| Death Sport / Battle Truck (Roger Corman's Cult Classics) | 
| Director: Allan Arkush
Actors: David Carradine, John Ratzenberger, Michael Beck, William Smithers
Studio: Shout! Factory
Category: DVD
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 7,632
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 160 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 826663119077
UPC: 826663119077
EAN: 0826663119077
ASIN: B0038SUBF0
Release Date: August 3, 2010
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Product Description
Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 08/03/2010 Run time: 180 minutes
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After the success of the wicked little sci-fi satire Death Race 2000, producer Roger Corman quickly recast David Carradine, this time as a rebel warrior in the year 3000 paired with B-movie vixen Claudia Jennings. The resulting mix of barbarians and bikers lacks the inspired humor and satirical twist of its inspiration, but it works just fine as a drive-in action picture about gladiators on motorcycles and bug-eyed mutant cannibals in second-rate makeup. Carradine gets to go all kung-fu and Jennings bares all in completely gratuitous (and frankly bewildering) torture scenes, and for all their New-Agey philosophy mumbo jumbo, they rise to the occasion in the gladiator ring (the deathsport of the title), where they pack in enough cycle stunts and fiery crashes to please an exploitation junkie. --Sean Axmaker
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 Only purchased it for Battletruck August 31, 2010
John Davison (Australia)
Battletruck brought back memories of teenage movie going in NZ. More for nostalgia than anything.
Deathsport is rubbish with a weak story line and wooden acting and action.
 A Semi-Sequel To Death Race 2000 August 12, 2010
Nelson Wilson (Canada)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Roger Corman has gone on record to state that 'Death Sport' was intended to be a 'Futuristic Motorcycle version' of 'Death Race 2000' and it really isn't too far off the mark in some aspects. Yes Death Race 2000 is definitely far superior story-wise then this (amongst other things too) but this movie does have it's entertaining moments as well. If you have some time and Google 'Death Race 2010', you'll see that this is how 'Death Sport' was released over in some parts of Europe and actually used some 'Death Race 2000' promo shots for the movie poster. I haven't had an opportunity to watch 'Battle Truck' yet so I can't give a fair review of that movie, but if you liked 'Death Race 2000' and want somthing similar to that aside from 'Death Sport', check out 'Cannonball'. It was directed by the director as 'DR2000' Paul Bartel, starred various cast members of 'DR2000' including David Carradine, Mary Woronov, Sylvester Stallone (in a cameo), and a few others and overall is a very entertaining picture. It came out almost immediately following 'DR2000' and it is truly worth a look if you are interested in these types of movies.
DOUBLE FEATURE FUN ! August 11, 2010
The Critic (Windsor)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Shout factory states that they had to splice various elements of the TV version and the theatrical version of "Deathsport" together to present it for this double feature DVD. The widescreen transfer is riddled with speckling, debris and some very noticeable grain and green lines that definitely detract from the viewing experience; at least it did for me. Included in the special features is audio commentary, still gallery, trailers and TV spots.
Welcome to the gladiator ring and the "Deathsport" Do you have what it takes to survive Lord Zirpola's death machines and the Deathsport? In the post-apocalyptic future Lord Zirpola captures desert rangers to participate in his barbaric ring of death. Legendary B movie king Roger Corman and Shout Factory present us with this low budget poorly acted and very boring movie, but all is not lost.
There are a few things that saved this movie for me like the fiery crashes, motorcycle stunts, David Carradine and the Beautiful Claudia Jennings. Once again Carradine goes Kung Fu and Sword crazy and Claudia Jennings takes it all off in some very wild and erotic torture scenes. Veteran bad guy Richard Lynch is at his best once again as the villain, he's great in these roles.
BATTLETRUCK/ Warlords of the Twenty-First Century
Shout Factory has presented this film in full screen format and it's definitely the better looking film in regards to picture & sound quality. The video transfer is much cleaner than Deathsport even though it contains some minor speckling here and there. There isn't much in the way of special features for "BATTLETRUCK" It has an audio commentary and a still Gallery, that's it.
Welcome back to the post-apocalyptic future after the destruction from the great oil wars where gasoline is now the most valuable resource and human life means nothing; at least for one man named Straker. Colonel Straker roams the desolate landscape with his band of killers in search of every ounce of gas he can find; he needs the fuel to power his iron war machine, the "BATTLETRUCK"
After Straker's daughter flees her ruthless fathers grasp she finds help from a mysterious stranger on a motorcycle named Hunter. Straker continues to search for his daughter and comes across a small community he believes is hiding her. Will Straker succeed in retrieving his daughter? Will Hunter, the man on the motorcycle let the BATTLETRUCK destroy everything in its path or will he come to the rescue and destroy Straker? You'll have to buy your own copy to find out.
What you get here is two so called Drive-in classics on a single sided disc with great packaging and disc artwork. Enjoy!
Mediocre 70s Sci-Fi Drama. December 28, 2009
S. Spears (Florence, MA)
Deathsport, was the sequel to Deathrace 2000. It stars David Carradine, and the late Claudia Jennings. Science fiction films were enjoying a resurgence in the late 70s, after virtually disappearing from the silver-screen, earlier in the decade. This was no doubt, due to the phenomenal box-office success of Star Wars.
This film has lots of flashy special effects, noble heroes (Jennings and Carradine), sinister villains, high-tech weaponry, fast futuristic vehicles, etc., etc., etc. Only Deathsport is a film that takes place right here on Earth, rather than in outer space. So, that's mainly what differentiates it from the traditional science fiction movie.
The dialog in Deathsport is excessively lofty, and winds-up being laughable as a result. You just can't take it seriously. It's a pity that both Carradine and Jennings, are stuck having to recite such hokey lines. The two of them, are what really holds this otherwise mediocre film together. Both Jennings and Carradine have a good chemistry between them, and are well-matched in their acting abilities.
The performances of Claudia Jennings and David Carradine, are the only reason to see Deathsport. Otherwise it's a humorless, boring movie, and not worth your time.
See it for Claudia June 17, 2009
Franco Jesse (Pittsburgh, USA)
This movie is laughably bad, but every moment that Claudia Jennings is on the screen is worth watching. She gives a restrained but earnest performance, taking the role more seriously than the movie deserves. They should have made her the central character.
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