Speed Racer (1967)

196725mTV episodeTatsunoko Productiondir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
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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.

Synopsis adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.

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What year is Speed Racer from?

Speed Racer dates from 1967, produced by Tatsunoko Production, part of the Speed Racer series.

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This copy is served from the Internet Archive, where it is held as public domain material. Theatrical shorts lapsed into the public domain in large numbers, which is why so much classic animation can be streamed freely and legally.