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Speed Racer

Year:
Duration:
135 min
Genres:
Action | Family | Sport
IMDB rate:
6.1
Director:
Andy Wachowski
Awards:
10 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2008-05-09
Filming Locations: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
Earnings
Budget: $120,000,000
Opening Weekend: $18,561,337 (USA) (11 May 2008)
Gross: $43,945,766 (USA) (7 August 2008)
Cast
Actor
Character
Ben Miles
Ben Miles
Speed Racer
Emile Hirsch
Speed
Nicholas Elia
Young Speed Racer
Susan Sarandon
Mom
Melissa Holroyd
Speed's Teacher
Scott Porter
Rex Racer
Gian Ganziano
Everyman Announcer
Peter Fernandez
Local Announcer
Harvey Friedman
Harold Ledermann Announcer
Sadao Ueda
Japanese Announcer
Valery Tscheplanowa
Russian Announcer
Sami Loris
Italian Announcer
Olivier Marlo
French Announcer
Sean McDonagh
Celtic Announcer
Kick Gurry
Sparky
Christian Oliver
Snake Oiler
John Goodman
Pops
Vinzenz Kiefer
Crew Chief / Sempre Fi-Ber Driver
Mark Zak
Blackjack Benelli
Paulie Litt
Spritle Racer
Willy
Chim Chim
Kenzie
Chim Chim
Christina Ricci
Trixie
Julia Joyce
Blonde Pack Leader
Clayton Nemrow
Race Announcer
Ricky Watson
Race Commentator
Brandon Robinson
Big Mouth
L. Trey Wilson
Press Man
Matthew Fox
Racer X
Nayo Wallace
Minx
Roger Allam
Royalton
Lauren Blake
Flight Attendant
Cosma Shiva Hagen
Gennie
Ralph Herforth
Cannonball Taylor
Rain
Taejo Togokahn
Waldemar Kobus
Vinny - Cruncher Thug
John Benfield
Cruncher Block
Max Hopp
Cruncher Thug
Julie T. Wallace
Truck Driver
Hiroyuki Sanada
Mr. Musha
Matthias Redlhammer
Marvin the Cleaning Man
Eckehard Hoffmann
Joel Goldman
Stephen Marcus
Security Goon
Art LaFleur
Fuji Announcer (as Art La Fleur)
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
Fuji Announcer
Nan Yu
Horuko Togokahn
Moritz Bleibtreu
Grey Ghost
Paul Sirr
Dour Face
Richard Roundtree
Ben Burns
Benno Fürmann
Inspector Detector
Ramon Tikaram
Casa Cristo Announcer
Melvil Poupaud
Johnny 'Goodboy' Jones
Kady Taylor
Queen of Casa Cristo (as Kadý Taylor)
Junior Sone Enang
Shark Driver
Jana Pallaske
Delila
Bojidara Maximova
Flying Fox (as Dari Maximova)
Werner Daehn
Sempre Fi-Ber Leader
Komi Togbonou
Thor-azine Leader
Leila Rozario
Hydro-cell Driver
Steven Wilson
C.I.B. Security Man
Karl Yune
Taejo Body Guard
Togo Igawa
Mr. Togokahn
Jonathan Kinsler
Fuji Reporter
Anatole Taubman
Fuji Reporter
Frank Witter
Security Official
Megan Gay
Senior Race Official
Corinne Orr
Grand Prix Female Announcer
Joe Mazza
Nitro
Joon Park
Yakuza Driver
Ludmilla Ismailow
Denise
Milka Duno
Gearbox / Kellie Kalinkov
Amira Osman
Count Down Tower Woman
Ashley Walters
Prince Kabala
Jens Neuhaus
German Announcer
Sesede Terziyan
Turkish Announcer
Ill-Young Kim
Korean Announcer
Yuriri Naka
Japanese Announcer
Oscar Ortega Sánchez
Spanish Announcer (as Oscar Ortega Sanchez)
Fang Yu
Chinese Announcer
Narges Rashidi
Persian Announcer
Andrés Cantor
Grand Prix Announcer
William R. Dean
Sleazy Telephone Salesman (voice)
Jin Akanishi
Speed Racer
Luka Andres
Big Mouth (uncredited)
Joel Cross
Prince Fan (uncredited)
Alister Mazzotti
Pitter Pat
Nicolas Walier
Security (uncredited)
Yusuke Yamazaki
Japanese (uncredited)
Alexander Yassin
Reporter - Grand Prix (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
In September 2000, Hype Williams was briefly hired to direct the film and writers Christian Gudegast and Paul Scheuring were hired to write the script. They left when the production failed to materialize.
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Some prints were shipped to movie theaters under the name "Race Chasers".
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A working drivable Mach 5 automobile was constructed for the film. It was hung from a crane for its driving sequences. The rest of the racecar automobiles were completely computer-generated, with the actors sitting in a gimbal, a racecar cockpit with a computer-programmed hydraulic system.
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Goofs
When first visiting the Racer family, Royalton says one line in German - "Pfannkuchen sind Liebchen" - and translates it to "pancakes are love." "Liebchen" is a very old fashioned German word for lover, the correct German sentence would have been "Pfannkuchen sind Liebe."
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Near the end of the film (2:06:51), "The Racing Chronicle" has a typo. "No.42/54 Independent Daily Racing News piublished by THE RACING CHRONICLE,..." should read "published" instead of "piublished."
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When Royalton visits for the first time, the third button on Mom's shirt is undone. The next time she is visible, the second button is unbuttoned. From then on, all the buttons are buttoned.
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Quotes
Inspector Detector: Do you think you made a mistake not to tell him?
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Spritle: Go, Speed, Go!
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Speed: [finding him hiding in his truck] Spritle!
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Faq
Q
What are the names of the songs used in the trailers?
A
The songs used in the first trailer are... Dissolved by Michael Giacchino (Alias), Race Wars by BT (Fast and the Furious), and Iron Fisted Mutha by BT and Nick Phoenix (300 Years Later). The song used in the second international trailer is... Birthright by Celldweller.
Q
Is there any extra scene after the ending credits?
A
No, there are no extra scenes after the movie.
Q
Why does Pops say "we don't have a car" for the Grand Prix when they have the Mach 5?
A
The Mach 5 is a street-registered car built for rallies and other road races. The Mach 4 and Mach 6 (both versions) are T-180 track cars that have several key differences from street cars. They are single-seaters with rocket engines capable of speeds in excess of 400 MPH. Additionally, all wheels are capable of turning independently, allowing the car to maintain forward motion no matter which way it faces, as well as to "drift" and spin while retaining a great deal of control. Speed races the Mach 5 in the Casa Cristo 5000 because that race is a cross-country rally. The Grand Prix, however, is a track race. Speed's track car, the Mach 6, was destroyed in the crash at the Fuji Helexicon. Due to the highly compressed time frame -- possibly as little as a week -- in which the Fuji track race, the Casa Cristo and the Grand Prix occur, the Racer Motors team has not had time to rebuild the Mach 6. The difference is further explained in the Speed Racer: Supercharged featurette that comes with every version of the Speed Racer DVD. In a nutshell, any car that enters a WRL track race must have a T-180 wheelbase. The Mach 5 does not, but the Mach 6 does.
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