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Speed Kills

  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
3.8K
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John Travolta in Speed Kills (2018)
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Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.

  • Director
    • Jodi Scurfield
  • Writers
    • David Aaron Cohen
    • John Luessenhop
    • Paul Castro
  • Stars
    • John Travolta
    • Katheryn Winnick
    • Jennifer Esposito
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jodi Scurfield
    • Writers
      • David Aaron Cohen
      • John Luessenhop
      • Paul Castro
    • Stars
      • John Travolta
      • Katheryn Winnick
      • Jennifer Esposito
    • 73User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 19Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    John Travolta and Charlie Gillespie in Speed Kills (2018)
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    John Travolta in Speed Kills (2018)
    John Travolta in Speed Kills (2018)
    John Travolta and Charlie Gillespie in Speed Kills (2018)
    John Travolta and Charlie Gillespie in Speed Kills (2018)
    John Travolta and Katheryn Winnick in Speed Kills (2018)
    John Travolta and Katheryn Winnick in Speed Kills (2018)
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    John Travolta and Charlie Gillespie in Speed Kills (2018)
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    John Travolta
    John Travolta
    • Ben Aronoff
    Katheryn Winnick
    Katheryn Winnick
    • Emily Gowen
    Jennifer Esposito
    Jennifer Esposito
    • Katherine Aronoff
    Michael Weston
    Michael Weston
    • Shelly Katz
    Jordi Mollà
    Jordi Mollà
    • Jules Bergman
    • (as Jordi Molla)
    Amaury Nolasco
    Amaury Nolasco
    • Agent Lopez
    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • George Bush
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Meyer Lansky
    Kellan Lutz
    Kellan Lutz
    • Robbie Reemer
    Charlie Gillespie
    Charlie Gillespie
    • Andrew Aronoff
    Moran Atias
    Moran Atias
    • Contessa
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • Dwayne Franklin
    Mike Massa
    • Knocky House
    Luis Da Silva Jr.
    Luis Da Silva Jr.
    • Panama
    Keith Hudson
    Keith Hudson
    • Dutch Kramer
    Jeffrey Holsman
    Jeffrey Holsman
    • Howard Abbey
    Bruno Irizarry
    Bruno Irizarry
    • Ed Reemer
    Rob Gough
    Rob Gough
    • Agent Schaefer
    • Director
      • Jodi Scurfield
    • Writers
      • David Aaron Cohen
      • John Luessenhop
      • Paul Castro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In an interview with GQ John Travolta reportedly drank the sea water claiming it made him: "feel alive."
    • Goofs
      The first boat Travolta looked at was described as having "twin V-8s" but on the trailer in the driveway is revealed to have a single screw. Also, it had only one set of controls.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Half in the Bag: The Fanatic (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Take Off
      Written by Bob Mair and Nick Vincent

      Performed by Jimmy Carnelli

      Courtesy of Black Toast Music

    User reviews73

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    Featured review
    2/10
    Race to danger
    Actually was intrigued by the idea for the story, not an original one but intriguing, and have nothing against John Travolta, though it has been a while since he has given a good performance or made a good film. No bias or bigotry against him and his personal life and choices have absolutely no bearing on my opinions of his performances and films (that has never been the case for anybody or any film) and never have done.

    'Speed Kills' just didn't work on most levels for me and most people it seems, and this is being said with regret not malice. It is another one of those films that is not irredeemably bad and there is always a real conscious effort to see the good in the bad. 'Speed Kills' though is also another film that has its good points far outweighed by the bad things, there is little good here and the flaws are big rather than marginal.

    The scenery was quite nice, but that is pretty much the only praise that could be given from personal opinion.

    None of the performances work, in general the acting had a very under-rehearsed vibe while Travolta over-compensates in his role with some off-putting facial expressions that border on unintentionally funny. None of the characters are remotely interesting, little more than undeveloped stereotypes with little personality, very flat character relationships, no interesting or distinct character traits and irritating ways of behaving and decision-making. The direction felt practically non-existent.

    Other than the scenery, the production values lack slickness and look rather drab and like they were made in haste. A feeling most betrayed by some very haphazard editing that lacks any kind of organisation. The soundtrack is unmemorable at best and the script is so cheesy watching it with a straight face is impossible and that is when it is comprehensible.

    From a story, structure and pace point of view, 'Speed Kills' is a mess. There is no excitement, let alone tension or suspense whatsoever. Structurally, the story just jumps about and constantly feels like there are parts missing that were meant to be there, so the flow is always choppy. And the pace is very pedestrian with many parts dragging, making a film that wasn't that long feel twice as long to the extent it felt there was nowhere near enough story to sustain the length.

    All in all, the scenery aside a poorly done film. 2/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Jan 22, 2019

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    • Release date
      • November 22, 2018 (Singapore)
    • Countries of origin
      • Puerto Rico
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Trùm Tốc Độ
    • Filming locations
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hannibal Media
      • Speed Kills Production
      • Blue Rider Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,812
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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