Bryan Taylor stated on the How Did This Get Made podcast, that Nicolas Cage was approached to play Chev Chelios. However, he was unable to accept the role due to scheduling conflicts. See more

When an external shot of the taxi cab is taken during the "Achy Breaky Heart" scene, you can see the shadow of the camera person on the street. See more

Crazy Credits

At the very end of the credits, we see "Crank" as if it was a retro video game. Chev shoots two henchmen, then he takes a needle containing drugs and goes into RAMPAGE mode and runs fast. He runs into another henchman who injects him with "The Bejing Cocktail", the camera zooms in on Chev's heart which explodes and blood splatters on the screen. And the words "Game Over" appears on the screen. See more