Speed (1994)

06/09/1994 (US) • 1h 56m

Action, Thriller

Get ready for rush hour.

Overview

Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a mass transit city bus explode and nearby a pay phone rings. On the phone is that same bomber looking for vengeance and the money he's owed. He gives a personal challenge to Jack: a bomb is rigged on another city bus - if it slows down below 50 mph, it will explode - bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that's just the beginning...

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Part of the Speed Collection

Includes Speed 2: Cruise Control, Speed

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$30,000,000.00

Revenue

$350,448,145.00

Keywords

s.w.a.t.

bomber

bus bomb

los angeles, california

falling elevator

bomb planting

lapd

trapped in an elevator

subway train

bomb explosion

ransom demand

extortionist

santa monica, california

life or death

bomb vest

city bus

s.w.a.t. officer

dead man switch

bus passengers

trapped in a vehicle

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