Speed Racer ( Racer Motors Mach 5 ) 2008
Speed Racer
Speed Racer is a 2008 American action film based on the Japanese anime and manga series Speed Racer by Tatsunoko Productions. The film was written and directed by The Wachowskis, and stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon,
Theme Tune
Go Speed Racer Go
[Sample from the original Japanese Speed Racer theme:]
Mach Go! Go! Go!
Kaze mo furueru hairpin curve
Kowaimono kato go go go
Yeah! Whoo!
Feel so good behind this wheel
Get my stomach turning
Speed Racer
Hit the gas
Smell the rubber burnin’
VROOOM!
Gotta get with him he’s the top prize
How can I not love him when he’s better than the bad guys?
I gotta ZOOM!
Baby, so gimme ROOM!
Baby, you hear the BOOM!
There’s no need to wonder WHOM!
Baby when I be zippin’ and dippin’
I got you trippin’ magnificent
If you’re in a predicament
Know that danger is imminent
HEY!
Cast
Emile Hirsch … Speed
Nicholas Elia … Young Speed Racer
Susan Sarandon … Mom
Melissa Holroyd … Speed’s Teacher
Ariel Winter … Young Trixie
Scott Porter … Rex Racer
Giancarlo Ganziano … Everyman Announcer (as Gian Ganziano)
Peter Fernandez … Local Announcer
Harvey Friedman … Harold Ledermann Announcer
The plot revolves around Speed Racer, an 18-year-old automobile racer who follows his apparently deceased brother’s career. His choice to remain loyal to his family and their company Racer Motors causes difficulties after he refuses a contract offered by E.P. Arnold Royalton, the owner of Royalton Industries.
The film had been in development since 1992, changing actors, writers and directors until 2006, when producer Joel Silver and the Wachowskis collaborated to begin production on Speed Racer as a family film. Speed Racer was shot between early June and late August 2007 in and around Potsdam and Berlin, at an estimated budget of $120 million. The film score was composed by Michael Giacchino, and the film’s soundtrack, which contains the sound effects and theme song from the original series, was released on May 6, 2008.
Trivia
This is the first time the Wachowski Brothers have filmed a movie in high-definition (HD) film. With this format, they could utilize a layering approach that gave equal clarity to the foreground and background of each scene in the film, creating the appearance of real-life anime.
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.
After winning a race, Speed Racer jumps out of his car while it’s still moving and strikes a pose as his car slows and stops just behind him; in addition, the lights flashing in the grandstand behind Speed briefly dissolve into a red-yellow checkerboard background. This scene replicates the trademark pose of Speed Racer in the opening credits of Speed Racer (1967).
Quote
Speed: Racing hasn’t changed, and it never will.
Racer X: It doesn’t matter if racing never changes. What matters is if we let racing change us. Every one of us has to find a reason to do this. You don’t climb into a T-180 to be a driver. You do it because you’re driven.
Trixie: Oh my god, was that a ninja?
Pops Racer: More like a NON-ja. Terrible what passes for a ninja these days.
Speed: [driving] Racing hasn’t changed. And it never will.
Trivia
Peter Fernandez and Corinne Orr, the original English voices of Speed Racer/Racer X and Trixie/Spritle in Speed Racer (1967), voice race announcers in the film.
Trivia
According to producer Joel Silver, this movie was largely shot in greenscreen in 60 days.
Info
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Release date
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April 26, 2008 (Nokia Theater) May 8, 2008 (Germany) May 9, 2008 (United States) |
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Running time
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135 minutes |
| Countries |
United States Germany |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $120 million |
| Box office | $93.9 million |
Trivia
After winning a race, Speed Racer jumps out of his car while it’s still moving and strikes a pose. This scene replicates the trademark pose of Speed Racer in the opening credits of Speed Racer (1967).
QUIZ 1
Susan Sarandon Starred in the movie Speed racer. Which other movie has she Been in ?
A. Moonstruck
B. Dead Man Walking
C. Jurassic Park 3
D. As Good as it Gets
Press for Answer
B. Dead Man Walking
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QUIZ 2
What is The Speed Racer Movie based on !
A. A Book
B. A Game
C. TV Show
D. Japanese Comic
Press for Answer
C. TV Show
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QUIZ 1
Susan Sarandon Starred in the movie Speed racer. Which other movie has she Been in ?
A. Moonstruck
B. Dead Man Walking
C. Jurassic Park 3
D. As Good as it Gets
Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy film starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, and Vincent Gardenia. The film follows Loretta Castorini, a widowed Italian-American woman who falls in love with her fiancé’s estranged, hot-tempered younger brother.
Dead Man Walking is a 1995 American crime drama film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, and co-produced and directed by Tim Robbins, who adapted the screenplay from the 1993 non-fiction book of the same name.
Jurassic Park III is a 2001 American science fiction action film. It is the third installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and the final film in the original Jurassic Park trilogy, following The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy film. The film stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic and obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with a chronically ill son.
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- Moonstruck
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- Dead Man Walking
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- Jurassic Park 3
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- As Good as it Gets
QUIZ 2
What is The Speed Racer Movie based on !
A. A Book
B. A Game
C. TV Show
D. Japanese Comic
A japanese comic did exist, but Speed Racer is based on the television show “Speed Racer”, an English dubbed and edited version of the Japanese animated television show Mahha GoGoGo by Japanese anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida.
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