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Speed
Starring: Keanu Reeves Sandra Bullock Dennis Hopper
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"Before Keanu Reeves did The Matrix, he did intelligent and worthwhile films like Speed. Were you ever on a bus, and felt like it was going to crash or explode? Speed will make you afraid of buses just as Jaws made people scared to go to the beach. The adreline already starts pumping in the first scene when LAPD officers, Jack and Howard attempt to save a falling elevator. When the passengers are saved, the bomber is killed, or so they think. Jack then receives a telephone call from the bomber who has now planted one on a bus.
When the bus goes over 50 mph, the bomb is activated, and when it goes below, it will explode. When Jack gets on the bus, the driver is accidently shot. With the help of Annie, a passenger who was taken away her driver's license for speeding is brought to the wheel. When the bus is out of the picture, the action doesn't stop there. Jack follows the bomber onto a subwa for a final show-down. This film is full of adreneline, and will keep you waiting to see what happened. This is a fun film with wonderful performances by the three leads. "
--Estefan Ellison, Resident Speed Scholar
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"This 1994 hit starts off with a bang with an elevator save in a skyscraper. Then a madman (Hopper) rigs a Los Angeles city bus with a bomb that arms itself as soon as the vehicle hits 50 mph, and will go off if the bus ever drops below that speed again or the passengers try to escape. Young cop Jack Traven is sent to save the passengers. Sandra Bullock became a star in her role as a young passenger who takes the wheel of the careening bus. Joe Morton and Jeff Daniels also appear as LAPD officers. This was Dutchman Jan de Bont's directorial debut after 30 years as cinematographer on such films as "All the Right Moves," "Die Hard," and "The Hunt for Red October." Not much character development or meaningful dialogue, but a thrilling ride."
--David Loftus, Resident Speed Scholar
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"Speed, the 1994 Box Office smash that thrilled audiences and critics alike! Keanu Reeves is Jack Traven, an L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist who is out to stop a madman played by Dennis Hopper from killing innocent people on a public bus. If the bus does not stay above 50 m.p.h. it will explode. Costarring Sandra Bullock in her first breakout roll, Speed is action packed with tons of suspense and excitement. Followed by a less successful sequel."
--Alan, Resident Speed Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 26.7%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 13.3%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- Preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Disaster, big vehicle
Yes
Kind of vehicle:
- bus
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- fat (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 5 (an average amount)
Kind of violence:
- mission to rescue
- mission to protect something
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- run over
- decapitated
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
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