Death Race (2008)

Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.

Director:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Writers:

Paul W.S. Anderson (screenplay), Paul W.S. Anderson (screen story),

Stars:

Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Statham	...	Jensen Ames
Joan Allen	...	Hennessey
Ian McShane	...	Coach
Tyrese Gibson	...	Machine Gun Joe
Natalie Martinez	...	Case
Max Ryan	...	Pachenko
Jason Clarke	...	Ulrich
Fred Koehler	...	Lists
Jacob Vargas	...	Gunner
Justin Mader	...	Travis Colt
Robert LaSardo	...	Grimm
Robin Shou	...	14K
Benz Antoine	...	Joe's Navigator
Danny Blanco Hall	...	Joe's Navigator
Christian Paul	...	Joe's Navigator

Storyline

In 2012, amid economic chaos and high unemployment, Americans watch by the millions as criminals with life sentences race armored cars on Terminal Island. Two-thirds of the combatants die but the winner may earn his freedom. On the day he loses his job, steelworker Jensen Ames is arrested for his wife's murder. Sent to Terminal Island, he's offered an out by the steely and manipulative Warden Hennessey - race as the popular mask-wearing (but now dead) champion, Frankenstein, or rot in prison. Jensen makes the bargain. As the three-stage race approaches, he realizes that the whole thing may be a set up - can an anonymous man behind a mask get revenge and win his release?

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Plot Keywords:

car | warden | armored car | murder | tattoo | 

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Taglines:

This Friday, may the best man live.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Germany UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Death Race 3000

Filming Locations:

Cité du Cinéma, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£683,038 (UK) (26 September 2008)

Gross:

£1,920,818 (UK) (10 October 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Cruise/Wagner Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 111 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

That's a real scar on Natalie Martinez's face, the result of a childhood accident.

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Goofs

When Pachenko flips his car after hitting the steel support you can see that the car has 3 Racing tires and 1 regular as well as the rig used to set it up but in the shot after the car returns to 4 racing slicks.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Case: [while being shot at during Death Race] Damn it!

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, the line "Okay cocksucker. Fuck with me, and we'll see who shits on the sidewalk" is heard again.

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Connections

Referenced in Face Off: Alice in Zombieland (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Maybe Tomorrow"
Written by Stuart Cable, Kelly Jones, Richard Jones
Performed by Stereophonics
Courtesy of V2 Music Limited
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

hot women and fast cars, death race is a man's movie

I just saw this film last night at a premier in Portland Oregon.Im not gonna give away any of the story because there isn't much of one which is fine in this case. Explolsions and murder and hot women plus Jason statham equals good movie. I went into this film expecting it to be disaster,and i say this only because I'm anonymous... it was good. Plenty of wow moments to cringe at and not just me but the whole audience. The driving does get a little repetitive but kudos to the director Paul w.s. Anderson for mixing it up. Plus it is a revenge story which everyone loves. BOTTOM LINE if you want to be entertained and don't mind a some violence see it it is worth the price of admission.