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Born to race cars, Speed Racer is
aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real
competition is the memory of the brother he idolized - 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 and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With
the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams
with his one-time rival - the mysterious Racer X - to win the race that
had taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known
as The Crucible.
Cast
Emile Hirsch ... Speed
Nicholas Elia ... Young Speed
Susan Sarandon ... Mom
Melissa Holroyd ... Speed's Teacher
Ariel Winter ... Young Trixie
Scott Porter ... Rex
Gian Ganziano ... Everyman Announcer
Peter Fernandez ... Local 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
Kick Gurry ... Sparky
Christian Oliver ... Snake Oiler
John Goodman ... Pops
Vinzenz Kiefer ... Crew Chief / Sempre Fi-Ber Driver
Mark Zak ... Blackjack Benelli
Paulie Litt ... Spritle
Willy ... Chim Chim
Christina Ricci ... Trixie
Julia Joyce ... Blonde Pack Leader
Clayton Nemrow ... Race Announcer
Ricky Watson ... Race Commentator
Brandon Robinson ... Big Mouth
L. Trey Wilson ... Press Man
Matthew Fox ... Racer X
Nayo Wallace ... Minx (as Nayo K. Wallace)
Roger Allam ... Royalton
Lauren Blake ... Flight Attendant
Cosma Shiva Hagen ... Gennie
Ralph Herforth ... Cannonball Taylor
Rain ... Taejo Togokhan
Waldemar Kobus ... Vinny – Cruncher Thug
John Benfield ... Cruncher Block
Max Hopp ... Cruncher Thug
Julie T. Wallace ... Truck Driver
Hiroyuki Sanada ... Mr. Musha
Matthias Redlhammer ... Marvin the Cleaning Man
Eckehard Hoffmann ... Joel Goldman (Ecki Hoffman)
Stephen Marcus ... Security Goon
Art LaFleur ... Fuji Announcer #1
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo ... Fuji Announcer #2
Yu Nan ... Horuko
Moritz Bleibtreu ... Grey Ghost
Paul Sirr ... Dour Face
Richard Roundtree ... Ben Burns
Benno Fürmann ... Inspector Detector
Ramon Tikaram ... Casa Christo Announcer
Melvil Poupaud ... Johnny 'Goodboy' Jones
Kady Taylor ... Queen of Casa Christo
Junior Sone Enang ... Shark Driver
Jana Pallaske ... Delila
Bojidara Maximova ... Flying Fox (as Dari Maximova)
Werner Daehn ... Sempre Fi-Ber Leader
Komi Togbonou ... Thor-azine Leader
Leila Rozario ... Hydro-cell Driver
Steven Wilson ... C.I.B. Security Man
Karl Yune ... Taejo Body Guard
Togo Igawa ... Mr. Togokahn
Jonathan Kinsler ... Fuji Reporter #1
Anatole Taubman ... Fuji Reporter #2
Ben Miles ... Cass Jones
Frank Witter ... Security Official
Megan Gay ... Senior Race Official
Corinne Orr ... Grand Prix Female Announder
Joe Mazza ... Nitro
Joon Park ... Yakuza Driver
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
Óscar O. Sánchez ... Spanish Announcer
Yu Fang ... Chinese Announcer
Narges Rashidi ... Persian Announcer
Andrés Cantor ... Grand Prix Announcer
The Mach 5: The Car
Mach 5 Steering Wheel Hub (H button not shown)
Mach 5 Steering Wheel Hub (H button not shown)
Spritle & Chim-Chim
Spritle & Chim-Chim
Speed Racer in cartoon form
Mach 5
The Mach 5, the car Speed Racer drove in the series (known as the "Mach
Go," or simply the "Mach," in the Japanese version), is a technological
marvel, containing useful pieces of equipment. Gō Mifune/Speed Racer
easily deployed these gadgets by pressing buttons marked "A" through "G"
on the steering wheel hub. There was another button, marked "H," mounted
in the console.
The buttons had the following functions:
* Button A (Auto Jacks): “Releases powerful jacks to boost the car so
anyone can quickly make any necessary repairs or adjustments.” Although
not designed for this function, the auto jacks can also be used to “jump”
the car short distances at high speeds. The "chyock chyock" sound effect
played whenever the car jumped through the air is instantly recognizable
to the show's fans.
* Button B (Belt Tires): Toggles special grip tires for traction over
rough terrain (firm, icy, or unsteady ground, ocean floor, vertical
mountainsides etc.). At the same time, 5,000 horsepower is distributed
equally to each wheel by auxiliary engines.
* Button C (Cutters): For use traveling over heavily wooded terrain. A
matched pair of powerful rotary saws protrude from the front of the Mach 5
to cut away many obstacles.
* Button D (Deflector): Releases a powerful transparent cover which seals
the cockpit into an air-tight chamber. The cover is bullet- and
crash-proof. The cockpit becomes a water-tight chamber which then allows
the car to be completely submerged under water.
* Button E * ("Evening Eye"): Controls special illumination lights "which
can be controlled singularly or in tandem," allowing the driver to see
more clearly than with ordinary headlights. When used with the “night
shades” attached to Speed’s helmet, his vision is enhanced with infrared
light. The original Japanese version strictly translates this as
"illuminating eyes."
o Button E was later modified to activate mini-wings that would slide out
from under the car to assist Speed in long jumps.
* Button F (Frogger mode): Used when the Mach 5 is submerged. An oxygen
canister supplies the cockpit with breathable air. A periscope can then be
raised to scan the surface of the water. Everything viewed is relayed to a
video screen inside the Mach 5's cockpit. The 100-pound auxiliary supply
of oxygen is enough to last for thirty minutes.
* Button G (Gizmo Rocket): Releases a flying, gull-shaped "homing robot"
from under the hood of the car, the homing robot is sent to Racer X's car
(the Shooting Star) for help/information.
* Button H (Home): Mounted in the center console with the rest of the
controls for the homing robot, this button sends the homing robot back to
the Racer house.
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