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Speed

Speed

Get ready for rush hour.

19947.11h 56m

Overview

Tensions 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.

Directed by Jan de Bont
Written by Graham Yost
Produced by Mark Gordon
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $350.4M

Top Cast

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Jack Traven

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Howard Payne

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

Annie

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Capt. McMahon

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Harry

Alan Ruck

Alan Ruck

Stephens

Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

Jaguar Owner

Richard Lineback

Richard Lineback

Norwood

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Helen

Hawthorne James

Hawthorne James

Sam

Themes & Keywords

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About Speed

Speed is a action, thriller film released in 1994 exploring themes of s.w.a.t., bomber, bus bomb, los angeles, california, falling elevator, bomb planting. Directed by Jan de Bont, it stars Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock. Tensions 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.

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