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Rat Race

Rat Race

563 miles. 9 people. $2 million. 1001 problems!

20016.31h 52m

Overview

In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.

Directed by Jerry Zucker
Written by Andy Breckman
Produced by Sean Daniel, Janet Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Box OfficeBudget: $48.0MRevenue: $85.5M

Top Cast

Gloria Allred

Gloria Allred

Gloria Allred

Breckin Meyer

Breckin Meyer

Nick Schaffer

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Owen Templeton

Lanei Chapman

Lanei Chapman

Merrill Jennings

Amy Smart

Amy Smart

Tracy Faucet

Seth Green

Seth Green

Duane Cody

Vince Vieluf

Vince Vieluf

Blaine Cody

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Vera Baker

Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson

Enrico Pollini

John Cleese

John Cleese

Donald P. Sinclair

Themes & Keywords

casinoroad tripmillionaireeccentric millionaire

About Rat Race

Rat Race is a adventure, comedy film released in 2001 exploring themes of casino, road trip, millionaire, eccentric millionaire. Directed by Jerry Zucker, it stars Gloria Allred, Breckin Meyer, Cuba Gooding Jr.. In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.

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