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 & story)

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 Copley	...	Katrina Banks (as Tanit Phoenix)
Patrick Lyster	...	Warden Medford Parks
Deobia Oparei	...	Big Bill
Frederick Koehler	...	Lists (as Fred Koehler)
Robin Shou	...	14K
Danny Trejo	...	Goldberg
Joe Vaz	...	Rocco
Danny Keogh	...	Dr. Klein
Hennie 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:

woman in a men's room | race | breasts | swastika tattoo | hand to hand combat | 

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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:

18 January 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Death Race II

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,Capital Arts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Apache's 1972 Buick Riviera "Boat Tail" data card lists the engine as a 430ci 'Nailhead'. The '72 Riv has a 455ci engine.

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Goofs

The race starts with 18 men being told it's first come first serve for nine cars, yet they already have shots of the drivers with the specific car they were lucky to get.

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Quotes

Weyland: You see that? That's a stupid bitch.

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Connections

Followed by Death Race: Inferno (2013)

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Soundtracks

Descent
Written by Klayton
Performed by Klayton
Courtesy of FiXT/Position Music

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.