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DEATH RACE

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Stars: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson
Studio: Universal Pictures

strong>CAST:

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
Jacob Vargas … Gunner
Justin Mader … Travis Colt
Robert LaSardo … Grimm
Robin Shou … 14K
Benz Antoine … Joe’s Navigator #1
Danny Blanco … Joe’s Navigator #2 (as Danny Blanco Hall)
Christian Paul … Joe’s Navigator #3
Janaya Stephens … Suzy
Marcello Bezina … Policeman #1
Jere Gillis … Policeman #2
John Fallon … Neo Nazi
Bruce McFee … Old Timer
Cory Fantie … Disgusted Worker
Russell Ferrier … Angry Worker
Anna-Marie Frances Lea … Nasty Teller
Dan Jeannotte … Hennessey Tech
Nathalie Girard … Boattail Navigator

SYNOPSIS:

The Transporter star Jason Statham takes the wheel in director Paul W.S. Anderson’s remake of the Roger Corman classic about a hyper-violent cross-country race that breaks all of the traditional rules of the road. The time is the not-so-distant future, and as America’s prisons begin overflowing with violent criminals, the powers that be devise a grisly game that will free up space in the cells on and entertain the masses at the same time. Jensen Ames (Statham) is a three-time speedway champion with a dark past. A survival expert and ex-con whose sordid history comes back to haunt him when he is framed for a murder he didn’t commit, Ames is forced to choose between donning the metallic mask of a mythical racer known as Frankenstein or languishing away on Terminal Island — America’s most notorious penitentiary. Over the course of the next three days, this unlikely champion will get behind the wheel of a nightmare machine outfitted with machine guns, grenade launchers, and flamethrowers in a desperate attempt to outrun some of the most violent criminals ever imprisoned. Should Ames be the first to cross the checkered flag, he will win his freedom; should he come in second, however, death would be preferable to a grim future in a cramped concrete cell. Co-stars include Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Natalie Martinez, and Tyrese Gibson, who takes over the role of Machine Gun Joe, made famous by Sylvester Stallone in the original.

QUOTES:

[from trailer]
Jensen: So what about the other drivers?
Machine-Gun Joe: It’s kill or be killed.
Jensen: I can see the appeal.

[from trailer]
Grimm: [climbing out his wreck] Can’t kill me. You can burn me. You can shoot me. But you can’t kill me.