---
title: 'Speed Racer (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lilly Wachowski'
released: '2008-05-07'
runtime_minutes: 129
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/speed-racer-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811080/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Speed Racer (2008)

2008 · PG · 129 min · Comedy, Action · Australia, Germany, United States, Japan


## Synopsis

Speed Racer is a 2008 American sports action comedy film written and directed by the Wachowskis, based on the 1966 manga series by Tatsuo Yoshida. The film stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Roger Allam, Benno Fürmann, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rain, and Richard Roundtree. The plot revolves around Speed Racer, an 18-year-old automobile racer who follows his apparently deceased older brother's career, choosing to remain loyal to his family and their company, Racer Motors, which causes difficulties after he refuses a contract that E.P. Arnold Royalton, owner of Royalton Industries, offers him.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lilly Wachowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilly-wachowski), [Lana Wachowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lana-wachowski)
- **Screenplay:** [Lilly Wachowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilly-wachowski), [Lana Wachowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lana-wachowski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Giacchino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-giacchino)
- **Producer:** [the Wachowskis](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-wachowskis), [Joel Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-silver), [Grant Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-hill)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Tattersall](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-tattersall)
- **Editor:** [Roger Barton](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-barton)

## Cast

- [Peter Fernandez](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-fernandez) as Race Commentator
- [Frank Witter](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-witter) as Security Official
- [Rain](https://cinepixo.com/people/rain) as Taejo Togokahn
- [Clayton Nemrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/clayton-nemrow) as Race Announcer
- [Waldemar Kobus](https://cinepixo.com/people/waldemar-kobus) as Vinny - Cruncher Thug
- [Ramon Tikaram](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramon-tikaram) as Casa Cristo Announcer
- [Ashley Walters](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashley-walters) as Prince Kabala
- [Hiroyuki Sanada](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroyuki-sanada) as Mr. Musha
- [Milka Duno](https://cinepixo.com/people/milka-duno)
- [Max Hopp](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-hopp) as Cruncher Thug
- [Roger Allam](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-allam) as E.P. Arnold Royalton
- [Mark Zak](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-zak) as Blackjack Benelli
- [Yu Nan](https://cinepixo.com/people/yu-nan) as Horuko Togokahn
- [Ralph Herforth](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-herforth) as Jack "Cannonball" Taylor
- [Valery Tscheplanowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/valery-tscheplanowa) as Russian Announcer

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/speed-racer
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/speed-racer-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q312078); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.