Crank: High Voltage
Crank: High Voltage (alternately titled Crank 2: High Voltage) is a 2009 American action film directed by Neveldine/Taylor, and stars Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr., Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, David Carradine and Dwight Yoakam. It is the sequel to the 2006 film Crank and also features several cameo appearances of celebrities from various fields of entertainment. In the film, Chev Chelios survives from the deadly fall and gets kidnapped by Chinese doctors, who harvest his heart and replace it with an artificial one, which is designed to keep him alive for an hour. Chev sets out to find his heart while keeping himself electrically charged to stay alive.
Plot
Chev Chelios lands in the middle of an intersection after falling out of a helicopter. He is scooped off the street by gangsters and removed from the scene. Three months later, Chev wakes up in a makeshift hospital and sees doctors removing his heart while Johnny Vang watches. The doctors place an artificial heart in his chest. He wakes up later and escapes, noticing an external battery pack is attached to him. By interrogating a thug, he learns the location of Johnny Vang: the Cypress Social Club.
Cast
- Amy Smart
- Bai Ling
- Billy Unger
- Brandon Trost
- Chester Bennington
- Clifton Collins
- Corey Haim
- David Carradine
- Dwight Yoakam
- Efren Ramirez
- Geri Horner
- Glenn Howerton
- Holly Weber
- Jamie Harris
- Jason Statham
- Jason Trost
- Jenna Haze
- John de Lancie
- Keith Jardine
- Keone Young
- Lauren Holly
- Lloyd Kaufman
- Michael Weston
- Ron Jeremy
More details
author | Brian Taylor Mark Neveldine |
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contentLocation | Los Angeles |
director | Brian Taylor Mark Neveldine |
editor | Fernando Villena |
genre | action comedy thriller |
keywords | abiocor abiocor artificial heart artificial heart breaking the fourth wall catalina island crank disembodied head end fall out falling out of a helicopter. finger heart transplant hide out hollywood park racetrack horse track jumper cable kill learn limo limousine lose middle finger santa catalina island search set on fire strip club walks towards the camera and gives the audience |
musicBy | Mike Patton |
producer | Gary Lucchesi Richard Wright Skip Williamson Tom Rosenberg |
publisher | Lionsgate Films |
recordedAt | Los Angeles |
theme | black comedy sequel |