The current Frankenstein also has his own plan to end the tyranny: win the race and shake hands with Mr. 'When one is used up, they bring in another,' he tells Annie. The current Frankenstein is simply one of many people specially trained to race in the role. It emerges that Frankenstein is not a willing government stooge, nor is there a single Frankenstein. Disruption of the race by the Resistance is blamed on the French by the state, who are also blamed for ruining the country's economy and telephone system. The 'Resistance' is assisted by Paine's great granddaughter Annie ( Simone Griffeth), Frankenstein's navigator, who is intending to lure him into a planned ambush where he is to be replaced by a double. The film is set at the start of the 20th annual race, during which a resistance group led by Thomasina Paine (Harriet Medin), a lineal descendant of Thomas Paine, one of the original American revolutionaries of the 1770s, is attempting to assassinate Frankenstein and replace him with one of their agents. He regularly battles with the other teams, particularly 'Machine Gun' Joe Viterbo ( Sylvester Stallone), who hates being second. He is reputed to be part machine, rebuilt after many crashes. The coast-to-coast, three-day race is run on public roads, and points are scored not just for speed, but for the number of innocent pedestrians struck and killed.ДЇrankenstein ( David Carradine) is the most celebrated racer and is the government's champion. The people are kept satisfied through a stream of gory gladiatorial entertainment, which includes the bloody spectacle of the Annual Transcontinental Road Race, depicted as a symbol of American values and way of life. The resulting fascist police state, the United Provinces, is headed by the cult figure 'Mr. Political parties have collapsed into a single Bipartisan Party, which also fulfills the religious functions of a unified church and state. In the year 2000, the United States has been destroyed by a financial crisis and a military coup.

Simone griffeth death race 2000