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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Paul W.S. Anderson (screenplay)
Paul W.S. Anderson (screen story)
Robert Thom (1975 screenplay Death Race 2000) ...
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Paul W.S. Anderson (screen story)
Robert Thom (1975 screenplay Death Race 2000) ...
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Release Date:
22 August 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Get ready for a killer ride. See more »
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Not Bad At All!
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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 |
| Frederick Koehler | ... | Lists (as Fred Koehler) |
 | 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 |
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Rated R for strong violence and language.
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Runtime:
USA:111 min (unrated version) | 98 min (theatrical version)
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USA:R (certificate #44430) | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Japan:PG-12 | Sweden:15 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Germany:18 | France:U | Argentina:16 | Iceland:16
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Jason Statham's character, Frankenstein, drives a 2006 Ford Mustang GT, outfitted with a Roush supercharged 5.4L 3V Ford V8 Engine. "Frankenstein's Monster" is armed with 2 mounted mini-guns that shoot 3,000 rounds (of real bullets) per minute, flamethrowers and napalm.See more »
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Continuity: Throughout the Stage 2 part of the race, Hennessey is shown to be wearing a black turtle neck and grey jacket. Yet when the dreadnought crashes, the reaction shot of her has her wearing a black jacket over a blue collared shirt.See more »
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Featured in "Film '72: Episode dated 23 September 2008" (2008)See more »
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Click ClackSee more »
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Definitely better than the ridiculous "Righteous Kill", that we had the doubtful honor to view today also, at the same press screening, here in Bucharest, Romania.
"Death Race" is a honest to God action movie, without any bigger-than-life pretensions. The script follows correctly an old tested and tried recipe, everything is at its place, and although you can easily plot out the whole course since the beginning, somewhat even this sounds good - you simply have the guilty pleasure of savoring again a story that you know from dozens of other movies.
The influences from the racing video games are explicit, and well mastered - me, I fully felt as while playing "Death Rally". Even certain aerial shots are obvious quotes from the computer game imagery. The narrative is nervous and thrilling, the effects professional, the violence degree precisely balanced. Maybe the main virtue of the movie is the cinematography, with admirable chromatic and plastic values. All in all, what it promises, it delivers: a cheap show, well done.