Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

Director:

Jan de Bont

Writers (WGA):

Graham Yost (characters)
Jan de Bont (story) ...

Release Date:

13 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

As the stakes get higher, the ride gets even faster

Plot:

A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Die Hard Scenario | Revenge | Sequel | Sign Language

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Sandra Bullock	...	Annie
Jason Patric	...	Officer Alex Shaw
Willem Dafoe	...	John Geiger
Temuera Morrison	...	Juliano
Brian McCardie	...	Merced
Christine Firkins	...	Drew
Mike Hagerty	...	Harvey (as Michael G. Hagerty)
Colleen Camp	...	Debbie
Lois Chiles	...	Celeste
Francis Guinan	...	Rupert
Tamia	...	Sheri Silver
Jeremy Hotz	...	Ashton
Enrique Murciano	...	Alejandro (as Enrique Murciano Jr.)
Jessica Diz	...	Isabel
Connie Ray	...	Fran Fisher

Also Known As:

Speed: Cruise Control (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for frenetic disaster action and violence.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | American Sign Language | Portuguese

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35324)

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Company:

Blue Tulip Productions

Trivia:

The original script was intended to be the third film in the "Die Hard" series.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the grazing collision of the two ships, the Eindhoven Lion still has no engine power and the Seabourn Legend still cannot steer; yet in the next shot showing both ships, they are pointing different ways.

Quotes:

John Geiger: I wouldn't trade you for all the pearls and diamonds in the world. You take care of me, I'll take care of the ship.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: Blind Ambition (#4.3)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

My Dream

Speed 2 Lost Control

Nah, it just isn't worth watching, or renting, why? Well let's just say it didn't live up to the first one. It wasn't very fast paced, or exciting, it was very predictable. And it's mostly them on the boat, trying to get everyone out, because it is out of control. It lost most of the elements the first one had. It didn't have the 'speed' theme, it was mostly a boat out of control, how? Someone just hacked it, and there it went, it wasn't on the threat of terrorists, there wasn't the threat of a bomb explosion, and it wasn't even sinking. Where's the excitement? The movie doesn't even deserve to be called 'Speed' because there was nothing about 'speed' in it, sure it had Sandra Bullock in it, but Keanu Reeves was missing in it. If you want to see a film about a boat out of control, just watch Titanic.