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Death Race is a 2008 dystopian science fiction action thriller film In 2012, the United States' failed economy and rising crime rates led to an increased number of privatized prisons. At one such prison, Terminal Island Penitentiary, Warden Claire Hennessey profits from livestreaming Death Race, a three-day event where inmates race weaponized cars on a trap-filled track to win their freedom. In 2020, masked Death Race driver Frankenstein approaches the finish line, pursued by his rival "Machine Gun Joe". The former's navigator, Case, says his weapons have malfunctioned and urges him to stop. Requiring one more win for his freedom, he refuses. She ejects before Joe destroys Frankenstein's car, killing him. Elsewhere, industrial worker and ex-con Jensen Ames struggles to support his family. When the steel mill he works at closes and a riot breaks out, he returns home to his wife, Suzy, and their newborn, Piper. A masked attacker knocks him out. Jensen wakes with a bloodied knife, with Jason Statham as Jensen Ames, a prisoner who was falsely accused of killing his wife and forced to take part in the Death Race as "Frankenstein".[7][8] Joan Allen as Warden Claire Hennessey, the prison warden of Terminal Island Penitentiary and overseer of the Death Race.[8] Ian McShane as "Coach", Frankenstein's loyal head mechanic and a voluntary inmate who feels that the outside world is not worthy enough.[8] Tyrese Gibson as Joseph "Machine Gun Joe" Mason, an inmate, racer, and Frankenstein's rival who seeks to use the Death Race to escape Terminal Island.[8] Natalie Martinez as Casey "Case", Frankenstein's navigator who was imprisoned for killing her abusive husband and tasked by Hennessey with sabotaging Frankenstein in exchange for release papers.[9] Max Ryan as Slovo Pachenko, a Russian inmate and the leader of a prison gang called the Aryan Brotherhood who Hennessey tasked with killing Jensen's wife and framing him for it. Jason Clarke as Ulrich, Hennessey's second in-command and a prison guard. Frederick Koehler as "Lists", a member of Frankenstein's pit crew and a compulsive data collector who is in prison for murdering his abusive mother. Jacob Vargas as Gunner, a member of Frankenstein's pit crew. Justin Mader as Travis Colt, a disgraced ex-NASCAR driver seeking to rebuild his career by winning the Death Race. Robert LaSardo as Hector "The Grim Reaper" Grimm, an inmate who worships Hennessey as an avatar of the Hindu goddess Kali. Robin Shou as "14K", a tenth-generation triad member who holds a degree from MIT.