

In 2000 Speed Racer Enterprises granted a newspaper. The movie's Mach 5 reportedly is an actual car, but all its special effects were computer-generated.įor those who have not memorized the 52 cartoon episodes dubbed into English from the original Japanese in 1967 (which then went into rerun immortality, showing up even on MTV and the Cartoon Network), Speed's Mach 5 had an array of push-buttons on its steering wheel that engaged special mechanical abilities. Dragon's Lair is an interactive game franchise (with characters created by animator Don Bluth) that.
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Live actors portray Speed and Trixie, plus the other stock characters from the series: Mom and Pop Racer, Sparky (their mechanic), Spritle (Speed's younger brother), Chim Chim (Spritle's pet chimpanzee), Rex (Speed's older brother) and Inspector Detector. 52 episodes Peter Fernandez Speed Racer 52 episodes Corinne Orr Mom Racer 52 episodes Jack Grimes Chim-Chim 52.


Making impossible turns, bad guys in pursuit, with girlfriend Trixie always ready to help with her trusty pink helicopter, Speed Racer and his Mach 5 race-car have entertained several generations of moppets willing to overlook the fact that Speed's mouth movements failed to sync up with his voice.Ī new version of "Speed Racer" takes to the big screen on Friday as a Warner Bros.
