A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 20 wins & 20 nominations total
Loretta Jean
- Bus Passenger #2
- (as Loretta Jean Crudup)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKeanu Reeves breaking the glass on the bus door in the beginning of the bus chase was an accident, but director Jan de Bont liked its effect and it was left in the final cut.
- GoofsOn the train, the console is malfuntioning but Jack speeds the train up by shifting the lever forward so why not pull the lever back which would slow the train down.
- Quotes
Howard Payne: Pop quiz, hotshot. There's a bomb on a bus. Once the bus goes 50 miles an hour, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 50, it blows up. What do you do? What do you do?
- Alternate versionsTheatrical version had the 1981 20th Century Fox logo at the opening. All VHS, Laserdisc and DVD versions plaster this with the 1994 CGI logo (with the 1981 fanfare) that was used until 2009. However, the Blu-ray release and streaming prints restore the original 1981 logo.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Making of 'Speed' (1994)
- SoundtracksA Million Miles Away
Written by Peter Case, Joey Alkes, and Chris Fradkin (as Chris Fredkin)
Produced by Ralph Sall
Performed by The Plimsouls
Featured review
Generic? Yup, Contrived? Of course, Fun? Absolutely! A brilliant first time Watch I can't lie, Fantastic all round performances and brilliantly tense action sequences there's not much wrong with this piece of film here and I can't recommend it enough, the original (and best) of over the top action ala 'The fast and the furious' franchise it's totally worth a watch, nothing but fun!
- thomasjay-2201
- Oct 18, 2018
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Máxima velocidad
- Filming locations
- Mojave Airport - 1434 Flightline Street, Mojave, California, USA(cargo jet explosion)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $121,248,145
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,456,194
- Jun 12, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $350,448,145
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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