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Death Race 2000 (1975) 6.2
In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kills brutality. Director:Paul Bartel |
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Annie Smith
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Calamity Jane
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Matilda the Hun
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Nero the Hero
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Myra
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Don Steele | ... |
Junior Bruce
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Grace Pander
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Carle Bensen | ... |
Harold
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Sandy McCallum | ... |
Mr. President
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Paul L. Ehrmann | ... |
Special Agent
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Harriet Medin | ... |
Thomasina Paine
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Vince Trankina | ... |
Lt. Fury
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Bill Morey | ... |
Deacon
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Plot Synopsis
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A champion of a brutal cross-country car race of the future where pedestrians are run down for points has a change of heart while being hounded by rivals and a conspiracy seeking to stop the race. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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In The Year 2000 Hit And Run Driving Is No Longer A Felony. It's The National Sport! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
27 April 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Frankensteins Todesrennen See more »Filming Locations:
Chet Holifield Federal Building - 24000 Avila Road, Laguna Niguel, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$300,000 (estimated)Gross:
SEK 1,122,493 (Sweden)Company Credits
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[first lines]
Deacon: O, great American multitude and sports fans everywhere, today we inaugurate the 20th Annual Trans-Continental Road Race. Today, the five bravest young men and women in this greatest of nations will risk their lives in the greatest sporting event since the day the Sparticus! Three days hence, a new American champion will be crowned for all the world to behold, in...
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Trivia
Explaining why he took the Frankenstein role, David Carradine says, "I started that picture two weeks after I walked off the 'Kung Fu' set, and that was essentially my image, the 'Kung Fu' character, and a lot of people still believe I'm that guy. The idea actually was: No. 1, if you walk off a television series, you better do a movie right away or you might never get to do one. And the second thing was to do something right away that would create the image of a monster to get rid of the image of that little Chinese guy that I'd been playing for four years. And, you know, it did kick-start my movie career." See more »Goofs
When the cars are lining up at the start of the race while being introduced by the announcer, the first car pulls in, and then the Nazi car pulls in to the left of the first one. Then, the next three racers are filmed pulling into the same slot to the immediate left of the Nazi car. See more »Quotes
[Opening; The United Provinces version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" is played at the fictional New York Memorial Raceway][first lines]
Deacon: O, great American multitude and sports fans everywhere, today we inaugurate the 20th Annual Trans-Continental Road Race. Today, the five bravest young men and women in this greatest of nations will risk their lives in the greatest sporting event since the day the Sparticus! Three days hence, a new American champion will be crowned for all the world to behold, in...
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'Death Race 2000', like 'Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls', 'The Omega Man', 'Repo Man' and 'Rock'n'Roll High School', is one of those dependable all time favourite trash classics that I watch regularly and never fail to get a smile out of. Anytime you're down just put 'Death Race 200' on and you're guaranteed to be cheered up! Directed by the late Paul Bartel ('Eating Raoul', 'Lust In The Dust')), co-produced by b-grade legend Roger Corman ('Bloody Mama', 'House Of Usher'), and co-written by Charles Griffith ('The Wild Angels', 'Little Shop Of Horrors'), this is simply one of the most enjoyable and entertaining exploitation movies of all time. The setting is the near future where a totalitarian regime keep the populace happy with a violent and extremely popular sport of hit and run car racing. The champion of the people is Frankenstein (David Carradine - 'Boxcar Bertha', 'Q') who has to race against a flamboyant group of rivals, led by his mortal enemy Machine-Gun Joe Viterbo (Sly Stallone!) who is intent on knocking him off the top. The other drivers include such cult figures as Mary Woronov ('Chopping Mall'), Roberta Collins ('Caged Heat'), Martin Kove ('The Karate Kid'), Leslie McRae ('Blood Orgy Of The She Devils') and Fred Grandy ('The Love Boat'). This is a rip roarin' non-stop action-packed black comedy that is an absolute hoot! I can't recommend this one highly enough. Essential viewing!