Character Relationship Map: Crank

Characters

• Chev (played by Jason Statham) — protagonist

  Adrenaline-dependent hitman fighting to survive a poisoned heart.

• Eve (played by Amy Smart) — protagonist

  Chev's devoted girlfriend who actively aids his survival mission.

• Verona (played by Jose Pablo Cantillo) — supporting

  Rival hitman who poisons Chev and usurps his territory.

• Kaylo (played by Efren Ramirez) — supporting

  Triad leader targeted by Chev in the opening mission.

• Don Kim (played by Keone Young) — supporting

  Mafia boss assassinated by Chev, triggering the main plot.

• Doc Miles (played by Dwight Yoakam) — supporting

  Underground physician who initially diagnoses Chev's condition.

• Carlito (played by Carlos Sanz) — supporting

  Crime boss who orders Chev's hit on Don Kim.

• Alex (played by Jay Xcala) — supporting

  Associate or rival in the criminal underworld.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Chev → Doc Miles (Professional Patient) — Doc Miles provides the medical diagnosis guiding Chev's actions.

  Chev calls Doc Miles after waking from the poisoning, and Miles explains that Chev must keep his adrenaline pumping to survive.

• Chev → Don Kim (Professional Assassin) — Chev's initial assignment creates the chain of betrayals.

  Chev is contracted by Carlito to kill Don Kim and apparently kills him during the opening mission.

• Chev → Carlito (Professional Contracted Hitman) — Carlito initially employs Chev as a criminal operative.

  Chev works as a hitman under Carlito's crime empire, and Carlito contracts him to kill Don Kim.

• Verona → Alex (Family Brother) — Their sibling relationship is used to intensify Verona's retaliation.

  The plot explicitly describes Alex as Verona's brother, and Chev calls Verona after killing Alex.

• Chev → Eve (Romantic Girlfriend) — Eve is Chev's devoted romantic partner and emotional anchor.

  The plot identifies Eve as Chev's girlfriend, and Chev has public sex with her while trying to maintain his adrenaline. He also tells her he planned t...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Verona → Eve (Conflict Kidnapper) — Verona attacks Chev through his relationship with Eve.

  After receiving proof of Alex's death, Verona sends goons to kidnap Eve as revenge.

• Carlito → Kaylo (Conflict Kidnapper) — Carlito uses Kaylo as a controlled channel for a trap.

  Kaylo is kidnapped by Carlito's men and forced to call Chev about Verona's supposed location.

• Chev → Kaylo (Narrative Informant) — Kaylo supplies intelligence that advances Chev's pursuit.

  Chev uses Kaylo, described as a street-smart informant, to locate Alex and later Verona.

• Carlito → Don Kim (Conflict Business Rival) — Don Kim represents a competing criminal power.

  Carlito orders Chev to kill Don Kim because Triad members are encroaching on Carlito's business.

• Carlito → Verona (Alliance Conspirator) — Carlito and Verona cooperate in a planned replacement and cover-up.

  Verona conspires with Carlito against Chev, agreeing to kill him and take his place as Carlito's newly hired gun.

• Chev → Alex (Conflict Killer) — Alex is an early casualty of Chev's revenge campaign.

  Chev finds Alex at a restaurant, unsuccessfully interrogates him, dismembers his hand, and kills him.

• Chev → Verona (Conflict Arch Enemy) — Their escalating vendetta drives the central survival plot.

  Verona arranges for Chev to be poisoned with the Beijing Cocktail, and Chev spends the film seeking him for revenge.

Story Analysis

A poisoned hitman races through Los Angeles, using danger and adrenaline to survive long enough to destroy the people who betrayed him.

Plot Progression

1. A Poisoned Contract — Chev completes Carlito's assignment against Don Kim, then becomes the victim of a conspiracy. Verona and Alex poison him with the Beijing Cocktail while he sleeps.
2. Adrenaline Against Death — Doc Miles explains that Chev must keep his adrenaline flowing or die. Chev turns violence, reckless movement, drugs, and intimacy with Eve into temporary survival tactics.
3. Revenge Takes Shape — Carlito confirms his conspiracy with Verona, while Kaylo helps Chev locate Alex. Chev kills Alex and then races to protect Eve from Verona's retaliation.
4. The Trap Tightens — Carlito's men use Kaylo to lure Chev to a Korean sweatshop, where Chev discovers Kaylo's corpse and fights his way out with Eve. Miles then confirms that no cure is available.
5. Helicopter Reckoning — Chev confronts Verona and Carlito on a hotel rooftop, aided unexpectedly by the surviving Don Kim. After Verona betrays and kills Carlito, Chev pursues Verona into a final aerial fight.