Death Race 2 (2010)

Explores the origins of the first "Frankenstein" car driver, Carl "Luke" Lucas, who died in a race at the beginning of the first film.

Director:

Roel Reiné

Writers:

Paul W.S. Anderson (characters and story), Tony Giglio (screenplay)

Stars:

Luke Goss, Lauren Cohan, Sean Bean

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Goss	...	Carl 'Luke' Lucas
Lauren Cohan	...	September Jones
Sean Bean	...	Markus Kane
Ving Rhames	...	Weyland
Tanit Phoenix	...	Katrina Banks
Patrick Lyster	...	Warden Medford Parks
Deobia Oparei	...	Big Bill
Fred Koehler	...	Lists
Robin Shou	...	14K
Danny Trejo	...	Goldberg
Joe Vaz	...	Rocco
Danny Keogh	...	Dr. Klein
Henie Bosman	...	Xander Grady
Warrick Grier	...	Calin
Sean Higgs	...	Hillbilly Con

Storyline

Explores the origins of the first "Frankenstein" car driver, Carl "Luke" Lucas, who died in a race at the beginning of the first film.

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Plot Keywords:

race | swastika tattoo | hand to hand combat | head crushing | pit crew | 

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Taglines:

3 Days. 10 Killers, 20,000 Rounds of Ammo.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal violence, pervasive language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

South Africa Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 December 2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

Corrida Mortal 2

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Moonlighting Films, Universal Pictures Productions GmbH, CC Capital Arts Entertainment SRL

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Due to Marcus Kane watching death race 2000 on TV this shows how unoriginal in the death race universe the idea actually is.

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Goofs

After the fight between Lucas and Big Bill, at the end of the riot, Lucas points a flame thrower at Big Bill then "kicks' him in the face to knock him out, which obviously misses Bill by at least 12 inches. Lucas then drops to his knees and puts his hands behind his head in surrender to the guards. As he does this, directly behind him are two prisoners fighting; one of them reacts to punches far wide of the mark as well.

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Quotes

Weyland: If a prisoner wins five races, he wins his freedom.

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Connections

Followed by Death Race: Inferno (2012)

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Soundtracks

Purple Haze
Performed by Groove Armada
Written by Melvin Adams (as Melvin E. Adams), Andrew Cato (as Andy Cato),
Tom Findlay (as Thomas Charles Findlay), William Hughes (as William Rahaan Hughes),
, Francis Rossi (as Francis Dominic Michael Rossi), Brian K. Scott, Ron Clutch (as Ronald C. Wilson),
, Wallace Whigfield Wilson and Robert Keith Young
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC

User Reviews

Surprisingly decent for a straight-to-video sequel

DEATH RACE 2 is a surprisingly entertaining little straight-to-video sequel to the Jason Statham starrer, itself a remake of a Roger Corman cult classic of the 1970s. I'd even go so far as to say this is as much fun as the first film, although it has only a fraction of the budget and only one returning cast member, as far as I can tell. For DEATH RACE 2 captives the vibrant, adrenaline-fuelled spirit of the first film and Dutch director Roel Reine, himself a veteran of a dozen B-movies, proves to be a better director than Paul W. S. Anderson.

To be sure, this is far from a great film and it falls down particularly in regard to the actors, all of whom are ill-serviced by their parts. Luke Goss is nothing more than a dome-headed dunderhead, an obvious stand-in for Statham but one that lacks that actor's trademark intensity and scowl. Lauren Cohan fares little better as an overly-obvious arrogant journalist type, while Danny Trejo has virtually nothing to do in the stock role of car mechanic. The two big names present in the cast, Sean Bean and Ving Rhames, are particularly wasted, given roles which require them to sit around and do absolutely nothing else. Each has about five minutes screen time tops.

Still, the screenplay is packed with violent incident, which is always good, and I like the way the smaller budget is disguised by having combatant vs. combatant fights early on instead of car chases. There's only one real chase here, towards the end, which is pretty decent, although I could have done without the laborious twist in which it turns out that…well, you'll have to watch it for yourself to find out. Even with the many detractions, DEATH RACE 2 is a B-movie done right, with all of the high-octane action you could hope for.