Frankensteins Todesrennen (1975)

Frankensteins Todesrennen: Directed by Paul Bartel. With David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone, Mary Woronov. In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kill’s brutality.

“Iu0026#39;m astonished by the number of reviewers who see this film as u0026quot;stupidu0026quot;. It has one hell of a witty script, with amazingly accurate jabs at everything from media hype to uber-patriotic propaganda. Just listen to the president blaming everything on u0026quot;the treacherous French and their stinking European alliesu0026quot;. Sounds chillingly like u0026quot;Freedom Friesu0026quot;, doesnu0026#39;t it?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis wonderful little gem is far more intelligent that itu0026#39;s usually given credit for, and certainly smarter than 99.9% of the films made today. Those who dismiss it as stupid junk because of its outrageous premise are missing the point. I havenu0026#39;t seen anyone write a film this smart in at least 20 years.”