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Plot: What's the story about?
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the U.S. 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 world's biggest, most brutal sporting event. Five-time NASCAR champion Jensen Ames is a man who has become an expert at survival. After eight years of hard time, he has only six weeks before reuniting with his family. But when Weyland demands a driver to headline the big game, Ames is forced to submit. Donning the costume of mythical rider Frankenstein, the racer becomes an instant crowd favorite, an unequaled sporting superstar. His face hidden by a metallic black mask, one convict will be put through a brutal three day challenge, with the trophy being the ultimate prize: freedom. The only catch is that he must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in this post-industrial wasteland to claim it. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames must now kill or be killed to win the most treacherous spectator sport on Earth: ''Death Race''.
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Who stars in Death Race: Cast List
The Beekeeper, Wrath of Man
The Bourne Legacy, Room
Ballerina, John Wick: Chapter 2
Bloodline Killer, 1992
Who's making Death Race: Crew List
A look at the Death Race behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Paul W.S. Anderson last directed Monster Hunter and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. The film's writer Paul W.S. Anderson last wrote Monster Hunter and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.
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Producers
Paul W.S. AndersonJeremy Bolt
Tom Cruise
Paula Wagner
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Production: What we know about Death Race?
Key Facts
- Death Race originally was set up at Paramount as a vehicle for Tom Cruise. The project was among those pushed aside after Cruise's deal at the studio was terminated last year. Cruise and his production partner, Paula Wagner, will produce.
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Death Race Release Date: When was the film released?
Death Race was a release in 2008 on Friday, August 22, 2008. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including The House Bunny, Trouble The Water and Hamlet 2.
Death Race DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Death Race was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 .