Crank
Crank is a 2006 American action film written and directed by Neveldine/Taylor in their directorial debuts. It stars Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, and Dwight Yoakam. The title of the film comes from a slang word for methamphetamine. In the film, Chev Chelios, a Los Angeles–based hitman, is poisoned by a synthetic drug and must keep his adrenaline flowing constantly in order to keep himself alive, while trying to track down the person who poisoned him.
Plot
Chev Chelios, a Los Angeles–based British hitman, works for a crime syndicate led by Don "Carlito" Carlos. Chelios is contracted by Carlito to kill Don Kim, a mafia boss, as members of the Triads have been encroaching on Carlito's business. Chelios goes to Don Kim and apparently murders him. In the confusion, Ricky Verona, an ambitious small-time criminal, 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 newly hired gun.
More details
| author | Brian Taylor Mark Neveldine |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Brian Taylor Mark Neveldine |
| editor | Brian Berdan |
| genre | action crime thriller |
| keywords | adrenaline betray break in but manages to survive the fall. cell phone crime syndicate drive fall follow force hired gun illegal drugs kidnap kill mafia boss meet pick up plan public sex reckless driving record synthetic drug syringe transvestite triad |
| musicBy | Paul Haslinger |
| producer | Gary Lucchesi Michael Davis Richard S. Wright Skip Williamson Tom Rosenberg |
| publisher | Lionsgate Films |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |