Speed Racer

2008
PG
2h 15m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

80K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

Play trailer4:11

Car Action Motorsport Action Adventure Comedy Drama Family Sci-Fi Sport

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.

Directors
- Lana Wachowski
- Lilly Wachowski
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

80K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,291

901

Directors
- Lana Wachowski
- Lilly Wachowski
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 12 nominations total

Videos25

Trailer 4:11

Speed Racer

Trailer 1:35

Speed Racer: Trailer #3

Trailer 1:35

Speed Racer: Trailer #3

Photos110

+ 106

‘Snow White’ Stars Test Their Wits

Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and director Marc Webb take our Ultimate Disney Quiz.

Watch now

9:57

More like this

7.2

Speed Racer

5.3

Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

6.3

Zathura: A Space Adventure

6.3

Sky High

7.3

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

6.8

6.4

6.8

4.9

5.3

6.7

6.7

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Peter 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.

Goofs
During 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.

Quotes
Speed: Racing hasn't changed, and it never will.
Racer X: It doesn't matter if racing never changes. What matters is if we let racing change us. Every one of us has to find a reason to do this. You don't climb into a T-180 to be a driver. You do it because you're driven.

Crazy credits
The directors' credits spin out of a wheel, similar to how the title of Speed Racer (1967) appears.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Iron Man/Deception/Baby Mama/Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay/Deal/Zombie Strippers (2008)

Soundtracks
Go Speed Racer Go
Written by Nobuyoshi Koshibe and Yoshida Yoshiyuki

User reviews511

Featured review

8/10

An Interesting Transformation from Animation to Live Action!

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!