Plot & Details
The Transporter star Jason Statham takes the wheel in director Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of the Roger Corman classic about a hyper-violent cross-country race that breaks all of the traditional rules of the road. The time is the not-so-distant future, and as America's prisons begin overflowing with violent criminals, the powers that be devise a grisly game that will free up space in the cells and entertain the masses at the same time. Jensen Ames (Statham) is a three-time speedway champion with a dark past. A survival expert and ex-con whose sordid history comes back to haunt him when he is framed for a murder he didn't commit, Ames is forced to choose between donning the metallic mask of a mythical racer known as Frankenstein or languishing away on Terminal Island -- America's most notorious penitentiary. Over the course of the next three days, this unlikely champion will get behind the wheel of a nightmare machine outfitted with machine guns, grenade launchers, and flamethrowers in a desperate attempt to outrun some of the most violent criminals ever imprisoned. Should Ames be the first to cross the checkered flag, he will win his freedom; should he come in second, however, death would be preferable to a grim future in a cramped concrete cell. Co-stars include Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Natalie Martinez, and Tyrese Gibson, who takes over the role of Machine Gun Joe, made famous by Sylvester Stallone in the original.
- MPAA Rating: R
- Genre(s): Action,Science Fiction
- Run Time: 89min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 08/22/2008
- DVD Release Date: 12/21/2008
- Distributor(s): Universal
- Director(s): Paul W.S. Anderson
- Starring: Jason Statham , Tyrese Gibson , Ian McShane , Joan Allen , Natalie Martinez
- Themes: Future Dystopias,Car Racing
- Tone: Atmospheric,Menacing,Stylized,Tense
- Keywords: auto-racing,cross-country,ex-convict,frame-up,prison,race [competition]
- Country of Origin: USA (08-22-2008)
- Language: English
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