Death Race 2000

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Death Race 2000

R

1975

1h 18m

Action

Comedy

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In the year 2000, America is a totalitarian regime on the brink of collapse. The most popular sport in this dystopia is the Transcontinental Road Race, where teams earn points for logging the fastest time and for mowing over the most innocent pedestrians in the process. This year's competitors include Frankenstein (David Carradine), who is rumored to be more machine than man, and the tough-as-nails "Machine Gun" Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone). Some have a plan to stop the race.

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Critics Consensus

Death Race 2000 is an unabashedly cheap, deliriously fun B-movie that revels in its first-rate racing sequences, vividly grotesque characters, and comic-strip absurdity.

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David Robinson

The Times (UK)

Dec 22

Death Race 2000 was frankly aimed as a rip-off of Rollerball, but it has a number of advantages over the original. It never takes its pretensions or its future projections too seriously.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

Dec 22

The picture zips along, and there's a flip craziness about it -- it's an ideal drive-in movie.

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Sight & Sound Staff

Sight & Sound

Dec 22

A fast-moving offshoot of Rollerball, much more entertaining than its predecessor, mainly motored by a gallery of grotesque characters and a high-spirited enjoyment of its own absurdities, rendered in a black comedy comic-strip form.

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Charles Brock

Florida Times-Union

Feb 4

The action is fast and furious, even if the premise is a little spooky.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 30

3/4

Impossible to defend but easy to enjoy.

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Dilys Powell

Sunday Times (UK)

Dec 22

Death Race 2000 isn't boring... but the style has a mixture of irony and flatness which as it were detaches the spectator.

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Jacqueline N

@Jnunez145 4d

Reading the plot of the movie I honestly thought that I would enjoy it, but it wasn’t for me. I do like the car designs but that’s pretty much it.

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Christazia J

@RT53130700 May 1

I can't say I loved this movie. There were funny bits but overall, not my cup of tea... would not recommend.

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Aaron G

@Aarong16 May 1

I wonder how much Jason Statham likes this film. Also I was not execting to see Stallone's cheeks in this lol

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Jacqueline F

@RT87327599 Apr 28

When watching death race, i was really surprised on what the film could be about. It was definitely interesting and shocking to say the least that racers run over individuals to gain bonus points, kind of like an odd game. It 100% scared me and had me thinking where directors even come up with this type of stuff. It contained dark and violent humor, overall i'd never watch it again.

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isa C

@isacruz Apr 25

I saw a critics review describing this movie as a drive in movie which I really agree with because it was entertaining for me and slightly captivating but not very serious. Definitely odd but not boring, to me lacked a strong plot.

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Carlitos ..

@RT65213104 Apr 23

Death Race 2000 was actually kinda fun but also really dumb in a good way. It’s super over the top and doesn’t take itself serious at all. The story isn’t that deep, but the crazy action and weird humor kept it entertaining. Not a great movie, but I still enjoyed it.

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Synopsis

In the year 2000, America is a totalitarian regime on the brink of collapse. The most popular sport in this dystopia is the Transcontinental Road Race, where teams earn points for logging the fastest time and for mowing over the most innocent pedestrians in the process. This year's competitors include Frankenstein (David Carradine), who is rumored to be more machine than man, and the tough-as-nails "Machine Gun" Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone). Some have a plan to stop the race.

Director: Paul Bartel
Producer: Roger Corman
Screenwriter: Robert Thom, Charles B. Griffith
Production Co: New World Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 1975, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 18m