Crank
United States
2006
87 Min
Color
1.85:1
English, Spanish, Korean
Synopsis
Chev Chelios is a professional assassin working for the West Coast crime syndicate. Chev’s girlfriend Eve doesn’t know what Chev does and Chev is planning to quit the crime syndicate so he can spend more time with her. But for Chev, things about to get very bad, when he learns he has been injected with a poison called “The Beijing Cocktail” by his rival Verona, which will kill him if his heart rate drops. Trying to stay alive and seeking help from friend, Kaylo and Doc Miles, to keep his heart pumping. Chev sets out to find answers as well as protecting Eve, and get his revenge on those who have betrayed him before the poison kills him. –IMDb
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Mark Neveldine
Mark Neveldine (born 11 May 1973) is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and camera operator. He is best known for frequently collaborating with Brian Taylor as Neveldine/Taylor.
Neveldine was born in Watertown, New York to Tom Neveldine and Carolyn Dowd Fitzpatrick. He attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, where he studied drama and psychology. After graduating, he moved to Manhattan, where he began his career as an actor of nearly thirty productions. He moved to Los Angeles and attended the The Los Angeles Film School, where he met Brian Taylor. He was subsequently transitioned into film work, becoming a cinematographer of music videos, documentaries and a television pilot.
Neveldine, along with Brian Taylor, were set to direct the film Jonah Hex, but dropped out of the project due to “creative differences”. However, they are still credited for the screenplay.Neveldine directed Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, the sequel… read more
Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor is an American film director, cinematographer, camera operator, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for frequently collaborating with Mark Neveldine as Neveldine/Taylor.
Taylor attended the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood, California and began his career as a cinematographer, working on a series on independent films and low-budget shorts. In the early 2000s, Taylor united with Mark Neveldine, both becoming known for their engineering skills as cinematographers and camera operators. They invented “The Roller Dolly,” and immediately submitted it for a patent. The hand-built device allows the duo to use rods to carry cameras and rollerblade simultaneously.
On February 2012, Taylor has made a seven-figure deal with Sony Pictures to write and direct a film adaptation of the Twisted Metal video game series. It will be his first feature without fellow partner Mark Neveldine. —Wikipedia
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Marco Frigerio
14Dec11
The new frontier of action movies, I hope Jason Statham keeps doing films like this, he's becoming too much of a nice guy lately.
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film_lies101
30Aug11
Yeah it accomplishes what Michael Bay tries to do. It's loud, obnoxious, & offensive but w/out the kiddie pandering.
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Turner Stewart Reviews Crank and Crank: High Voltage
By Turner S on April 8, 2010
I just finished watching these movies for the first time since I decided to watch movies for the artsy perspective, and god have I just learned something about cinema. My friends Chance has been urging… read review
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