Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.
Practical Effects
Real car destruction, no CGI cop-outs here
Stunts
Chaotic vehicle combat choreography
Production
Grimy industrial sets that feel lived-in
Director
Paul W. S. Anderson
Jason Statham
Jensen Ames
Joan Allen
Warden Hennessey
Ian McShane
Coach
Tyrese Gibson
Machine Gun Joe Mason
Natalie Martinez
Elizabeth Case
Max Ryan
Pachenko
Jason Clarke
Guard Ulrich
Frederick Koehler
Lists
Jacob Vargas
Gunner
Justin Mader
Travis Colt
Robert LaSardo
Hector Grimm
Robin Shou
14K
Benz Antoine
Joe's Navigator
Danny Blanco Hall
Joe's Navigator
Christian Paul
Joe's Navigator
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is actually a remake of 1975's 'Death Race 2000' starring David Carradine, which was more satirical and featured pedestrian killing for points.
Paul W.S. Anderson pitched this as 'The Running Man meets Mad Max' and essentially invented the 'fast food action' subgenre that dominated 2000s multiplexes.
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