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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Graham Yost (written by)
Release Date:
10 June 1994 (USA)
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Tagline:
Get ready for rush hour.
Plot:
A young cop must save the passengers of a bus that has a bomb set to explode if the bus goes below 50 MPH. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 12 wins
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15 nominations
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(133 articles)
Sony Weekly Update (Dec. 17-23)
(From GameRant. 19 December 2009, 8:09 AM, PST)
Sandra Bullock in 'The Blind Side,' getting serious
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 1 December 2009, 2:11 PM, PST)
(From GameRant. 19 December 2009, 8:09 AM, PST)
Sandra Bullock in 'The Blind Side,' getting serious
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 1 December 2009, 2:11 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Guaranteed to give you a rush...the ultimate film for action fans...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Keanu Reeves | ... | Officer Jack Traven |
 | Dennis Hopper | ... | Howard Payne |
 | Sandra Bullock | ... | Annie Porter |
 | Joe Morton | ... | Capt. McMahon |
 | Jeff Daniels | ... | Det. Harold 'Harry' Temple |
 | Alan Ruck | ... | Stephens |
 | Glenn Plummer | ... | Jaguar Owner |
| Richard Lineback | ... | Norwood |
 | Beth Grant | ... | Helen |
| Hawthorne James | ... | Sam |
 | Carlos Carrasco | ... | Ortiz |
| David Kriegel | ... | Terry |
| Natsuko Ohama | ... | Mrs. Kamino |
| Daniel Villarreal | ... | Ray |
 | Simone Gad | ... | Bus Passenger #1 |
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
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Runtime:
116 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Australia:MA (Special Edition DVD) |
South Korea:15 |
Malaysia:U |
USA:R (certificate #32945) |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Germany:16 |
Ireland:15 |
Mexico:B |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15
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Trivia:
The shot when the bus enters LAX and a plane is seen taking off right behind it, took more than 50 takes.
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Plot holes: Why does the bus have to jump the gap in the road when the team of police take the exit before? Couldn't the bus just take the exit too?
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Security Guard: Hey, this area's restricted.
Howard Payne: Oh, hi. Yeah, I know. They called me down here. Some of this wiring got screwed up.
Security Guard: Nobody called it down to me. I'm going to have to see a work order.
Howard Payne: Yeah, just a second. There you are.
[stabs security guard in the ear with a screwdriver]
Howard Payne: Nothing personal.
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Security Guard: Hey, this area's restricted.
Howard Payne: Oh, hi. Yeah, I know. They called me down here. Some of this wiring got screwed up.
Security Guard: Nobody called it down to me. I'm going to have to see a work order.
Howard Payne: Yeah, just a second. There you are.
[stabs security guard in the ear with a screwdriver]
Howard Payne: Nothing personal.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sinister Urge (#7.13)" (1994)
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Were there people in the plane at the end?Why was Howard Payne so angry?
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'Speed' has to be the ultimate action film, involving you in an intense experience from the opening credits until the smash-bang climax. Not only do Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock do top work, but Dennis Hopper makes the most compelling villain of the '90s.
It all starts with a revenge-driven extortionist letting authorities know he has planted a bomb on a bus. The catch is it will explode if the bus is driven at less than fifty miles an hour. The script races along with non-stop action and surprise twists, without ever giving the audience time to stop for breath. It's a little too intense for its own good and could have used some lighter moments to give us a break!
Taut and suspenseful, with excellent effects and gripping suspense that keeps you riveted. Some of the stunts seem too incredible to be believable but in a film of this kind you have to go with the flow. The stunt work itself is breathtaking and makes it easy to see why the film is one of the most highly rated action films of the '90s.