Speed (VHS)

This is a previously viewed VHS tape in acceptable condition! The box is rather beat-up, but the tape is good.

Item specifics - VHS

Condition: Acceptable: An item with obvious and significant wear but is still operational. May have tears or holes in... Read more Format: VHS Rating: R Leading Role: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock Release Date: Aug 20, 1996 Director: Jan de Bont UPC: 086162863837 Format: NTSC (US, Canada) Genre: Action, Adventure Sub-Genre: --

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Movie description
SPEED: A mad bomber (Dennis Hopper) is out for revenge against LAPD rookie cop Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves), who, with the help of his partner, Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels), foils the criminals' plot to extort money from the city by holding hostage an elevator full of people. He plants a bomb on a bus, set to arm itself when the vehicle hits 50 mph, and detonate if it drops below that speed. The hero, with the help of a beautiful passenger named Annie (Sandra Bullock), must defuse the explosive device before the bus runs out of gas. This fast-paced thriller received two Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing, as well as a nomination for Best Film Editing.
Credits
Producer:	Mark Gordon
Cast:	Keanu Reeves, Jeff Daniels, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Alan Ruck, Carlos Carrasco
Editorial reviews
"...[De Bont] delivers a wild ride that's worth the fare..." - Recommended Premiere - John M. Korpics (11/01/1994) "...A crackling blend of suspense and fun that gives you the rush of a runaway roller coaster..." Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (06/30/1994) "...Delivers wall-to-wall action....[Reeves has] become an actor of real charisma....Hopper finds new ways to convey crazy menace..." New York Times - Janet Maslin (06/10/1994) "...[A] dazzling action thriller....Even Hitchcock, I think, would have approved..." -- Rating: A Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (06/17/1994) "...It's one of those won't quit action pics that make Hollywood the frequent envy of world cinema..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today - Mike Clark (06/10/1994) "...Invigorating....De Bont and his team have turned in a visually sophisticated piece of mayhem that makes the implausible plausible and keeps the thrills coming..." Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (06/10/1994) "...It's a smart, inventive thriller....A great entertainment..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (06/10/1994) "SPEED has become a classic action thriller, and rightly so. It was made in the predigital days when special effects looked real because most of them were real..." Wall Street Journal (06/12/2009)

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