Speed Racer (Original title)
Dates: 2008 (Copyright), 09 May 2008 (Release)Countries: USA, Australia, Germany, United KingdomDirected by: The Wachowski Brothers, The Wachowski Brothers
Synopsis: Action. Speed Racer works for the family racing team, driven by the memory of his brother Rex who died in a racing accident. He enrages the maniacal owner of a rival team, Royalton Industries, and uncovers a plot by leading industrialists to manipulate top drivers and fix races. Based on a Japanese Television programme (1966-67)
Genres: Fantasy, Sport
Subjects: Motor car racing competitions, Brothers, Businesses
Releases
Date: 09 May 2008Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 135 mins Length: 12136 FeetDialogue (original): English
Dates: 2008 (Copyright), 09 May 2008 (Release)Countries: USA, Australia, Germany, United KingdomDirected by: The Wachowski Brothers, The Wachowski Brothers
Synopsis: Action. Speed Racer works for the family racing team, driven by the memory of his brother Rex who died in a racing accident. He enrages the maniacal owner of a rival team, Royalton Industries, and uncovers a plot by leading industrialists to manipulate top drivers and fix races. Based on a Japanese Television programme (1966-67)
Genres: Fantasy, Sport
Subjects: Motor car racing competitions, Brothers, Businesses
Releases
Date: 09 May 2008Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 135 mins Length: 12136 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
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© (US, Canada, Bahamas & Bermuda): Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., © (all other territories): Village Roadshow Films (BVI) Limited, Production Company: Silver Pictures, In association with: Anarchos Productions Inc., Co-production Company: Velocity Productions Limited, Die Sechste World Media Productions GmbH & Co. Med..., Presented by: Warner Bros. Pictures, Presented in association with: Village Roadshow Pictures, Executive Producer: David Lane Seltzer, Executive Producer: Michael Lambert, Executive Producer: Bruce Berman, Produced by: Joel Silver, Produced by: Grant Hill, Produced by: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski, Co-producer: Jessica Alan, Co-producer: Roberto Malerba, Co-producer: Henning Molfenter, Co-producer: Carl L. Woebcken, Line Producer: Marcus Loges, Unit Production Manager: Roberto Malerba, Unit Production Manager: Grant Hill, Unit Manager: Anja Wedell, Production Manager (2nd Unit): Miki Emmrich, Bubble Unit Supervisor: Neil Ravan, Production Supervisor (Bubble Unit): Kelly Helstrom-Maxwell, Production Co-ordinator: Damian Anderson, Production Co-ordinator (2nd Unit): Julia Schulze, Bubble Unit Co-ordinator: Lulu Morgan, Financial Controller: Robert Threadgold, UK Accountant: Becky Maxwell, Accountant: Karsten Olaf Piel, Executive Location Manager: Markus Bensch, Location Manager: Marco Giacalone, Location Manager: Sabine Schulmeyer, Location Manager (Bubble Unit): Philip Kohler, Bubble Unit Location Mgr (Rome/Greece): Erik Paoletti, Location Research: William Bowling, Peter Orth, Location Scout: Bashaar Wahab, Friederike Von Rauch, 2nd Unit Director: James McTeigue, Assistant Director (1st): Terry Needham, Assistant Director (Key 2nd): Emma Horton, Assistant Director (2nd): Kim Whittaker, Assistant Director (Additional 2nd): Timothy Price, Assistant Director (3rd): Carly Lewisohn, Nick Vela, Assistant Director (Co-3rd): Miguel Angelo Pate, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st): Scott Kirby, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd): Thorne Mutert, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 3rd): Alexander Volk, Assistant Director (Element Unit 1st): Martin Krauka, Assistant Director (Element Unit 2nd): Andrew McEwan, Assistant Director (Element Unit): Tobias Asam, Script Supervisor: Julie Brown, Script Supervisor (2nd Unit): Sharon Mansfield, Script Supervisor (Element Unit): Zoe Simijonovic, Script Supervisor (Splinter Unit): Silke Dunker, Casting: Lora Kennedy, Casting: Lucinda Syson, Casting (Germany): Anja Dihrberg, Casting (UK Associate): Kate Ringsell, Casting (LA Associate): Arlene Kiyabu, Casting (LA Assistant): Jennifer Weinstein, Casting (ADR Voice): Barbara Harris, Written by: The Wachowski Brothers, The Wachowski Brothers, Based on the orig anim series created by: Tatsuo Yoshida, Based on the orig anim series prod'd by: Tatsunoko Production, Director of Photography: David Tattersall, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Harvey Harrison, Element Unit Director of Photography: Martin Fuhrer, Splinter Unit Director of Photography: Daniele Massaccesi, Bubble Unit Photographer: Stefan Erhard, Camera Operator (B): Sebastian Meuschel, Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Gary Spratling, Camera Operator (2nd Unit E): Isabelle Arnold, Camera Operator (Element Unit): Martin Fuhrer, Gerd Breiter, Camera Operator (Splinter Unit): Daniele Massaccesi, 1st Assistant Camera (A): Dennis Rogers, 1st Assistant Camera (B): Thomas Gottschalk, 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit C): Xaver Kringer, Viviane Bendjus, 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit E): Heiko Wentorp, 1st Assistant Camera (Element Unit): Graham Martyr, 1st Assistant Camera (Splinter Unit): Sascha Werdehausen, Photographer Assistant (Bubble Unit): Moritz Von Lüpke, 2nd Assistant Camera (A): Won-Suk Park, 2nd Assistant Camera (B): Rafael Jeneral, Ole Thomas, 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit C): Stefan Walkowiak, 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit E): Andreas Pölzl, 2nd Assistant Camera (Element Unit): Romy Kaa, Nadine Neuneier, 2nd Assistant Camera (Splinter Unit): Andrés Lizano Prado, Gaffer: Albrecht Silberberger, Gaffer (2nd Unit): Ronald Schwarz, Gaffer (Element Unit): Götz Schmidt Zur Nedden, Gaffer (Splinter Unit): Sascha Wolfram, Key Grip: Dieter Bähr, Key Grip (2nd Unit): Markus Pluta, Key Grip (Element Unit): Paul Freuer, Supervising HD Operator: Lester Dunton, HD Operator: Michael Taylor, Video Assist: John Bowman, Video Assist (2nd Unit): Eddie Handschak, Video Assist (Element Unit): Anil Rangappa, Still Photographer: David Appleby, Still Photographer (2nd Unit): Juliana Malucelli, Visual Effects Supervisor: John Gaeta, Dan Glass, Visual Effects Producer: Denise Davis, Digital Effects Supervisor: Jake Morrison, Additional Visual Effects Supervisor: Chas Jarrett, Digital Production Manager: Patrick Kearney, Visual Effects Production Manager: Bill Sturgeon, Technical Operations Supervisor: Matt Walters, Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Danielle Costa, Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Beth Howe, Alexa Hale, Digital Effects Co-ordinator: Katie Spinelli, VFX On-set Supervisor (Element Unit): Tom Proctor, Visual Effects by: Digital Domain, DD (Visual Effects Supervisor): Kim Libreri, Mohen Leo, DD (Visual Effects Producer): Julian Levi, DD (Digital Effects Supervisor): Johnny Gibson, Darren M. Poe, DD (Animation Supervisor): Erik Gamache, DD (CG Supervisor): Haarm-Pieter Duiker, DD (CG Supervisor): Richard Morton, DD (CG Supervisor): Paul George Palop, Serge Sretschinsky, DD (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): Jen Underdahl, Visual Effects by: Buf Compagnie, BUF (Visual Effects Supervisor): Pierre Buffin, Geoffrey Niquet, BUF (Visual Effects Production): Simon Vanesse, BUF (Visual Effects Production): François-Xavier Aubague, BUF (Visual Effects Production): Pïerre Escande, BUF (Visual Effects Production): Caroline Audebert, Nicolas Delval, Visual Effects by: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc., SPI (Visual Effects Supervisor): Kevin Mack, SPI (Visual Effects Producer): Lisa Goldberg, SPI (Digital Effects Supervisor): Peter Nofz, SPI (Visual Effects Prod'n Supervisor): Jenny Fulle, SPI (Animation Supervisor): Marco Marenghi, Visual Effects by: CafeFX, Café FX (Visual Effects Supervisor): John Van Vliet, Café FX (Visual Effects Producer): David Van Dyke, Café FX (CG Supervisor): Todd Sheridan Perry, Bryan Goodwin, Visual Effects by: Industrial Light & Magic, Matte Paintings/Environments by: Christov Effects and Design Inc, Visual Effects by: CIS Hollywood, Visual Effects by: Rising Sun Pictures, Visual Effects by: Pixel Liberation Front, Visual Effects by: Starz Media/Film Roman, Pacific Title & Art Studio, Pacific T&AS (Visual Effects Supervisor): Mark Freund, Visual Effects by: Lola Visual Effects, 3D Scanning: Eyetronics NV Belgium, Special Effects Supervisor: Uli Nefzer, Special Effects Project Manager: Rolf Hanke, Special Effects Foreman: Norman Ernst, Special Effects Senior Technician: Thomas Thiele, Special Effects Senior Technician: Nicola De Chio, Special Effects Senior Technician: Till Hertrich, Special Effects Senior Technician: Stefan Schüller, Special Effects Senior Technician: Alberto de Gil Ricart, Special Effects Senior Technician: Michael Rudnick, Special Effects Senior Technician: Ulrich Kobelius, Tom Christ, Special Effects Technician: Ulf Thiele, Michael Spindler, 3D Car Modeler: Alexander Schneider, Karl Strahlenforf, Modelmaker: Stephanie Rass, Iris Roesch, Supervising Model Maker: Frank Schlegel, Senior Model Maker: Simon Weisse, Model Maker: Ricard Vallverdú I Balmana, Model Maker: Gerold Bublak, Model Maker: Jean Jacques Chaboissier, Model Maker: Holger Delfs, Model Maker: Alex Friedrich, Model Maker: Mano Giesen, Model Maker: Kevin Harris, Model Maker: Alessandro E. La Rocca, Model Maker: Rüdiger Laube, Model Maker: Jean Louis Le Breton, Model Maker: Angel Pedro Martinez, Model Maker: Nicolaus Metzger, Model Maker: Eduardo Barragan Molina, Model Maker: Niels Müller, Model Maker: Fumiari Ogawa, Model Maker: Ben Palmer, Model Maker: Maria Reiser, Model Maker: Frants Rodvalt, Honorio Ubri Simón, Model Maker/Shopper: Henri Grund, Senior Graphic Designer: Henning Brehm, Graphic Design Virtual Vehicles: Alejandro Lecuna, Graphic Designer: Eric Ségol, Edited by: Zach Staenberg, Roger Barton, 1st Assistant Editorial: Joseph Jett Sally, Ian Slater, Assistant Editorial: Catherine Chase, Assistant Editorial: Calvin Wimmer, Lars Karich, Visual Effects Editorial: Gian Ganziano, George McCarthy, Visual Effects Editor (Digital Domain): Kevin Laneave, Assistant Visual Effects Editorial: Jeremy Bradley, Production Designer: Owen Paterson, Supervising Art Director: Hugh Bateup, Senior Art Director: Sebastian Krawinkel, Art Director: Marco Bittner Rosser, On Set Art Director: Anja Müller, Art Director Virtual Vehicles: Stephan Gessler, Assistant Art Director: Stefan Speth, Assistant Art Director: David Scheunemann, Assistant Art Director: Jens Löckmann, [Art Department] Co-ordinator: Roxy Konrad, Digital Set Designer: Kim Frederiksen, Wolfgang Metschan, Draftsperson: Sabine Engelberg, Draftsperson: Johanna Münch, Stephanie Rass, Set Decorator: Peter Walpole, Assistant Set Decorator: Judith Rosskoth, [Set Decoration] Co-ordinator: Simone Fust, Car Component Buyer: Alexander Stolle, Lead Set Dresser: Grit Kronacher, Set Dresser: Christoph Heinecke, Set Dresser: Max Schmigalla, Set Dresser: Grit Kühnel, Set Dresser: Tim Sehling, Set Dresser: Ludolf Böhm, Set Dresser: Wolf Marcus Göppner, Conceptual Artist: Alice Darrow, Conceptual Artist: Geofrey Darrow, Conceptual Artist: George Hull, Conceptual Artist: Patrick Janicke, Conceptual Artist: Jeff Julian, Conceptual Artist: Robert Kalafut, Conceptual Artist: Warren Manser, Conceptual Artist: Ed Natividad, Conceptual Artist: Peter Popken, Conceptual Artist: Vladimir Spasojevic, Conceptual Set Designer: J. André Chaintreuil, Co-ordinator/Concept Researcher: Gregory Bartkus, Costumes Concept Artist: Axel Eichhorst, Costumes Concept Artist (LA): Felipe Sanchez, Car Concept Design: TFX, Concept Artist: Beyond C, Costumes Illustrator: Alice Ebling, Storyboard Artist: Steve Skroce, Storyboard Artist: Tani Kunitake, Storyboard Artist: Manuel Plank-Jorge, Buyer: Uli Isfort, Katharina Birkenfeld, Buyer (U.K.): Beverley Butcher, Property Master: Axel Kahnt, Property Buyer: Christoph Kettenring, Property Maker: Jacob Von Dohnanyi, Johannes Brömel, Construction Supervisor: Andy Evans, Construction Manager: Dierk Grahlow, Costumes Designed by: Kym Barrett, Assistant Costumes Designer: Sparka Lee Hall, Frank Bohn, Assistant Costumes Designer (LA): Stacy Caballero, Costumes Supervisor: Barbara Jäger, Costumes Supervisor (LA): Lisa Lövaas, Helmet Supervisor: Andreas Brandt, Key Costumer: Isabell Logen, Hair/Make-up Designer: Jeremy Woodhead, Hair/Make-up Stylist: Paula Price, Hair/Make-up Stylist: Paul Gooch, Hair/Make-up Stylist: Petra Schaumann, Valeska Schitthelm, Make-up Stylist: Tanya Lodge, Hairstylist: Paul Mooney, Main/End Titles Designed/Produced by: Prologue Films, Prologue Films (Designer): Kyle Cooper, Heebok Lee, Prologue Films (Producer): Ian Dawson, Seth Kleinberg, Digital Intermediate by: Pacific Title & Art Studio, Pacific T&AS (Colourist): Maxine Gervais, Colour by: Technicolor, Music by: Michael Giacchino, Conductor/Orchestrator: Tim Simonec, Additional Orchestrator: Jack Hayes, Additional Orchestrator: Chris Tilton, Additional Orchestrator: Peter Boyer, Additional Orchestrator: Richard Bronskill, Additional Orchestrator: Chad Seiter, Larry Kenton, Score Co-ordinator: Andrea Datzman, Music Editor: Joe E. Rand, Music Editor: Stephen M. Davis, Score Recorded/Mixed by: Dan Wallin, Music Consultant: Ethan Stoller, Sound Designer: Dane A. Davis, Sound Design: Danetracks, Production Sound Mixer: Ivan Sharrock, Production Sound Mixer (2nd Unit): Raoul Grass, Sound Mixer (Element Unit): Matthias Richter, Sound Mixer (Splinter Unit): Felix Andriessens, Boom Operator: Barry O'Sullivan, Boom Operator (2nd Unit): Dirk Theo Schäfer, Sound Technician: Benjamin Dunker, Re-recording Mixer: John Reitz, Re-recording Mixer: Gregg Rudloff, Rick Kline, Additional Re-recording Mixer: Tom Ozanich, Mix Tech: Ryan Murphy, Supervising Sound Editor: Dane A. Davis, Co-supervising Sound Editor: William R. Dean, Sound Editorial: Danetracks, Dialogue Supervisor: Stephanie Flack, Sound Effects Editor: David A. Whittaker, Sound Effects Editor: A.D. Yerys, Sound Effects Editor: Bryan Watkins, ADR (Supervisor): Stephanie Flack, ADR Recordist: Rick Canelli, ADR Recordist: Jason Oliver, ADR Mixer: Thomas J. O'Connell, ADR Mixer: Troy Porter, ADR Mixer: Doug Murray, Foley Supervisor: Scott Curtis, Foley Artist: John Roesch, Foley Artist: Alyson Moore, Foley Artist: David Fein, Foley Mixer: Mary Jo Lang, Supervising Stunt Co-ordinator: Chad Stahelski, Stunt Co-ordinator: David Leitch, Stunt Co-ordinator Germany: Antje 'Angie' Rau, Filmed at: Phillip Tan, Ninja Stunts: Jon Valera, Philip Tan, HD Consultant: Fred Meyers, Dialect Coach: Clifford De Spenser, Senior Armourer: Jens Schmiedel, Armourer: Thomas Schultz, Animal Co-ordinator (Chimpanzee Unit): Sled Reynolds, Animal Trainer (Chimpanzee Unit): Gregory Lille, Animal Trainer (Chimpanzee Unit): Sherri Worrell, Mike James Casey, German Animal Handler (Chimpanzee Unit): Michael Schweuneke, Animals Provided by: Gentle Jungle, Unit Publicist: Bronwyn Preston, Documentary Producer: Josh Oreck, Tricia Todd, Documentary Field Producer: Paul Fenkart, Documentary Camera: Alexander Du Prel, Documentary Sound: Rainer Schwarte, Filmed at: Babelsberg Studios
Cast
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Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer), Christina Ricci (Trixie), John Goodman (Pops Racer), Susan Sarandon (Mom Racer), Matthew Fox (Racer X), Roger Allam (E.P. Arnold Royalton), Paulie Litt (Spritle Racer), Benno Fürmann (Inspector Detector), Hiroyuki Sanada (Mr Musha), Rain (Taejo Togokahn), Richard Roundtree (Ben Burns), Kick Gurry (Sparky), John Benfield (Cruncher Block), Christian Oliver (Snake Oiler), Ralph Herforth (Jack 'Cannonball' Taylor), Scott Porter (Rex Racer), Yu Nan (Horuko Togokahn), Nayo K. Wallace (Minx), Melvil Poupaud (Johnny 'Goodboy' Jones), Ramon Tikaram (Casa Cristo announcer), Ben Miles (Cass Jones), Peter Fernandez (local announcer), Cosma Shiva Hagen (Gennie), Moritz Bleibtreu (Grey Ghost), Karl Yune (Taejo bodyguard), Joon Park (Yakuza driver), Nicholas Elia (young Speed), Melissa Holroyd (Speed's teacher), Ariel Winter (young Trixie), Gian Ganziano (Everyman announcer), Harvey Friedman (Harold Ledermann announcer), Sadao Ueda (Japanese announcer), Valery Tscheplanowa (Russian announcer), Sami Loris (Italian announcer), Olivier Marlo (French announcer), Sean McDonagh (Celtic announcer), Vinzenz Kiefer (crew chief/Sempre Fi-ber driver), Mark Zak (Blackjack Benelli), Willy, Kenzie (Chim Chim, the chimp), Julia Joyce (blonde pack leader), Clayton Nemrow (race announcer), Ricky Watson (race commentator), Brandon Robinson (big mouth), L. Trey Wilson (press man), Lauren Blake (flight attendant), Waldemar Kobus (Vinny - Cruncher thug), Max Hopp (Cruncher thug), Julie T. Wallace (truck driver), Matthias Redlhammer (Marvin the cleaning man), Ecki Hoffmann (Joel Goldman), Stephen Marcus (security goon), Art La Fleur, Peter Navy Tuiasosopo (Fuji announcer), Paul Sirr (Dour Face), Kad'y' Taylor (Queen of Casa Cristo), Junior Sone Enang (Shark driver), Jana Pallaske (Delila), Dari Maximova (Flying Fox), Werner Daehn (Sempre Fi-ber leader), Komi Togbonou (Thor-azine leader), Leila Rozario (Hydra-Cell driver), Steven Wilson (C.I.B. security man), Togo Igawa (Mr Togokahn), Jonathan Kinsler, Anatole Taubman (Fuji reporter), Frank Witter (security official), Megan Gay (senior race official), Corinne Orr (Grand Prix female announcer), Joe Mazza (Nitro), Ludmilla Ismailow (Denise), Milka Duno (Gearbox), Amira Osman (count down tower woman), Ashley Walters (Prince Kabala), Jens Neuhaus (German announcer), Sesede Terziyan (Turkish announcer), Ill-Young Kim (Korean announcer), Yuriri Naka (Japanese announcer), Oscar Ortega Sánchez (Spanish announcer), Yu Fang (Chinese announcer), Narges Rashidi (Persian announcer), Andrés Cantor (Grand Prix announcer)