Disruption of the race by the Resistance is blamed on the French by the state, who are also blamed for ruining the country’s economy and telephone system. The ‘Resistance’ is assisted by Paine’s great granddaughter Annie (Simone Griffeth), Frankenstein’s navigator, who is intending to lure him into a planned ambush where he is to be replaced by a double. The film is set at the start of the 20th annual race, during which a resistance group led by Thomasina Paine (Harriet Medin), a lineal descendant of Thomas Paine, one of the original American revolutionaries of the 1770s, is attempting to assassinate Frankenstein and replace him with one of their agents. He regularly battles with the other teams, particularly ‘Machine Gun’ Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone), who hates being second. He is reputed to be part machine, rebuilt after many crashes. The coast-to-coast, 3 day race is run on public roads, and points are scored not just for speed, but for the number of innocent pedestrians struck and killed.įrankenstein (David Carradine) is the most celebrated racer and is the government’s champion. population is increasing those below the line have a declining population. Countries which lie above the gray line have a greater birth than death rate, meaning the total. The people are kept satisfied through a stream of gory gladiatorial entertainment, which includes the bloody spectacle of the Annual Transcontinental Road Race, depicted as a symbol of American values and way of life. Both the birth and death rate are given per 1,000 people of the countrys population. The resulting fascist police state, the United Provinces, is headed by the cult figure ‘Mr. Political parties have collapsed into a single Bipartisan Party, which also fulfills the religious functions of a unified church and state. The start of the savage race, in which points are awarded for taking out hapless pedestrians, supposedly in New York was Ontario Motor Speedway, North. In the year 2000 the United States has been destroyed by a financial crisis and a military coup. The film takes place in a dystopian American society in the year 2000, where the murderous Transcontinental Road Race has become a form of national entertainment. Like Myra, Matilda's sidekick seems willing to play the punching-bag to his Nazi superior.Death Race 2000 is a 1975 American cult science fiction action film directed by Paul Bartel, and starring David Carradine, Simone Griffeth and Sylvester Stallone.Dim-witted, blonde bombshell who seems to only be good for Joe to slap around.But, for once, he would like to be in the "Driver's Seat". scoring points with hit-and-run killings awarded on a sliding scale.
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Calamity Jane's assistant is a cool and calm good ol' boy. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the Death Race 2000 movie on.Being the grand-daughter of Thomasina Paine, Frankenstein's navigator is secretly working for The Resistance in hopes of sabotaging Death Race 2000.Don't expect major improvements this time around. The Roman "God" has crashed and burned in every other Death Race.Oh, and that giant cannon on her car may look a little scary, but Matilda would just rather gain her points by hood-spikes like everyone else. Fiery, Nazi-queen who hopes to win the race-And the world soon after.He's, once again, gunning for more points and looking to knock off Frankenstein by any means necessary. A former winner of past races (As well as outnumbering Frankenstein on points) Mobster Joe labels Frankenstein as "Public Enemy #1" for Death Race 2000.Everyone can expect the tough and reliable cowgirl to put up a good effort in dethroning Frankenstein. 2nd-place winner at the previous Death Race.President, the popular champion is #1 on The Resistance's hit list. Since Frankenstein's a close friend to Mr. After multiple accidents, it's been said that Frank has been surgically put together to perfection for this race. Gossip columnist and interviewer of the racers (Played by Joyce Jameson).The color analyst of the race has mannerisms that mirrors the popular Howard Cosell (Played by Carle Bensen).The flamboyantly annoying blow-by-blow commentator of the race (Played by Don Steele).As soon as the race starts, Paine puts "Operation: Anti-Race" into effect with deadly results. As the leader of The Resistance, the elderly Paine will make sure that Death Race 2000 will be the last ever seen.President would love to see the sport continue while he's in office.And beyond (Played by Sandy McCallum) As an annual sponsor of the deadly sport, Mr. It's no secret to many that the president endorses anarchy.