DEATH RACE
Year: 2008
USA: Universal Studios
UK: Universal Pictures International (UK)
Cast: Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Joan Allen, Natalie Martinez, Max Ryan, Jason Clarke, Frederick Koehler, Jacob Vargas, Justin Mader, Janaya Stephens, Robert LaSardo, Robin Shou, Benz Antoine, Danny Blanco Hall, Christian Paul, Jere Gillis, John Fallon, Bruce McFee, Marcello Bezina
Director: Paul W S Anderson
Country: USA
USA: 89 mins
UK: 105 mins
USA Rated: R for strong violence and language
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong violence and language
USA Release Date: 22 August 2008
UK Release Date: 26 September 2008
UK DVD Release Date: 2 February 2009
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Synopsis
"Get ready for a killer ride."
Terminal Island: The very near future.
The public's insatiable lust for extreme sports and reality competitions has grown into reality TV bloodlust with Death Race - the most extreme racing competition. With bigger ratings than the Super Bowl, Terminal Island's ruthless Warden Hennessey (Joan Allen) shows no mercy towards the prisoners who are the contestants. Win five events, and you're set free. Lose and you're road kill splashed across the Internet.
International action star Jason Statham leads the action-thriller's cast as three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames, an ex-con framed for a gruesome murder. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein, a Death Race crowd favourite who seems impossible to kill, Ames is given an easy choice by Warden Hennessey (Joan Allen): Suit up and drive or never see his little girl again.
His face hidden by a hideous mask, one convict will enter an insane three-day challenge in order to win his freedom. But to claim the prize, Ames must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals—including nemesis Machine Gun Joe (Tyrese Gibson)—in the country's toughest prison.
DVD / BLU-RAY EXTRAS
Start Your Engines: Making A Death Race
Behind The Wheel: Dissecting The Stunts
Feature Commentary With Director Paul W.S. Anderson And Producer Jeremy Bolt
Extended Version & Blu-ray include Digital Copy
BLU-RAY only
Create Your Own Race - choose multiple camera angles and create your own death race! Then share your race with your buddies via BD live