Speed Racer
Action, Family, Sport
Warner Bros.  (8/1/2008) 135 mins PG

6.5 (22,872 votes)
Start your engines and fasten your seatbelts for the high-octane adventure Speed Racer, combining heartfelt family humor and groundbreaking visual effects. Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel of his thunderous Mach 5. With support from Pops and Mom Racer (John Goodman and Susan Sarandon), girlfriend Trixie (Christina Ricci), younger brother Spritle (Paulie Litt) and the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox), Speed takes on fierce competitors to save his family's business and protect the sport he loves. When Speed steps onto the track, it's not just a race. It's an adrenaline-fueled, high-speed charge to the finish. Go, Speed Racer, go!!...

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Cast and Crew
John Goodman  ......  Pops Racer
Christina Ricci  ......  Trixie
Susan Sarandon  ......  Mom Racer
Emile Hirsch  ......  Speed Racer
Matthew Fox  ......  Racer X
Nicholas Elia  ......  Young Speed
Director  .....  Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski
Producer  .....  Joel Silver; Andy Wachowski; Bruce Berman; Grant Hill
Writer  .....  Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Spritle and Chim Chim are "outside" tanning themselves, the stage ceiling can be seen in Spritle's reflector. (more)

Trivia:
All the people that do a lot of driving in the movie did it in a "gimble"-- a cockpit of car attached to a hydraulic system that had the race sequences programmed into them. (more)

Filming Locations:
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Race Announcer: All drivers to your cars, please. All drivers to your cars.
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Awards:
5 nominations (more)