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* [[Big Damn Kiss]]: Speed and Trixie's kiss at the end after Speed wins the Grand Prix.
* [[The Big Race]]
* [[Bond One
{{quote| '''Trixie''': "Was that a ninja?"<br />
'''Pops''': "More like a ''non''ja." }}
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* [[Bullet Time]]: ''It was written and directed by the Wachowskis.'' [[The Matrix|Think about that]].
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Trixie's "Cool beans."
* [[Can't Get Away With Nuthin']]: Speed and Trixie tell a fib to help Racer X and Inspector Detector by racing in the race that killed Rex.
{{quote| '''Spritle:''' "Look!"<br />
'''Pops:''' "I'm not falling for that."<br />
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** Rain<ref> a Korean pop star, with whom Steven Colbert has established a one-sided feud. And also appeared on the show long enough to beat Colbert at Dance Dance Revolution. He was actually asked to star in the Ninja Assassin film after his fight scene in Speed Racer was positively received.</ref> as Taejo. <ref>It's like the screenwriters got together and asked, 'Now that we have Rain, how many fangirl moments can we give him?' He's first seen bleeding and with a ripped silky shirt, later with no shirt, in a dress, kicking bad guy ass, and finally in a tuxedo. Hm.</ref>
* [[Evil Brit]]: E.P. Arnold Royalton. Interestingly, he has a semi-realistic working class London accent, not the usual "posh" [[Evil Brit|evil accent.]] This might suggest that he is from a poor background.
* [[Everybody Was Kung
* [[Flash Back]]: A good bit during the first race, as Speed and family recall pivotal moments in their lives.
* [[Failed a Spot Check]]: Just look at how Speed acts in the opening scenes--how does anyone miss such obvious signs of ADHD? Or worse?
* [[Fascinating Eyebrow]] - Oh Trixie...
* [[Gainaxing]]: Gotta love nighties.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Pops, who pretty much tells Royalton he doesn't trust him because he expects he's a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] who lives by [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]. And he's absolutely right.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: A woman offered Spritle candy, telling him he could get whatever he wanted. Also with Spritle, when an elevator door was closing, he gave Royalton the middle finger sign. In cable runs, this scene is replaced with Spritle giving Royalton the raspberry.
* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: ''Averted''; there's a moderate amount of cursing ("ass" is said a lot; there's both a in-movie [[Sound Effect Bleep|Sound Effect Bleeped]] and entirely uncensored "shit") and Spritle even flipped Royalton once. Yet it's still rated PG. Probably added in because without it [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating|the film could EASILY have been rated G]].
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* [[Mythology Gag]]: In the anime, Racer X always holds himself back so his younger brother can win the race. The movie does this backwards during the opening action sequence, when Speed deliberately loses to Rex's [[Racing Ghost]].
* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: Speed and Racer X both have their fangirls, but everyone was surprised at just how sexy Inspector Detector turned out with his [[Smart People Wear Glasses|styling specs]]. (He is basically a German Johnny Depp.)
* [[Non
* [[Non
** A failure in this system was blamed for the death of Rex Racer.
* [[Oh Crap]]: After the ''non-ja'' is pantsed by Spritle & Chim-Chim, he bumps into Pops, and takes quick notice of the gold ring emblazoned '''GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING''' {{smallcaps|STATE CHAMPION}}!
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* [[Oil Slick]]
* [[Papa Wolf]]: As the above "Non-ja" learned, you do NOT mess with Pops Racer's kids. EVER.
* [[Poor
* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: Averted ''hard''. This is the show in live action. If you like that, you'll like the movie. If you don't, you won't. This movie makes no apologies for its source material in any way, shape, or form. The movie is pretty much a love letter to the anime. The Wachowskis are obviously [[One of Us|fans of the series]] and used the movie to give it a big squishy hug.
* [[Precision F
* [[The Reveal]]: Subverted when {{spoiler|Racer X reveals his identity to Speed after The Crucible and Speed learns that Racer X is not his brother, Rex Racer, as he had suspected}} and then double subverted when {{spoiler|it is revealed that Rex Racer faked his death and had [[Magic Plastic Surgery]] as the ultimate disguise to fight against corruption as Racer X.}}
* [[Rule of Cool]]: The entire film.
* [[Rule of Fun]]: Again, the entire film.
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: Mr. Royalton, and [[Lampshaded]] by Pops Racer.
* [[Seen It All]]: Pops. "Terrible what passes for a ninja these days."
* [[Serial Escalation]]: Oh hell yes.
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** Snake Oiler gets one earlier, when he tries and fails to send Speed off an icy, narrow mountain pass.
* [[Wacky Racing]]: Courses that would be at home in F-Zero or Hot Wheels? ''Check''. Themed racing teams, including one of barbarians paid in ''furs''? ''Check''. Cars covered in special weapons and improbable technology? ''Check''.
* [[Wide Eyed Idealist]]: Speed. Even after he realizes how dirty the sport is (thanks to a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] from Royalton) he just decides to ''make'' racing fit his ideal.
** He apparently succeeded, as he inspired everyone after he won.
* [[Wingding Eyes]]: When the Semper Fibre team is bribed with a [[Briefcase Full of Money]], the team leader gets dollar signs in his eyes.
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