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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Gore Movie Release: 1975 DVD Release: 02/23/1999 Format: DVD Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 18 mins Studio: New Concorde Members Wishing: 13 Genres: Science Fiction, Satire, Sci-Fi Action See Also: Death Race 2000, Death Race 2000 [Special Edition], Death Race 2000 [UMD for PSP]

Cult hero Paul Bartel directed this low-budget satire in which America's passion for cars, violence, and sporting events are finally brought together in one convenient package. In the not-so-distant future, the United States has become a totalitarian regime overseen by the charming but sinister Mr. President (Sandy McCallum), who, in order to satisfy the masses' need for entertainment (and to quench their thirst for violence), has created a new national sport -- the Death Race, a nationwide road rally in which the winner is not determined by who finishes first, but by who scores the most points along the way by running over hapless pedestrians. Aspiring champions Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone), Calamity Jane (Mary Woronov), Nero the Hero (Martin Kove), and Matilda the Hun (Roberta Collins) are all looking to take the top honors away from Frankenstein (David Carradine), a half-man/half-machine who has been built to be the best racer on Earth and can outrun and outkill anyone on the circuit. However, not everyone likes the Death Race, and revolutionary leader Thomasina Paine (Harriet Medin) wants to sabotage the event in the name of restoring democracy; her plan is to foil Frankenstein's expected victory by smuggling her daughter Annie (Simone Griffeth) into Frankenstein's race car as his navigator. Featuring David Carradine at the height of his Kung Fu fame (and Sylvester Stallone a year before Rocky), Death Race 2000 was a major drive-in hit in 1975; Bartel and Carradine teamed up for another road race movie, Cannonball, a year later, and a semi-sequel, Death Sport, appeared in 1978. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

David Carradine - Frankenstein
Simone Griffeth - Annie
Sylvester Stallone - Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
Mary Woronov - Calamity Jane
Roberta Collins - Mathilda The Hun

When vehicular manslaughter goes from felony to national sport, audiences are in for a surefire good time in this high-octane black comedy from cult director Paul Bartel. Presented in 1.33:1 full frame and featuring an English Dolby Digital Stereo soundtrack, this digitally re-mastered release also offers such extra features as biographies and theatrical trailers. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide