Speed (1994)

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 E...
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ffects Editing, as well as a nomination for Best Film Editing.
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If you don't think Speed is the fastest-moving adventure film ever made, we challenge you to find a faster one. Keanu Reeves stars as an LA Bomb Squad specialist whose principal antagonist is elusive bomber-extortionist Dennis Hopper. Seeking vengeance after his latest ransom scheme is thwarted, Hopper presents a personal challenge to Reeves: A wired-for-destruction city bus, which will detonate if the speedometer drops below 50 MPH. Playing the reluctant civilian who is pressed into service as the bus' "substitute driver," leading lady Sandra Bullock became a major star in her own right. Once Speed gets to the m...
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eat of its story, the excitement never lets up--not even after the boobytrapped bus is out of the picture.
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De agenten Jack Traven en Harry Temple redden een groep mensen uit een gesaboteerde lift, zodat het brein achter de sabotage, Howard Payne, zijn losgeld wel kan vergeten. Payne besluit een nieuwe uitdaging voor Traven op te zetten: hij plaatst een bom op een stadsbus. Als de bus beneden de 50 mijl per uur zal gaan rijden, zal de bom exploderen. Aan Traven om samen met de passagier Annie Porter de andere passagiers in veiligheid te brengen.

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