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"Speed" is a 1994 action film directed by Jan de Bont that follows a hostage crisis involving a bomb on a bus. The film became a major blockbuster and helped establish the template for high-stakes action thrillers that remain influential in cinema today.
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7.2Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Jack Traven
- Dennis Hopper as Howard Payne
- Sandra Bullock as Annie
- Joe Morton as Capt. McMahon
- Jeff Daniels as Harry
- Alan Ruck as Stephens
Themes
- s.w.a.t.
- bomber
- bus bomb
- los angeles, california
- falling elevator
- bomb planting
- lapd
- trapped in an elevator
- subway train
- bomb explosion
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 324271
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- publication date
- 1994-10-20
- title
- Speed
- box office
- 121248145
- capital cost
- 30000000
- review score
- 95%
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Speed is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Jan de Bont in his feature directorial debut, and written by Graham Yost. Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Sandra Bullock star in the film, alongside Joe Morton and Jeff Daniels in supporting roles. The plot centers on a city bus rigged by an ex-cop turned vengeful extortionist Howard Payne (Hopper) to explode if its speed drops below 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). Reeves plays LAPD officer Jack Traven, who is tasked with preventing the disaster, with Bullock portraying a passenger who becomes unexpectedly involved in the mission.
Inspired largely by Runaway Train (1985) and the Japanese language action thriller film The Bullet Train (1975), Speed premiered on June 7, 1994, and was released on June 10, 1994, by 20th Century Fox. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed roughly $350 million worldwide against a $30–37 million budget, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1994. At the 67th Academy Awards, Speed won Best Sound. The film also won Best Sound and Best Editing at the 48th British Academy Film Awards.