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Rat Race
2001 · Film · 112 min
Directed by Jerry Zucker
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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This was a plot playing out in the background of the film Rat Race. I seem to recall a scene where foreign businessmen were wagering on how long maids could dangle from curtain rods or something.
I can envision a new variant of the game that replaces lapped/circuit racing with a cross-country rally race. A madcap free-for-all where you need to find your own route and scheme against opponents like the movie “rat race” could fit the game’s vibe well
That was my first instinct too as I was unaware of the Barbie movie. Reminds me of the "Barbie" museum in the movie Rat Race, which to the family's shock was actually a Nazi museum.