Charlie's Angels (franchise)
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| Original work | Charlie's Angels (1976–1981) |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Years | 1976–present |
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| Comics | Charlie's Angels |
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| Web series | Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures |
| Games | |
| Traditional | The Charlie's Angels Game |
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Charlie's Angels is an American media franchise created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which began with the original 1976 television series of the same name.
The franchise follow the adventures of the Angels, a team of women working for the Townsend Agency, a private detective agency, under the leadership of Charlie Townsend, their unseen boss.
The original television series enjoyed huge popularity with audiences and was a top ten hit in the Nielsen ratings for its first two seasons. It continues to have a 1970s American cult and pop culture following through syndication and DVD releases.[1][2] A numerous variety of merchandise were produced, including dolls, a toy line, board games, beauty products, several sets of trading cards and a comic book series by Dynamite Entertainment.[3][4]
A film series was launched in 2000. Taking place after the events of the original series, the film series is a continuation of the story with later generations of Angels. The films receive mixed reviews from critics and have grossed a total of $580 million, against a combined budget of $261 million.
The franchise was rebooted in 2011 with a television series of the same name which was canceled after seven episodes.[5] Following the cancellation, a third movie was produced which restored the original timeline of the franchise.[6]
Television
Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
A wealthy mystery man named Charlie runs a detective agency via a speakerphone and his personal assistant, John Bosley. His detectives are three beautiful women, who end up in a variety of difficult situations.
Charlie's Angels (2011)
Three different women get a chance to turn their lives around by teaming up with John Bosley to fight crime and work for the mysterious Charlie Townsend.
The series served as a reboot of the franchise and was cancelled after only one season with seven episodes.
Crossover
Note: The table below only accounts for full crossover events, single guest appearances are not included.
With other series
| Crossover between | Episode | Type | Actors crossing over | Date aired | |
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| Series A | Series B | ||||
| Charlie's Angels | Vegas | "Angels in Vegas" (Parts 1 & 2) (Charlie's Angels 3.01 & 3.02) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Robert Urich | September 13, 1978 |
| When violent and suspicious deaths strike his closest friends, a casino boss hires the Angels to go undercover at the Tropicana Casino in Las Vegas. The Angels must discover the culprit behind the series of mysterious murders before it's too late. The character Dan Tanna (played by Robert Urich) from the detective series Vegas appeared in the episode "Angels in Vegas" a week before the Vegas season one debut. The crossover was simply used to reintroduce the Dan Tanna character and to promote Vegas as an ongoing series.[7] | |||||
| Charlie's Angels | The Love Boat | "Love Boat Angels" (Parts 1 & 2) (Charlie's Angels 4.01 & 4.02) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy, Ted Lange and Lauren Tewes | September 12, 1979 |
| Tiffany Welles joins the Townsend Agency after Sabrina Duncan has quit to get married and start a family. Charlie tells his girls to take a cruise on the Pacific Princess to catch art thief Paul Hollister. Kris offers to get close to their target, but soon begins to feel an attraction to him. The characters of the series The Love Boat, are guest starred in a two-hour season premiere of season 4. It is also the debut appearance of Shelley Hack as Tiffany Welles. | |||||
Films
Launched in 2000, the film series is a continuation of the original television series story.
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
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| Charlie's Angels | November 3, 2000 | McG | Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon and John August | Drew Barrymore, Leonard Goldberg and Nancy Juvonen | |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | June 27, 2003 | John August, Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley | John August | ||
| Charlie's Angels | November 15, 2019 | Elizabeth Banks | Evan Spiliotopoulos and David Auburn |
Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Elizabeth Cantillon and Doug Belgrad | |
Charlie's Angels (2000)
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are the masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts. When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed it makes the Angels targets for assassination.
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
The Angels investigate a series of murders which occur after the theft of a witness protection profile database.
Charlie's Angels (2019)
When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, the Angels are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all.
Web series
Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures (2003)
Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures is an animated prequel web series consisting of six episodes. The series follows the Angels on a mission to find U.S. Marshal Ray Carter. Carter was kidnapped, and taken to and incarcerated in Mongolia, leading to the events of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.[8]
Cast and crew
Principal cast
Key
- A V indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
- A Y indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.
- A C indicates a cameo appearance.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
| Characters | Original television series | Original film series | Reboot television series | Web series | Video game | ||
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| Charlie's Angels | Charlie's Angels | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |
Charlie's Angels | Charlie's Angels | Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures |
Charlie's Angels | |
| 1976 – 1981 | 2000 | 2003 | 2019 | 2011 | 2003 | ||
| The Angels | |||||||
| Sabrina Duncan | Kate Jackson | Photograph | Photograph | ||||
| Jill Munroe | Farrah Fawcett | ||||||
| Kelly Garrett | Jaclyn Smith | Photograph | Jaclyn SmithC | ||||
| Kris Munroe | Cheryl Ladd | Photograph | |||||
| Tiffany Welles | Shelley Hack | ||||||
| Julie Rogers | Tanya Roberts | Photograph | |||||
| Natalie Cook | Cameron Diaz | Photograph | Silent | Cameron Diaz | |||
| Dylan Sanders / Helen Zaas |
Drew Barrymore | Drew Barrymore | |||||
| Alexandra "Alex" Munday | Lucy Liu | Lucy Liu | |||||
| Sabina Wilson | Kristen Stewart | ||||||
| Elena Houghlin | Naomi Scott | ||||||
| Jane Kano | Ella Balinska | ||||||
| Ingrid | Hannah Hoekstra | ||||||
| Angels | Hailee SteinfeldC | ||||||
| Lili ReinhartC | |||||||
| Aly RaismanC | |||||||
| Chloe KimC | |||||||
| Huda KattanC | |||||||
| Fight Instructor | Ronda RouseyC | ||||||
| Driving Instructor | Danica PatrickC | ||||||
| Bomb Instructor | Laverne CoxC | ||||||
| Kate Prince | Annie Ilonzeh | ||||||
| Abigail "Abby" Simpson | Rachael Taylor | ||||||
| Eve French | Minka Kelly Taylor BlackwellY |
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| Gloria Martinez | Nadine Velazquez Anahi ArticaY |
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| Townsend Agency | |||||||
| Charles "Charlie" Townsend | John ForsytheV | Robert ClotworthyV | Victor GarberV | John ForsytheV | Allan Wenger | ||
| John Bosley | David Doyle | Bill Murray | Bill Murray (photograph) |
Patrick Stewart | Ramon Rodriguez | ||
| Jimmy Bosley | Bernie Mac | Thomas M. Pollard | |||||
| Rebekah "Bosley" | Elizabeth Banks | ||||||
| Edgar "Bosley" Dessange | Djimon Hounsou | ||||||
| The Saint | Luis Gerardo Mendez | ||||||
| New York Bosley | Michael StrahanC | ||||||
| The Cast | |||||||
| Thin Man / Anthony | Crispin Glover | Crispin Glover Zack ShadaY |
Silent | ||||
| Jason Gibbons | Matt LeBlanc | ||||||
| Peter Kominsky | Luke Wilson | ||||||
| Eric Knox / John McAdam | Sam Rockwell | ||||||
| Roger Corwin | Tim Curry | ||||||
| Vivian Wood | Kelly Lynch | ||||||
| Madison Lee | Demi Moore | ||||||
| Seamus O'Grady | Justin Theroux | ||||||
| Marshal Ray Carter | Robert Patrick | Silent | |||||
| Alexander Brock | Sam Claflin | ||||||
| Langston | Noah Centineo | ||||||
| Hodak | Jonathan Tucker | ||||||
| Victor Simpson | John Terry | ||||||
| Ray Goodson | Isaiah Mustafa | ||||||
Additional crew
| Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
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| Composer(s) | Cinematographer | Editor(s) | Executive producer(s) | Production companies |
Distributing companies |
Running time | |
| Charlie's Angels (2000) | Edward Shearmur | Russell Carpenter | Wayne Wahrman & Peter Teschner | Joseph M. Caracciolo, Betty Thomas & Jenno Topping |
Columbia Pictures, Leonard Goldberg Productions, Flower Films (II), Tall Trees Productions |
Columbia Pictures | 98 minutes |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Wayne Wahrman | Patrick Crowley & Jenno Topping | Columbia Pictures, Leonard Goldberg Productions, Flower Films (II), Tall Trees Productions, Wonderland Sound and Vision |
106 minutes | |||
| Charlie's Angels (2019) | Brian Tyler | Bill Pope | Mary Jo Markey & Alan Baumgarten | Matthew Hirsch, Leonard Goldberg, Drew Barrymore & Nancy Juvonen |
Columbia Pictures, Perfect World Pictures, 2.0 Entertainment, Brownstone Productions (II), Cantillon Company |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 119 minutes |
Reception
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Box office gross | Budget | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories |
Worldwide | ||||
| Charlie's Angels (2000) | November 3, 2000 | $125,305,545 | $138,800,000 | $264,105,545 | $93 million | [9] |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |
June 27, 2003 | $100,830,111 | $158,345,677 | $259,175,788 | $120 million | [10] |
| Charlie's Angels (2019) | November 15, 2019 | $17,680,974 | $39,524,593 | $57,205,567 | $48-55 million | [11][12] |
| Total | $243,816,630 | $336,670,270 | $580,486,900 | $261-268 million | [13] | |
Critical and public response
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie's Angels (2000) | 68% (145 reviews)[14] | 52 (34 reviews)[15] | A-[16] |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | 42% (185 reviews)[17] | 48 (39 reviews)[18] | B+[16] |
| Charlie's Angels (2019) | 52% (203 reviews)[19] | 52 (40 reviews)[20] | B+[16] |
Other media and merchandising
Collectible items
During the original series' run, Hasbro Industries produced an extensive range of Charlie's Angels merchandise, which was distributed in the US, the UK, and other international markets.[21] A numerous variety of collectible items were produced, including two versions of dolls, boardgames, numerous posters, several sets of trading cards, notebooks, a lunchbox and thermos set, a Charlie's Angels toy van, children's beauty products and even record albums. Author Sherrie A. Inness, in the text 'Disco Divas: Women and Popular Culture in the 1970s' writes that "Charlie's Angels merchandise was big business, Hasbro Industries spent over $2.5 million to advertise its Charlie's Angels dolls".[22]
In the UK, as was common with many popular US programs of the era, a series of tie-in hardcover annuals were published by World International Publishing Ltd, containing stories, comics, photos, puzzles and features on the stars. There are four Charlie's Angels annuals in total.[23]
Although it was not connected to the show, a 1976 poster of Farrah Fawcett sporting a red bathing suit became the biggest selling poster in history with 20 million copies sold. This poster also helped the burgeoning popularity of the series. The red swimsuit that helped make Farrah Fawcett a 1970s icon became part of the Smithsonian’s collection in 2011.[24] The picture has been immortalized as a Black Label Barbie Collection doll and the legendary red bathing suit has been donated to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The designer of that swimsuit is Norma Kamali.[25]
Collectible card game
Video games
In July 2003, three Charlie's Angels games were released on three different gaming platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and the mobile phone. The versions released on the GameCube and PlayStation 2 were virtually the same and were both titled Charlie's Angels. The version released for the mobile phone was modified to fit the technical restrictions of the platform, and was titled Charlie's Angels: Road Cyclone. An online video game named Charlie's Angels: Angel X was also released in May 2003 by Sony Pictures Digital Networks. The three games are based on the first and second film in the series
In April 2008, Ojom announced a new Charlie's Angels mobile phone game entitled Charlie's Angels: Hellfire. The game was available on operator portals across Europe.
In August 2019, a game named Charlie's Angels: The Game was released on iOS and Android devices by Crazy Labs Games. The game is based on the third film in the series.
Comic books
Two British comic strip versions were produced. The first appeared in the Polystyle publication Target in April 1978, drawn by John Canning. Target was a sister title to the long-running TV Comic aimed at older children and featuring TV action and crime shows of the day. Proving unpopular, it folded in August and merged back into TV Comic where Canning's Angels strip continued until October 1979. The second strip was printed in Junior TV Times Look-in, debuting in November 1979 (as soon as Polystyle's deal expired), written by Angus Allan and drawn by Jim Baikie [26] and Bill Titcombe.
In June 2018, a six-issue limited comic book series based on the television series was launched by Dynamite Entertainment.[27] A crossover comic book series with Charlie's Angels and The Bionic Woman, was released on July 3, 2019.[28]
References
- ^ "When Aaron Spelling Ruled Television: An Oral History of Entertainment's Prolific, Populist Producer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels Turns 40: Jaclyn Smith Reflects on the 'Groundbreaking' Series That Had a $20,000 Per Episode Wardrobe Budget". PEOPLE.com.
- ^ Inness, Sherrie A (2003-01-13). Disco Divas: Women and Popular Culture in the 1970s. ISBN 978-0812218411.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels Comes To Comics in June with John Layman and Joe Eisma Embracing the '70s". Comicsbeat.com. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (October 14, 2011). "Goodbye girls! ABC Cancels 'Charlie's Angels'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ Shirley Li (April 12, 2019). "Charlie's Angels first look: See Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska in Elizabeth Banks' update". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels". Tv.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures". Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels series". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels (2000) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Cinemascore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels (2019) Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ McGoldrick, Anthony A (2013-03-10). TV Toys. ISBN 9780747813385.
- ^ Inness, Sherrie A (2003-01-13). Disco Divas: Women and Popular Culture in the 1970s. ISBN 978-0812218411.
- ^ http://www.museum.tv/eotv/charliesang.htm
- ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Farrah Fawcett's red swimsuit goes to Smithsonian". The Washington Times.
{{cite web}}: External link in|last= - ^ "Norma Kamali Wasn't a Fan of Farrah Fawcett's Iconic Red Swimsuit - and She Designed It!". PEOPLE.com.
- ^ "Jim Baikie". lambiek.net.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels Comes To Comics in June with John Layman and Joe Eisma Embracing the '70s". Comicsbeat.com. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ Graeme McMillan (April 17, 2019). "'Charlie's Angels/Bionic Woman' Team for Comic Book Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
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