Racer X removes his mask, revealing an unfamiliar face, and tells Speed that Rex is indeed dead, but advises Speed to not let racing change the way he is and figure out his own driving. Enraged, Speed hits the track that he used to drive with his brother, and confronts Racer X with his suspicion that he is Rex. However, Taejo's arrangement is revealed to be a sham, as he was only interested in increasing the value of his family's company to profit from Royalton's buyout. With his family and Trixie aiding him, Speed defeats many brutal racers, who were bribed by fixer Cruncher Block to stop him, and overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to win the race, while Detector's team arrests Block. His family discovers that he has entered the race and agree to support him, though Pops is angry with him for not asking permission to race earlier. Speed agrees but keeps his decision secret from his family, and Detector's team makes several defensive modifications to the Mach 5 to assist Speed in the rally.Īfter they drive together and work naturally as a team, Speed begins suspecting that Racer X is actually his brother Rex in disguise. Racer Taejo Togokahn supposedly has evidence that could indict Royalton but will only offer it up if Speed and the mysterious masked Racer X agree to race on his team in the Casa Cristo 5000, which could also substantially raise the stock price of his family's racing business, blocking a Royalton-arranged buyout. Speed gets an opportunity to retaliate through Inspector Detector, head of an intelligence agency's corporate crimes division.
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Royalton takes out his anger on Speed by having his drivers force Speed into a crash that destroys the Mach 6 and suing Racer Motors for intellectual property infringement. Angered, Royalton reveals that for many years, key races have been fixed by corporate interests, including himself, to gain profits. Though tempted, Speed declines because his father distrusts power-hungry corporations. Arnold Royalton, owner of conglomerate Royalton Industries, offers Speed an astoundingly luxurious lifestyle in exchange for signing to race with him. Now embarking on his own career, Speed is quickly sweeping the racing world with his skill behind the wheel of his brother's Mach 5 and his own T-180 car the Mach 6, although primarily interested in the art of the race and the well-being of his family.Į.P. As a child, Speed idolized his record-setting older brother, Rex Racer, who was apparently killed while racing in the Casa Cristo 5000 (AKA The Crucible) a deadly cross-country racing rally. His parents Pops and Mom run the independent Racer Motors, in which his brother Spritle and his pet chimp Chim Chim, his mechanic Sparky and his girlfriend Trixie are also involved. Speed Racer is an 18-year-old whose life and love has always been automobile racing. In subsequent years, Speed Racer has garnered a strong cult following with some commentators calling it "underrated" and a "misunderstood" film. Although the film did receive praise for its action sequences, musical score by Michael Giacchino, cinematography, and performances, critics were divided on its computer generated imagery, and criticized its screenplay and runtime. Upon initial release, the film received mostly negative reviews. It was subsequently nominated in multiple categories at the Teen Choice Awards as well as the Golden Raspberry Awards. The film grossed $93 million worldwide on a $120 million budget, making it a commercial failure. Speed Racer premiered on Apat the Nokia Theater, followed by its general theatrical release on May 9, 2008, by Warner Bros. Michael Giacchino composed the film's score. Speed Racer was shot in and around Potsdam and Berlin from June to August 2007. Arnold Royalton, owner of Royalton Industries, offers him.Ī live action Speed Racer film had been in development hell since 1992, having changed actors and filmmakers until in 2006 when producer Joel Silver and the Wachowskis collaborated to begin production on Speed Racer as a family film. Starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Roger Allam, Benno Fürmann, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rain and Richard Roundtree, the plot revolves around Speed Racer, an 18-year-old automobile racer who follows his apparently deceased brother's career, choosing to remain loyal to his family and their company Racer Motors, which causes difficulties after he refuses a contract that E.P.
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It is based on the 1960s manga and anime series of the same name. Speed Racer is a 2008 sports action comedy film written and directed by the Wachowskis.
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