Charlie's Angels (2000)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2000
Running Times: 98 mins
Length: 2754 ft
Format: colour     Super 35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: DTS/Dolby Digital/SDDS

(Full Credits)

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures Corporation/Flower Films/Tall Trees Productions
Executive Producers: Betty Thomas, Jenno Topping, Joseph M. Caracciolo
Producers: Leonard Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Nancy Juvonen

SCRIPT
Script: Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, John August
Original TV Series Created By: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts

DIRECTION
Director: McG (Joseph McGinty Nichol? Mitchell?)
2nd Unit Director: Vic Armstrong

PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Russell Carpenter

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Wayne Wahrman, Peter Teschner

MUSIC
Music: Edward Shearmur

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up Supervisor: Kimberly Greene
Hair Department Supervisor: Barbara Olvera
Costume Designer: Joseph G. Aulisi

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Rob Bottin

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Visual Effects: Sony Pictures Imageworks
Additional Visual Effects: CIS Hollywood; Yannix Technologies; Pulse Imaging; Pixel Magic

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: J. Michael Riva
Art Directors: David F. Klassen, Richard F. Mays

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinators: Vic Armstrong
Co-Stunt Co-Ordinator: Andy Armstrong
Stunts: Laura Albert, Clayton Barber, Joey Box, Jennifer Caputo, Marla Casey, Lauri Creach, Rick Cresse, Leon Delaney, Shauna Duggins, Donna Evans Merlo, Tanner Gill, Dana Hee, Leigh Hennessy, Lisa Hoyle, Zachary Hudson, Jesse Johnson, Clint Lilley, Ming Liu, Brad Martin, Matt McBride, Craig O'Brien, Tanya Garcia-O'Brien, Rick Seaman, Nancy Thurston, Garrett Warren, Eileen Weisinger, Cheryl Wheeler, Keith Woulard

CAST
Cameron Diaz (Natalie Cook)
Drew Barrymore (Dylan Sanders)
Lucy Liu (Alex Munday)
Bill Murray (John Bosley)
Sam Rockwell (Eric Knox)
Kelly Lynch (Vivian Wood)
Tim Curry (Roger Corwin)
Crispin Glover (The Thin Man)
John Forsythe (voice of Charlie)
Matt LeBlanc (Jason Gibbons)
LL Cool J (Mr Jones)
Tom Green (Chad)
Luke Wilson (Pete)
Sean Whalen (Pasqual)
Tim Dunaway (flight attendant)

PLOT SUMMARY

Charlie's Angels, three elite female crime fighters in the employ of a never-seen millionaire, are hired to rescued kidnapped software magnate Eric Knox whose revolutionary voice recognition software is coveted by his unscrupulous rivals. But all is not as it seems and soon the Angels and even Charlie himself are in grave danger.

Appalling in almost every respect, this willfully stupid film is the epitome of the soulless, mechanical pap being churned out by the Hollywood majors at the end of the 20th century. It has no plot, no characters and no point, just a seemingly endless parade of special effects, Matrix-inspired wire stunts and double entendres that would have shamed the Carry On films. The three leads - all talented actresses - are here reduced to moronic, giggling schoolgirls whose acting talents are stretched only as far as how effectively they wiggle their butts at the camera, which they seem to do endlessly. Never trust a film made by a director who chooses to hide behind a pseudonym that makes him sound like a fast food burger chain. (Full Review)

Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

France
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia TriStar Films

Germany
DVD Distributor: Columbia/Tristar

Japan
Theatrical Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc

UK
Video Distributor: Columbia Tristar (CVT29077)
DVD Distributor: Columbia Tristar (CDR29077)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment
DVD Distributor: Columbia/Tristar (06017)

Argentina
Rating: 13

Australia
Rating: M

Denmark
Rating: 11

Finland
Rating: K-14

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: 12

Hong Kong
Rating: IIA

Ireland
Rating: 12

Mexico
Rating: B

Netherlands
Rating: 12

New Zealand
Rating: M

Norway
Rating: 15

Portugal
Rating: M/12

Sweden
Rating: 11

Switzerland
Rating: 12

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: PG-13 (for action violence, innuendo and some sensuality/nudity)

2001
Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films, USA
Saturn Award: Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film - nominated
Best Supporting Actress: Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu - nominated

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Favorite Action Team: Internet Only (Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu) - winner
Favorite Soundtrack: Internet Only - winner
Favorite Supporting Actor: Action (Bill Murray) - winner
Favorite Song from a Movie: Internet Only (Destiny's Child for Independent Woman) - nominated

Costume Designers Guild
Excellence for Costume Design for Film: Contemporary (Joseph G. Aulisi) - nominated

Golden Satellite Awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (Cameron Diaz) - nominated
Best Visual Effects (Pat McClung) - nominated

Grammy Awards
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (Beyoncé Knowles, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Corey Rooney for Independent Women Part I) - nominated

Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
Best Contemporary Hair Styling: Feature (Barbara Lorenz, Lori McCoy, Anne Morgan, Barbara Olvera) - winner
Best Contemporary Makeup: Feature (Cheryl Nick) - nominated

MTV Movie Awards
Best Dance Sequence (Cameron Diaz for her fantasy sequence) - winner
Best Fight (Drew Barrymore versus attackers) - nominated
Best On-Screen Team (Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu) - winner

World Stunt Awards
Taurus Award: Best Aerial Work (Joey Box, Marla Casey, Shauna Duggins, Donna Evans, Dana Hee , Ming Liu, Michiko Nishiwaki, David Paris, Eileen Weisinger for the opening sequence) - winner
Best Specialty Stunt: Donna Evans, Shauna Duggins - winner
Best Driving (Tanner Gill, Rick Seaman) - nominated
Best Fight (Al Goto, Steven Ito, Felipe Savahge, Mike Smith, Jerry Trimble) - nominated
Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director: Feature Film (Andy Armstrong, Vic Armstrong ) - nominated

2000
October
22: USA - theatrical premiere

November
3: Canada - theatrical release
3: USA - theatrical release
5: Japan - shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival
8: UK - certified 15 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)
11: Japan - theatrical release
17: Israel - theatrical premiere
17: Mexico - theatrical release
22: France - theatrical release
23: Australia - theatrical release
23: Hong Kong - theatrical release
23: Hungary - theatrical release
23: Israel - theatrical release
23: Malaysia - theatrical release
23: Singapore - theatrical release
23: Switzerland - theatrical release in German speaking region
24: Brazil - theatrical release
24: Iceland - theatrical release
24: Italy - theatrical release
24: Norway - theatrical release
24: Portugal - theatrical release
24: Sweden - theatrical release
24: Taiwan - theatrical release
24: Turkey - theatrical release
24: UK - theatrical release
25: Indonesia - theatrical release in Jakarta
30: Czech Republic - theatrical release
30: Germany - theatrical release
30: New Zealand - theatrical release

December
1: Estonia - theatrical release
1: Poland - theatrical release
1: South Africa - theatrical release
1: Spain - theatrical release
7: Netherlands - theatrical release
8: Denmark - theatrical release
8: Greece - theatrical release
14: Slovenia - theatrical release
22: India - theatrical release
22: Lithuania - theatrical release
26: Kuwait - theatrical release
28: Argentina - theatrical release
29: Uruguay - theatrical release

2001
January
17: Egypt - theatrical release

February
21: UK - certified 15 by the BBFC (for video release)

March
27: USA - DVD release (Columbia/Tristar (06017))

May
21: UK - rental video release (Columbia Tristar (CVT29077)); DVD release (Columbia Tristar (CDR29077))
31: Germany - DVD release (Columbia/Tristar)

POSTER TAGS

Get some action

Charlie's Angels: The Movie - working title
Charlie et ses drôles de dames - French title
3 Engel für Charlie - German title

SEE ALSO
Batman (1989)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Gojira tai Mosura (1992)
The Matrix (1999)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Octopussy (1983)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
The Shining (1980)
Shrek (2001)

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Final Fantasy VIII (1999)

MAGAZINES

Empire no.111 (September 1998) p.11 (UK)
note

Total Film no.35 (December 1999) p.44 (UK)
illustrated pre-production notes

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

technology; voice recognition; computer software; revenge; retinal scans; helicopters; martial arts; boats; dancing; motor racing; scientists