Danielle Solzman
Speed, an Oscar winner for both Best Sound Editing and Sound Mixing, is now available for audiences to watch on 4K Ultra HD.
The 4K upgrade comes just over a month shy of the film’s 27th anniversary. Produced on a modest $30 million budget, the film eventually grossed just over $350 million dollars. Filmmaker Jan de Bont could not have asked for a better performance out of his feature directorial debut. Unfortunately, Speed 2: Cruise Control didn’t have the same success upon release in 1997. It’s one of the worst sequels of all time.
Synopsis
Hold on tight for a rush of pulse-pounding thrills, breathtaking stunts and unexpected romance in a film you’ll want to see again and again. Keanu Reeves stars as an L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist who is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist (Dennis Hopper) has planted on a city bus. But until he does, one of the passengers (Sandra Bullock) must keep the bus speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at more than 50 miles per hour – or the bomb will explode. A high-octane chase of suspense, nonstop action and surprise twists, “Speed” is a joyride sure to keep you on the edge of your seat!
Bonus Features*
- Audio Commentary by Jan de Bont
- Audio Commentary by Graham Yost and Mark Gordon
- Action Sequences
- Bus Jump
- Metrorail Crash
- Inside Speed
- On Location
- Stunts
- Visual Effects
- HBO First Look: The Making of Speed
- Extended Scenes
- Jack Shoots Payne in the Neck
- Payne Lives/Cops Party
- Annie’s Job
- After Helen’s Death
- Ray’s Crime
- Cargo Jet Explosion: The Airline Version
- Speed Music Video by Billy Idol
* denotes bonus features vary by product and retailer.
DIRECTOR: Jan de Bont
SCREENWRITERS: Graham Yost
CAST: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, and Jeff Daniels
