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1	* BillingDisplacement: Most modern DVD releases put Stallone either in top billing, or sometimes even by himself on the cover. He plays a major character in the movie, but is not the main focus.
2	* CaliforniaDoubling: Literally. Highways recognizably constructed in California stand in for other parts of the nation.
3	* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
4	** Germany: ''Frankenstein's Death Race''
5	** Taiwan: ''Desperado Racing 2000''
6	* FollowTheLeader: Made quickly to cash in on the "futuristic blood sport" genre created by ''Film/{{Rollerball}}''. Ironically, it seems to be better respected by some critics than the earlier film because of its dark sense of humor.
7	* IronyAsSheIsCast: Mary Woronov, who plays Calamity Jane, did not know how to drive a car, so a stunt driver did all the actual driving for her in the movie. For close-ups, Woronov sat in a car towed behind a truck with a camera crew riding in it.
8	* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: Creator/RogerCorman wrote the original treatment of the film, which was serious in tone, but thought it was not right and, in his words, was "kind of vile". (The mind boggles to consider what material is [[EveryoneHasStandards too tasteless for Roger Corman.]]) He decided the dark material of the story would be better served by making the movie into a comedy and had Robert Thom rewrite the treatment.
9	* NoStuntDouble: Both Creator/SylvesterStallone and Creator/DavidCarradine did much of their own driving. In addition, producer Roger Corman drove in scenes that were shot on public streets, since the custom-built cars used in the movie were not street legal and the film's stunt drivers did not want to be caught driving them by the police.
10	* PlayingAgainstType:
11	** It was early in his career, so his type wasn't established yet, but still, the film features Creator/SylvesterStallone playing a mouthy {{Jerkass}} villain.
12	** Creator/DavidCarradine took the role immediately after walking off the set of ''Series/KungFu1972'',[[note]]Actually just before. Filming of the movie was delayed because they had to wait for Carradine to finish shooting for ''Kung Fu.''[[/note]] to avoid being {{Typecast}}.
13	* TechnologyMarchesOn: The use of matte paintings to create futuristic settings when integrating them with 1975-era sets is... [[http://imgur.com/13ZXM sometimes less than realistic]].
14	* WagTheDirector: Creator/DavidCarradine refused to wear leather, so costume designer Jane Ruhm had to make Carradine's iconic black outfit out of another fabric that looked just like leather.
15	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Frankenstein was originally offered to Creator/PeterFonda, who considered the movie too ridiculous for words.
16	* WrittenByCastmember: Creator/SylvesterStallone wrote some of his own dialogue.

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