Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of his brother, the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret-some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family’s business is to beat Royalton at his own game.
Production Warner Bros. Pictures (presents); Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with); Silver Pictures; Anarchos Productions (in association with); Velocity Productions [au](as Velocity Productions Limited) (co-production); Sechste Babelsberg Film [de](co-production);
Cast Names Alexander Yassin; Jin Akanishi; Luka Andres; Joel Cross; William R. Dean; Peter Fernandez; Alister Mazzotti; Nicolas Walier; Emile Hirsch; Nicholas Elia; Susan Sarandon; Melissa Holroyd; Ariel Winter; Scott Porter; Christina Ricci; John Goodman; Harvey Friedman; Paulie Litt; Sadao Ueda; Valery Tscheplanowa; Sami Loris; Olivier Marlo; Sean McDonagh; Kick Gurry; Christian Oliver; Vinzenz Kiefer; Mark Zak; Willy (XVII); Kenzie; Gian Ganziano;
Box Office USD 43,945,766
Release Date 2008-05-03 (Tribeca Film Festival) 2008-05-09
Genres Action; Family; Sport;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG for sequences of action, some violence and language.