Death Race 2000 / Death Sport - 2-DVD Set ( Death Race 2000 / Death Sport )

Death Race 2000 / Death Sport - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Death Race 2000 / Death Sport
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
163 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1975 - 1978 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Paul Bartel
Allan Arkush
Nicholas Niciphor

Written By:
Ib Melchior
Robert Thom
Frances Doel
Nicholas Niciphor

Actors:
David Carradine ..... Frankenstein
Simone Griffeth ..... Annie Smith
Sylvester Stallone ..... Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
Mary Woronov ..... Calamity Jane
Roberta Collins ..... Matilda the Hun
Martin Kove ..... Nero the Hero
Louisa Moritz ..... Myra
Don Steele ..... Junior Bruce (as The Real Don Steele)
Joyce Jameson ..... Grace Pander
Carle Bensen ..... Harold
Sandy McCallum ..... Mr. President
Paul Laurence ..... Special agent
Harriet Medin ..... Thomasina Paine
Vince Trankina ..... Lt. Fury
Bill Morey ..... Deacon
David Carradine ..... Kaz Oshay
Claudia Jennings ..... Deneer
Richard Lynch ..... Ankar Moor
William Smithers ..... Doctor Karl
Will Walker ..... Marcus Karl
David McLean ..... Lord Zirpola
Jesse Vint ..... Polna
H.B. Haggerty ..... Jailer
John Himes ..... Tritan President
Jim Galante ..... Tritan Guard
Peter Cooper ..... Mr. Bakkar (as Peter Hooper)
Brenda Venus ..... Adriann
Gene Hartline ..... Enforcer Sergeant
Chris Howell ..... Stateman Officer
Valerie Rae Clark ..... Dancer
Archie Freeman ..... Mutant
Paul Kimatian ..... Range Warrior (uncredited)
Linnea Quigley ..... Courtesan (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Two cult 70s exploitation classics from legendary B-movie producer Roger Corman!

Death Race 2000 this classic schlock/exploitation road race deals with ultra-violent sport in a futuristic society, with road race drivers scoring points by running down pedestrians! David Carradine (Kill Bill), clad in a spooky black leather outfit, is the demonic national champion driver, while his main challenger is the thug-like Sylvester Stallone.

Death Sport Following Death Race, Corman quickly recast David Carradine, this time as a rebel warrior in the year 3000 paired with B-movie vixen Claudia Jennings. The resulting mix of barbarians and bikers is a must for exploitation junkies.

Cult hero Paul Bartel directed this low-budget satire in which America's passion for cars, violence, and sporting events are finally brought together in one convenient package. In the not-so-distant future, the United States has become a totalitarian regime overseen by the charming but sinister Mr. President (Sandy McCallum), who, in order to satisfy the masses' need for entertainment (and to quench their thirst for violence), has created a new national sport -- the Death Race, a nationwide road rally in which the winner is not determined by who finishes first, but by who scores the most points along the way by running over hapless pedestrians. Aspiring champions Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone), Calamity Jane (Mary Woronov), Nero the Hero (Martin Kove), and Matilda the Hun (Roberta Collins) are all looking to take the top honors away from Frankenstein (David Carradine), a half-man/half-machine who has been built to be the best racer on Earth and can outrun and outkill anyone on the circuit. However, not everyone likes the Death Race, and revolutionary leader Thomasina Paine (Harriet Medin) wants to sabotage the event in the name of restoring democracy; her plan is to foil Frankenstein's expected victory by smuggling her daughter Annie (Simone Griffeth) into Frankenstein's race car as his navigator. Featuring David Carradine at the height of his Kung Fu fame (and Sylvester Stallone a year before Rocky), Death Race 2000 was a major drive-in hit in 1975; Bartel and Carradine teamed up for another road race movie, Cannonball, a year later, and a semi-sequel, Death Sport, appeared in 1978.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 26 March, 2009.

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