Speed Racer [Widescreen Edition, w/Digital Copy]

DVD - APPROX. 135 MINS. - 2008 - US Rating: PG

Main feature:

Release Sep 16, 2008
Video Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs.
Audio English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles English, French, Spanish
Studio Warner Brothers
Year 2008
Genre Action, Family, Sport

Special features:

  • Featurette: "Spritle in the Big Leagues": Tour the movie set with actor Paulie Litt
  • Featurette: "Speed Racer: Supercharged!" - Meet the drivers of the WRL and explore the film's incredible cars and unbelievable racetracks
  • Digital copy with purchase of disc

Synopsis:

Start your engines and fasten your seatbelts for the high-octane adventure Speed Racer, combining heartfelt family humor and groundbreaking visual effects.

Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel of his thunderous Mach 5. With support from Pops and Mom Racer (John Goodman and Susan Sarandon), girlfriend Trixie (Christina Ricci), younger brother Spritle (Paulie Litt), and the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox), Speed takes on fierce competitors to save his family's business and protect the sport he loves. When Speed steps onto the track, it's not just a race; it's an adrenaline-fueled, high-speed charge to the finish.

Go, Speed Racer, go!!

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized - the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed's thundering Mach 5.

When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company's maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret-some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won't drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family's business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival-the mysterious Racer X - to win the race that had taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as "The Crucible."

Cast and Crew:

Warner Brothers presents
Richard RoundtreeHiroyuki SanadaEmile HirschChristina RicciJohn GoodmanSusan SarandonMatthew FoxRain Benno Furmann"Speed Racer"
Written byAndy WachowskiWritten byLarry Wachowskiproduced byGrant Hill
produced byJoel Silver
produced byAndy Wachowski
produced byLarry Wachowski
directed byAndy Wachowskidirected byLarry Wachowski
Production Year: 2008

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