Speed Racer (2008)

Directors:

Andy Wachowski
Larry Wachowski

Writers (WGA):

Andy Wachowski (written by) &
Larry Wachowski (written by) ...

Release Date:

9 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Family | Sport

Tagline:

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Plot:

The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible...

Plot Keywords:

Brother Brother Relationship | Mother Son Relationship | Wrench | Private Jet | Car Jump

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Cast

Emile Hirsch	...	Speed
Nicholas Elia	...	Young Speed
Christina Ricci	...	Trixie
John Goodman	...	Pops
Melissa Holroyd	...	Speed's Teacher
Susan Sarandon	...	Mom
Matthew Fox	...	Racer X
Ariel Winter	...	Young Trixie
Scott Porter	...	Rex
Benno Fürmann	...	Inspector Detector
Gian Ganziano	...	Everyman Announcer
Peter Fernandez	...	Local Announcer
Harvey Friedman	...	Harold Ledermann Announcer
Richard Roundtree	...	Ben Burns
Sadao Ueda	...	Japanese Announcer

Also Known As:

Race Chasers (USA) (fake working title)
Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)

MPAA:

Rated PG for sequences of action, some violence and language.

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:PG (certificate #44193) | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-11 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:U | Germany:12 | Venezuela:PG-13 | Ireland:PG

Filming Locations:

Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Danica Patrick was reportedly offered a cameo but declined secondary to racing commitments with Andretti Green Racing and the Indy Racing League.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the first race in the movie, Speed is using the Mach 6. However, the Mach 6 wasn't built until near the end of the movie. How could he have it before then?

Quotes:

[first lines]
Race Announcer: All drivers to your cars, please. All drivers to your cars.

Movie Connections:

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A good family movie

I have to say, it seems that those who hated it were obviously not doing their homework beforehand to know that SR is not supposed to be a thought-provoking film like The Matrix. It is based on a wonderfully simple cartoon with a simple message for kids. If anyone knows anything about cult fans, they want films to reflect the original medium as much as possible. Thus, if you go to a children's movie based on a child-friendly anime, expect it to be such and not some mind-blowing,challenging film. Especially these days, we need films like this one to take our minds off the usual violence and such found in so many other so-called family movies. Take it as it is, a great family flick for ALL ages to simply enjoy.