Jake Speed (1986)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Andrew Lane

Writers:

Wayne Crawford (written by) and
Andrew Lane (written by)

Release Date:

30 May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Action | Comedy

Tagline:

He's rewriting the book on adventure

Plot:

When her sister is kidnapped by white slavers, only Grandpa knows what to do. He puts in a call to a fictional hero...

Plot Keywords:

White Slavers | Revolution | Novelist | Rescue | Africa

Cast

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

Runtime:

100 min | UK:93 min (Video Version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Balcor Film Investors

Quotes:

Sid: Being the good guy's so predictable. You do everything right!

Movie Connections:

References Superman (1941)

Soundtrack:

Small Change

GREATLY MISUNDERSTOOD MOVIE.........

"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......