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Death Race

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
222K
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Joan Allen, Jason Statham, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, and Natalie Martinez in Death Race (2008)
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Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another... Read allEx-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.

  • Director
    • Paul W.S. Anderson
  • Writers
    • Paul W.S. Anderson
    • Robert Thom
    • Charles B. Griffith
  • Stars
    • Jason Statham
    • Joan Allen
    • Tyrese Gibson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    222K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,866
    809
    • Director
      • Paul W.S. Anderson
    • Writers
      • Paul W.S. Anderson
      • Robert Thom
      • Charles B. Griffith
    • Stars
      • Jason Statham
      • Joan Allen
      • Tyrese Gibson
    • 266User reviews
    • 212Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Jason Statham
    Jason Statham
    • Jensen Ames
    Joan Allen
    Joan Allen
    • Hennessey
    Tyrese Gibson
    Tyrese Gibson
    • Machine Gun Joe
    Ian McShane
    Ian McShane
    • Coach
    Natalie Martinez
    Natalie Martinez
    • Case
    Max Ryan
    Max Ryan
    • Pachenko
    Jason Clarke
    Jason Clarke
    • Ulrich
    Frederick Koehler
    Frederick Koehler
    • Lists
    • (as Frederick Koehler, Fred Koehler)
    Jacob Vargas
    Jacob Vargas
    • Gunner
    Justin Mader
    Justin Mader
    • Travis Colt
    Robert LaSardo
    Robert LaSardo
    • Grimm
    Robin Shou
    Robin Shou
    • 14K
    Benz Antoine
    Benz Antoine
    • Joe's Navigator
    Danny Blanco Hall
    • Joe's Navigator
    Christian Paul
    • Joe's Navigator
    Janaya Stephens
    Janaya Stephens
    • Suzy
    John Fallon
    • Neo Nazi
    Bruce McFee
    • Old Timer
    • Director
      • Paul W.S. Anderson
    • Writers
      • Paul W.S. Anderson
      • Robert Thom
      • Charles B. Griffith
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      David Carradine, who starred in the original film, Death Race 2000 (1975), played the voice of Frankenstein in the opening scene of this film.
    • Goofs
      (at about 24:00 into the film) At the introduction, Coach tells Frankenstein that the back protection plate, a.k.a. the Tombstone, is 6" thick solid steel. There are four plates 1.5" thick each and about 40", 50", 60" and 70" by about 48" tall. That is about 1,972 kg or 4,340 lbs. of steel. That would make the car so back heavy that, at the first hitting of any bump, the front of the car would go up and make controlling it impossible. Besides that, it would also be so heavy that the car would not be fit for the race.
    • Quotes

      Hennessey: [having always shown before a distinct aversion to foul language] Okay, cocksucker. Fuck with me, and we'll see who shits on the sidewalk.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits, the line "Okay, cocksucker. Fuck with me, and we'll see who shits on the sidewalk" is heard again.
    • Alternate versions
      The unrated version runs 111 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 23 September 2008 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Maybe Tomorrow
      Written by Stuart Cable, Kelly Jones, Richard Jones
      Performed by Stereophonics
      Courtesy of V2 Music Limited
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews266

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    Featured review
    7/10

    hot women and fast cars, death race is a man's movie

    I just saw this film last night at a premier in Portland Oregon.Im not gonna give away any of the story because there isn't much of one which is fine in this case. Explolsions and murder and hot women plus Jason statham equals good movie. I went into this film expecting it to be disaster,and i say this only because I'm anonymous... it was good. Plenty of wow moments to cringe at and not just me but the whole audience. The driving does get a little repetitive but kudos to the director Paul w.s. Anderson for mixing it up. Plus it is a revenge story which everyone loves. BOTTOM LINE if you want to be entertained and don't mind a some violence see it it is worth the price of admission.
    • knapp1991
    • Aug 19, 2008
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Death Race 3000
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Impact Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,316,032
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,621,090
      • Aug 24, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $76,014,335
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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