Hennessey, aware that Ames knows her angle, tries to maintain the ruse of granting him freedom but asks him to consider staying on permanently as Frankenstein. This tips Joe off to Frank’s real identity, and afterward they have a talk. Ames then breaks Pachenko's neck and temporarily teams up with Machine Gun Joe to destroy a massive 18-wheel tanker with many weapons that kills the other competitors to boost the ratings even higher.
Case was never meant to kill Frank or Ames, just stop them from winning so Frankenstein could remain in Death Race. During the second stage, Ames forces Case to admit that she has been sabotaging Frankenstein’s car on the orders of Hennessey in exchange for her release papers. Ames pieces together that one of the racers, Pachenko (Max Ryan), was the one who stabbed his wife at the behest of Hennessey so she could recruit him as Frank’s replacement for huge profits. His defensive weapons also mysteriously malfunctioned, just like last time. Ames has a rough first go, coming in last place, and three racers are eliminated. On the first day, Ames meets Case, who also knows he’s not the real Frankenstein. His maintenance crew, Coach ( Ian McShane), Gunner ( Jacob Vargas), and Lists ( Frederick Koehler) are among those who know this and quickly acquaint Ames with his competition. She coerces Ames to clandestinely assume the persona Ames would only need to win one race to earn his freedom and take back his baby daughter since Frankenstein won four, and by wearing Frankenstein's mask, only few people will know he's not really Frankenstein. The warden, Hennessey ( Joan Allen), informs Ames that – unknown to the public and other racers – Frankenstein is dead, but as he was so wildly popular, she wants to keep his legend alive for the ratings. Six months later, Jensen Ames ( Jason Statham) is sent to Terminal Island after being framed for his wife’s murder.
His navigator, Case ( Natalie Martinez), reports that his defensive weapons are malfunctioning, and is ordered to eject from the car shortly before Joe blows it up.
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If a driver can survive and win five races, they’re freed, though so far every participant has died.Īt the end of one race, a masked driver named Frankenstein ( David Carradine) is nearing the finish line against his only surviving competitor, rival Machine Gun Joe ( Tyrese Gibson).
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The remaining drivers then compete in the final stage, where the goal is to be the first to cross the finish line without getting killed. The first two stages are elimination rounds, where drivers eliminate as much competition as they can without getting themselves killed. A single Death Race takes place over three days and is divided into three stages. Shields activate a car's defensive weapons, swords activate a car's offensive weapons, and death heads, when activated, extends a column of spikes out of the ground that impales a passing/pursuing car, and then retracts back into the ground, crushing the car and finishing off any survivors. There are three types of special pads on the track, shields, swords, and death heads, that a car can activate by running over with all four tires. Drivers are paired with navigators to assist them with maintenance, weapons, and track guidance. For pay-per-view entertainment, a modern gladiator game called “Death Race” is invented at the Terminal Island penitentiary using the prisoners as players. Unemployment and crime rates skyrocket, and the sharp increase of convicted criminals leads to the privatization of prisons for profit. In 2012, the economy of the United States collapses. Filming began in Montreal in August 2007, and the completed project was released on August 22, 2008.Ī direct-to-DVD prequel to the film, Death Race 2, was released on October 31, 2010. Death Race was acquired by Universal Studios, and Anderson re-joined the project to write and direct. A remake had been in development since 2002, though production was delayed by disapproval of early screenplays then placed in turnaround following a dispute between Paramount Pictures and the producer duo Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner. Anderson stated in an interview and the DVD commentary that he thought of the film as a prequel. Though referred to as a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 (based on Ib Melchior's short story "The Racer") in reviews and marketing materials, director Paul W.S. Death Raceĭeath Race is a 2008 action film produced, written and directed by Paul W. For other uses, see Death Race (disambiguation).
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