Speed Racer overview

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Synopsis:

The Matrix masterminds Andy and Larry Wachowski usher anime icon Tatsuo Yoshida's classic 1960s-era hit into the new millennium with this family-friendly story of a young racecar driver who takes on the mysterious Racer X in a custom-made, gadget-loaded speed machine named the Mach 5. Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is the kind of driver that every wheelman wishes he could be: a born winner whose unbeatable combination of aggression, instinct, and fearlessness always finds him crossing the checkered flag with a comfortable lead.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski
  • Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures, Anarchos Productions
  • Year: 2008
  • Run Time: 135 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG (for sequences of action, some violence and language)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Adventure
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2008 05 09 (USA), 2008 05 09 (USA - IMAX)

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