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Crank is a 2006 American action film^[3]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 adrenalineflowing 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.

Crank
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Neveldine/Taylor
Produced by	Michael Davis Gary Lucchesi Tom Rosenberg Skip Williamson Richard S. Wright
Written by	Neveldine/Taylor
Starring	Jason Statham Amy Smart Jose Pablo Cantillo Efren Ramirez Dwight Yoakam
Music by	Paul Haslinger
Cinematography	Adam Biddle
Edited by	Brian Berdan
Production companies	Lakeshore Entertainment @radical.media
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date	September 1, 2006
Running time	88 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million[2]
Box office	$42.9 million[2]

The film was followed by a sequel, titled Crank: High Voltage, in 2009.