Speed (1994 film)
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| Directed by | Jan de Bont |
| Produced by | Mark Gordon |
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Graham Yost Joss Whedon (uncredited) |
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| Music by | Mark Mancina |
| Cinematography | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| Edited by | John Wright |
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Mark Gordon Productions
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $350.4 million |
Speed is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Jan de Bont in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Alan Ruck, and Jeff Daniels. It became a surprise critical and commercial success, winning two Academy Awards, for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, at the 67th Academy Awards in early 1995. The film tells the story of an LAPD cop who tries to rescue civilians on a city bus rigged with a bomb programmed to explode if the bus slows down.
A sequel called Speed 2: Cruise Control was released in June 1997.
Los Angeles SWAT officers Jack Traven and Harry Temple thwart an attempt by a bomber to hold an elevator full of people for a $3 million ransom. They corner the bomber, but as he grabs Harry, Jack shoots Harry in the leg, forcing the bomber to release him. The bomber turns away, appearing to die in an explosion using his own bombing device. Jack and Harry are praised by their superior, Lieutenant "Mac" McMahon, and awarded medals for bravery.
Some time later, Jack sees a city bus explode. The bomber from the elevator then contacts Jack, letting him know that he is not dead and explaining that a similar bomb is rigged on another bus and will get activated if it increases to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) and blow up when the speed decreases below 50 mph. The bomber demands a larger ransom of $3.7 million and threatens to detonate the bus if passengers are offloaded. Jack races through traffic and manages to board the bus, which goes over 50 mph. He explains the situation to the driver, Sam, and everyone aboard, but a small-time criminal fires his gun, wounding Sam. Another passenger, Annie Porter, takes Sam's place behind the wheel. Jack examines the bomb under the bus and phones Harry, who uses clues to identify the bomber.
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