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Death Race (21-Aug-2008)

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Writer: Paul W.S. Anderson

Keywords: Action/Adventure

A convict living in a dystopian hellscape is mandated to take part in a dastardly car race.

ABSTRACT
Remake of Death Race 2000 (1975). Our society stands gripped by calamitous levels of unemployment and social dysfunction in the year 2012, leading to the creation of "death races" wherein criminals compete against one another for public amusement, killing their competitors on their way to winning their freedom as a grand prize. Steelworker Jensen Ames, arrested for his wife's murder on the day he loses his job and sent to the island playing host to the "death races", is offered an ultimatum by the prison's ethically-challenged warden: Race as fan-favorite masked champion "Frankenstein", or spend the rest of his days behind bars. Our protagonist chooses the former option, soon discovering disquieting truths behind the event's existence as he prepares to take part in three races.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Joan Allen
Actor
20-Aug-1956   Mother in Pleasantville
David Carradine
Actor
8-Dec-1936 3-Jun-2009 Grasshopper
Jason Clarke
Actor
17-Jul-1969   Zero Dark Thirty
Ian McShane
Actor
29-Sep-1942   Lovejoy
Robin Shou
Actor
17-Jul-1960   Mortal Kombat
Jason Statham
Actor
12-Sep-1967   Snatch
Tyrese
Actor
30-Dec-1978   Baby Boy
Jacob Vargas
Actor
18-Aug-1971   The Death and Life of Bobby Z

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