Speed

"Get ready for rush hour."

Jun 10 1994 R 1h 56m
Action, Adventure, Thriller

Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a mass transit city bus explode and nearby a pay phone rings. On the phone is that same bomber looking for vengeance and the money he's owed. He gives a personal challenge to Jack: a bomb is rigged on another city bus - if it slows down below 50 mph, it will explode - bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that's just the beginning...

Official Trailer
Plot

When a young Los Angeles police department, Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) officer called Jack Traven angers retired Atlanta police department bomb squad member Howard Payne, by foiling his attempt at taking hostages stuck in an elevator with a bomb, Payne in retaliation arms a bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. With the help of spunky passenger Annie, Jack and his partner Detective Harry Temple try to save the people on the bus before the bomb goes off, while also trying to figure out how Payne is monitoring them.

Written by

Graham Yost

Directed by

Jan de Bont

Cast

Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Mark Gordon Company, 20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 20 wins & 20 nominations total

Trailers
Speed (1994) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
Speed (1994) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Speed | Original Trailer [HD] | Coolidge Corner Theatre
Scores
# of Votes
405,629
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
78
Popularity
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