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Overview

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Director:
Andrew Lane
Writers:
Wayne Crawford (written by) and
Andrew Lane (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 May 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
He's rewriting the book on adventure more
Plot:
When her sister is kidnapped by white slavers, only Grandpa knows what to do. He puts in a call to a fictional hero... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
GREATLY MISUNDERSTOOD MOVIE......... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Wayne Crawford ... Jake Speed
Dennis Christopher ... Desmond Floyd
Karen Kopins ... Margaret Winston

John Hurt ... Sid
Leon Ames ... Pop
Roy London ... Maurice
Donna Pescow ... Wendy
Barry Primus ... Lawrence

Monte Markham ... Mr. Winston
Millie Perkins ... Mrs. Winston
Becca C. Ashley ... Maureen (as Rebecca Ashley)

Alan Shearman ... Rodrigo
Karl Johnson ... Charles

Sal Viscuso ... Newsstand Attendant

Ken Lerner ... Ken
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min | UK:93 min (Video Version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Sid: Being the good guy's so predictable. You do everything right! more
Movie Connections:
References Superman (1941) more
Soundtrack:
Small Change more

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7 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
GREATLY MISUNDERSTOOD MOVIE........., 14 September 2000
Author: parmrh from Chapel Hill,N.C. U.S.A.

"Jake Speed" was NEVER meant to evoke "Indiana Jones" in any way shape or form. This film is both a satire and an homage to the great pulp-fiction adventures of the cheap paperback literature series....ala` "Doc Savage",and the more contemporary exponents such as "The Destroyer" and other similar adventure series. In that light, the movie succeeds admirably,and should not be dismissed by those who came looking for Harrison Ford and did not find him......

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