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Death Race 2000

  • 19751975
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  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Sylvester Stallone, David Carradine, and Simone Griffeth in Death Race 2000 (1975)
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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 kill's brutality.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 kill's brutality.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 kill's brutality.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
28K
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  • Director
    • Paul Bartel
  • Writers
    • Robert Thom(screenplay)
    • Charles B. Griffith(screenplay)
    • Ib Melchior(story The Racer)
  • Stars
    • David Carradine
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Simone Griffeth
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  • Director
    • Paul Bartel
  • Writers
    • Robert Thom(screenplay)
    • Charles B. Griffith(screenplay)
    • Ib Melchior(story The Racer)
  • Stars
    • David Carradine
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Simone Griffeth
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 177User reviews
    • 127Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Frankensteinas Frankenstein
    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Machine Gun Joe Viterboas Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
    Simone Griffeth
    Simone Griffeth
    • Annie Smithas Annie Smith
    Mary Woronov
    Mary Woronov
    • Calamity Janeas Calamity Jane
    Roberta Collins
    Roberta Collins
    • Matilda the Hunas Matilda the Hun
    Martin Kove
    Martin Kove
    • Nero the Heroas Nero the Hero
    Louisa Moritz
    Louisa Moritz
    • Myraas Myra
    Don Steele
    Don Steele
    • Junior Bruceas Junior Bruce
    • (as The Real Don Steele)
    Joyce Jameson
    Joyce Jameson
    • Grace Panderas Grace Pander
    Carle Bensen
    • Haroldas Harold
    Sandy McCallum
    • Mr. Presidentas Mr. President
    Paul L. Ehrmann
    Paul L. Ehrmann
    • Special Agentas Special Agent
    • (as Paul Laurence)
    Harriet Medin
    Harriet Medin
    • Thomasina Paineas Thomasina Paine
    Vince Trankina
    • Lt. Furyas Lt. Fury
    Bill Morey
    Bill Morey
    • Deaconas Deacon
    Fred Grandy
    Fred Grandy
    • Herman the Germanas Herman the German
    William Shephard
    • Peteas Pete
    Leslie McRay
    Leslie McRay
    • Cleopatraas Cleopatra
    • Director
      • Paul Bartel
    • Writers
      • Robert Thom(screenplay)
      • Charles B. Griffith(screenplay)
      • Ib Melchior(story The Racer)
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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 (1972) 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."
    • Goofs
      The racers are shown driving through mountainous terrain even when they are supposed to be in parts of the country such as New Jersey and Missouri that don't have any mountains of this type.
    • Quotes

      Joe: You know Myra, some people might think you're cute. But me, I think you're one very large baked potato.

    • Alternate versions
      The original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to remove a head crushing scene and to edit shots of blood spurts from the car killings and a man's groin being stabbed with Joe's bayonet. All later releases were uncut.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

    User reviews177

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    A Parody of a Parody...
    Death Race parodies so many things it's hard to know where to begin. America-centrism (the government blame the French for everything), professional sports, pro wrestling (the drivers are badly acted "theme" types), Big Brother, and just about everything else you could name. At the same time it panders to the blood lust of the audience with cartoon violence. Sylvester Stallone is hilarious as a driver with the mannerisms of a 30's gangster, practicing on his accent for the Rocky movies. A must -see.
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    • Sep 14, 1998

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    • Release date
      • November 28, 1975 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Brazilian Sign Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Frankensteins Todesrennen
    • Filming locations
      • Golden State Highway, Angeles National Forest, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New World Pictures
      • Columbia Associates
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $300,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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