Speed Racer

Release Date: Friday, May 9, 2008

Emile Hirsch, Courtenay Valenti, Nayo Wallace, John Goodman, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, Joel Silver, Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, Scott Porter, Grant HIll, Richard Roundtree

Story of Speed Racer, who's Mach 5 vehicle can jump, go under water and clear trees. When he's not racing, he's battling villians with his girlfriend Trixie, kid brother Spritle and pet monkey Chim-Chim.

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Story of Speed Racer, who's Mach 5 vehicle can jump, go under water and clear trees. When he's not racing, he's battling villians with his girlfriend Trixie, kid brother Spritle and pet monkey Chim-Chim.

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Born to race cars, Speed Racer is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized - the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed's thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company's maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret - some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won't drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family's business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival - the mysterious Racer X - to win the race that had taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.
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The film's director Lana Wachowski last directed The Matrix Resurrections and Jupiter Ascending. The film's writer Lana Wachowski last wrote The Matrix Resurrections and Jupiter Ascending.

Producer
Joel Silver

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MPA Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for sequences of action, some violence, language and brief smoking
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Language
English

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  • "Speed Racer," a popular Japanese "anime" that gained a devoted following on U.S. television, centered on the adventures of a young driver named Speed and his supercharged racing machine, the Mach 5.

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Speed Racer was released in on Friday, May 9, 2008 . There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Vice, What Happens in Vegas... and The Tracey Fragments.



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Sun., Dec. 21, 2008

  • Added the soundtrack release date of May 6, 2008

  • Added the Blu-ray release date of September 16, 2008

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