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May 22, 2026 1 hr 17 min

Speed Racer (2008)

from Everything Actioncast Hosted by Zach Sheets

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris hit the track to discuss 2008's Speed Racer, which just arrived on 4K. Based on the classic anime series and directed by The Wachowskis, Emile Hirsch stars as Speed Racer, who races for his family's Racer Motors. Tempted to become sponsored by Royalton Industries, Speed's refusal causes Royalton CEO E.P. Arnold Royalton (Roger Allam) to sinisterly reveal the truth that all of the biggest races are fixed, and it's all just a conspiracy to manipulate corporate stock prices. Determined to prove Royalton wrong and take down the criminal activity, Speed teams up with Inspector Detector (Benno Fürmann) and the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox). Zach and Chris discuss the movie's hyper-vibrant visual style, the nonexistent physics in the racing, ninja fights, the overly complicated corporate plot, and more. You can grab the new 4K of Speed Racer or rent it on Prime Video or Apple TV. Next week, with Nicolas Cage back as a live-action superhero in Spider-Noir, we're revisiting his prior turn as Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. We want to hear your comments and feedback. Send them all to [email protected]. Also, let us know your movie suggestions for us to discuss. Please subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. You can also find the podcast on YouTube. Check us out on Twitter (@evaction), Facebook (www.facebook.com/everything.action), and Instagram (@everything.action).

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