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Speed Racer (2008)

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PG | 2 hr 15 mins | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Adaptation | Released: 5/9/2008 |Box Office Total: $43.9M

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Synopsis:
Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer 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. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret--some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family’s business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival--the mysterious Racer X--to win the race that had taken his brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

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Theatrical Release
5/9/2008
Studio Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Studio
Director Credit
Larry Wachowski Director
Andy Wachowski Director
Cast Credit
Emile Hirsch Speed Racer
Susan Sarandon Mom Racer
John Goodman Pops Racer
Christina Ricci Trixie
Matthew Fox Racer X
Kick Gurry Sparky
Benno Furmann Inspector Detector
Ji Hun Taejo Togokhan
Scott Porter Rex
Richard Roundtree Ben Burns
Christian Oliver Snake Oiler
Nayo K Wallace Minx
Paulie Litt Spritle
Hiroyuki Sanada Mr. Musha
Roger Allam Royalton
Yu Nan Horuko
Nicholas Elia Young Speed
Melissa Holroyd Speed’s Teacher
Ariel Winter Young Trixie
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
Vinzenz Kiefer Crew Chief / Sempre Fi-Ber Driver
Mark Zak Blackjack Benelli
Willy Chim Chim
Kenzie Chim Chim
Julia Joyce Blonde Pack Leader
Clayton Nemrow Race Announcer
Ricky Watson Race Commentator
Brandon Robinson Big Mouth
L Trey Wilson Press Man
Lauren Blake Flight Attendant
Cosma Shiva Hagen Gennie
Ralph Herforth Cannonball Taylor
Waldemar Kobus Vinny – Cruncher Thug
John Benfield Cruncher Block
Max Hopp Cruncher Thug
Julie T Wallace Truck Driver
Matthias Redlhammer Marvin The Cleaning Man
Ecki Hoffmann Joel Goldman
Stephen Marcus Security Goon
Art La Fleur Fuji Announcer
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo Fuji Announcer
Moritz Bleibtreu Grey Ghost
Paul Sirr Dour Face
Ramon Tikaram Casa Christo Announcer
Melvil Poupaud Johnny “Goodboy” Jones
Kad Taylor (Y) Queen of Casa Christo
Junior Sone Enang Shark Driver
Jana Pallaske Delila
Dari Maximova Flying Fox
Werner Daehn Sempre Fi-Ber Leader
Komi Togbonou Thor-azine Leader
Leila Rozario Hydro-cell Driver
Steve Wilson C.I.B. Security Man
Karl Yune Taejo Body Guard
Togo Igawa Mr. Togokahn
Jonathan Kinsler Fuji Reporter
Anatole Taubman Fuji Reporter
Ben Miles Cass Jones
Frank Witter Security Official
Megan Gay Senior Race Official
Corinne Orr Grand Prix Female Announder
Joe Mazza Nitro
Joon Park Yakuza Driver
Ludmilla Ismailow Denise
Milka Duno Gearbox
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 Sanchez Spanish Announcer
Yue Fang Chinese Announcer
Narges Rashidi Persian Announcer
Andres Cantor Grand Prix Announcer
Production Credits Credit
Jessica Alan Co-Producer
Joel Silver Producer
David Lane Seltzer Executive Producer
Roberto Malerba Co-Producer
Grant Hill Producer
Michael Lambert Executive Producer
Bruce Berman Executive Producer
Andy Wachowski Producer
Henning Molfenter Co-Producer
Larry Wachowski Producer
Carl L Woebcken Co-Producer
Production Companies Credit
Lauren Shuler-Donner Productions Production Company
Silver Pictures Production Company
Velocity Productions Production Company
Sechste Babelsberg Film Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures International Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Kinomania Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Blitz Film & Video Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tuck Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Village Roadshow Greece Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sam Film (Iceland) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Garsu Pasaulio Irasai (GPI) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (SMD) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Nu-Metro Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Caroprokat Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Intercom International Communication Services Ltd. Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sandrew Metronome Norge AS (Norway) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Roadshow Film Distributors Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Continental Film s.r.o. Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations  
Europe  
Babelsberg Studio, Berlin, Germany  
Writer Credit
Larry Wachowski Screenplay
Tatsuo Yoshida Source Material
Andy Wachowski Screenplay
Accounting Credit
Becky Maxwell Accountant (UK)
Robert Threadgold Production Accountant - Financial Controller
Anna-Lena Schmigalla Assistant Accountant
Joanie Ahuna Assistant Accountant
Karsten Piel Accountant
Patrick Plummer Assistant Accountant
Linden Wineland-Johnson Accountant - VFX Accountant
Ravi Nadarajah Accountant - File Clerk
Nina Buttner Assistant Accountant
Christian Fischer Assistant Accountant
Lena-Lisa Schmigalla Accountant - File Clerk
Louisa Thomas Accountant - File Clerk
Sebastian Bucher Assistant Accountant - Assistant Cashier
Animal Training Handling Credit
Sled Reynolds Animal Services - Animal Coordinator
Greg Lille Animal Trainer
Michael Schweuneke Animal Services - German Animal Handler
Sherri Worrell Animal Trainer
Mike James Casey Animal Trainer
Art Department Credit
Stephanie Rass Model Maker
Owen Patterson Production Designer
Steve Skroce Storyboard Artist
Sebastian Krawinkel Art Director - Senior Art Director
Roxy Konrad Art Department Coordinator
Peter Walpole Set Decorator
Jean Andre Chaintreuil Set Designer - Conceptual Set Designer
Sabine Engelberg Art Department - Draftsperson
Petra Pieper Greensman - Greenslady
Judith Rosskoth Assistant Set Decorator
Grit Kronacher Set Dresser
Henning Brehm Graphics Coordinator - Senior Graphic Designer
Sven Wustlich Painter
Alice Ebling Illustrator
Vida Wolfbauer Dresser - Personal Dresser
Sebastian Lochmann Sculptor
Alissa Davis Art Assistant
Stefan Speth Assistant Art Director
Alice Darrow Concept Artist - Conceptual Artist
David Scheunemann Assistant Art Director
Alejandro Lecuna Graphics Coordinator - Graphic Designer Virtual Vehicles
Iris Roesch Model Maker
Toni Anschutz Art Department Coordinator - Assistant Coordinator
Leif Hendel Art Assistant
Kim Frederiksen Set Designer