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Director:
Jack Sholder
Writer (WGA):
Paul F. Edwards (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 January 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller more
Plot:
A nurse apprentice, who had a bad day at work, meets a computer programmer at a car garage. The man is urged to go somewhere... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Z-Grade re-make of SPEED with no stars, script or budget! more (32 total)

Cast

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Judge Reinhold ... Ed Lautner

Nina Siemaszko ... Jenny Todd
Brian Hooks ... Dexter 'Dex' Strang

Paul Eiding ... Wally Baird

Glenn Morshower ... Captain Jim Louben
Brian Reddy ... Capt. Doug Carsten

Leon ... Officer Isaiah 'Beau' Beaufort
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cam Brainard ... Ray, Radio Guy
E.J. Callahan ... Lieutenant

Maree Cheatham ... Jenny's Mother

Elizabeth Dennehy ... Shari Todd
Bill Dunnam ... Warehouseman

Monique Edwards ... 911 Dispatcher
Rick Hurst ... Pack

Christopher Kriesa ... Donner
Ketty Lester ... Willie Mae
John McCann ... Governor
Pat Millicano ... Garage Supervisor
Alec Murdock ... Dr. Mason
Bob Pepper ... Semi Driver

Michael Potter ... Chief
Bo Reynolds ... Les, Radio Guy

Tia Texada ... Lupe
Bob Tur ... T.V. News Reporter
David Ursin ... Cop

Andrew Wasser ... Mechanic (as Andrew Cooper Wasser)

Michael Ryan Way ... 911 Supervisor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Out of Control
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | USA:PG | Finland:K-12 (video premiere) | UK:PG
Company:
Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the policeman is repeatedly listening to a fragment of the recorded conversation with Jenny, it is evident (from observing the reel) that the tape is rewound more than it is played back, even though the very same fragment is heard on each playback. more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Z-Grade re-make of SPEED with no stars, script or budget!, 4 December 2001
Author: Noel Bailey (uds3@hotmail.com) from Longmont: Colorado US

Allegedly based on a true story, Siemaszko is a nurse having second thoughts about her career when she finds herself heading down the freeway with Judge Reinhold (in his most embarrassing screen appearance) and another dude, when her Rambler Hornet decides to drive itself!

Allegedly travelling at 100 MPH (which is more than 170 kph) we are treated to numerous external scenes where it is obvious the car is going no more than 30 or 40 mph. A baby in the besieged compact is winched to safety...something they could have done one hour earlier! The suspense is laughable, the effects worse, and the ending - missing! Why did no-one think to rip out the back seat, crawl into the trunk and puncture the gas tank or pour some water/soft drink into it??

Ultimately, the car crosses a bridge, falls off a road at about 30 mph and the credits roll! No explanation tendered for anything! About the same level as PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE except THAT was a classic movie!

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