''Charlie's Angels'' is a 2000 American spy

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directed by McG in his feature film directorial debut, and written by Ryan Rowe,

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, and

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. It is the first film in the ''Charlie's Angels'' trilogy, a continuation of the television series of the same name created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts. Unlike the original series, the film features more comic elements. The movie stars

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, and

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as three women working in a private detective agency in

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reprised his role as the unseen Charlie's voice from the original series.

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also stars as John Bosley, replacing David Doyle, who played the role in the original series. It also stars

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and

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while

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, Luke Wilson and Tom Green appear in supporting roles. The film was released on November 3, 2000, in the United States by

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under its

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label, and grossed $264.1 million worldwide. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

Natalie Cook, Dylan Sanders, and Alex Munday are the "Angels", three women who work as

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s together for unseen millionaire Charlie Townsend. Charlie uses speakers in his offices to communicate with the Angels, and his assistant Bosley works with them directly when needed. Charlie assigns the Angels to find Eric Knox, a software genius who created a revolutionary voice-recognition system and heads his own company, Knox Enterprises. He is believed to have been kidnapped by Roger Corwin, who runs the communications-satellite company Redstar. The Angels infiltrate a party held by Corwin, spotting a suspicious-looking man that they had previously seen from surveillance videos of Knox's kidnapping. Dubbing him the "Thin Man", the Angels chase him down and fight him; he gets away, but the Angels find Knox, safely tied up nearby. After the Angels reunite Knox with his business partner Vivian Wood, Charlie explains that they must determine whether the Thin Man has stolen Knox's voice-recognition software. The Angels infiltrate Redstar headquarters, fool the security system, and plant a device in the central computer to enable them to explore it remotely. They retire for the night after giving Bosley the laptop computer that communicates with the Redstar computer. Dylan takes up Knox's offer to spend the night with him, and they end up having sex. Afterwards, he betrays her; simultaneously, attacks are made on Natalie and Alex, Bosley is captured by Vivian, and Corwin is murdered by the Thin Man. Knox tells Dylan his kidnapping was faked to get the Angels to help him access the Redstar satellite network. He plans to use it along with his voice recognition software to find and kill Charlie, who Knox asserts killed his father in the

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. Dylan escapes and reunites with Natalie and Alex, who also survived their attacks. They approach Charlie's office just as the building explodes. They find a radio receiver that Bosley is able to communicate through via a tooth implanted radio transmitter. He provides enough information of where he is being held captive to allow Natalie to deduce his location, an abandoned lighthouse. With help from Dylan's friend Chad, the Angels stealthily approach by boat. Upon finding Knox, Dylan is captured by his henchmen, tied up and gagged. The Angels are too late to stop Knox from determining Charlie's location, though they rescue Bosley while Dylan fights off her captors. They come together to defeat Vivian, the Thin Man, and other assorted henchmen, but Knox blows up the lighthouse and flies off in an attack helicopter towards Charlie's house. Bosley helps the Angels board it, where Alex reprograms the missile to have it shoot backwards; blowing up the helicopter and killing Knox while the Angels land safely. Seeing the opportunity to finally meet Charlie in person, the Angels enter the nearby beach house that Knox had targeted, but he has already left. He remotely congratulates them on a job well done through another speaker, and treats them and Bosley to a vacation. Charlie also tells them that Knox's father was an undercover double agent; he was discovered and killed by the enemy, but not by him. When he speaks to the Angels by telephone on the beach, they ask if they could ever meet him in person. Dylan suspects she sees him nearby talking into a cell phone, but does not tell the group; opting to raise a toast to Charlie instead. Bosley playfully douses the Angels with his drink, and they chase him towards the ocean. From afar, a silhouetted Charlie watches them and walks off.

Cast

as Natalie Cook *

as Dylan Sanders *

as Alex Munday *

as John Bosley *

as Eric Knox *

as Vivian Wood *

as the Thin Man, a mysterious assassin *

as Jason Gibbons, Alex's boyfriend * Luke Wilson as Pete Kominsky, Natalie's love interest *

as Roger Corwin, head of communications-satellite company Redstar *

as the voice of Charles "Charlie" Townsend, the owner of the Townsend agency * Tom Green as Chad, a lovesick fisherman whom Dylan is dating *

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as Mr. Jones, Dylan's secret identity in the first scene *

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as Doris, a secretary at Redstar * Sean Whalen as Pasqual, a terrorist * Karen McDougal as Roger Corwin's girlfriend

Production

In June 1998, it was reported that ''

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'' was one of a number of Aaron Spelling produced television series in development for a feature film adaptation. The following July, it was reported the project was being developed at

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. In February 1999, it was reported

was set to star in as well as produce ''Charlie's Angels'' through her company Flower Films. In April of that year,

was announced to have joined the film as a co-lead. By October,

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was reportedly close to signing a deal as the third lead, but later that same month dropped out reportedly due to scheduling problems. According to Newton, she was the original choice for Alex Munday, but declined as she did not want to be "objectified" or play racial stereotypes. The role ultimately went to Lucy Liu. McG would later say that Bill Murray headbutted him while filming. Murray would later deny this, calling it "bullshit". Other actresses who were considered for the role of Alex include

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, and

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. R&B Singer and actress

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was also considered for the role of Alex, but was deemed too young at the time, while actress Nia Long, was deemed "too old" looking.

Reception

Box office

The film opened on November 3, 2000, earning $13.7 million in its opening day, debuting at the top of the box office. For its first weekend, the film grossed $40.1 million, dethroning ''

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'', which had stayed at number-one for four weeks. Eventually, ''Charlie's Angels'' grossed a total of $125,305,545 domestically. Against a budget of $93 million, ''Charlie's Angels'' grossed $125.3 million in North America and $148.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $264.1 million, making it the 12th highest-grossing film of 2000.

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On

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, the film has a 68% approval rating based on 146 reviews, with an average rating of 6.20/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Mixing tongue-in-cheek cheesecake with glossy action set pieces, ''Charlie's Angels'' is slick and reasonably fun despite its lack of originality". On

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, which assigns a weighted average score, it has a score of 52 out of 100 based on reviews from 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. David Edelstein for ''Slate'', wrote, despite expecting to hate the film, he found he loved it, calling it "a charming, hyper-energetic, and wittily self-aware action comedy about gorgeous girls".

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of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B grade, with particular praise for Cameron Diaz's performance, saying "not just an Angel – that's a star".

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of ''

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'' called the film a "guilty pleasure" and praised the wire work and fight choreography of Cheung-Yan Yuen. Travers was critical of the thin plot but said it is "the film's quirky sense of mischief, which sets it apart" from lesser television to film adaptations. Desson Howe of ''

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'' said "the gals are fab. And so's the movie". He expressed mild disappointment at the men, commenting that Murray is funnier than the role written for him, and that even though Tom Green "does his weirdest best" he is only mildly amusing. In '' Variety'',

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wrote of Diaz' performance, "Rarely has a performer conveyed the impression of being so happy to be in a particular movie."

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of the ''

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'' called it "a movie without a brain. ''Charlie's Angels'' is like the trailer for a video game movie, lacking only the video game, and the movie" and gave it half a star out of a possible 4 stars. Manohla Dargis wrote: "Of course, it's terrible – but did it have to be this bad?" Mick LaSalle of the ''

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'' called it "an utter debacle" and said the film "makes the show look like the height of creativity, imagination and restraint". LaSalle blames director McG comparing the film to a trailer or music video. He was also critical of the deliberate decision to make the three women very similar, and says "the Angels' goofiness is a big disappointment, second only to the shocking ineptitude of McG".

Other responses

During the making of '' Blade II'',

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commented that while films like ''Charlie's Angels'' had helped to popularize the wire fu style of fighting choreography in Western films, they also served as a "nail in the coffin" and prompted many filmmakers to want to get back to more "hard-hitting" action."Production Workshop" documentary. ''Blade II'' DVD. Roadshow Entertainment, 2002. In his commentary: "The moment you see Cameron Diaz flying in the air, and you ''know'' that she is incapable of flying in the air and kicking five guys... you realize that it is done using wires. ..I mean, ''Charlie's Angels'' was great, but it fighting stylewas almost satirical".

Home media

''Charlie's Angels'' was released on both

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and

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on March 27, 2001 and on

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on August 3, 2010. A two-disc Superbit Deluxe DVD release premiered on May 27, 2003, coinciding with the release of its successor '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle''. It was then released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on October 22, 2019.

Soundtrack

''Charlie's Angels'' is the

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from the film of the same name. The album was released on October 24, 2000, by

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and Sony Music Soundtrax. ;Other songs are not included in the soundtrack * " All the Small Things" by

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* " Blind" by

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* " Live Wire" by

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* " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by

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* " Angel of the Morning" by

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* " Undercover Angel" by

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* "Zendeko Hachijo" by Zenshuji Zendeko * " Smack My Bitch Up" by

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* "Belly" by

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* "Leave You Far Behind" by Lunatic Calm * "Skullsplitter" by Hednoize * " Song 2" by Blur * "

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Year-end charts

Certifications

Sequels

A sequel called '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' released in 2003. Diaz, Barrymore and Liu reprised their roles, as did

as the voice of Charlie in his last film role. Following Murray's departure from the franchise, Bernie Mac joined the cast as Jimmy Bosley, John's adoptive brother, while

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had a major role, and Jaclyn Smith reprised her role as Kelly Garrett from the original television series. The franchise was confirmed for a third and fourth film, but in 2004, the ideas were cancelled. In 2015, Sony began development on a new ''

'' installment. Elizabeth Banks directed and produced the film with her producing partner and husband Max Handelman. Initially developed as a reboot of the franchise, the film is a continuation of the original TV series and the McG-directed 2000s films. The 2019 follow-up film starred Kristen Stewart,

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and Ella Balinska as the new generation of Angels. Banks and

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also starred as Charlie's assistants, known as Bosleys, while

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replaced Murray in the role of John Bosley. Jaclyn Smith reprised her role as Kelly Garrett for the second time for a

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. It was also the first installment to feature Robert Clotworthy as the voice of Charlie, replacing Forsythe following his death in 2010.

Accolades

References

External links

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