequel to the action film, Crank. It picks up exactly where the first film left off, retaining its “real-time” feel. The film is rated R for “frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity, and pervasive language” by the MPAA. Crank 2 is written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, who both wrote and directed the previous film, Crank.
Picking up immediately after he hits the ground at the end of Crank, Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is kidnapped by a gang of Chinese medics. On an operating table, they attempt to harvest his organs, but after removing his heart and replacing it with an electronic temporary one, Chev wakes up and kills the medics. He then has to chase after the gang who have stolen his heart, but at the same time, shocking himself with regular jolts of electricity to keep himself alive. Other characters who re-appear include Doc Miles (Dwight Yoakam), Eve (Amy Smart) and Orlando (Reno Wilson).
Cast:
- Jason Statham as Chev Chelios
- Amy Smart as Eve
- Efren Ramirez as Venus
- Dwight Yoakam as Doc Miles
- Reno Wilson as Orlando
- Clifton Collins, Jr. as El Huron
- Bai Ling as Ria
- Geri Halliwell as Debbie Spellman
- Nick Manning as Jimmy Chang
- Former child actor Corey Haim will have a cameo appearance in the film, as will porn star Jenna Haze and also Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington (who also had a short appearance in the first film).
Mike Patton, of Faith No More and Mr. Bungle fame, will be producing the score for Crank 2: High Voltage. Lionsgate Films will handle North American distribution of the film, while Lakeshore Entertainment will handle international distribution. Filming started in April 2008. The writers and directors confirmed there will be more sex and violence within an R rating. Like the first film, the production budget will be lower than $20 million.
In order to help keep costs low, the filmmakers have taken advantage of low cost prosumer HDV cameras such as the Canon XH-A1, as well as a consumer model, the Canon HF10. The movie has received an R rating by the MPAA based on an interview with Amy Smart. She was photographed brandishing taped nipples and disclosed that her character Eve has become a pole dancer. and said that there will be another public sex scene with Jason Statham; this time taking place on a horse racing track. Release date is tentatively set for April 17, 2009.
The soundtrack has been confirmed by MovieWeb to be done by musician Mike Patton. According to many websites such as the Internet Movie Database, Linkin Park’s song, “Given Up”, will also be featured in the movie. The majority of the soundtrack will be done by Mike Patton.
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