DEATH RACE 2000 (1975)

MORGAN'S RATING

A champion of a brutal cross-country car race of the future where pedestrians are run down for points has a change of heart while being hounded by rivals and a conspiracy seeking to stop the race.

David Carradine (Frankenstein), Simone Griffeth (Annie), Sylvester Stallone (Machine-Gun Joe Viterbo), Mary Woronov (Calamity Jane), Roberta Collins (Matilda the Hun), Martin Kove (Nero the Hero), Louisa Moritz (Myra), Don Steele (Junior), Joyce Jameson (Grace Pander), Carle Bensen (Harold), Sandy McCallum (Mr. President), Paul Laurence (Special Agent), Harriet Medin (Thomasina Paine), Vince Trankina (Lt. Fury), Bill Morey (Deacon), Fred Grandy (Herman the German), William Shepard (Pete), Leslie McRae (Cleopatra), Wendy Bartel (Laurie), Jack Favorite (Henry), Sandy Ignon (FBI agent), John Landis (Mechanic), Paul Bartel (Frankenstein's Doctor, uncredited).

IN THE YEAR 2000 HIT AND RUN ISN'T A FELONY. IT'S THE NATIONAL SPORT.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Paul Bartel.

WRITERS: Ib Melchior, Robert Thom and Charles B. Griffith.

PRODUCER: Roger Corman.

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Jim Weatherill.

FACTS

ORIGINAL MUSIC: Paul Chihara.

- The speech mannerisms of the character Harold parody those of Howard Cosell.

DISTRIBUTOR: New World Pictures/Warner Bros.

QUOTES

CRITICAL COMMENT

Joe: You know Myra, some people might think you're cute. But me, I think you're one very large baked potato.

"Outrageous tongue-in-cheek action film...Fast-paced fun, marred by unnecessary gore." -- Leonard Maltin

Matilda the Hun: Whoever named your car the Bull...was only half right!

Matilda the Hun: Well, what does she expect? You leave your navigator lying around, naturally somebody is going to run over him.

Junior: Here he comes: Machine Gun Joe! Loved by thousands, hated by millions.