Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers
Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers | |
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![]() The DVD box art of the film Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers - The Speed of Silence | |
Created by | Mark Edens Ian Richter |
Films and television | |
Film(s) | Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – Ignition Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – The Speed of Silence Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – Breaking Point Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – The Ultimate Race |
Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers is a 2005 computer-animated series of four films produced by Canadian company Mainframe Entertainment, which also produced the television series ReBoot.[1] Available on DVD and VHS, it has also been shown on Cartoon Network.
A sequel to the 2003 miniseries Hot Wheels: World Race, the series takes place two years after the World Race in California and puts Mattel's Hot Wheels toy cars in a ReBoot-like situation, with racing somewhat reminiscent of Mario Kart. The films were distributed by Warner Bros. Television and the soundtrack was distributed by Sony BMG. A collectible card game, which was shown in the DVD bonus, and other merchandise were also made.
Four specials were aired on Cartoon Network in 2005: Ignition (January 8), The Speed of Silence (March 19), Breaking Point (June 25) and The Ultimate Race (October 1).[2]
Plot[]
Scientist Dr. Peter Tezla discovers that the Wheel of Power, an artifact from a highly advanced ancient civilization called the Accelerons, is a gateway to places called the Racing Realms. Tezla recruits two street racing teams, The Teku and The Metal Maniacs, to go into the Realms. The two teams race through the Realms, competing against evil robots called the Racing Drones and against mysterious human adversaries called the Silencerz. The winner of each Realm wins an AcceleCharger, a device that provides a power-up for a car with the power-up being based on a skill that is relevant to that Realm. The Teku and Metal Maniacs must ultimately team up to defeat the Drones, and secrets are revealed throughout the series about some characters' connections to the Silencerz.
Cast[]
- Dexter Bell as Nolo Pasaro
- Adrian Holmes as Tork Maddox
- Kirby Morrow as Shirako Takamoto
- Andrew Duncan (director) as Mitch "Monkey" McClurg
Reprise Role From the Hot Wheels World Race
- Kathleen Barr as Gelorum
- Michael Donovan as Dr. Peter Tezla
- Brian Drummond as Kurt Wylde
Films[]
Occupation | Films | |||
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Ignition | The Speed of Silence | Breaking Point | The Ultimate Race | |
Director(s) | Andrew Duncan Gino Nichele |
Andrew Duncan William Gordon |
William Lau | Andrew Duncan |
Producer(s) | Ian Richter Gio Corsi |
Ian Richter | ||
Writer(s) | Screenplay by Mark Edens Story by Mark Edens Ian Richter |
Mark Edens | ||
Composer(s) | Brian Carson | |||
Production company(s) | Mattel Entertainment Mainframe Entertainment | |||
Distributor | Warner Home Video | |||
Released | January 8, 2005 | March 19, 2005 | June 25, 2005 | October 1, 2005 |
Runtime | 60 minutes |
See also[]
- Hot Wheels (1969-1971)
- Heroes on Hot Wheels (1991-1992)
- Hot Wheels: World Race (2003)
- Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (2009-2011)
- Team Hot Wheels (2014-2017)
References[]
External links[]
- Hot Wheels
- American computer-animated television series
- Fictional racing drivers
- Direct-to-video animated films
- Films based on Mattel toys
- Films about parallel universes
- Films about wormholes
- 2005 direct-to-video films
- Rainmaker Studios films
- Animated films about auto racing
- 2000s American animated films
- American films
- Film series
- Mass media franchises
- American auto racing films
- American action adventure films