The Angels are ready to strike without warning and kick some serious butt as they go undercover to retrieve two missing silver bands. These are no ordinary wedding rings. They contain valuable encrypted information that reveals the new identities of every person in the federal Witness Protection Program. When witnesses start to turn up dead, only the Angels can stop the perpetrator, using their expertise as masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts. Good morning, Angels. Get ready to raise hell. They’re beautiful, they kick ass and they work for Charlie.
On June 27, 2003, America’s greatest secret weapon will be unleashed again as Natalie Cook (Cameron Diaz), Dylan Sanders (Drew Barrymore) and Alex Munday (Lucy Liu) reunite for a challenging new adventure in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, a sequel to the blockbuster action comedy, directed by McG and inspired by the phenomenally popular television series.
The Angels prepare to strike without warning as they go undercover to retrieve two missing silver bands. These are no ordinary rings. They contain valuable encrypted information that reveals the new identities of every person in the Federal Witness Protection Program. When witnesses start turning up dead, only the Angels, using their expertise as masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts, can stop the perpetrator, a mysterious ‘fallen’ Angel (Demi Moore). Aided by their trusty colleague, Jimmy Bosley, the Angels’ adventure begins at a remote Mongolian outpost and ends only after Dylan (Barrymore) is forced to face a dark secret from her past — a secret that puts the lives of her two best friends in danger.
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle is based on the Television Series “Charlie’s Angels” created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts. When Charlie’s Angels was released in November 2000, its resounding success exceeded anything the filmmakers had anticipated. The film’s $40 million opening weekend still holds the record for the best debut by a first-time director.
Just as unanticipated was the breadth of the audience. As producer Leonard Goldberg acknowledges, “we were surprised because, even though we wanted to be respectful of the series for the generation of fans who grew up with it, we also wanted to take the Angels into a new millennium. So we were feeling our way, trying to blend the old with the new. Thanks to McG, we were able to bring in both the audience that remembered the series and an entire new generation.”
The decision to make a sequel was decided informally by McG and his three co-stars some time after the first film was completed. But, says ‘Angel’ Drew Barrymore, one of the films’ producers, “we also made a pact that we wouldn’t do it if it meant repeating ourselves. Now the question was how to balance that responsibility and still have a lot of fun.”
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Directed by: McG
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Robert Patrick, Bernie Mac, Justin Theroux, Demi Moore, Jaclyn Smith
Screenplay by: John August
Cinematography by: Russell Carpenter
Production Design by: J. Michael Riva
Costume Design by: Joseph G. Aulisi
Set Decoration by: Lauri Gaffin
Music by: Ed Shearmur
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for action violence, sensuality, language.
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: June 27, 2003
