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Speed 2: Cruise Control

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Rush hour hits the water.

19974.62h 5m

Overview

A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, without any means of communication and at the mercy of the hijacker, it's up to the one cop on vacation, and his soon to be fiancé (hopefully) Annie, to regain control of it before it kills the passengers and causes an environmental disaster. Insurmountable and daunting tasks await them on their perilous journey throughout the ship trying to fend off the hijacker and save the passengers.

Directed by Jan de Bont
Written by Randall McCormick, Graham Yost, Jan de Bont
Produced by Jan de Bont, Steve Perry, Michael Peyser
Box OfficeBudget: $160.0MRevenue: $164.5M

Top Cast

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

Annie

Jason Patric

Jason Patric

Alex

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Geiger

Temuera Morrison

Temuera Morrison

Juliano

Brian McCardie

Brian McCardie

Merced

Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

Maurice

Colleen Camp

Colleen Camp

Debbie

Lois Chiles

Lois Chiles

Celeste

Mike Hagerty

Mike Hagerty

Harvey

Bo Svenson

Bo Svenson

Captain Pollard

Themes & Keywords

computerdiamondboatcruisedisastercruise shipsea cruiseshipboard romancecollision coursesereneaction adventuredisgruntled employeesympathetic

About Speed 2: Cruise Control

Speed 2: Cruise Control is a action, thriller film released in 1997 exploring themes of computer, diamond, boat, cruise, disaster, cruise ship. Directed by Jan de Bont, it stars Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe. A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, without any means of communication and at the mercy of the hijacker, it's up to the one cop on vacation, and his soon to be fiancé (hopefully) Annie, to regain control of it before it kills the passengers and causes an environmental disaster. Insurmountable and daunting tasks await them on their perilous journey throughout the ship trying to fend off the hijacker and save the passengers.

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