Movie Description

Death Race 2000 is a 1975 cult action film directed by Paul Bartel, and starring David Carradine, Simone Griffeth and Sylvester Stallone. The film takes place in a dystopian American society in the year 2000, where the murderous Transcontinental Road Race has become a form of national entertainment. The screenplay is based on the short story The Racer by Ib Melchior. The film has long been regarded as a cult hit, and was often viewed as superior to Rollerball, made in the same year; another dystopian science-fiction sports film, similarly focusing on the use of dangerous sports as an "opiate".