Legendary filmmaking icon, roger corman, is back with his most outrageous film yet in this sensational, action packed and darkly humorous reboot of the original death race 2000'! '.strtoupper('i')t's the year 2050 and america is controlled by an all powerful corporate government ruled by the chairman malcolm mcdowell'. '.strtoupper('t')he masses have been brainwashed with violent virtual reality entertainment.the event of the year is the death race, in which a motley crew of violent drivers compete in a cross country road race, scoring points for shamelessly running people over and driving each other off the road'. '.strtoupper('t')he reigning champion and fan favorite, frankenstein manu bennett, who's half man half machine, wants to take the crown, but his rebel spy co pilot threatens his legacy.