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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   9,245 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ib Melchior (story)
Robert Thom (writer) ...
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Release Date:
27 April 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
In The Year 2000 Hit And Run Driving Is No Longer A Felony. It's The National Sport! more
Plot:
A champion of a brutal cross-country car race of the future where pedestrians are run down for points... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(66 articles)
Death Race 2 Is Happening
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User Comments:
I think that "Death Race 2000" is a fine little cult film. more (116 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

David Carradine ... Frankenstein
Simone Griffeth ... Annie Smith

Sylvester Stallone ... Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
Mary Woronov ... Calamity Jane
Roberta Collins ... Matilda the Hun

Martin Kove ... Nero the Hero
Louisa Moritz ... Myra
Don Steele ... Junior Bruce (as The Real Don Steele)
Joyce Jameson ... Grace Pander
Carle Bensen ... Harold
Sandy McCallum ... Mr. President
Paul Laurence ... Special agent
Harriet Medin ... Thomasina Paine
Vince Trankina ... Lt. Fury
Bill Morey ... Deacon
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:84 min | Argentina:84 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Netherlands:18 (original rating) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Netherlands:16 (re-rating) | France:-16 | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Finland:K-18 | Germany:16 (2002) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | UK:X (original rating) | Norway:18 (DVD release) (2003) (uncut version) | Norway:16 (video) (1988) (heavily cut) | Norway:(Banned) (1976-2003) (cinema release) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2002)

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Trivia:
The racetrack used for the opening track and grandstand scenes is the Ontario Motor Speedway near Los Angeles. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Cameraman and camera visible in reflection of trumpet in opening shot. more
Quotes:
Junior: All right, all right, and yes-sirree! A clean hit! A perfect hit! And no pain for the target. Too bad the guy was only thirty-eight; just two years older, he'd have been worth three times the points. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Satan's Little Helper (2004) more

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37 out of 40 people found the following comment useful.
I think that "Death Race 2000" is a fine little cult film., 24 January 2004
7/10
Author: Scott LeBrun from Winnipeg, Canada

In this mid-1970's version of the year 2000, the favorite national sport is a no-holds-barred, violent cross-country road race in which the points are scored when pedestrians are run down. Fan favorite Frankenstein (David Carradine) is the "dark hero" and his chief competitor is the ill-tempered Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone).

"Death Race 2000" delivers some solid B-movie entertainment, with amusing performances, cool cars, a quick pace, and a heavy dose of dark humor. It is probably one of the best (certainly the most profitable) of the many B-pictures that the legendary Roger Corman produced throughout the 1970's and 1980's. It moves along well enough to clock in at a reasonable running time of about 80 minutes.

Followed by the sequel "Deathsport" in 1978.

7/10

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