Shout! Factory has released the edition details for
Death Race 2000 , which will come out on Blu-ray on June 22. This movie, the biggest box office hit for a Roger Corman production, is set in a world where the biggest entertainment is the three-day Transcontinental Death Race, whose winner is the driver who racks up the most points by killing innocent bystanders. The Blu-ray has been transferred from the interpositive film element.
Special features include:
- Audio commentaries:
- Roger Corman and Mary Woronov
- Assistant director Lewis Teague and editor Tina Hirsch
- David on Death Race: A brief look back from star David Carradine recorded in 2008
- Playing the Game: Looking Back at "Death Race 2000"
- Ready to Wear: In-depth interview costume designer Jane Ruhm on her inventive work for this film and other Roger Corman classics
- Designing Dystopia!: A detailed look at the film's futuristic landscapes and now-classic race cars with co-art director B.B. Neel, car designer James Powers and car constructor Dean Jeffries.
- Start Your Engine!: How the world of Death Race 2000 came to life, interview with original story creator Ib Melchior
- Killer Score: An all-new interview with composer Paul Chihara on the creation of the film's eclectic score, which was also his first feature film composition.
- Leonard Maltin interviews Roger Corman about Death Race 2000
- Original theatrical trailer
- Original theatrical trailer with commentary by filmmaker John Landis, courtesy of trailersfromhell.com
- Collectible 12-page booklet
- New World trailers
Following the release of
Death Race 2000, upcoming titles on Blu-ray are
Piranha,
Starcrash and
Battle Beyond the Stars.