Release Date
May 9, 2008
DVD Release Date
September 16, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Writer
Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast
Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Kick Gurry, Paulie Litt, Roger Allam, Ji Hoon Jung, Richard Roundtree
Studio
Running Time
135 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG for sequences of action, some violence and language
Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer—whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill.
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MOVIE REVIEW
With the curiosity usually reserved for a cat chasing a laser pointer, I popped Speed Racer into my DVD player today, with hopes that it would serve as decent background noise while I toiled away at my day job but expectations that it would be a complete waste of time. The fact that the movie isn't nearly as bad as I was expecting is almost disappointing.
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