A Las Vegas casino magnate determined to find a new avenue for wagering sets up a race for money.A Las Vegas casino magnate determined to find a new avenue for wagering sets up a race for money.A Las Vegas casino magnate determined to find a new avenue for wagering sets up a race for money.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Corinna Jones
- Cocktail Waitress
- (as Corinna Harney Jones)
Lanei Chapman
- Merrill Jennings
- (as Lanai Chapman)
Jillian Marie
- Kimberly Pear
- (as Jillian Marie Hubert)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Cleese plays a character called Donald Sinclair. This was actually the name of the real-life hotel proprietor on whom Cleese's iconic character, Basil Fawlty of Fawlty Towers (1975), was based.
- GoofsThe radar tower should be spinning. that type of radar is directional and has to constantly be in motion, otherwise, it would only "see" planes out in a straight line in whatever direction it is pointing.
- Quotes
Lucy Impersonator: How about a pit-stop?
Owen Templeton: Sorry, this is a one way flight. There's a bathroom in the back.
Lucy: The latch is broken. Anyone could just walk right in.
Owen Templeton: So? Look, you ain't got nothin' these other Lucys haven't seen before.
Lucy: [man's voice] Not necessarily.
- Crazy credits"No Animals were harmed in the making of this film ONLY ACTORS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM"
- Alternate versionsThe KLM (Royal Dutch Airline) Version has had all views of a Saudi Arabian gambler (with Donald Sinclair at the concert at the end of the film) digitally "speckled out".
- SoundtracksRat Race
Written by David Forman, Jon Carin & Rick Chertoff
Performed by Baha Men
Produced by Rick Chertoff & Jon Carin
Baha Men perform courtesy of S-Curve Records
Featured review
From a point of view it is not convenient to give a very high mark to a movie like this, but I believe that movies have to be rated in different categories. So it could happen that such a movie receives a greater mark than a movie from a different category, which by the way has a greater artistic value.
Anyway, if you like non-sense movies with absurd scenes, this is for you. The movie succeeds without clever jokes, with its hilarious scenes to make fun of the greedy or the "don't know how to spend their money" people. One absurd scene follows the other, and if you like such humor you will soon find yourself convulsed with laughter. Sometimes it may appear forced, but this is a characteristic for the genre. If you just want a fun and action packed movie, this is a very good choice.
Anyway, if you like non-sense movies with absurd scenes, this is for you. The movie succeeds without clever jokes, with its hilarious scenes to make fun of the greedy or the "don't know how to spend their money" people. One absurd scene follows the other, and if you like such humor you will soon find yourself convulsed with laughter. Sometimes it may appear forced, but this is a characteristic for the genre. If you just want a fun and action packed movie, this is a very good choice.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Cuộc Đua Khốc Liệt
- Filming locations
- Palmdale, California, USA(Truck Stop/Fatburger scene)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $48,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $56,618,055
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,662,094
- Aug 19, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $85,498,534
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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