Jake Speed

"More than a myth. Less than a legend. And a bit too big for his boots"

May 30 1986 PG 1h 45m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired. Accompanied by the victim's sibling, Speed flies to Africa to see if he's up to the task.

Plot

When her sister is kidnapped by white slavers, only Grandpa knows what to do. He puts in a call to a fictional hero, Jake Speed. She is amazed to find that he actually exists, and that as flesh and blood, is much less formidable than his reputation.

Written by

Wayne Crawford, Andrew Lane

Directed by

Andrew Lane

Cast

Wayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, Karen Kopins

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Force 10 Productions, Balcor Film Investors

Languages

English, Français

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Jake Speed (1986) Premiere Home Entertainment Video Australia Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,217
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
42
Popularity
NA