Death Race 2000

Name: Death Race 2000
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Sport, Comedy
Released: April 27, 1975
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Carle Bensen, David Carradine, Don Steele, Joyce Jameson, Louisa Moritz

1975

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New World Pictures | Release Date: April 27, 1975 | R

Starring: Carle Bensen, David Carradine, Don Steele, Joyce Jameson, Louisa Moritz, Martin Kove, Mary Woronov, Roberta Collins, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone

Summary: In a dystopian future, a cross country car race compels contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to earn points that are tallied based on each kill's brutality.

Director: Paul Bartel

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Sport, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 80 min

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Zack Handlen

It’s all ridiculous and occasionally surreal, but Bartel never loses sight of the unpleasantness; when these cartoons explode, they don’t get to place any more orders with the Acme company. They just die. Read full review

R.L. Shaeffer

As a genre picture, and as a nugget of pure unadulterated cult entertainment, Death Race 2000 is one of the best around. Read full review

Empire Kim Newman

A distinctively crass, hugely enjoyable sick satire from director Paul Bartel, working for uber-producer Roger Corman – allegedly, Bartel kept thinking up more and wilder jokes, while Corman insisted more and more people got run over. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Death Race 2000 isn’t the sharp satire Corman thinks it is, but it’s fun. Read full review

Eric Henderson

Death Race is a maladroit but exuberantly gamey mix of social commentary and blue-collar goofiness. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Overall the movie isn't as synchromeshed as it might be; the rivalry between champions Carradine and Stallone isn't very interesting, and some of the gags aren't sick or funny enough. But it's a great audience film. Read full review

Roger Ebert

I was torn between walking out immediately and staying to witness a spectacle more dismaying than anything on the screen: the way small children were digging gratuitous bloodshed. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Jan 2, 2022

Does it glorify violence? Of course, and perhaps that might seem a problem when its plot deals with themes of government and rebellion, even if it does so in such a superficial way, but I for one think it's only a real drawback if this story were to have any kind of deep reading, or meaning,Does it glorify violence? Of course, and perhaps that might seem a problem when its plot deals with themes of government and rebellion, even if it does so in such a superficial way, but I for one think it's only a real drawback if this story were to have any kind of deep reading, or meaning, but that's something none of its elements provoke or even hint at.

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