tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post7447056622224331098..comments2024-03-10T14:04:48.024-04:00Comments on The Projection Booth Podcast: Episode 121: Death Race 2000 (1975)Mike Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17690940782275888014noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-43221895506844378542016-06-07T09:53:58.565-04:002016-06-07T09:53:58.565-04:00Yeah, the violence is not just the about the Vietn...Yeah, the violence is not just the about the Vietnam War, when thinking about other grim future movies like this you have to think about the rising inner city crime rates all over the country at this time and also left-wing radical violence like the weather underground, black panthers, the thing with patty hurst, the attica prison riots. Also there was a spat of plane hijackings and other terrorist violence. The 70s was a really crazy scary time and it made a lot of people think that it was only going to get worse.Mazzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197050816470490562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-70344647375399686522016-01-05T14:15:30.968-05:002016-01-05T14:15:30.968-05:00I've STILL not seen Death Race 2000, even thou...I've STILL not seen Death Race 2000, even though the description of it got me very jazzed as a kid. It sounded like a less-bleak Mad Max, or something. Or perhaps just the same. You've certainly motivated me to finally try and track it down, anyway!<br /><br />I also really like the titular song by The Glendas you play at the end... a nice bit of lo-fi garage rock there! Shame there's little trace of them on the web.<br /><br />All the best! xJimJamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376410657723784147noreply@blogger.com