As these five face off against each other, and a terrorist faction bent on abolishing the race, hidden allegiances and politics may put an end to each and every one of them.if they don't kill each other first! Men, women, infants or the elderly, everyone is fair game. As the contestants race across the country, they accrue points not only for speed, but also for vehicular manslaughter, with various point ranges determined based on age and gender. Fans can root for Calamity Jane (Mary Woronov), Matilda the Hun (Roberta Collins), Nero the Hero (Martin Kove), Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone as the "roughest tough guy of them all"), or the friend of the president, the man who lost a leg in '98, and an arm in '99 (and his jaw in '92, his right eye in '95, his nose and left eye in '97, and his cranium in '98): Frankenstein (David Carradine). It's the Transcontinental Road Race, in its 20th anniversary, with its five contestants in their modified (and themed) vehicles. The end result? 'Death Race 2000,' the 1975 science fiction drama romance sports action comedy directed by Paul Bartel that oozes awesome. Take one part 'The Racer,' a novel by Ib Melchior, add one part "essence of Roger Corman," shake or stir, it doesn't matter how you blend the concoction. Too bad the guy was only thirty-eight just two years older, he'd have been worth three times the points." "All right, all right, and yes-sirree! A clean hit! A perfect hit! And no pain for the target.