Death Race (2008)

August 22, 2008 (GB) • Action, Thriller, Science Fiction • 105m

Overview

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.

Director

Paul W. S. Anderson

Writer

Paul W. S. Anderson

Top Billed

Jason Statham

Keywords

prison martial arts car race dystopia matter of life and death car crash prison guard prison escape exploding building vehicle combat street race remake car fire action hero death game

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Top Billed Cast

Jason Statham

Jensen Ames

Joan Allen

Warden Hennessey

Ian McShane

Coach

Tyrese Gibson

Machine Gun Joe Mason

Natalie Martinez

Elizabeth Case

Max Ryan

Pachenko

Jason Clarke

Guard Ulrich

Frederick Koehler

Lists

Jacob Vargas

Gunner

Justin Mader

Travis Colt

Robert LaSardo

Hector Grimm

Robin Shou

14K

Benz Antoine

Joe's Navigator

Danny Blanco Hall

Joe's Navigator

Christian Paul

Joe's Navigator

Janaya Stephens

Suzy

John Fallon

Neo Nazi

Bruce McFee

Old Timer

Cory Fantie

Disgusted Worker

Russell Ferrier

Angry Worker

AnnaMarie Lea

Nasty Teller

Dan Jeannotte

Hennessey Tech

David Carradine

Frankenstein (voice)

Dick Ervasti

Commercial (voice)

Nir Assayag

Disgruntled Inmate #6 (uncredited)

Abdul Ayoola

Siad (uncredited)

Marcello Bezina

Policeman #1 (uncredited)

Melantha Blackthorne

Pachenko's Navigator (uncredited)

Lydie Bounay

BMW Navigator (uncredited)

Shane Cardwell

Carson (uncredited)

Pilar Cazares

Pachenko's Navigator (uncredited)

Ruth Chiang

14K's Navigator (uncredited)

Carolyn Day

Colt's Navigator (uncredited)

Marie France Denoncourt

Trans Am #2 Navigator (uncredited)

Miguel Dugal

Pachenko's Goon (uncredited)

Jere Gillis

Policeman #2 (uncredited)

Nathalie Girard

Boattail Navigator (uncredited)

Gerardo Lo Dico

Prison Guard - 2008 (uncredited)

Ivan Perić

Steel Factory Worker (uncredited)

Sharlene Royer

Grimm's Navigator (uncredited)

Jimmy Star

Inmate (uncredited)

Jim Dunn

Riggins (uncredited)

Crew

Paul W. S. Anderson

Director

Paul W. S. Anderson

Screenstory

Paul W. S. Anderson

Screenplay

Paul W. S. Anderson

Producer

Jeremy Bolt

Producer

Dennis E. Jones

Executive Producer

Ryan Kavanaugh

Executive Producer

Adam Merims

Line Producer

Adam Merims

Additional Photography

Paula Wagner

Producer

Roger Corman

Producer

Scott Kevan

Director of Photography

Victoria Burrows

Casting

Robin D. Cook

Casting

Helene Rousse

Casting

Gregory Mah

Costume Design

Steve Koster

Aerial Director of Photography

Marjorie Hamel

Script Supervisor

Gaétan Landry

Hair Department Head

Kelly Jefferson

Makeup & Hair

Manon Miserany

Assistant Hairstylist

Sabin Paradis

Assistant Hairstylist

Guy Paré

Assistant Hairstylist

Doris Pludowski

Assistant Hairstylist

Annie Binette

Assistant Hairstylist

Sophie Labrecque

Assistant Hairstylist

Mélanie Lavoie

Assistant Hairstylist

Christophe Giraud

Assistant Makeup Artist

Claudie Vandenbroucque

Assistant Makeup Artist

Marie Régimbald

Assistant Makeup Artist

Ronald J. Rolfe

Key Hairdresser

Corald Giroux

Key Hairdresser

Louise Mignault

Makeup Artist

Fanny Vachon

Makeup Artist

Michel Bougie

Prosthetics

Bruno Gatien

Prosthetics

Shawn Stevenson

Prosthetics

Mark Unterberger

Prosthetics

Serge Lavigueur

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Anthony Veilleux

Tattoo Designer

Lars Canty

Assistant Art Director

Camille Parent

Assistant Art Director

André Valade

Assistant Set Decoration

Harald Belker

Conceptual Illustrator

Richard K. Buoen

Conceptual Illustrator

Sanford Kong

Conceptual Illustrator

Trong-Kim Nguyen

Conceptual Illustrator

Barton Rendulic

Conceptual Illustrator

David Cotten

Draughtsman

Doug Slater

First Assistant Art Direction

Isabelle Côté

Graphic Designer

Ivelin Demirov

Painter

Brad Archdekin

Props

Sylvain Joyal

Props

Ezra Waddell

Props

Martine Bacon

Scenic Artist

Stephen Craig

Scenic Artist

Donald Beaulieu

Set Dresser

Pierre Bellemare

Set Dresser

Frédéric Chamorro

Set Dresser

Jean Desroches

Set Dresser

Marc-Andre Jalbert

Set Dresser

Vincent Morin Gagnon

Set Dresser

Kevin Farrell

Storyboard Artist

Peter Graf

Aerial Camera Technician

Bogdan Zinko

Assistant Camera

Jeff Scott

Best Boy Electrician

Robert Lapierre Jr.

Best Boy Grip

Roberto W. Contreras D.

Camera Operator

Robert Stecko

Camera Operator

BJ McDonnell

Camera Operator

Alfonso Maiorana

Camera Operator

Jean-Philippe Bernier

Camera Loader

Rhyce Langker

Daily Grip

Dominic Prevost

Daily Grip

Patrice Lapointe

Dolly Grip

Stephen Drinon

Dolly Grip

Brad MacLean

Dolly Grip

Chris Bertrand

Electrician

Louis Cloutier

Electrician

Pierre Daudelin

Electrician

Dany Racine

First Assistant "A" Camera

Dominic Mainl

First Assistant "A" Camera

Mathieu Décary

First Assistant "B" Camera

Patrick Bernier

First Assistant Camera

Cylvan Desrouleaux

First Assistant Camera

Sylvain Bernier

Gaffer

John Lewin

Gaffer

Martin Boiteau

Grip

Reil Munro

Grip

Jesse Read

Grip

Martin Renaud

Grip

Stéphane Sorensen

Grip

Robert B. Baylis

Key Grip

Kenneth MacKenzie

Key Grip

Kelly Diehl

Libra Head Technician

Jean-François Abran

Lighting Technician

Jonathan Barbeau

Lighting Technician

Jean-François Dasylva-LaRue

Lighting Technician

Dan Goyens

Lighting Technician

Christopher Kralik

Lighting Technician

Alain Rousseau

Second Assistant Camera

Mathilde Savard-Cloutier

Second Assistant Camera

Chloé Giroux-LaChance

Second Assistant Camera

Thierry Fargeau

Second Assistant Camera

Jean-Francois Tousignant

Second Assistant Camera

Alain Bourassa

Video Assist Operator

Vincent Gouin

Video Assist Operator

Stephanie Girard-Hamelin

Video Assist Operator

Dominic Pigeon

Video Assist Operator

Mark Egerton

First Assistant Director

Matthew Jemus

First Assistant Director

Robbie Ditchburn

First Assistant Director

Alexander H. Gayner

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Johanne Caporicci

Second Assistant Director

Kelly Anne Patterson

Second Assistant Director

Angèle Gagnon

Second Assistant Director

Spiro Razatos

Second Unit Director

Andrea Monroe

Assistant Costume Designer

Hisami Yamamoto

Assistant Costume Designer

Julita De Wet

Costume Assistant

Henry Fong

Costume Illustrator

Simonetta Mariano

Costume Supervisor

Blanche Boileau

Costume Supervisor

Rosalie Clermont-Bilodeau

Costumer

Sylvie Dagenais

Dresser

Martine Seguin

Dresser

Hélène Bélanger

Extras Dresser

Olivier Proulx

Wardrobe Specialized Technician

Véronique Marchessault

Wardrobe Assistant

Niamh Butler

Seamstress

Caitlin McKenna

ADR Voice Casting

Mona Slomsky

Casting Assistant

Tineka Becker

Casting Associate

Johanne Titley

Extras Casting

David Kern

Additional Editor

Dallas Puett

Additional Editor

Anthony Rosc

Assistant Editor

Peter G. Smith

Assistant Editor

Kenny Becker

Color Timer

Bill Holley

Colorist

Tavia Charlton

Digital Intermediate

Michael Hatzer

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Lisa Tutunjian

Digital Intermediate Editor

Christine Carr

Digital Intermediate Producer

Christian Prejza

Digital Intermediate Producer

Benjamin Howdeshell

First Assistant Editor

Frédéric North

Aerial Coordinator

Frédéric North

Pilot

Peggy Pere

Aerial Coordinator

Vincent Joseph Flaherty

Armorer

Michael Papac

Armorer

Sascha Robey

Armorer

Nancy Klein

First Assistant Accountant

Charles Taylor

Weapons Master

Ben Skorstad

Pilot

Alan D. Purwin

Pilot

Michelle Ramez

Payroll Accountant

Judy Blinick

Post Production Accountant

Joanne Jackson

Production Controller

Hélène Muller

Production Coordinator

Meredith Meade

Production Coordinator

Tracy L. Moody

Script Supervisor

Spiri Katerelos

Second Assistant Accountant

Kathy Ann Thomas

Travel Coordinator

Daniel Auclair

Production Manager

James K. Jensen

Post Production Supervisor

Paul Boutin

Unit Manager

Jonathan Veltman

3D Artist

Saxena Abhishek

Animation

Dan Carnegie

Animation

Hubert Chan

Animation

Chris De Souza

Animation

Peter Dydo

Animation

Gavin Soares

Animation

Clement Yip

Animation

Matt Ralph

Animation

Ioan Balcosi

Compositor

Thai Son Doan

Compositor

Deepa Makhija

Compositor

Sebastien Proulx

Compositor

Simon Devault

Digital Compositor

Jonathan Piche-Delorme

Digital Compositor

Vincent Poitras

Digital Compositor

Dominik Bochenski

Digital Compositor

Matt Greenwood

Digital Compositor

Anna Joukova

Digital Compositor

Kyle Sim

Digital Compositor

Isabelle Langlois

Digital Effects Producer

Nina Fallon

Digital Effects Producer

Kevin Quatman

Digital Effects Supervisor

Sébastien Moreau

Digital Effects Supervisor

Payankulath Nandakumar

Compositing Lead

Sunny Nair

Matte Painter

Matt Schofield

Matte Painter

Jason Gougeon

Modeling

Elika Burns

Roto Supervisor

Brianne Wells

VFX Editor

Andy Chan

Visual Effects Compositor

Douglas Melville

Visual Effects Coordinator

Sarah Barber

Visual Effects Coordinator

Victoria Holt

Visual Effects Coordinator

Cheyenne Bloomfield

Visual Effects Producer

Laura Dittmann

Visual Effects Production Assistant

Matt Glover

Visual Effects Production Assistant

Rob Phillips

Visual Effects Production Assistant

Safia Siad

Visual Effects Production Assistant

Roopesh Gujar

Visual Effects Production Manager

Mike Borrett

Visual Effects Production Manager

Brent Radford

Armorer

Sebastien Roussel

Pyrotechnician

Don Goldman

Pyrotechnician

Steven D. Kline

Pyrotechnician

Louis Craig

Sound Technical Supervisor

Al Broussard

Special Effects Supervisor

Andre Fortin

Special Effects Technician

Kevin Grant

Special Effects Technician

David Loveday

Special Effects Technician

Lino Stavole

Special Effects Technician

Lucinda Foy

Special Effects Technician

Jean-Francois Monette

Special Effects Technician

William N. Greene III

Special Effects Technician

Paul Drenning

ADR Mixer

Christopher Fina

ADR Mixer

Nick Foley

ADR Mixer

Jeff Gomillion

ADR Mixer

Andy Welker

ADR Mixer

Beauxregard Neylon

ADR Mixer

Wade Barnett

ADR Recordist

Hugo Jeffreys

ADR Recordist

Philip Rogers

ADR Recordist

Gregory Martin Clayton

Boom Operator

Rose Gregoris

First Assistant Sound Editor

Steve Baine

Foley Artist

Peter Persaud

Foley Recordist

Eddie Bydalek

Sound Mix Technician

Robert Carr

Sound Mix Technician

Rhys Maitland-Jones

Sound Mix Technician

Paul D. Austerberry

Production Design

Nigel Churcher

Art Direction

Michele Laliberte

Art Direction

Paul Hotte

Set Decoration

Gaétan Landry

Hairstylist

Annick Chartier

Makeup Department Head

Doris Simard

Art Department Coordinator

Vincent Gingras-Liberali

Assistant Art Director

Vincent Aird

Assistant Art Director

Félix Larivière-Charron

Assistant Art Director

Lucie Tremblay

Set Designer

Raymond Larose

Set Designer

David G. Fremlin

Set Designer

Joshu de Cartier

Set Designer

Stephen Barden

Supervising Sound Editor

Coll Anderson

Sound Effects Editor

Nathan Robitaille

Sound Effects Editor

Alex Bullick

Sound Effects Editor

Chris Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Frank A. Montaño

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Julia Neighly

Visual Effects Producer

Fiona Campbell Westgate

Visual Effects Producer

Karen Kriss

Visual Effects Producer

Dennis Berardi

Visual Effects Supervisor

Andy Gill

Stunt Coordinator

Geoffroy Beauchemin

Camera Operator

Frédéric Chamberland

Camera Operator

François Daignault

Camera Operator

Sylvaine Dufaux

Camera Operator

Daniel Villeneuve

Camera Operator

Maurice K. McGuire

Camera Operator

Takashi Seida

Still Photographer

Scot Boland

Casting

Liam Kiernan

Location Manager

Peter Seaborne

Stunts

Jill Purdy

ADR Editor

Jill Purdy

Dialogue Editor

Igor Meglic

Second Unit Director of Photography

Grant Swain

Property Master

Frank Fleming

Sound Recordist

Jessica Clothier

Script Supervisor

Paul Haslinger

Original Music Composer

Jonathan Lavallée

Makeup Artist

Niven Howie

Editor

Danny Wynands

Stunts

Agnieshka Wnorowska

Stunts

Tim Walkey

Stunt Driver

Tim Walkey

Stunts

Evalina Turpin

Stunt Double

Greg Tracy

Stunts

Charles Taylor

Stunts

Robert Simokovic

Stunts

Javier Segura

Stunts

Michael Scherer

Stunt Driver

Michael Scherer

Stunts

Nigel Scantlebury

Stunts

Stephano Sbrega

Stunts

Stephano Sbrega

Utility Stunts

Steve Rueberger

Stunts

Sharlene Royer

Stunts

John Ross

Stunts

David Rigby

Stunt Driver

David Rigby

Stunts

Nicholas Rich

Stunt Driver

Spiro Razatos

Stunt Coordinator

Alexandre Prefontaine

Stunt Double

Alexandre Prefontaine

Stunts

Jan Pivon

Stunts

Louis Pharand

Stunts

Louis Paquette

Stunt Double

Louis Paquette

Stunts

Allan Padelford

Stunt Driver

Allan Padelford

Stunts

Shawn C. Orr

Stunt Driver

Shawn C. Orr

Stunts

Gaston Morrison

Stunts

Nancy-Ann Michaud

Stunts

Erick Meslier

Stunts

David McKeown

Stunt Coordinator

David McKeown

Stunts

Thomas Liccioni

Stunts

Stéphane Lefebvre

Stunt Driver

Stéphane Lefebvre

Stunts

Mathieu Ledoux

Stunts

Yan Lecomte

Stunts

Jeremy Lavalley

Stunts

Gilbert Larose Jr.

Stunt Driver

Gilbert Larose Jr.

Stunts

André Laperrière

Stunts

André Laperrière

Utility Stunts

Henry Kingi

Stunt Double

Patrick Kerton

Stunts

Kevin Kelsall

Stunts

Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw

Stunts

Jimmy Kaminsky

Stunt Driver

Stéphane Julien

Stunt Double

Stéphane Julien

Stunts

Basia Jasinski

Stunts

Tyler Hall

Stunt Double

Tyler Hall

Stunt Driver

Tyler Hall

Stunts

Justin Rodgers Hall

Stunt Driver

Johnny Goar

Stunts

Nathalie Girard

Stunts

Jere Gillis

Stunts

Jack Gill

Stunt Double

Jack Gill

Stunt Driver

François Gauthier

Stunts

David Frisch

Stunts

Jean Frenette

Stunts

Jean Frenette

Utility Stunts

Ezra Franklyn

Stunts

Eddie J. Fernandez

Stunts

Charlie Estepp

Stunt Driver

Flint Eagle

Stunts

Marc Désourdy

Stunt Driver

Marc Désourdy

Stunts

Jim Dunn

Stunts

Miguel Dugal

Stunts

Kevin Desfosses

Stunts

Cosette Derome

Stunt Double

Cosette Derome

Stunts

Marie France Denoncourt

Stunts

Carolyn Day

Stunts

Stephane Dargis

Stunts

Phil Culotta

Fight Choreographer

John-Sébastien Côté

Stunts

John-Sébastien Côté

Utility Stunts

Erik Cord

Stunts

Gilbert B. Combs

Stunts

Peter Cohen

Stunts

Neon Cobran

Stunts

Mike Chute

Stunts

Ruth Chiang

Stunts

Jason Cavalier

Stunts

Gary Carrillo

Stunts

Shane Cardwell

Stunt Driver

Shane Cardwell

Stunts

Andrew Campell

Stunts

Alexandre Cadieux

Stunts

Alain Bérard

Stunts

Bobby Brown

Stunt Driver

Bobby Brown

Stunts

Andy Bradshaw

Stunts

Sylvain Bourgeois

Stunts

Claude Bourbonnais

Stunts

Lydie Bounay

Stunts

Hubert Boorder

Stunts

Peter Blaschke

Stunts

Melantha Blackthorne

Stunts

Marcello Bezina

Stunts

Guy Bews

Stunts

Jonathan Bergeron

Stunts

Gary Baxley

Stunts

Abdul Ayoola

Stunts

Nicole Germain

Stunts

David Kern

Additional Editing

Robert Thom

Original Film Writer

Charles B. Griffith

Original Film Writer

Ib Melchior

Original Film Writer

Michel Comte

First Assistant Camera

Collection

Death Race (2008) Collection

Death Race

Death Race 2

Death Race: Inferno

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

Reviews

Gimly

⭐ 6/10

May 13, 2017

A massive departure from the original, _Death Race_ keeps the cars and kills and forgoes virtually everything else from _2000_. Fun in a very different manner, but still fun, and that's what counts.

_Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go._

JPV852

⭐ 7/10

June 6, 2021

Loud and brash but ultimately entertaining thanks mostly to Jason Statham and some decent racing sequences (well, when the camera wasn't jittery or quick edits). Also some love for Joan Allen making for a fine villain and never a bad thing with Ian McShane even in a supporting role. Nothing great but pretty much well within Paul W.S. Anderson's wheelhouse. **3.5/5**