Directed by Paul Bartel (who also makes a cameo in earlier review, Chopping Mall), produced by legendary film-maker Roger Corman and starring David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone , Death Race 2000 (filmed in 1975) unsurprisingly takes place in the future society of the year 2000, a time when high speed racing, coast to coast through the mainland US and running people over for fun, is regarded as a sport and a very successful one at that.
The stars of the film are Frankenstein-Carradine (so named for the numerous and varied injuries that have led to him wearing a mask) and Machine gun Joe-Stallone (can you guess why?) are mortal enemies, willing to take any step to better the other, including running over an array of wheelchair bound senior citizens...for which you accumulate points.
The film, like many Sci-fi, actually carries a message of anti-establishment and rebellion. Carradine being the audience's favourite and possibly the nations saviour.
Fun Fact: this film was shot on a budget of barely $300,000.
Roger Corman published a comic book sequel in 1995 entitled: Death Race 2020.
The stars of the film are Frankenstein-Carradine (so named for the numerous and varied injuries that have led to him wearing a mask) and Machine gun Joe-Stallone (can you guess why?) are mortal enemies, willing to take any step to better the other, including running over an array of wheelchair bound senior citizens...for which you accumulate points.
The film, like many Sci-fi, actually carries a message of anti-establishment and rebellion. Carradine being the audience's favourite and possibly the nations saviour.
Fun Fact: this film was shot on a budget of barely $300,000.
Roger Corman published a comic book sequel in 1995 entitled: Death Race 2020.
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