Death Race 2000

"In the year 2000, hit and run driving is no longer a felony. It's the national sport!"

Nov 28 1975 R 1h 20m
Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.

Plot

In the year 2000--against the backdrop of social turmoil, political unrest, and rampant anarchy--a now-totalitarian United States of America supports a brutal annual event to pacify the masses: the infamous Transcontinental Road Race. Scoring points simply by running over unsuspecting pedestrians, the national champion driver, Frankenstein, has to race against fast contestants such as the beautiful cowgirl killer, Calamity Jane; the neo-Nazi, Matilda the Hun; the Roman gladiator, Nero the Hero, and, first and foremost, the Chicago thug and ambitious challenger, Machine Gun Joe. Who will score the most points in the violent Death Race 2000?

Written by

Robert Thom, Charles B. Griffith, Ib Melchior

Directed by

Paul Bartel

Cast

David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone Griffeth

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New World Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Death Race 2000 Trailer 480p
Death Race 2000 ? 1975 ? Trailer
Featurettes
John Landis on DEATH RACE 2000
Scores
# of Votes
32,247
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
NA