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Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, Death Race (2008) stars Jason Statham as a former race car driver forced to compete in a deadly prison-based racing tournament. Set in a near-future dystopian society, inmates participate in weaponized car races broadcast for entertainment. The film combines high-octane action with a structured elimination competition format. Från IMDB: Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial worlds most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory. Detta är en importfilm. De har oftast inte svensk text
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Disc 1
DVD
Death Race (2008)
105 min
ActionScience FictionThriller
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US 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 biggest, most brutal event.
Credits
Director
Paul W. S. Anderson
Writer
Paul W. S. Anderson
Cast
Jason Stathamas Jensen Ames
Joan Allenas Warden Hennessey
Ian McShaneas Coach
Tyrese Gibsonas Machine Gun Joe Mason
Natalie Martinezas Elizabeth Case
Max Ryanas Pachenko
Jason Clarkeas Guard Ulrich
Frederick Koehleras Lists
Jacob Vargasas Gunner
Justin Maderas Travis Colt
Cinematographer
Scott Kevan
Composer
Paul Haslinger
Editor
Niven Howie
Producer
Paul W. S. Anderson
Paula Wagner
Roger Corman
Jeremy Bolt
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Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 3, 2026