Death Race [Blu-ray]

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Paul W.S. Anderson

Overview

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 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.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/30/2011
UPC:	0025192102677
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	3:36:00
Sales rank:	20,636

Special Features

Featurettes; Feature commentary with director Paul W.S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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,Lists
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
AnnaMarie Frances Lea	Nasty Teller
Dan Jeannotte	Hennessey Tech
Abdul Ayoola	Siad
David Carradine	Frankenstein
Dick Ervasti	Commercial
Paul Haslinger	Composer

Technical Credits

Paul W.S. Anderson

Robert Thom

Charles B. Griffith

Ib Melchior

Paul W.S. Anderson	Screenwriter,Director,Producer
Robert Thom	Screenwriter
Charles B. Griffith	Screenwriter
Ib Melchior	Screenwriter
Roger Corman	Executive Producer
Don Granger	Executive Producer
Dennis E. Jones	Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh	Executive Producer
Jeremy Bolt	Producer
Paula Wagner	Producer
Victoria Burrows	Casting
Scott Boland	Casting