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Speed (1994) -- A young cop must save the passengers of a bus that has a bomb set to explode if the bus goes below 50 MPH.
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Overview

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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Graham Yost (written by)
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Release Date:
10 June 1994 (USA) more
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 15 nominations more
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(134 articles)
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Keanu Reeves forever changed the movie hero more (299 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
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116 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Director Jan de Bont came up with the idea for the opening elevator sequence while working as a cinematographer on Die Hard (1988). While riding in an elevator in the building used as the skyscraper in that film, the elevator got stuck on the 40th floor, and de Bont had to climb out the escape hatch and jump onto another elevator to get out. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jack receives Payne's phone call after the first bus explodes, the bus is on the right-hand side of the road. However when we see Jack and the bus through Payne's window while he is talking, the bus is nearer to Jack on the left hand side of the road. more
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.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Unaccompanied Minors (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Soul Deep more

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37 out of 53 people found the following comment useful.
Keanu Reeves forever changed the movie hero, 29 August 2000
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Author: snickerssjo

Speed was a revelation to me . All of a sudden I was on the edge of my seat pulling for the hero. Up until that time I always knew the guy with muscles was going to win no matter what. But Keanu made me want him to win , he got me involved with the story. He did the same in Matrix. The hero is once again exciting.

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