Repost from my personal blog. First published on Spetember 18th, 2007.
I was telling you about my passion for bad taste “because sometimes it’s so bad that it’s good“. Well, one of my favorite movies is a terrible one, directed by Roger Corman and of course, involves cars. We could say that Death Race 2000 is a Sci-Fi movie, since it was made in 1975 but takes place in the famous year 2000. Their perception of the future was a litlle off, but very fun. In their world, the “national sport is hit-and-run” : a few drivers participate in the Transcontinental Road Race from New York to Los Angeles. On their way, they collect points …. by running people over. An adult male is worth 20 points, a male teenager 40, a male infant/toddler 70, all females are worth 10 more points than males and old people an amazing 100 points.
The cars are plainly….fantastic and cheap, the teams are inspired (the gladiator, the nazi, the mafia guy and…Frankenstein) and you get to see David Carradine (Kung-Fu, Kill Bill) and Sylvester Stallone in their prime. Another great car is visible at the end: a Nova Sterling, a kit car with an opening green house. Death Race 2000 was the inspiration for the video-game Carmageddon. A remake is in the work for 2008, with Jason Statham and Tyrese Gibson in the cast. Let’s see where that gets us.
The imdb file for Death Race 2000 (1975)
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1 Death Race 2000 (1975) // Jan 4, 2008 at 10:47 am
[...] Death Race 2000 (1975) Repost from my personal blog. First published on Spetember 18th, 2007. I was telling you about my passion for bad taste “because sometimes it’s so bad that it’s good“. Well, one of my favorite movies is a terrible one, directed by Roger Corman and of course, involves cars. We could say that Death Race 2000 is a Sci-Fi movie, since it was made in 1975 but takes place in the famous year 2000. Their perception of the future was a litlle off, but very fun. In their world, the “nationa [...]
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