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Death Race (2008) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 4.93/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.4/10
Metascore: ☆ 4.3/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 4.1/10
Death Race Plot Synopsis:
In 2012, amid economic chaos and high unemployment, Americans watch by the millions as criminals with life sentences race armored cars on Terminal Island. Two-thirds of the combatants die but the winner may earn his freedom. On the day he loses his job, steelworker Jensen Ames is arrested for his wife's murder. Sent to Terminal Island, he's offered an out by the steely and manipulative Warden Hennessey - race as the popular mask-wearing (but now dead) champion, Frankenstein, or rot in prison. Jensen makes the bargain. As the three-stage race approaches, he realizes that the whole thing may be a set up - can an anonymous man behind a mask get revenge and win his release?
Synopsis / Plot Summary: Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world"s most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.
Tagline: Get ready for a killer ride.
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Death Race Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 2008 (more 2008 movies)
Box Office: $36,316,032
Nominations: 5
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Death Race Release Dates In Theaters: Aug 22, 2008
Writers: Paul W.S. Anderson, Robert Thom, Charles B. Griffith, Ib Melchior
Producers: Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Roger Corman, Don Granger, Dennis E. Jones, Ryan Kavanaugh, Paula Wagner
Editors: Niven Howie
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Death Race Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Statham | ... | Jensen Ames |
| Joan Allen | ... | Hennessey |
| Ian McShane | ... | Coach |
| Tyrese Gibson | ... | Machine Gun Joe |
| Natalie Martinez | ... | Case |
| Max Ryan | ... | Pachenko |
| Jason Clarke | ... | Ulrich |
| Frederick Koehler | ... | Lists (as Frederick Koehler) |
| Jacob Vargas | ... | Gunner |
| Justin Mader | ... | Travis Colt |
| Robert LaSardo | ... | Grimm |
| Robin Shou | ... | 14K |
| Benz Antoine | ... | Joe''s Navigator |
| Danny Blanco Hall | ... | Joe''s Navigator |
| Christian Paul | ... | Joe''s Navigator |
| Janaya Stephens | ... | Suzy |
| John Fallon | ... | Neo Nazi |
| Bruce McFee | ... | Old Timer |
| Cory Fantie | ... | Disgusted Worker |
| Russell Ferrier | ... | Angry Worker |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Jason Statham (b. July 26, 1967) – Jensen Ames
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - Joan Allen (b. August 20, 1956) – Hennessey
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - Ian McShane (b. September 29, 1942) – Coach
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m) - Tyrese Gibson (b. December 30, 1978) – Machine Gun Joe
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 11¼" (1.81 m)
Also known as: Tyrese - Natalie Martinez (b. July 12, 1984) – Case
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) - Max Ryan (b. January 31, 1967) – Pachenko
Height: 6' (1.83 m) - Jason Clarke (b. July 17, 1969) – Ulrich
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Also known as: Jason Clark - Frederick Koehler (b. June 16, 1975) – Lists (as Frederick Koehler)
Sign: Gemini
Also known as: Freddy Hoehler | Freddie Koehler | Freddy Koehler | Fred Koehler | Fred Kohler - Jacob Vargas (b. August 18, 1971) – Gunner
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m) - Justin Mader – Travis Colt
- Robert LaSardo (b. September 20, 1963) – Grimm
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Robert La Sardo | Robert A. LaSardo | Robert Lasardo | Robert Lassardo also - Robin Shou (b. July 17, 1960) – 14K
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Robin Chou | Robin Shaw - Benz Antoine (b. June 22, 1972) – Joe''s Navigator
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Also known as: Bens Antoine | Antoine Benz | Rubens Léveillé - Danny Blanco Hall – Joe''s Navigator
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Also known as: Danny Blaco-Hall | Danny Blanco | Danny Blanco-Hall | Daniel Blanco Hall - Christian Paul (b. May 18, 1973) – Joe''s Navigator
Sign: Taurus
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