Death Race

Release Date: August 22, 2008

Official Site: www.deathracemovie.net

Synopsis:  Prisons have been turned over to Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport called Death Race, the world’s biggest, most brutal sporting event.  Five-time NASCAR champion Jensen Ames is a man who has become an expert at survival. After eight years of hard time, he has only six weeks before reuniting with his family. But when Weyland demands a driver to headline the big game, Ames is forced to submit.  Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames must now kill or be killed to win the most treacherous spectator sport on Earth.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Producers: Roger Corman, Paula Wagner, Jeremy Bolt, Paul W.S. Anderson

Cast: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez

AlienAlmanac.com    2008