Speed Racer

Based On the book by Tatsuo Yoshida

Speed Racer is a 2008 American sports action comedy film written and directed by the Wachowskis, based on the 1966 manga series by Tatsuo Yoshida. The film stars 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 older 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. Arnold Royalton, owner of Royalton Industries, offers him. A live-action Speed Racer film had been in development hell since 1992.

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Release date:

May 7, 2008

Director:

Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Cast:

Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, John Goodman

Genre:

Action, Comedy, Sport

Country:

United States, Japan, Australia, Germany

Language:

English

Year page:

2008 in adaptations