Death Race 2000

1975 80 min Action, Science Fiction, Comedy

In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.

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IMDb 6.2 RT 80 Metacritic 58

budget $300,000 earnings $8,000,000 return 26.7x

director Paul Bartel

writers Charles B. Griffith, Robert Thom

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