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Overview

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6.4/10   29,670 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Andy Wachowski (written by) &
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Release Date:
9 May 2008 (USA) more
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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... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
8 nominations more
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Susan Sarandon at Stockholm Film Festival
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Artistic Perfection more (367 total)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Emile Hirsch ... Speed Racer

Nicholas Elia ... Young Speed

Susan Sarandon ... Mom Racer
Melissa Holroyd ... Speed's Teacher

Ariel Winter ... Young Trixie

Scott Porter ... Rex
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

Kick Gurry ... Sparky
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Race Chasers (USA) (fake working title)
Speed Racer (Germany)
Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Meteoro (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Hai su kuaishou (Taiwan) [zh]
Hizli yarisçi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Ji su saicheshou (China: Mandarin title) [zh]
Meteoro, la película (Mexico) [es]
Speed Racer (Croatia) [hr]
Speed Racer (Greece) [el]
Speed Racer (Brazil) [pt]
Speed Racer (Canada: French title) [fr]
Supîdo Rêsâ (Japan) [ja]
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MPAA:
Rated PG for sequences of action, some violence and language.
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135 min
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Trivia:
According to producer Joel Silver, this movie was largely shot in green screen. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Speed's eyes change from a dominate color (brown) to a recessive color (blue-green), which is impossible. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Race Announcer: All drivers to your cars, please. All drivers to your cars.
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Soundtrack:
Free Bird more

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197 out of 309 people found the following comment useful.
Artistic Perfection, 9 May 2008
10/10
Author: ctg0724 from United States

Everyone around me told me it was going to be terrible. Early reviews said that it was nothing special. With these planted doubts, I still went to see it in IMax. As of right now, it is the greatest experience I have ever had in a movie theater.

This movie was pure fun. The Wachowskis truly know how to take risks. They just took their art and ran with it. All the actors were terrific. I especially gives props to the actor who played the youngest Racer brother. Honestly, I thought that boy would sink the film but after seeing it, Speed Racer would not have been half as fun without him and the monkey.

This is most visually stunning film to date, with a climax that continues to climb and climb. I wanted to jump out of my chair and cheer for Speed at almost everything. Granted, the film was predictable, but I didn't care. I still held my breath at all the moments, asking myself if Speed would be able to pull it off. I've never smiled through a movie as much as I have with this one in a long time.

Huge 10/10 for Speed Racer and a big thank you to everyone involved in making this masterpiece. My kids will be watching this film. If there is a Speed Racer 2, I am there.

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