Speed Racer
Speed Racer is a 2008 sports action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by the Wachowskis and based on the 1960s anime and manga series of the same name. Starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Roger Allam, Benno Fürmann, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rain and Richard Roundtree, it is an American-German venture produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures, Anarchos Productions, Velocity Productions and Studio Babelsberg, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The plot revolves around Speed Racer, an 18-year-old automobile racer who follows his apparently deceased brother's career. His choice to remain loyal to his family and their company Racer Motors causes difficulties after he refuses a contract offered by E.P. Arnold Royalton, the owner of Royalton Industries.
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| Running time | 135 minutes
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- Some prints were shipped to movie theaters under the name "Race Chasers".
- Was supposed to be directed by Patrick Read Johnson in the early 90s. J.F. Lawton, Patrick Read Johnson and John Lau wrote the script.
- Scott Porter and Matthew Fox, who play the same character at different ages (Rex Racer and Racer X respectively), have the same birthday of July 14th.
- After winning a race, Speed Racer jumps out of his car while it's still moving and strikes a pose as his car slows and stops just behind him; in addition, the lights flashing in the grandstand behind Speed briefly dissolve into a red-yellow checkerboard background. This scene replicates the trademark pose of Speed Racer in the opening credits of Speed Racer (1967).
- Milka Duno: Indy Racing League driver appears as Kellie "Gearbox" Kalinkov.
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