Death Race 2000
1975 · TMDB 6.2
Directed by Paul Bartel
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.
Why it matters
Drivers race across the country scoring points by running over pedestrians, cheered on by a totalitarian public.
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Released
- 1975-04-30
- Studio
- New World Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.2
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Trapped and Playing by Someone Else’s Rules
Position 4 of 10
Drivers race across the country scoring points by running over pedestrians, cheered on by a totalitarian public.
Full Throttle
Position 8 of 8
In a dystopian future, a cross-country race rewards drivers for running over pedestrians, with Frankenstein, a masked veteran, as the favourite.
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