From the man who introduced us to Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese . . . Shout! Factory is proud to present a new collectors series of Roger Corman s most loved productions.
Welcome to the year 2000, now a place plagued by a lack of morals and political unrest. The only thing that society looks forward to is the three-day Transcontinental Death Race, a high-speed competition that is won by the driver who collects the most points by killing spectators and pedestrians. But this year the drivers have something to worry about other than getting killed by rival contestants: there is a group of anti-race activists trying to stop the race for good. The games all-time champion, Frankenstein (David Carradine), takes on such colorful characters as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone), Calamity Jane (Mary Woronov), Nero The Hero (Martin Kove) and Matilda The Hun (Roberta Collins) in this dark comedy-science fiction classic directed by Paul Bartel ( Eating Raoul). ?
Bonus Features:
* New Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) High-Definition Transfer From The Interpositive Film Element
* David On Death Race: Interview with David Carradine
* Audio Commentary With Roger Corman & Mary Woronov
* New Audio Commentary With Assistant Director Lewis Teague And Editor Tina Hirsh
* 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 films now-legendary 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 films eclectic score
* Leonard Maltin Interviews Roger Corman About Death Race 2000
* Theatrical Trailer
* Theatrical Trailer With Commentary By John Landis
* TV And Radio spots
* 12-Page Booklet
* New World Trailers
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(out of 5 reviews)
List Price: $ 19.98
Price: $ 13.45
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July 13, 2010
#1
Review by Christian Hartman
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This David Carradine vehicle (pun intended) directed by Paul Bartel of ‘My Dinner with Andre’ fame, is the best sci-fi/action/black comedy of all time. Anyone looking for seriuos action or gore should go elsewhere. Long out of print, I look forward to seeing what SHOUTfactory does with the property-their treatment of MST3K has been outstanding so far!
July 13, 2010
#2
Review by William Dakota
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I had a VHS copy of this movie years ago. It was considered good quality at that time. I recently bought a DVD copy that wasn’t widescreen and it looked like a transfer from the VHS cassette. Now, it had been truly restored in widescreen and a real collectible for anyone who has a DVD library. The DVD is picture perfect. I played it on a Blu-Ray player that upgrades to 1080P. The picture flies off the screen and with wonderful surround sound too. It looks like a newly released film, and I guess with the restoration it is truly that, a new film. David Carradine, right off the Kung Fu series and a young Sylvester Stallone are the stars. A true cult film you can watch over and over with your friends.
July 13, 2010
#3
Review by M. Stutz
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When I was a kid and saw this film I thought that it was the greatest…Wow have things changed! Bad acting, terrible movie plot but still hysterically FUNNY!
July 13, 2010
#4
Review by M. Britton
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Just gotta say…they’ll put anything on blu-ray! It’s hard to imagine Roger Corman and high definition in the same thought, but lo and behold-we’re getting his ‘cheap’ flicks on blu-ray! Who would ever ‘thunk it’? The quality of the disc is nothing to write home about…but the movie is outrageous! Campy classic!! Just wish it looked as good as Corman’s “Rock and Roll High School” on blu. That version colors really ‘shine’…this movie looks dull in comparison. Still, it’s the best it’s ever looked! Lookin’ forward to more Corman Classics on blu!!
July 13, 2010
#5
Review by D. O’neil
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Not as good as I remember form my childhood,(back then running over people to score points was considered controversial). Still lots of fun though. Check out Sly on the cover art. That silly grin should prepare you for the inane( but funny) premise of this film. Vehicular high-jinks aplenty!!!