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A total of 35 cars were used during the shoot. They were constantly repaired by a team of 85 mechanics.
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When Coach talks to Jensen about having previously qualified for parole he states: "Got as far as the gate. They got a name for it, something-or-other syndrome." the mental illness he is referring to is called Post Incarceration Syndrome, and is comparable to PTSD. Sufferers report symptoms included (but not limited to) anxiety, panic attacks, confusion, paranoia, flashbacks and sleep disturbances. Many suffers struggle with adapting to the outside world as society has progressed and while incarcerated they have been unable to keep up with this progression and feel isolated.
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When Tom Cruise couldn't get the film into a place where he was happy with it, the project was placed into turnaround by Paramount. Universal immediately acquired the rights, and Cruise and his producing partner Paula Wagner came back on board, this time with Paul W.S. Anderson writing and directing.
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Upon its release, the film was met with allegations of plagiarism as screenwriter Adam Stone claimed that director Paul W.S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt had stolen ideas for the film from a screenplay called "Joust" that Stone had pitched to them a while back.
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The growing craze for reality television was very useful in helping the film getting made.
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According to writer and director Paul W.S. Anderson, it's a prequel to Death Race 2000 (1975) set 15 to 20 years before even though it's actually set sometime after 2012.
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Scott Kevan was chosen as director of photography as Paul W.S. Anderson was very enthusiastic about his aggressive lighting on Stomp the Yard (2007).
Death Race - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Each car cost an estimated $250,000 - $300,000 to detail for the film.
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Joan Allen was the production's first choice to play the female warden. Much to Paul W.S. Anderson's surprise, Allen was just as keen to do the film, wanting to shake up her image.
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Colin Salmon was considered for the role of Machine Gun Joe Viterbo.
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Jason Statham and Tyrese Gibson also starred together in Furious 7 (2015).
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Coincidentally, Jason Statham has had films open in the same weeks in August for five consecutive years: Cellular (2004), Transporter 2 (2005), Crank (2006), War (2007), and this film.
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Jason Statham's character, Frankenstein, drives a 2006 Ford Mustang GT, outfitted with a Roush supercharged 5.4L 3V Ford V8 Engine. "Frankenstein's Monster" is armed with 2 mounted mini-guns that shoot 3,000 rounds (of real bullets) per minute, flamethrowers and napalm.
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It took Paul W.S. Anderson over 13 years to get his adaptation on to the big screen.
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To get into fighting shape, Jason Statham trained for 3 months with an ex-Navy SEAL, one of the key trainers who built the Spartans of 300 (2006).
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Shot in 50 days.
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Roger Corman's biggest budgeted film in years.
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MachineGun Joe is the only main character driver whose crimes are not listed in detail during the prison yard scene when the other drivers are discussed.
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That's a real scar on Natalie Martinez's face, the result of a childhood accident.
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