Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
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| Directed by | McG |
| Produced by | Drew Barrymore Leonard Goldberg Nancy Juvonen |
| Written by | Ivan Goff (TV series) Ben Roberts (TV series) John August Cormac Wibberley Marianne Wibberley |
| Starring | Cameron Diaz Drew Barrymore Lucy Liu Bernie Mac Demi Moore John Cleese Robert Patrick Crispin Glover |
| Music by | Beck Jay Ferguson William Orbit Rage Against the Machine Ed Shearmur P!nk |
| Cinematography | Russell Carpenter |
| Editing by | Wayne Wahrman |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 27, 2003 |
| Running time | 106 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $120,000,000 (estimated) |
| Preceded by | Charlie's Angels |
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 action/comedy film, the second of the Charlie's Angels cinematic releases.
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[edit] Movie information
The movie was directed by McG, and starred Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu (as the three "angels" Natalie, Dylan and Alex, respectively), with Bernie Mac (as Jimmy Bosley, foster brother of John Bosley, played by Bill Murray in the first film) and Demi Moore. John Forsythe returned as the voice of Charlie, and Crispin Glover reprised his "Creepy Thin Man" role from the first movie. John Cleese, Matt LeBlanc and Robert Patrick also appear.
The sequel, although allegedly superior in stuntwork, special effects, and art design, was largely panned by critics and moviegoers because they felt that the angels' seeming ability to know and do anything had been stretched a tad too thin. (For example, one of the angels uses a blacklight to discover a footprint which she then attributes to a special limited edition type of sneaker issued only to people in a certain profession.) However, many fans of the original television series prefer this film to the previous, feeling that it comes closer to the spirit of the show by reinforcing the fact that the films aren't merely remakes, but rather a continuation of the series.[citation needed] (As referenced in the angels' discussion of replacements, Jaclyn Smith's cameo, and Charlie's gallery of former angels.)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle opened in the United States on June 27, 2003, and was number one at the box office for that weekend and made a worldwide total of more than $259 million.
[edit] Plot
In this film the angels are hired to locate a set of stolen titanium rings that when put together in a special machine will display a list of all individuals in the witness protection program. It is revealed that angel Dylan was once named Helen Zaas (pronounced "Helen's ass", making her the "butt" of many jokes) and is in the program herself. Furthermore it appears that whoever has stolen the rings is attempting to sell them to the highest bidder amongst the various mafia groups in the world. It is eventually revealed that former angel Madison Lee (Demi Moore) is the perpetrator of the crimes.
Tagline: This summer the Angels are back.
[edit] Trivia
- Whenever Seamus O'Grady (Justin Theroux) appears he is accompanied by Bernard Hermann's theme from Cape Fear.
- Pink appears during the motocross sequence.[1]
- Bruce Willis appears in an uncredited cameo. His character, William Rose Bailey, is a reference to W.Axl Rose, the frontman of Guns N' Roses. Early into the film, there is a scene with the name "William Rose Bailey" on the screen. William is Axl's first name, Rose is his biological father's name, and Bailey was his step father's surname.[2]
- The movie starts up abruptly. However there is a series of on-line animated episodes that explains how the Angels got there and their mission, concluded by the very introduction of the movie.
- The Pussycat Dolls appear in the movie dancing to a vamped-up version of "The Pink Panther Theme" song.
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have cameo roles at the end of the film as "Angels in Training" and a small scene near the beginning.
- Barenaked Ladies' co-frontman Ed Robertson had a cameo role, as a Sheriff.
- Jackass and Wildboyz star Chris Pontius has a cameo as an Irish dock worker during the Pussycat Dolls scene.
- Bill Murray did not reprise his role as John Bosley for this movie. Instead, his picture can be seen in Mama Bosley's home, Mom of Jimmy Bosley (Bernie Mac).
- Pete's high school is named Rydell, probably a homage to the high school from Grease, as can be seen on the envelope the reunion invitation comes in.
- A second sequel was planned but cancelled following a short theatrical run. It was rumored to be titled Charlie's Angels Plus 1[citation needed]
- The man who played Eric Knox in the first film, Sam Rockwell has a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in this film.[citation needed]
- The movie grossed US$100.9 million at the U.S. Box Office, but had to depend on earnings from overseas box office to make profit. This is due to the incurred budget of US$120 million.
- The ninth episode of the Anime series Pani Poni Dash! parodies the opening of the movie.
- The Seamus O'Grady prison scene is a reference to the prison scene in "Tomb Raider, Cradle of Life"
- The song Feel Good Time is the main track for the film performed by P!nk
- Dita Von Teese is in the credits, listed under "Special Thanks". This is because Dita allowed Cameron Diaz to perform the 'Dancing In The Martini' scene, an act which Dita is well known for [It's also believed she owns the copyright to this act as well].
- Coincidently, or perhaps not, Diaz's character shares the same name as Australian beach volleyball olympic gold medalist Natalie Cook. In the promotional posters for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Natalie (Diaz) is shown signalling a number 2 with her fingers behind her back, a common handsign in beach volleyball.
[edit] Blu-ray
This movie was the first to be authored in full high definition onto the Blu-ray disc, which is one of the possible replacements of the DVD.
[edit] Charlie's Angels 3
Sony has expressed interest in making a second sequel, as has star and producer Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore has already started talking to actresses about playing roles in "Charlie's Angels 3" including rocker Pink, who contributed music to the previous film's soundtrack. [[3]]
