Speed
Action, Thriller
20th Century Fox  (1994) 116 mins R

7.2 (65,541 votes)
Hold on tight for a rush of pulse-pounding thrills, breathtaking stunts and unexpected romance in a film you'll want to see again and again. Keanu Reeves stars as Jack Traven, an L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist who is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist (Dennis Hopper) has planted on a bus. But until he does, Jack and passenger Sandra Bullock must keep the bus speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at more than 50 miles per hour - or the bomb will explode....

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Cast and Crew
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
Director  .....  Jan de Bont; Jan DeBont
Producer  .....  Mark Gordon
Writer  .....  Graham Yost
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jack receives Payne's phone call after the first bus explodes, the bus is on the right-hand side of the road. However when we see Jack and the bus through Payne's window while he is talking, the bus is nearer to Jack on the left hand side of the road. (more)

Trivia:
Line producer Ian Bryce was driving the towing vehicle, which was towing the large airplane at the airport. (more)

Filming Locations:
Ballerina Clown - 255 Main Street, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

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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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 15 nominations (more)