Death Racers, coming this September from The Asylum, the California-based production company-distributor of so-called "mockbusters" (their version of Journey to the Center of the Earth hits DVD this Tuesday) is just the latest such film, mocking Rogue Pictures' "Death Race" starring Jason Statham, which is scheduled for theatrical release in late August.
The plot synopsis for The Asylum version goes something like this: In this grim vision of the future where brutality is a virtue and mercy will cost you your life, contestants participate in a cross-country death race where killing is how you win the game.
Sounds like it could be fun if done right. Judging by the trailer found at the company's official website (http://www.theasylum.cc/), their take is low-brow but offers nonstop sex, violence, and nudity so it should have an audience. Certainly looks like inspired mayhem, at least until it turns into a glorified music video during the last part of the trailer.
Coming soon from The Asylum:
Sunday School Musical and The Day the Earth Stopped. No, I'm not joking and I can't believe it either, especially the former. The Asylum really is going to make a musical? Now that I have to see!
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