Speed – Movie Profile

Movie: Speed.
Released: 1994.
IMDB rank: 7.2.
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Notes: Keanu Reeves as Office Jack Traven is singled out by a terrorist who rigs a city bus. Who is the terrorist and why is he doing this? The bus cannot drop below a certain speed, else a bomb will go off, killing all the passengers. Traven must first get on the bus to have any chance of defusing the bomb, then he has to keep it at a speed above 50 mph. This action/ thriller won two Oscars in the categories of Best Sound and Best Effects (Sound Effects Editing).
Director: Jan de Bont.
Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller.
Writer: Graham Yost.
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels.
Runtime: 116 min.
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