Paul W. S. Anderson
Melchior's 1956 short story "The Racer" was adapted as Paul Bartel's cult film favorite, "Death Race 2000" (1975), starring David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone and produced by Roger Corman. It was later remade as "Death Race" (2008), starring Jason Statham and Joan Allen, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and produced by Tom Cruise.