Speed is a 1994 American action film directed by Jan de Bont and starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock and Dennis Hopper. The theme song in the end credits was performed by Billy Idol.
It won two Academy Awards (1995) for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing.
Synopsis[]
Jack Traven (Reeves) is an LAPD cop facing one of the biggest challenges of his career: trying to hunt down a dangerous terrorist named Howard Payne (Hopper), who has planted a bomb on a city bus that will explode if it slows below 50 miles per hour. When he manages to board the bus, the driver is shot by mistake and has to be driven by a passenger named Annie (Bullock).
Cast[]
| Photo | Character | Original Actor | Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack Traven | Keanu Reeves | René García |
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Annie Porter | Sandra Bullock | Marina Huerta |
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Howard Payne | Dennis Hopper | Rubén Moya |
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Detective Harold "Harry" Temple | Jeff Daniels | José Carlos Moreno |
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Lieutenant Herb "Mac" McMahon | Joe Morton | Jorge Santos |
|
Doug Stephens | Alan Ruck | Ricardo Mendoza |
|
Sam | Hawthorne James | Rubén León |
|
Sergeant Norwood | Richard Lineback | Alejandro Mayén |
|
Ortiz | Carlos Carrasco | César Izaguirre |
|
Helen | Beth Grant | Olga Hnidey |
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Robin | Margaret Medina | Dulce Guerrero |
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Female Passengers | Natsuko Ohama | |
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Sonia Jackson | Sarah Souza | |
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Owner of the Jaguar | Glenn Plummer | Roberto Carrillo |
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Bob | John Capodice | Jorge Ornelas |
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Security Guard | James DuMont | |
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Executives in Elevator | Cece Tsu | Dulce Guerrero |
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Susan Barnes | Olga Hnidey | |
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Executive in Elevator | Robert Mailhouse | Adrián Fogarty |
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Presentation and Inserts | N/A | Jorge Santos |
See also[]
- Speed 2: Cruise Control