Okay, first, a little background.
In 1975, a really really awful movie was made called Death Race 2000. The tagline was,
“In The Year 2000 Hit And Run Driving Is No Longer A Felony. It’s The National Sport!”
Says it all, really.
Y’know how sometimes you’ll be in a car with somebody, and you’ll see a little kid on a bike or something, and someone will say,
“Watch out for that kid!”
And some other smartass (usually you) will say,
“Two points!”
Well, now you know where you got it.
Yes indeedy, DR2000 actually entered into America’s collective unconscious, where its been festering for over thirty years.
Plus it had a naked Sylvester Stallone.
Here’s one of my favorite clips from the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGhu5Zl5ry8&feature=related
I think we should all go and see the remake together this Thursday at 7PM at the AMC Van Ness. At the very least, when all of our Extremely Cool friends get back from Burningman, we’ll have something to show for our week.
“Yeah,” we’ll say, nonchalantly, “I guess it was pretty cool out there in the desert with all of the art and drugs and everything, but, y’know, we had fun here too. I mean, the Death Race 2000 remake was out. So, y’know.”
I’m sure it’ll be just as awful as the original.
But that won’t matter.
Because I intend to be horribly, obnoxiously drunk.
Then I plan on falling asleep about halfway through.
Anybody wanna give me a ride home?
Your friends are, of course, welcome.
As long as they have a car.
Let me know,
Andrea