Young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.Young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.Young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.
- Awards
- 1 win & 12 nominations
Giancarlo Ganziano
- Everyman Announcer
- (as Gian Ganziano)
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- TriviaPeter Fernandez and Corinne Orr, the original English voices of Speed Racer/Racer X and Trixie/Spritle in Speed Racer (1967), voice race announcers in the film.
- GoofsDuring the first race, Speed is driving the Mach 6. Although many believe this car wasn't built until just before the final WRL Grand Prix at the end of the movie, the Mach 6 was Speed's main car until it was destroyed at Fuji. The Mach 6 was rebuilt for the Grand Prix since the Mach 5 still had the defensive features from Casa Cristo which weren't allowed.
- Crazy creditsThe directors' credits spin out of a wheel, similar to how the title of Speed Racer (1967) appears.
- SoundtracksGo Speed Racer Go
Written by Nobuyoshi Koshibe and Yoshida Yoshiyuki
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Personally I have never been a fan of the original animated series, and I wasn't sure what to expect of this movie. After seeing the trailers I thought it looked kind of cheesy and over-done. After watching this I realized that the cheesy graphics, work to it's own advantage. This movie really caught a good look at Live action Speed Racer without losing the characteristics of the Cartoon. I didn't think even the Wachowski brothers could pull this off, but as usual, they did.
As far as the actors performances, Emile Hirsch did exceptional, but my eye was mostly on the brilliant performances by John Goodman, and new comer Paul Litt who plays Spritle, Speed's mischievous little brother. I recommend this for the family, don't wait for the DVD get to the theaters while this stunning cinematography is on the big screen!
As far as the actors performances, Emile Hirsch did exceptional, but my eye was mostly on the brilliant performances by John Goodman, and new comer Paul Litt who plays Spritle, Speed's mischievous little brother. I recommend this for the family, don't wait for the DVD get to the theaters while this stunning cinematography is on the big screen!
- dcpunkrocka36
- May 2, 2008
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- Also known as
- Meteoro, la película
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Box office
- Budget
- $120,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $43,945,766
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,561,337
- May 11, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $93,945,766
- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- 2.39 : 1
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