The film that kicked off the dystopian sports epic, Death Race 2000, is also the film the broke the mold. Camp fascist aesthetic? Check. Overly smarmy media personality? Check. Human blood sport? Check. Gratuitous ass and titties? Check, except apparently Mary Woronov had it in her contract that she wasn’t showing her goodies. Directed by Paul Bartel, produced by Roger Corman, and starring David Carradine. Plot? Who gives a shit about the plot? What is this, the fucking Piano? See Carradine and Sly Stallone running pedestrians over for bonus points in the most deadly race on four wheels. Also, Kobra Kai dude. WATCH WATCH WATCH NOW.

Check out the bonus features on the DVD for Roger “Swell Picture” Corman saying old man stuff like “I never saw [Sly] as a leading man, I saw him as more of a big heavy.” Whatever, Rog… what the fuck ever.

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