Speed Racer (2008) - The A.V. Club

Cast

Emile Hirsch (Speed)Matthew Fox (Racer X)Christina Ricci (Trixie)Nicholas Elia (Young Speed Racer)Susan Sarandon (Mom)Melissa Holroyd (Speed's Teacher)Ariel Winter (Young Trixie)Scott Porter (Rex Racer)Giancarlo Ganziano (Everyman Announcer)Peter Fernandez (Local Announcer)Harvey Friedman (Harold Ledermann Announcer)Sadao Ueda (Japanese Announcer)Valery Tscheplanowa (Russian Announcer)Sami Loris (Italian Announcer)Olivier Marlo (French Announcer)Sean McDonagh (Celtic Announcer)Kick Gurry (Sparky)Christian Oliver (Snake Oiler)

Directors

Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

Synopsis

Speed Racer is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible, a cross-country car-racing rally that claimed the life of his older brother, Rex Racer. Speed is loyal to the family business, run by his parents Pops and Mom. Pops designed Speed's car, the Mach 5. The owner of Royalton Industries makes Speed a lucrative offer; Speed rejects it, angering the owner. Speed also uncovers a secret that top corporate interests, including Royalton, are fixing races and cheating to gain profit. With the offer to Speed denied, Royalton wants to ensure that Speed will not win races. Speed finds support from his parents and his girlfriend Trixie and enters The Crucible in a partnership with his one-time rival, Racer X, seeking to rescue his family's business and the racing sport itself.