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From writers/directors/producers Larry and Andy Wachowski, creators of the groundbreaking The Matrix trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure Speed Racer.
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.
Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), 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 (Roger Allam) 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 (Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox) to win the race that had taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.
Original Release
05/07/2008
US Release
05/09/2008
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Emile Hirsch | Speed / Speed Racer |
Nicholas Elia | Young Speed Racer |
Susan Sarandon | Mom / Mom Racer |
Melissa Holroyd | Speed's Teacher |
Ariel Winter | Young Trixie |
Scott Porter | Rex Racer |
Giancarlo Ganziano | Everyman Announcer |
Peter Fernandez | Local Announcer |
Harvey Friedman | Harold Ledermann Announcer |
Sadao Ueda | Japanese Announcer |
Directors
Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Writers
Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Tatsuo Yoshida
Cast
Name | Character |
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Emile Hirsch | Speed / Speed Racer |
Nicholas Elia | Young Speed Racer |
Susan Sarandon | Mom / Mom Racer |
Melissa Holroyd | Speed's Teacher |
Ariel Winter | Young Trixie |
Scott Porter | Rex Racer |
Giancarlo 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 |
Christian Oliver | Snake Oiler |
John Goodman | Pops / Pops Racer |
Vinzenz Kiefer | Crew Chief / Sempre Fi-Ber Driver / Crew Chief/Sempre Fi-Ber Driver |
Mark Zak | Blackjack Benelli |
Paulie Litt | Spritle Racer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bruce Berman | Executive Producer |
Michael Lambert | Executive Producer |
David Lane Seltzer | Executive Producer |
Lilly Wachowski | Producer |
Lana Wachowski | Producer |
Jessica Alan | Producer |
Grant Hill | Producer |
Marcus Loges | Producer |
Roberto Malerba | Producer |
Henning Molfenter | Producer |
Joel Silver | Producer |
Charlie Woebcken | Producer |