Movie
Death Race
Overview
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-08-22
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Impact Pictures, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Cruise/Wagner Productions, H2S2 Filmproduktionsgesellschaft, Scion Films
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jason Statham as Jensen Ames
- Joan Allen as Warden Hennessey
- Ian McShane as Coach
- Tyrese Gibson as Machine Gun Joe Mason
- Natalie Martinez as Elizabeth Case
- Max Ryan as Pachenko
- Jason Clarke as Guard Ulrich
- Frederick Koehler as Lists
- Jacob Vargas as Gunner
- Justin Mader as Travis Colt
- Robert LaSardo as Hector Grimm
- Robin Shou as 14K
Crew
- Paul W. S. Anderson - Director
- Paul W. S. Anderson - Screenplay
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