Speed Racer
“Go!”
Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.
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Cast
82 people
Emile Hirsch
Speed
Known for
Into the Wild
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Christina Ricci
Trixie
Known for
Wednesday
Sleepy Hollow
John Goodman
Pops
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Susan Sarandon
Mom
Known for
Thelma & Louise
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Matthew Fox
Racer X
Known for
Lost
World War Z
Roger Allam
Royalton
Known for
V for Vendetta
The Book Thief
Paulie Litt
Spritle
Known for
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Doubt
Benno Fürmann
Inspector Detector
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Joyeux Noel
Hiroyuki Sanada
Mr. Musha
Known for
Shōgun
47 Ronin
Rain
Taejo Togokahn
Known for
Ninja Assassin
Bloodhounds
Richard Roundtree
Ben Burns
Known for
Se7en
Shaft
Kick Gurry
Sparky
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Sense8
Lilly Wachowski Director · Lana Wachowski Director Tatsuo Yoshida Story
Worldwide gross $94M · Budget $120M · United States release May 9, 2008
Box office
Budget
$120,000,000
Worldwide gross
$93,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
Village Roadshow Pictures
Production · Studio
Silver Pictures
Production
Anarchos Productions
Production
Studio Babelsberg
Production
Velocity Productions
Production
United States · Australia · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · May 3, 2008
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · May 9, 2008
Theatrical
United States · May 19, 2026
Physical · 4K Ultra HD
United States
April 20, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Australia
June 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Austria
May 8, 2008 · Digital
Brazil
May 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Canada
May 9, 2008 · Theatrical
April 20, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Denmark
June 20, 2008 · Theatrical
France
June 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Germany
August 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 15, 2008 · Digital
Ireland
May 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
May 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
June 29, 2008 · Digital
Netherlands
May 7, 2008 · Theatrical
January 21, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
September 15, 2013 · TV · Net 5
Poland
June 6, 2008 · Digital
Portugal
June 26, 2008 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 8, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
May 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 8, 2008 · Digital
United Kingdom
May 9, 2008 · Theatrical
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