Death race 2000 /
In the year 2000, America's national sport is the Death Race, a cross-country excursion in which contestants rack up points by killing innocent bystanders. Meanwhile, a revolution is brewing, and rebels disrupt the televised competition in an attempt to overthrow the morally bankrupt President.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles, CA :
Shout Factory,
[2010]
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| Edition: | Widescreen. |
| Series: | Roger Corman's cult classics.
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| Summary: | In the year 2000, America's national sport is the Death Race, a cross-country excursion in which contestants rack up points by killing innocent bystanders. Meanwhile, a revolution is brewing, and rebels disrupt the televised competition in an attempt to overthrow the morally bankrupt President. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen. Based on a story by Ib Melchoir. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1975. Special features: High-definition transfer ; David on Death race: interview with David Carradine ; audio commentary with Roger Corman and Mary Woronov ; new audio commentary with assistant director, Lewis Teague, and editor, Tina Hirsch ; Playing the game: looking back at Death race 2000 ; Ready to wear: interview with costume designer, Jane Ruhm ; Designing dystopia: a detailed look at the design of the film's race cars, costumes, and futuristic landscapes with members of the production, design and costume crew ; Start your engines: interview with author, Ib Melchior ; Killer score: an all-new interview with composer, Paul Chihara, on the creation of the film's score ; Leonard Maltin interviews Roger Corman about Death race 2000 ; theatrical trailer ; theatrical trailer with commentary by John Landis ; TB and radio spots ; Ntailersd tailers. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm.) |
| Format: | Blu-ray disc; 1080p ; High-Definition transfer from the interpositive film element; Requires a Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Rated R. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography by Tak Fujimoto ; edited by Tina Hirsch ; original music by Paul Chihara ; screenplay by Robert THom and Charles B. Griffith. |
| ISBN: | 9781603994026 1603994025 |