the race. As Frankenstein nonchalantly survives every attempt made on his life during the race, Annie comes to discover that Frankenstein's mask and disfigured face are merely a disguise; he is, in fact, one of a number of random wards of the state who are trained exclusively to race under that identity, and each time they die or are brutally mutilated, they are secretly replaced so that Frankenstein appears to be indestructible. The current Frankenstein reveals to Annie his own plan to kill Mr. President: when he wins the race and shakes hands with Mr. President, he will detonate a grenade which has been implanted in his prosthetic right hand. However, the plan goes awry when Machine Gun Joe Viterbo attacks Frankenstein and Annie is forced to kill him using Frankenstein's "hand grenade". Having successfully outmaneuvered both the rival drivers and the Resistance, Frankenstein is declared the winner of the race, although he is wounded and unable to carry out his original "hand grenade" attack plan. Annie instead dons Frankenstein's costume and plans to stab Mr. President while standing in for him on the podium. Before she is able to do so, Thomasina shoots "Frankenstein", convinced that he killed Annie. The real Frankenstein takes advantage of the confusion and rams Mr. President's stage with his car, finally fulfilling his lifelong desire to kill him. Frankenstein becomes the new president, marries Annie and appoints Thomasina as the Minister of Domestic Security to rebuild the state and dissolve the dictatorship. Junior Bruce, the announcer of the Transcontinental Road Race, opposes the race's abolition and impertinently claims that the public needs performances of violence. Annoyed by his complaints, Frankenstein hits Bruce with his car and drives off with Annie to the cheers and applause of the crowd. Cast David Carradine as "Frankenstein" Simone Griffeth as Annie Smith (Frankenstein's navigator) Sylvester Stallone as Joe "Machine Gun" Viterbo Mary Woronov as Jane "Calamity Jane" Kelly Roberta Collins as Matilda "The Hun" Martin Kove as Ray "Nero the Hero" Lonagan Louisa Moritz as Myra (Joe's navigator) Don Steele as Junior Bruce (race announcer) Joyce Jameson as Grace Pander (race announcer) Carle Bensen as Harold (race announcer) Sandy McCallum as Mr. President Paul Laurence as Special Agent Harriet Medin as Thomasina Paine Vince Trankina as Lieutenant Fury Bill Morey as Deacon Fred Grandy as Herman 'The German' Boch (Matilda's navigator) William Shephard as Pete (Jane's navigator) Leslie