Storyline
Los Angeles SWAT cop Jack Traven is up against bomb expert Howard Payne, who's after major ransom money. First it's a rigged elevator in a very tall building. Then it's a rigged bus--if it slows, it will blow, bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that's still not the end.
Directors
Cast
Thomas Rosales, Jr., Julia Vera, Beth Grant, Richard Schiff, Michael Sottile, Richard Lineback, Alan Ruck, Joe Morton, Sandra Bullock, Patrick Fischler, Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Glenn Plummer, Beau Starr, John Capodice, Jeff Daniels, Carlos Carrasco, James DuMont, Hawthorne James, Marylou Lim, David Kriegel, Natsuko Ohama, Simone Gad, Loretta Jean, Sherri Villanueva, Margaret Medina, Jordan Lund, Robert Mailhouse, Patrick John Hurley, Susan Barnes, Rick Dano, Jane Crawley, Anne O'Sullivan, Antonio Mora, Patty Toy, Todd Gordon, Bruce Wright, Mark Kriski, Dagny Hultgreen, Joseph Carberry, Sandy Martin, Neisha Folkes-LeMelle, Jim Mapp, Milton Quon, Sonia Jackson, Carmen Williams, Paula Montes, Loyda Ramos, Brian K. Grant, Barry Kramer, Robin McKee, Paige Goodman, Christina Fitzgerald, Tara Thomas, Cece Tsou, Michael N. Fujimoto, Richard Gelb, Daniel Villarreal
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Reviews
100
We've seen this done before, but seldom so well, or at such a high pitch of energy.
100
The film takes off from formula elements-it's yet another variation on "Die Hard"-but it manipulates those elements so skillfully, with such a canny mixture of delirium and restraint, that I walked out of the picture with the rare sensation that every gaudy thrill had been earned.
88
ReelViews
It's an ingenious premise that first-time director Jan De Bont has turned into a tremendously well-executed motion picture.
88
Rolling Stone
If you're looking for action movie heaven, try Speed, a crackling blend of suspense and fun that gives you the rush of a runaway roller coaster.
80
The New York Times
This film's dialogue isn't much more literate than a bus schedule, but its plotting is smart and breathless enough to make up for that.
