Death Race 2000  

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Death Race 2000 is a cult action film directed by Paul Bartel in 1975. The movie takes place in a dystopian American society in 2000. David Carradine, Simone Griffeth and Sylvester Stallone played the star roles; Mary Woronov, Roberta Collins, The Real Don Steele, Joyce Jameson, Carle Bensen, Sandy McCallum and Harriet Medin co-star. The screenplay was based on the short story "The Racer" by Ib Melchior, and inspired the 1976 video game Death Race.

Remake

Paul W. S. Anderson directed a remake entitled Death Race, which was released August 22, 2008, starring Jason Statham. The remake began production in late August 2007. Besides Statham, this new version also stars Ian McShane, Joan Allen, and Tyrese Gibson. It also includes a cameo (by voice-over) of David Carradine reprising his role as Frankenstein. 2 direct-to-DVD prequels titled Death Race 2: Frankenstein Lives and Death Race 3: Inferno starring Luke Goss, Ving Rhames, Tanit Phoenix and Danny Trejo were released on January 18, 2011 & January 18, 2013 respectively.




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