Speed (1994/I)

Director:

Jan de Bont

Writer (WGA):

Graham Yost (written by)

Release Date:

10 June 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Get ready for rush hour.

Plot:

A young cop must save the passengers of a bus that has a bomb set to explode if the bus goes below 50 MPH.

Plot Keywords:

Bus | Bomb | Rescue | Explosive | Elevator

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

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
Glenn Plummer	...	Jaguar Owner
Richard Lineback	...	Norwood
Beth Grant	...	Helen
Hawthorne James	...	Sam
Carlos Carrasco	...	Ortiz
David Kriegel	...	Terry
Natsuko Ohama	...	Mrs. Kamino
Daniel Villarreal	...	Ray
Simone Gad	...	Bus Passenger #1
Loretta Jean Crudup	...	Bus Passenger #2
Sherri Villanueva	...	Bus Passenger #3
Margaret Medina	...	Robin
Jordan Lund	...	Bagwell
Robert Mailhouse	...	Young Executive
Patrick Fischler	...	Friend of Executive
Patrick John Hurley	...	CEO
Susan Barnes	...	Female Executive
Rick Dano	...	Swat Driver (as Richard Dano)
Michael Sottile	...	Swat Cop
Jane Crawley	...	Baby Carriage Woman #1
Anne O'Sullivan	...	Baby Carriage Woman #2
Beau Starr	...	Commissioner
John Capodice	...	Bob
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Vince (as Tommy Rosales Jr.)
James DuMont	...	Workman
Antonio Mora	...	News Anchor #1
Patty Toy	...	News Anchor #2
Todd Gordon	...	News Cameraman
Bruce Wright	...	Reporter #1
Mark Kriski	...	Reporter #2
Dagny Hultgreen	...	Reporter #3
Richard Schiff	...	Train Driver
Joseph Carberry	...	Cop
Sandy Martin	...	Bartender
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle	...	Mrs. McMahon (as Neisha Folkes-LéMelle)
Jim Mapp	...	Additional Bus Passenger #1
Milton Quon	...	Additional Bus Passenger #2
Sonia Jackson	...	Additional Bus Passenger #3
Carmen Williams	...	Additional Bus Passenger #4
Paula Montes	...	Additional Bus Passenger #5
Loyda Ramos	...	Additional Bus Passenger #6
Julia Vera	...	Additional Bus Passenger #7
Marylou Lim	...	Additional Bus Passenger #8
Brian Grant	...	Elevator Passenger #1 (as Brian K. Grant)
Barry Kramer	...	Elevator Passenger #2
Robin McKee	...	Elevator Passenger #3
Paige Goodman	...	Elevator Passenger #4
Christina Fitzgerald	...	Elevator Passenger #5
Tara Thomas	...	Elevator Passenger #6
CeCe Tsou	...	Elevator Passenger #7
Michael N. Fujimoto	...	Elevator Passenger #8 (as Michael Fujimoto)
Richard Gelb	...	Elevator Passenger #9
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Gordon	...	Reporter Waving Outside Airport Fence (uncredited)
Harry Hauss	...	Helicopter Pilot #2 (uncredited)
Craig Hosking	...	Helicopter Pilot #1 (uncredited)
Bunga Hosoi	...	Jaguar guy on freeway (uncredited)
J. David Jones	...	Helicopter Pilot #3 (uncredited)
Rana Morrison	...	Lady in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Christopher C. Murphy	...	Man looking at subway after crash (uncredited)
Robert Nassry	...	Bartender #2 (uncredited)
Michael Tamburro	...	Helicopter Pilot #4 (uncredited)
Scott Wilder	...	SWAT Member #1 on Flatbed Truck (uncredited)
Eddie Yansick	...	SWAT Member #2 on Flatbed Truck (uncredited)

Directed by
Jan de Bont

Writing credits (WGA)
Graham Yost		(written by)

Produced by
Ian Bryce	....	executive producer
Mark Gordon	....	producer
Allison Lyon Segan	....	co-producer (as Allison Lyon)

Original Music by
Mark Mancina

Cinematography by
Andrzej Bartkowiak		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
John Wright		(as John Wright)

Casting by
Risa Bramon Garcia
Billy Hopkins

Production Design by
Jackson De Govia

Art Direction by
John R. Jensen

Set Decoration by
K.C. Fox

Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick

Makeup Department
Pete Altobelli	....	makeup artist
Norman T. Leavitt	....	key makeup artist (as Norman Leavitt)
Gus Le Pre	....	key hair stylist
Susan Zietlow-Maust	....	hair stylist (as Susan Maust)

Production Management
Ian Bryce	....	unit production manager
Susan Spencer Robbins	....	production supervisor (as Susan Robbins Newirth)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Hallinan	....	second second assistant director
Maggie Murphy	....	second assistant director
David Sardi	....	first assistant director
Alexander Witt	....	second unit director

Art Department
Gerald N. Best	....	labor foreman
Michael R. Blaich	....	paint foreman
Joseph L. Byrne	....	set dresser
Rick Chavez	....	assistant property master
Mark Davidson	....	set dresser
Trish Gallaher Glenn	....	property master (as Trisha B. Gallaher)
Rob Garlow	....	propmaker foreman (as Robert Garlow)
Giacomo G. Ghiazza	....	storyboard artist (as Giacomo Ghiazza)
John Hinkle	....	stand-by painter (as John Dee Hinkle)
Geoff Hubbard	....	assistant art director
Kathleen Hughes	....	assistant property master (as Kathleen Devlin Hughes)
Michael Kolko	....	set estimator
Louis M. Mann	....	set designer (as Louis Mann)
Douglas McKay	....	key set dresser (as Douglas James McKay)
Michael Molen	....	propmaker foreman
Daniel O'Brien	....	tool foreman
Jim Ondrejko	....	construction coordinator (as James J. Ondrejko)
Joe Ondrejko	....	general foreman
Peter R. Romero	....	set designer (as Peter Romero)
Jim Scolari	....	set dresser
Wendy Smith	....	art department coordinator (as Wendy A. Smith)
Stan Tropp	....	set designer
Justin Walker	....	labor foreman
Gaylene West	....	on-set dresser
Kathleen R. White	....	art department assistant (as Kathleen White)
Alan Burg	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Marik 'Travis' Little	....	leadman (uncredited)

Sound Department
David W. Alstadter	....	foley mixer (as David Alstadter)
Nancy Barker	....	assistant adr editor
David Bartlett	....	sound effects editor
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Beth Bergeron	....	adr editor
Paul Berolzheimer	....	sound effects editor
Dean Beville	....	sound effects editor
Steve Bowerman	....	boom operator
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
John Dunn	....	sound effects editor
Ezra Dweck	....	additional re-recording mixer
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Donald Flick	....	sound effects editor
Judee Flick	....	sound effects editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	supervising sound editor
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
Gary S. Gerlich	....	supervising dialogue editor
Gregory M. Gerlich	....	dialogue editor (as Greg Gerlich)
Avram D. Gold	....	sound effects editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	foley mixer
Dana Gustafson	....	assistant sound editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.	....	sound effects editor
Greg Hedgepath	....	sound effects editor (as Gregory Hedgepath)
Pieter Hubbard	....	dialogue editor (as Pieter S. Hubbard)
Darcy Kite	....	adr mixer (as Darcey Kite)
Elliott Koretz	....	dialogue editor
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patricio A. Libenson	....	sound effects editor (as Patricio Libenson)
David MacMillan	....	sound mixer (as David R.B. MacMillan)
Dean G. Manly	....	sound effects editor (as Dean Manley)
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Mirkovich	....	assistant sound editor
Phil Norden	....	assistant adr editor (as Philip Norden)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Kevin E. Patterson	....	cable person (as Kevin Patterson)
Sonny Pettijohn	....	assistant sound editor
Jeena M. Phelps	....	assistant sound editor
Jerry Pirozzi	....	assistant dialogue editor
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
Sergio Reyes	....	additional re-recording mixer
Kay Rose	....	adr editor
Catherine Rowe	....	foley artist
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	supervising adr editor
Hal Sanders	....	dialogue editor
Kirk Schuler	....	sound effects editor
B. Tennyson Sebastian II	....	additional re-recording mixer
David Spence	....	adr editor
David E. Stone	....	sound effects editor (as Dave Stone)
Bruce Stubblefield	....	sound effects editor
Marvin Walowitz	....	dialogue editor
Samuel Webb	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Bell	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Matthew C. Beville	....	sound transferer (uncredited)
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr.	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Steve Lee	....	sound effects librarian (uncredited)
Bruno Roussel	....	assistant sound engineer (uncredited)
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chris Adams	....	special effects
David Amborn	....	special effects foreman
Stanley Amborn	....	special effects
R. Michael Bisetti	....	special effects (as Mike Bisetti)
Michael Burke	....	special effects
Dan Carter	....	special effects: Sessums Engineering
Jack Davis	....	special effects
Ken Ebert	....	special effects
John Fontana	....	special effects (as Johnny D. Fontana)
John Frazier	....	special effects coordinator
Rocky Gehr	....	special effects foreman
Norbert Hernandez	....	special effects
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects
Jim Jolly	....	special effects (as Jim Jolley)
David Kirk	....	special effects
Alan McFarland	....	special effects lighting: Sessums Engineering
Michael Meinardus	....	special effects (as Mike Meinarous)
Joe Pancake	....	special effects
Frances Pennington	....	special effects (as Francis Pennington)
Arnold Peterson	....	special effects (as Arnold E. Peterson)
Kevin Quibell	....	special effects (as Kevin S. Quibell)
Richard Ratliff	....	special effects
Alan Rifkin	....	special effects
Bruce Robles	....	special effects
Karl Roth	....	special effects: Sessums Engineering
Ray Svedin	....	special effects
Greg 'Doc' Tracer	....	special effects: Sessums Engineering (as Greg Tracer)
Mike Wilmont	....	special effects
Drew Wozniak	....	special effects
Brian Sipe	....	makeup effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Thomas Boland	....	subway crew: SPI
Greg Bridges	....	subway crew: SPI
Ron Brinkmann	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI
Scott Campbell	....	subway crew: SPI
Cat Chapman	....	previsualizor: main titles
Michael Condro	....	subway crew: SPI
David Cornelius	....	motion control programmer
Karen deJong	....	computer graphics artist: SPI
David Douglas	....	computer graphics artist: SPI
Frank Foster	....	previsualizor: main titles
Julia Frey	....	production coordinator: SPI (as Julia L. Rivas)
George Karl	....	computer graphics artist: SPI
Stephen Kennedy	....	computer graphics artist: SPI (as Steve Kennedy)
Fireball Tim Lawrence	....	storyboard artist (as Tim Lawrence)
Andrea Lösch	....	computer graphics artist: SPI
Jeff Matakovich	....	photochemical compositor: Grant McCune Design
Gary Maxwell	....	unit manager: Sessums Engineering (as Gary R. Maxwell)
Grant McCune	....	supervisor: Grant McCune Design
Mickey McGovern	....	producer: SPI
Mitch Rosenfelt	....	computer graphics artist: SPI
Clark Schaffer	....	chief model maker: Grant McCune Design
Robert Scifo	....	computer graphics artist: SPI (as Bob Scifo)
Jack Sessums	....	miniature designs engineer: Sessums
Boyd Shermis	....	visual effects supervisor
Gary Simon	....	subway crew: SPI
Smokey Stover	....	head of design: Grant McCune Design
Kristen D. Trattner	....	computer graphics artist: SPI (as Kristin Trattner)
Barry Walton	....	subway crew: SPI
John N. Campbell	....	digital artist (uncredited)
David Drzewiecki	....	visual effects director of photography (uncredited)
Ivo Horvat	....	matte painter: SPI (uncredited)
Rachel Nicoll	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Derek N. Prusak	....	visual effects assistant cameraman (uncredited)
Olivier Sarda	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Paul Taglianetti	....	video image coordinator: VIFX (uncredited)

Stunts
Pete Auster	....	stunts
Janet Brady	....	stunts (as Janet S. Brady)
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts (as Jophery Brown)
Gary Combs	....	stunts
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunts (as Gil Combs)
Gary Davis	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Gary Epper	....	stunts
Donna Evans	....	stunts
Bobby J. Foxworth	....	stunts
John Hateley	....	stunts
Chris Howell	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Tom Huff)
Gary Hymes	....	stunt coordinator (as Gary M. Hymes)
Laurie Hymes	....	stunts
Jeff Jensen	....	stunts
Parker Johnstone	....	stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Jim Kirby	....	stunts
Jon W. Kishi	....	stunts
David Loitz	....	precision driver
Eddie Matthews	....	stunt double: Dennis Hopper
Matt McBride	....	stunts
Billy Morts	....	stunts
Carol Neilson	....	stunts (as Carol Lee Neilson)
Bob Orrison	....	stunts
Randy Peters	....	stunts
Yoshi Randall	....	stunts
J.N. Roberts	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (as Ronnie R. Rondell)
Brian Smrz	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Brian Stewart	....	stunts
Patricia Tallman	....	stunts
Scott Wilder	....	stunts (as G. Scott Wilder)
Bob Black	....	stunt driver: Bill Young's Precision Driving Team (uncredited)
Michael Bondelli	....	stunt driver: Bill Young's Precision Driving Team (uncredited)
John Cade	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dane Farwell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frankie 'G' Garbutt	....	stunt driver: Bill Young's Precision Driving Team (uncredited)
Thomas Taylor Goodman	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Thomas Taylor Goodman	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rick Gunderson	....	stunt driver: Bill Young's Precision Driving Team (uncredited)
Michael Hehr	....	stunt driver: Bill Young's Precision Driving Team (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
John Hugh McKnight	....	stunt driver: Bill Young's Precision Driving Team (uncredited)
Billy Morts	....	stunt double: Mr. Reeves (uncredited)
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunt double: Carlos Carrasco (uncredited)
Myke Schwartz	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gunter Simon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary C. Smith	....	stunt driver: Bill Young's Precision Driving Team (uncredited)
Sunny Tomlin	....	stunt driver: Bill Young's Precision Driving Team (uncredited)
Scott Waugh	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Young	....	stunt driver: Bill Young's Precision Driving Team (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
William L. Asman	....	camera operator: second unit (as Bill Asman)
Larry J. Aube	....	best boy grip: Fox (as Larry Aube)
Nico Bally	....	grip
Stefan Bijnen	....	assistant camera trainee
Chris Blauvelt	....	second assistant camera
Terry Bowen	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mark 'Boylee' Boyle	....	camera loader (as Boylee)
Michael Brennan	....	dolly grip
Michael Condro	....	first assistant camera
Michael J. Coo	....	key grip (as Michael Coo)
Richard Crown	....	gaffer: second unit
Donald Dahlquist	....	best boy electric: Fox
Peter Davidian	....	best boy electric
Marty W. Eichmann	....	key grip: second unit (as Marty Eichman)
John J. Ellingwood	....	second assistant camera (as Jack Ellingwood)
William E. Fitch	....	best boy grip
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer (as Richard Foreman)
Chris Franco	....	electrician
Mikael Glattes	....	first assistant camera
David Gould	....	electrician
Harry Hope	....	best boy
Stephen V. Isbell	....	best boy grip: second unit
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	Steadicam operator (as Greg Lundsgaard)
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	still photographer: Sony Imageworks Publicity
Steven J. Mikolas	....	video engineer (as Steven Mikolas)
Vern Nobles	....	first assistant camera
Bruce Schultz	....	best boy electric: second unit
Michael Scott	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Stephen Shaver	....	electrician
Christopher C. Strong	....	gaffer
Michael T. Travers	....	grip (as Michael Travers)
Steve Adcock	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Mike Bonnaud	....	lamp operator (uncredited)
Richard Brooks Burton	....	gyrosphere technician: aerial unit (uncredited)
Curtis Failor	....	electrician: elevator crew (uncredited)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: SpaceCam (uncredited)
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Nicholas J. Esposto	....	mechanical designer: Grant McCune Design (as Nicholas Esposto)

Casting Department
Stephanie Brooks	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Laurel Miller	....	casting associate
Suzanne Smith	....	casting associate: New York
Franklyn Warren	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brad Anderson	....	costumer
Eden Clark Coblenz	....	costumer (as Eden Clark)
Mari Grimaud	....	key costumer
Cynthia L. Hamilton	....	associate costume designer (as Cynthia Hamilton)
Bob Morgan	....	costumer
Anthony J. Scarano	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Barbara Dunning	....	first assistant editor
Marc Heijdeman	....	post-production assistant
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer
Kevin D. Ross	....	assistant editor: lightworks
Emily Wallin	....	assistant editor (as Emily C. Wallin)
Cort Wright	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Michael Fisher	....	soloist (as Mike Fisher)
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Don Harper	....	conductor
Don Harper	....	orchestrator
Allan Holdsworth	....	soloist (as Alan Holdsworth)
Ladd McIntosh	....	orchestrator
Alan Meyerson	....	music mixer
Alan Meyerson	....	music recordist
Yvonne S. Moriarty	....	orchestrator
Jay Rifkin	....	music mixer
Jay Rifkin	....	music recordist
Ralph Sall	....	executive soundtrack producer
Curt Sobel	....	music score consultant
John Van Tongeren	....	composer: additional music
Steven M. Stern	....	music scoring assistant (uncredited)
Christopher Ward	....	additional music arranger: orchestral music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Clay Bartholomew	....	transportation captain
Howie Mandel	....	picture car mechanic
Peter Mandel	....	picture car mechanic
Tim Perry	....	shotmaker driver
Randy Peters	....	transportation coordinator
Timothy P. Ryan	....	transportation co-captain
Candace Wells	....	transportation captain
Lyle Christensen	....	shotmaker driver (uncredited)
Dominic Jack Pizzo Sr.	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Richard Alarian	....	elevator crew
Andrew C. Andrews	....	production assistant
Ralph D. Arguelles	....	security supervisor
Ed Arneson	....	technical advisor
Stephanie Axe	....	production assistant
Ingrid K. Behrens	....	production assistant (as Ingrid Behrens)
Scott Chorna	....	production assistant
Casey B. Collins	....	production assistant
Karen Cowan	....	production assistant
Bob Daspit	....	technical assistant
Terry Fisher	....	first aid
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor
Gary Goodman	....	production assistant
Jill Goupil	....	craft service: second unit
Don C. Hansen	....	police coordinator
Bret A. Harding	....	elevator crew (as Bret Harding)
Robb Hastigan	....	assistant production accountant (as Robert Hastigan)
George Herthel	....	location manager
Bob Hoffman	....	unit publicist
Michelle Holdsworth	....	assistant production coordinator
David Kaufman	....	assistant location manager
Michael Kehoe	....	craft service
Ed Lipscomb	....	assistant location manager
James McCabe	....	location manager (as James M. McCabe)
Rick Osako	....	production assistant
Suzanne Pastor	....	elevator crew
Elyse Allyn Ramsdell	....	production secretary
Michael Risoli	....	key set production assistant
Vicki Dee Rock	....	production accountant
Terry Ruffner	....	elevator crew
Michael O. Sajbel	....	Sessums Engineering
Michael O. Sajbel	....	photographic consultant
Glenn Salloum	....	assistant: Mr. De Bont
Gayle Sandler	....	assistant production accountant
Jack Sessums	....	design engineer: Sessums Engineering
Valerie Sheppard	....	assistant: Mr. Gordon
Debbie-Lynn Siegel	....	assistant production accountant (as Debra Siegel)
Ed Sienkaniec	....	caterer (as Ed 'Bubba' Sienkawicz)
Robin Skelton	....	script supervisor: second unit
Jonathan Southard	....	researcher
Christi Tidman	....	assistant production accountant (as Christine Tidman)
Gretchen Van Zeebroeck	....	production coordinator
Randy Walker	....	technical advisor: police
Steve Wilson	....	production assistant
Christian Clarke	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Michael J. Fowler	....	computer playback operator (uncredited)
Tony Gardner	....	special properties (uncredited)
Vincent G. Gonzales	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Harry Hauss	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Craig Hosking	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
J. David Jones	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Marino Pascal	....	location scout (uncredited)
Erin Stewart	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Tamburro	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Brad Wilson	....	craft service: second man (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Fox Film (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Italia
• 20th Century Fox (Far East)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (Germany)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Fox Video (USA) (VHS)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Manuel Salvador (Spain)
• SF Video (1995) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Sessums Engineering (subway miniatures)
• Grant McCune Design (elevator miniatures)
• Praxis Film Works (wire removal)
• Video Image (additional bus jump visual effects)
• Alterian
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (special visual effects)
• VIFX (additional bus jump visual effects)

Other Companies

• Burman's Studio  special make-up effects (as The Burman Studio, Inc.)
• C.A.S.T. Security  location security
• Call The Cops  technical advisor
• Central Casting  extras casting
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Fox Records  soundtrack published by
• McDonnell Douglas  notar helicopters
• Media Ventures  music recorded and mixed at
• Pacific Title  end titles
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Skywalker Sound  post-production services
• Sony Studios  additional recording at
• The Post Group Film Unit  post-production services (as The Film Unit @ The Post Group)
• Video Hawks  video assist equipment

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Australia:MA (Special Edition DVD) | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U | USA:R (certificate #32945) | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:16 | Ireland:15 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Ballerina Clown - 255 Main Street, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The 105 freeway in California had recently been completed, but not opened at the time of production. The filmmakers were given all the time they needed to complete the freeway scenes without the hassle of closing down an operating major freeway.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the front door of the house explodes, a wire is clearly visible pulling the cop that is "blown back" by the force of the explosion.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mad About You: Speed Baby (#6.3)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

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Guaranteed to give you a rush...the ultimate film for action fans...

'Speed' has to be the ultimate action film, involving you in an intense experience from the opening credits until the smash-bang climax. Not only do Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock do top work, but Dennis Hopper makes the most compelling villain of the '90s.

It all starts with a revenge-driven extortionist letting authorities know he has planted a bomb on a bus. The catch is it will explode if the bus is driven at less than fifty miles an hour. The script races along with non-stop action and surprise twists, without ever giving the audience time to stop for breath. It's a little too intense for its own good and could have used some lighter moments to give us a break!

Taut and suspenseful, with excellent effects and gripping suspense that keeps you riveted. Some of the stunts seem too incredible to be believable but in a film of this kind you have to go with the flow. The stunt work itself is breathtaking and makes it easy to see why the film is one of the most highly rated action films of the '90s.