Start your engines…

The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on August 11 with the high-octane camp classic DEATH RACE 2000.

In the year 2000, America is a totalitarian regime on the brink of collapse. The most popular sport in this dystopia is the Transcontinental Road Race, where teams earn points for logging the fastest time and for mowing over the most innocent pedestrians in the process. This year’s competitors include Frankenstein (David Carradine), who is rumored to be more machine than man, and the tough-as-nails “Machine Gun” Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone). Some have a plan to stop the race. With Martin Kove.

“Behold the power of cheese!” (Entertainment Weekly)

“It has a comic strip premise which is nevertheless wholly credible in a sick sort of way.” (Empire Magazine)

“Roger Corman is the master of doing a lot with a little, and Death Race 2000 is but one shining example of the filmmaker’s know-how.” (Dread Central)

Friday, August 11
Doors 11:00 pm | Movie 11:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets HERE

LATE NIGHT DATE NIGHT! Bring a friend, date, or your favourite gearhead an get two-for-one entry HERE!

DEATH RACE 2000 (Paul Bartel,  1975 / 78 mins / 18A) In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America’s hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.

*Minors OK. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service.
*Rio Theatre Groupons and Rio Theatre passes are OK for any single film screening only. Please redeem at the box office.
*Online sales end an hour before showtime; unless otherwise noted, tickets are always available for purchase at the box office prior to showtime.  Our box office is typically open 30 minutes before showtime. All seating is General Admission; please arrive 20-30 minutes prior to showtime to ensure great seats and time for treats. All Rio Theatre tickets are final sale.
*If you are looking to redeem either a Rio Theatre gift certificate or Groupon to any regular Rio Theatre screening: You can either email us in advance <[email protected]> and give us a “heads up,” or do it at the box office prior to showtime. (We seat 400+ people and our regular screenings are very rarely at capacity – you should not have issues being admitted.)