Death Race 2050 is a 2017 American political satire, action film directed by G.J. Echternkamp and starring Manu Bennett, Marci Miller and Malcolm McDowell. It's a prequel to Death Race 2000, which was out in 1975. Both films were made blog by Roger Corman, who characterized the film as "a car-racing picture with some dark comedy."What precisely is the story behind Death Race 2050?
In 2050, the world is in the grip of a dystopian future. The Death Race serves both entertainment and population control in the United Corporations of America, which is afflicted by overpopulation and an unemployment rate of 99.993%. The current Death Race spans from New York City to Los Angeles and includes defending champion Frankenstein. Jed Perfectus, Minerva Jefferson, Tammy the Terrorist, and ABE, a black, artificially intelligent, self-driving automobile, struggle against Frankenstein in this action-adventure film. During the race, each driver is allocated a virtual reality broadcaster who gives the viewers a virtual reality experience of the race. As soon as he meets his proxy, Annie Sullivan, Frankenstein is turned off and refuses to speak with either her or her proposals to allow his opponents past him.
Rebels headed by former network producer Alexis Hamilton install traps around the sector as the racers sprint along the East Coast. When Tammy and Minerva kidnap each other's cult members for kills, they establish a bitter rivalry. ABE malfunctions after falling into a rebel trap, killing its surrogate and abandoning the race to find its purpose in life. Hamilton instructs Annie, who is revealed to be her spy, to murder Frankenstein at the first checkpoint. Her effort to attract him fails since he is just interested on winning the race. The Chairman says that because of his longevity, Frankenstein has become a burden, but Perfectus will inspire his dedicated supporters to die at his hands.
On Day 2 of the race, the competitors will make their way through the country's heartland, which is famous for the large number of armed individuals who live there. Chi Wapp, who was acting as Minerva's proxy, was slain by a suicide bomber that Tammy had sent. On the next piece of advice, Frankenstein decides to cut some corners, but his automobile ends up getting trapped in a cornfield. As Annie goes out on her own, Frankenstein fights off a bunch of ninjas from the Resistance in order to rack up more points. After arriving at the second checkpoint, Annie reveals that she is a member of the resistance and makes an effort to enlist Frankenstein. Frankenstein, who has no interest in politics, expresses his disdain for both the rebels and the government while maintaining that his only objective is to come out on top. Minerva admits to Annie as they are both drinking at a pub that she is really an educated intellectual but for the sake of her survival, she plays the role of a stereotyped hip-hop figure. When Annie returns to Frankenstein's chamber, Perfectus, who is envious of Frankenstein's notoriety and sex appeal, is about to kill Frankenstein, but Annie saves his life. In the meanwhile, it has come to light that Hamilton and the Chairman have been conspiring behind the scenes together.
The government provides "approved" routes for the drivers on Day three of the race to prevent Resistance assaults. Because Frankenstein's right arm was crippled in his struggle with Perfectus, Annie assists him in shifting gears. Minerva pursues Tammy, but in order to dodge Tammy's suicidal proxy, she jumps over a cliff. Tammy gloats over Minerva's murder before an ABE drives her into the wall and self-destructs, killing both of them. Perfectus takes a backroad to the finish line, while Frankenstein and Annie eliminate Hamilton and her rebels. Perfectus loses control of his vehicle and smashes into the virtual reality control booth as both cars battle for place. Frankenstein sends a message to his admirers before crossing the finish line, implying that the Chairman is worth 1,000 points. After murdering the Chairman, Frankenstein invites the audience to leave their virtual world behind and participate in their own Death Race. Frankenstein and Annie stand in the distance as the nation descends into turmoil, arguing that they should repopulate the land after the upheaval has subsided.
Trailer for the film Death Race 2050
Who is the cast of Death Race 2050?
- Frankenstein, the cybernetic veteran Death Race champion, is played by Manu Bennett.
- Malcolm McDowell as The Chairman of the United Corporations of America with a "slight comb-over"
- Marci Miller as Frankenstein's proxies.
- Jed Perfectus, played by Burt Grinstead, is a genetically modified athlete who believes he is the ideal driver.
- Rapper-turned-racer Minerva Jefferson is played by Folake Olowofoyeku.
- Anessa Ramsey plays the role of Tammy "The Terrorist," the leader of a religious cult.
- Alexis Hamilton, played by Yancy Butler, is a former TV producer who now leads a resistance group.
- J.B., the male commentator on the Death Race is portrayed here by Charlie Farrell.
- Grace Tickle, the female Death Race commentator and interviewer, is played by Shanna Olson.
- Perfectus' proxy Eve Rocket is played by Leslie Shaw.
- ABE (voiced by D.C. Douglas) is a wicked, AI-controlled, self-driving racing automobile.
- This is Pierre Paolo Goya Kobashigawa in the role of Minerva's stand-in, Chi Wapp.
- Sebastian Llosa stars as Steve, a bystander in the virtual reality adaptation of the Death Race who observes the action via Annie's point of view.
- As Dr. Creamer, ABE's computer programmer, Helen Loris is cast.
Death Race 2050 was created in what way?
Corman received the idea for a sequel to the first picture when being interviewed by an Italian journalist who said that The Hunger Games reminded him of Death Race 2000. Corman approached Universal Pictures, which had created the contemporary version (which Corman believed had lost too much of the original's political criticism), and proposed reintroducing the dark humor of the original. "You did a terrific job," Corman said, "but you left out the pedestrian killings and the broken-society themes."
Filming started in Corman's late 80s, amid the 2016 presidential election. It features the UCA Chairman. Corman told an interviewer, "The president's hairstyle could be similar to Trump's, but I don't want to get into that because Trump will come and go and the film will remain."
Is Death Race 2050 popular?
"There are a lot of Death Races in a movie about the Death Race ending. A decade after the Death Race trilogy with Jason Statham, Roger Corman returns with Death Race 2050. Despite being excellent films in their own right, they have nothing to do with the original Death Race 2000. So Corman re-routes this fiery catastrophe with a three-day race across a dystopian America, where pedestrian deaths get points for outrageous personalities! But with a 50 at the end." - YouTuber Decker Shado
The Making of 2050, The Look of 2050, and Cars! were released on DVD and DVD/Blu-ray in the United States, respectively. Automobiles! Automobiles! Automobiles! Automobiles! Automobiles! Automobil On March 20, 2017, it was released in the UK.
The film has an 88% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of June 2020, based on eight reviews with an average rating of 6.8/10.
Chris Alexander, writing for ComingSoon.net, described the picture as "loud, strident, spastic, cruel, stylish, sloppy, foolish, and intelligent in equal measure." Reviewing the film for Nerdist, Scott Weinberg said, "all extremely awkward and rickety and kitschy, but that's just part of the production's'shaggy dog' appeal." And Zavala, writing on a website, said, "It has enough gore, guts, stupid political commentary, scenery chewing, and bad special effects to become a cult classic."