You will be aware of the director - but not as a director. Jan De Bont was Cinematographer/Director of Photography on classics like 'Die Hard & The Hunt for Red October'. He then had a massive hit with his debut as Director in 'Speed' and then followed it up with the excellent 'Twister' and we thought a new star action director was born. Then he made Speed 2 and that killed that idea.
He was kinda that old school actions craftsmans that likes of Peter Hyams and Renny Harlin were. Maybe what Michael Bay still represents. Dudes who loved to wear caps, use biggest lenses and set everything on fire.
So true. And they did a great job in this movie. But a lot of the stuff was real. They really did jump a bus. There was no gap in the road though. And, of course, blowing up the plane was real.
"Pop quiz, hotshot!" Inoffensive and fun action flick. 😎 👍 Fun Fact: The birds flying through the gap in the freeway were digitally added visual effects. What Script Fact: The bus jump scene was not in the original script. Director Jan de Bont came up with the idea one day when he was driving around Los Angeles and noticed one section of the 105 was missing. Budget Fix Fact: The film literally ran out of money before it was completed. When the film was first previewed for an audience, the subway scenes were animated storyboards. A producer realized they might have a hit movie on their hands when he noticed that, during test screenings, audience members would walk backwards when they needed to go to the bathroom, so they would miss as little as possible. The audience loved them so much, the studio came up with the funds to shoot the scenes properly. Power Couple Fact: Sandra Bullock actually learned to drive a bus for the film, passing her test on her first attempt. The scene in which Annie takes the chewing gum out of her mouth and pretends to put it on her seat in order to have an excuse to change seats and move away from the obnoxious Stephens (Alan Ruck) was improvised by Bullock. Keanu Reeves did approximately ninety percent of his own stunts. Reeves breaking the glass on the bus door in the beginning of the movie was an accident, however it was left in the final cut. Jan de Bont insisted that Keanu Reeves get a sensible haircut as would befit a hard-working cop. 20th Century Fox executives were horrified when they saw the buzzcut he adopted for the film, going so far as to threaten postponing the film so he could grow his hair back.
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunited for the 2006 film, The Lake House, which I'm very fond of (truthfully I quietly absolutely love the movie), especially since I grew up watching Speed. It's a romantic drama with a very relaxing atmosphere, and has something of a time-travel twist to it. It would make for a nice watch/reaction.
The bus jump was filmed on the 405 Southbound to 105 Westbound freeway interchange during the actual construction of the 105. The 105 was specifically designed to take traffic to LAX airport. So that was all real, except jump, of course. I drove the entire length of the 105 on the night it opened after I got off work nearby. The long, lit up, left sweeping tunnel of the Westbound 105 to Southbound 405 interchange is featured in many, many movies, Heat for example.
In the summer of 1994, there were two great action movies that came out, almost at the same time, this movie and True Lies. I must’ve seen each one of them a dozen times in the theater alone. This movie is so much fun.
Other Hollywood action films that year include Leon: The Professional, The Crow, Stargate, & Clear and Present Danger. In Hong Kong, Drunken Master 2 & Fist of Legend were released.
I remember watching Speed in theaters like it was yesterday. We would endlessly quote this movie as kids. I saw Speed 2 and remember it was on a ship and Keanu wasn't in it, and that's all I can remember.
1994 is known as one of the greatest years for cinema: Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, Lion King, Leon: The Professional, Natural Born Killers, Ed Wood, Speed, True Lies, The Crow, Interview with the Vampire, Drunken Master 2, The Mask, Stargate, Legends of the Fall, Heavenly Creatures, Fist of Legend, Clear and Present Danger, Maverick, Clerks, Dumb & Dumber, etc...
YES!! GET READY FOR RUSH HOUR! Jan De Bont was picked to direct the film after John McTiernan dropped out to make Last Action Hero and DIE HARD 3. This wasn't going to be De Directorial debut. He was hired by Sony to direct GODZILLA for a 1996 release date, but it was cancelled due to budget concerns. Before Keanu Reeves was cast as Jack Travin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Charlie Sheen, Tom Hanks, Emilio Estevez, Alec Baldwin, Mel Gibson, Stephen Baldwin, Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson were considered. Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Halle Berry, and Anne Heche were considered for the role of Annie. Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Robert DeNiro were considered for the villain. The scene where Reeves jumps from the car to the bus was done for real, and it was done in one take. The script was rewritten by Joss Whedon, namely the action sequences. The film was a box office and critical success, making $350 million dollars against a $40 million dollar budget. Its regarded as one of the best action movies ever made.
Fun bit of trivia about the screenwriting: Joss Whedon was working as a script doctor around this time and contributed the majority of the dialogue to the screenplay.
Great fun movie!! I remember seeing this in highschool when a classmate brought a VHS tape for movie time. The scene with the cans ALWAYS catches people off guard 😯😯😁
"I saw this movie about a bus that had to SPEED around a city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, it would explode! I think it was called, 'The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down.'" - Homer Simpson
The 105 freeway is an actual freeway in LA. The bus jump was a stunt of course, using one bus and a ramp, to jump from the 105 to the 110. Also, the 105 freeway was indeed under construction at the time the movie was in production and the gap was added in post-production.
The bus jump was a practical effect with the city background added later. They actually jumped a remote controlled bus from an 8' ramp at, I think, 60mph. At the time it was a world record bus jump.
There’s only one unrealistic thing that I can’t simply forgive and that is that even with news cameras and helicopters being kept away from the airport, the explosion would be seen for miles and the resulting smoke would be visible for tens of miles. I find it hard to believe that the explosion wouldn’t be on the news for Payne to see well before figuring out the looped footage. Ah well.
This movie is a masterclass in tension. The simple yet ingenious idea is executed to a perfection, with likeable characters, great camerawork, awesome soundtrack, sound design, editing, stunts, practical explosions and destruction. It deserves all of the praise it gets and it's deff a movie i don't mind sit through every now and then. From "Speed" to "Speed 2" i've not seen such a huge drop from great to crap since "Highlander" and "Highlander 2: the quickening" I saw "Speed 2" only couple of years ago for the first time and usually with these "bad movies" i try to keep an open mind especially if they have a notorious reputation of being bad. Most of the time it's not the case in my opinion but "Speed 2" has absolutely earned it's reputation. It's one of those movies that make you constantly ask "What the hell were they thinking?". It's decisions doesn't lead to unintentional hilarity which would make it actually entertaining, but instead to tedious and boredum. Hence, why it's considered such a shit movie.
I actually saw Speed 2 first (don't ask, I was young and had missed Speed when it came out), so I wasn't affected by the changes in the cast. I think it was my first time seeing the actor who plays the villain (avoiding the name intentionally to avoid spoilers) in anything, and I seem to remember being quite impressed and disturbed by him at the time. Totally worth a watch IMO, Shan!
Beth Grant, who stars as Helen in this, is also in Rain Man, No Country for Old Men, Donnie Darko, Little Miss Sunshine, Jackie, The Office, The Artist, etc. etc. That's three Best Picture winners! She's in everything lol
You can easily find an *implosion* to watch in Vegas. The next one is currently being negotiated, but will be within a year or two... "Tropicana has to be removed from the site by late 2024 so construction can start. That puts the time line on the second-longest tenured property on the Las Vegas Strip at around a year (or maybe less)."
Did you ever see the movie "Blown Away" with Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones from 1994? It's like the sister movie to this. Same year, as movies always come out in twos you know. As an explosion junkie, as am I, you will certainly enjoy it. They filmed the huge blast in the Boston area and shattered many inadvertent windows in East Boston that day. Rumor is that they just used too much explosive or underestimated the concussion wave.
Flashback will always be my favorite Dennis Hopper movie. I did get to go backstage and watch them film Kiefer Sutherland in the prison cell scene. The cell bars were rubber covered in foam.
Shan, if you haven't seen True Romance (Christian Slater · Clarence Worley ; Patricia Arquette · Alabama Whitman ; Dennis Hopper · Clifford Worley ; Val Kilmer , Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson) to name a few.......one of Hopper's best performances. Written by Tarantino
I think it makes a big difference when you see actual humans doing stunts & interacting with their surroundings instead of it being fully cgi/green screen. It gives it just enough of a grounded feel so you can suspend your disbelief without it taking you out of the movie. John Wick is another good example of a movie that has absurd moments, but seeing Keanu & stunt people actually do them keeps you from rolling your eyes the whole time & you stay invested. Something like Fast X, where the actors are mostly surrounded by cgi action instead of literally being in the middle of it, really makes it difficult for me to care about the characters or feel that there's a real threat. The tone of an action movie can really make it or break it, too.
I will always love this movie and about the only real issue I had (apart from the obvious bus jump) was how Payne mentioned that he spent 2 years planning the elevator job and yet he was able to set up the complex bus job in a very short time. I can't remember if it actually said how much time had passed, but it couldn't have been more than a few weeks since Harry was still limping from the bullet wound.
Yup. Easy Rider, Blue Velvet.....and the first movie he made with Keanu Reeves "The River's Edge"! Keanu's first film, super creepy true crime story. (But yeah, DEFINITELY Easy Rider and Blue Velvet.
Great action movie, so happy to see you reacting to it. About to watch your reaction and I already know someone jaw will drop in some of the explosions😂😂😉
FILMING LOCATION-that is LAX in Los Angeles and that freeway is next to it (all practical). I live 7 miles from there, I remember them filming this movie 🍿
I took it that the subway train was stuck at the current speed and couldn't be slowed below that, only increased, but whatever it's a fun action movie and all I think was intended to be. Always found it a fun watch.
The explosion of the plane and the bus are real, just as Nolan in Tenet bought a disused plane to film a scene, here they also did the same, and how good it feels to see a real scene without CGI, it has another special taste.
Dennis Hopper: this is a major guy, you are definitely going to want to see and know his two most iconic roles: "Easy Rider" (1969, majorly groundbreaking film which he directed as well as starred in, and which pretty much introduced the world to Jack Nicholson in 1969) Not everyone could react to that and do it justice.....but you most definitely would kill on it. And DEFINITELY David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" (1986). A legendary, monstrous performance. These are two MAJOR movies in the history of cinema so do not sleep on those. Also in 1986 was "The River's Edge" a crazy true crime story which stars....Keanu Reeves! His film debut! Hopper is amazing in all those movies. "Blue Velvet" is a particularly notorious film that deserves WAY more reactions than it has (ditto other Lynch films). He's also in "Apocalypse Now", which I'm assuming you've seen already.....but if you haven't, that's a must as well. (do the theatrical version, not the extended cuts). To have not seen these movies, those are major holes in a cinefile's knowledge! ("River's Edge" excepted, that's more of a cult movie, but no less known than "Hoosiers" which you already did, and was the third movie Hopper did in 1986, it was his big comeback after years of drug addiction).
P.S. I know you know Dennis is a major guy, just from your reaction to his name on the credits! Just want to make sure you get those essential Hopper films under your hat because you will definitely have MUCH to say about them! (and you'll knock out essential Jack Nicholson and David Lynch films in the process, and Coppola, if you haven't seen Apocalypse Now.)
Before you forget about it! you said you haven't seen a lot of movies from luc beson, here are some most watchable: Director: 1985: Subway 1988: Im Rausch der Tiefe (Le Grand Bleu) 1990: Nikita 1991: Atlantis (Dokumentation) 1994: Léon - Der Profi (Léon) 1997: Das fünfte Element (Le Cinquième Élément) 2014: Lucy 2017: Valerian - Die Stadt der tausend Planeten (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) 2019: Anna Producer: 1998: Taxi 2001: Kiss of the Dragon 2002: The Transporter (Le Transporteur) 2004: Die purpurnen Flüsse 2 - Die Engel der Apokalypse (Les Rivières pourpres II - Les anges de l'apocalypse) (Co-Produzent) 2004: Ghettogangz - Die Hölle vor Paris (Banlieue 13) (Regie: Pierre Morel) 2008: 96 Hours (Taken) 2010: From Paris with Love 2010: 22 Bullets (L’Immortel) 2011: Colombiana 2014: 3 Days to Kill
Shan...you LOVE explosions. The flick Needful Things (1993) is one of the _best_ Stephen King movies. The Devil in a small town sewing sins and conflict. Hell (ahem) of a cast. And then, at the climax, a Hell (ahem) of a great explosion. "Don't call me Buster." 💥
One of the best action film of 90s. Jan De Bont also directed Twister, another hit movie of the 90s. Regarding Speed 2, I don't think you will like it, very few liked it, the action takes place on a cruise ship, imagine how slow those ships are, to generate enough adrenaline in an action movie of 2 hour, is one of the reasons why Keanu Reeves did not accept to make the sequel, the context he felt was not the right one and so it was, the movie did not work, it was a commercial failure. Maybe only 2 scenes are the best in the whole movie, one is when the cruise ship collides with a huge oil tanker, very impressive that moment, and the opening scene of the protagonist traveling on a motorcycle and chasing a van where some criminals are traveling, but that's all the good stuff.
One of the greatest action movies of all time! Have to suggest watching, what I consider to be *Speed* on a train, *Unstoppable* with Chris Pine and Denzel Washington. Not quite as over the top as this one, and more realistic than this (I think). Very good movie to watch after this one.
I prefer Jan de Bont's work as a cinematographer, behind the camera on so many incredible movies, for example, Basic Instinct, Flatliners, Black Rain, The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard, The Jewel of the Nile, and even Cujo.
Consider reacting to the 2000 thriller drama "The Watcher" with the surprising roles of Keanu Reeves as the serial killer and James Spader as an FBI agent.
Great reacrion as usaully and really fun film Phone booth is a really good film, it a bit underrated because on the surface it seems like a bit of a dumb but fun movie but looking a little closer its really well shot, acted and written, the plot is solid.
Jan de Bont started off as a cinematographer, working with Directors like Paul Verhoeven, John McTiernan, Richard Donner, Joel Schumavher and Ridley Scott. _Speed_ was his directorial debut and he would helm the almost as successful _Twister_ two years later. The three Films he subsequently did were less successful (a 1997-Sequel to Speed being an outright bomb). He hasn’t directed (or even worked on) a movie for the last 20 years, so I’m guessing he has retired since.
7:41 - absolutely one of the best 90s action score And it's made by Mark Mancina who after Speed composed for movies like Bad Boys, Assassins, Tarzan (Disney animation) and Moana just the names of few.
glad you enjoyed it.. some people these days are so critical of every little blemish... but I was entertained.. the sequel doesn't have Keanu but it was still entertaining.. of course not as good but had some good explosions if that is what you like
Here’s the kicker, I know there’s an episode of Mythbusters where they successfully jumped a city bus across a 50’ gap. I’m sure you have at least one person here who’s actually seen that particular episode.
Super fun reaction and spot on post-film analysis.......as always Shan! I don't watch every reaction to "Speed", but I would not miss yours. Been subscribed for a long time, a lot of movies watched, a lot of good times. Thanks, bro, as always!!! (And hit those essential Hopper films! You won't be disappointed!)
Nobody believed the jump on the day this film came out, but, of course, it doesn't matter. It's a practical effect of some kind. The entire film isn't believable - it's an adventure :)
Forgotten classic. It's what Hollywood needs now. It is a simple live action movie with no political or social message. Just some cinematic fun. If you haven't seen it, please do The Last Boy Scout.
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I saw this in a bus during a school field trip. Our bus driver had a sick sense of humor.
Dude, sweet.
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You will be aware of the director - but not as a director. Jan De Bont was Cinematographer/Director of Photography on classics like 'Die Hard & The Hunt for Red October'. He then had a massive hit with his debut as Director in 'Speed' and then followed it up with the excellent 'Twister' and we thought a new star action director was born. Then he made Speed 2 and that killed that idea.
He was kinda that old school actions craftsmans that likes of Peter Hyams and Renny Harlin were. Maybe what Michael Bay still represents. Dudes who loved to wear caps, use biggest lenses and set everything on fire.
This is a great ‘just put the movie on and watch, no hard thinking’ movie!
It always blows my mind how real they can make it look when using miniature sets.
So true. And they did a great job in this movie. But a lot of the stuff was real. They really did jump a bus. There was no gap in the road though. And, of course, blowing up the plane was real.
@@Y_.R The jump is such a classic lol
"Pop quiz, hotshot!"
Inoffensive and fun action flick. 😎 👍
Fun Fact: The birds flying through the gap in the freeway were digitally added visual effects.
What Script Fact: The bus jump scene was not in the original script. Director Jan de Bont came up with the idea one day when he was driving around Los Angeles and noticed one section of the 105 was missing.
Budget Fix Fact: The film literally ran out of money before it was completed. When the film was first previewed for an audience, the subway scenes were animated storyboards. A producer realized they might have a hit movie on their hands when he noticed that, during test screenings, audience members would walk backwards when they needed to go to the bathroom, so they would miss as little as possible. The audience loved them so much, the studio came up with the funds to shoot the scenes properly.
Power Couple Fact: Sandra Bullock actually learned to drive a bus for the film, passing her test on her first attempt. The scene in which Annie takes the chewing gum out of her mouth and pretends to put it on her seat in order to have an excuse to change seats and move away from the obnoxious Stephens (Alan Ruck) was improvised by Bullock. Keanu Reeves did approximately ninety percent of his own stunts. Reeves breaking the glass on the bus door in the beginning of the movie was an accident, however it was left in the final cut. Jan de Bont insisted that Keanu Reeves get a sensible haircut as would befit a hard-working cop. 20th Century Fox executives were horrified when they saw the buzzcut he adopted for the film, going so far as to threaten postponing the film so he could grow his hair back.
Jan DeBont's next film is fun, Twister. It has great special effects and excellent sound design.
Very realistic looking twisters!
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunited for the 2006 film, The Lake House, which I'm very fond of (truthfully I quietly absolutely love the movie), especially since I grew up watching Speed. It's a romantic drama with a very relaxing atmosphere, and has something of a time-travel twist to it. It would make for a nice watch/reaction.
Great movie!
Omg I loved that movie as well. It's worth it for their chemistry & creativity.
Just watched this again recently myself for the first time in ages. Probably the best of the "Die Hard on a ........" Knock offs!
"Oh darn."
I still quote that to this day when something gets the better of me.
The bus jump was filmed on the 405 Southbound to 105 Westbound freeway interchange during the actual construction of the 105. The 105 was specifically designed to take traffic to LAX airport. So that was all real, except jump, of course. I drove the entire length of the 105 on the night it opened after I got off work nearby. The long, lit up, left sweeping tunnel of the Westbound 105 to Southbound 405 interchange is featured in many, many movies, Heat for example.
In the summer of 1994, there were two great action movies that came out, almost at the same time, this movie and True Lies. I must’ve seen each one of them a dozen times in the theater alone. This movie is so much fun.
Other Hollywood action films that year include Leon: The Professional, The Crow, Stargate, & Clear and Present Danger. In Hong Kong, Drunken Master 2 & Fist of Legend were released.
I remember watching Speed in theaters like it was yesterday. We would endlessly quote this movie as kids. I saw Speed 2 and remember it was on a ship and Keanu wasn't in it, and that's all I can remember.
Willem Dafoe was a great villain in it
Jan de Bont was a cinematographer for a lot of great 80s action films, most notably Die Hard.
And Twister.
I knew you'd appreciate the bus/cargo plane explosion towards the end. Lots of great explosions in this film. Great reaction, Shan!
"Crazy but not stupid section". Like almost every role Denis Hopper ever played,
Back in 1994, it was known as the year of explosions as far as Hollywood movies are concerned; SPEED was one of them.
Another one was Blown Away, with Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones. Shan might like that.
1994 is known as one of the greatest years for cinema: Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, Lion King, Leon: The Professional, Natural Born Killers, Ed Wood, Speed, True Lies, The Crow, Interview with the Vampire, Drunken Master 2, The Mask, Stargate, Legends of the Fall, Heavenly Creatures, Fist of Legend, Clear and Present Danger, Maverick, Clerks, Dumb & Dumber, etc...
YES!!
GET READY FOR RUSH HOUR!
Jan De Bont was picked to direct the film after John McTiernan dropped out to make Last Action Hero and DIE HARD 3. This wasn't going to be De Directorial debut. He was hired by Sony to direct GODZILLA for a 1996 release date, but it was cancelled due to budget concerns.
Before Keanu Reeves was cast as Jack Travin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Charlie Sheen, Tom Hanks, Emilio Estevez, Alec Baldwin, Mel Gibson, Stephen Baldwin, Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson were considered.
Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Halle Berry, and Anne Heche were considered for the role of Annie.
Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Robert DeNiro were considered for the villain.
The scene where Reeves jumps from the car to the bus was done for real, and it was done in one take.
The script was rewritten by Joss Whedon, namely the action sequences.
The film was a box office and critical success, making $350 million dollars against a $40 million dollar budget.
Its regarded as one of the best action movies ever made.
Fun bit of trivia about the screenwriting: Joss Whedon was working as a script doctor around this time and contributed the majority of the dialogue to the screenplay.
[Stabs innocent man with a screwdriver]
Shan: "Is he playing a villain?"
This is a thoroughly entertaining action movie. Reeves and Bullock are great and have excellent chemistry.
Even to this day, I haven't had a more fun time at the theater as when I saw Speed on opening weekend!
Great fun movie!! I remember seeing this in highschool when a classmate brought a VHS tape for movie time. The scene with the cans ALWAYS catches people off guard 😯😯😁
"I saw this movie about a bus that had to SPEED around a city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, it would explode! I think it was called, 'The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down.'" - Homer Simpson
Your face is just full of joy throughout this movie lol. It never gets old.
This movie has a special place in my heart. It was the first movie my family ever bought on DVD!
Dvd was such a big step up at the time
The 105 freeway is an actual freeway in LA. The bus jump was a stunt of course, using one bus and a ramp, to jump from the 105 to the 110. Also, the 105 freeway was indeed under construction at the time the movie was in production and the gap was added in post-production.
The Running Man is a must watch. Phone Booth is also great.
The bus jump was a practical effect with the city background added later. They actually jumped a remote controlled bus from an 8' ramp at, I think, 60mph. At the time it was a world record bus jump.
Alan Ruck was also in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, with a bigger role than he had in Speed.
And the TV show Spin City. Awesome actor.
Really liked him in Spin City as well as another De Bont movie, Twister.
@@Armandthevampire I think he says "Bob's Road" lol
Also the captain of the Enterprise-B in Star Trek Generations.
There’s only one unrealistic thing that I can’t simply forgive and that is that even with news cameras and helicopters being kept away from the airport, the explosion would be seen for miles and the resulting smoke would be visible for tens of miles. I find it hard to believe that the explosion wouldn’t be on the news for Payne to see well before figuring out the looped footage. Ah well.
At the end, Hopper shoots the train driver and destroys the control panel so it's impossible to slow down/stop, which is why Keanu speeds up.
Funnily enough, myth busters proved that they could jump the bus the way they did in the movie.
Another fun movie to watch from the 1990s is Money Train. It stars Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes.
This movie is a masterclass in tension. The simple yet ingenious idea is executed to a perfection, with likeable characters, great camerawork, awesome soundtrack, sound design, editing, stunts, practical explosions and destruction. It deserves all of the praise it gets and it's deff a movie i don't mind sit through every now and then.
From "Speed" to "Speed 2" i've not seen such a huge drop from great to crap since "Highlander" and "Highlander 2: the quickening"
I saw "Speed 2" only couple of years ago for the first time and usually with these "bad movies" i try to keep an open mind especially if they have a notorious reputation of being bad. Most of the time it's not the case in my opinion but "Speed 2" has absolutely earned it's reputation. It's one of those movies that make you constantly ask "What the hell were they thinking?". It's decisions doesn't lead to unintentional hilarity which would make it actually entertaining, but instead to tedious and boredum. Hence, why it's considered such a shit movie.
Speed 2 is worth watching for the sole reason to see that sequels sometimes are better than the original. But not always :)
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I actually saw Speed 2 first (don't ask, I was young and had missed Speed when it came out), so I wasn't affected by the changes in the cast. I think it was my first time seeing the actor who plays the villain (avoiding the name intentionally to avoid spoilers) in anything, and I seem to remember being quite impressed and disturbed by him at the time. Totally worth a watch IMO, Shan!
Beth Grant, who stars as Helen in this, is also in Rain Man, No Country for Old Men, Donnie Darko, Little Miss Sunshine, Jackie, The Office, The Artist, etc. etc. That's three Best Picture winners! She's in everything lol
I saw the thumbnail and was like "why is Sandra Bullock holding a gun?" Lol
If you like the first Speed you're gonna love Speed 2:Cruise Control! It's free on TH-cam now 😭
Sooo many great quotable lines in this one. And Dennis Hopper is a great bad guy. He plays crazy really well.
Hopper sticks a screwdriver through dudes temple, Shan “you think he’s a villain in this? God I hope so” 😂😂
You can easily find an *implosion* to watch in Vegas. The next one is currently being negotiated, but will be within a year or two...
"Tropicana has to be removed from the site by late 2024 so construction can start. That puts the time line on the second-longest tenured property on the Las Vegas Strip at around a year (or maybe less)."
Can't believe you didn't recognize Ruck as Cameron from Ferris Buellers Day Off.
Did you ever see the movie "Blown Away" with Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones from 1994? It's like the sister movie to this. Same year, as movies always come out in twos you know. As an explosion junkie, as am I, you will certainly enjoy it. They filmed the huge blast in the Boston area and shattered many inadvertent windows in East Boston that day. Rumor is that they just used too much explosive or underestimated the concussion wave.
The Bus/Plane explosions is one of the best in all of cinema period.
Flashback will always be my favorite Dennis Hopper movie. I did get to go backstage and watch them film Kiefer Sutherland in the prison cell scene. The cell bars were rubber covered in foam.
The crazy part, amongst others, is they REALLY did jump that bus! God I love practical stunts/effects!
Shan, if you haven't seen True Romance (Christian Slater · Clarence Worley ; Patricia Arquette · Alabama Whitman ; Dennis Hopper · Clifford Worley ; Val Kilmer , Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson) to name a few.......one of Hopper's best performances. Written by Tarantino
Watching Shan reacting to explosions is best thing ever
I think it makes a big difference when you see actual humans doing stunts & interacting with their surroundings instead of it being fully cgi/green screen. It gives it just enough of a grounded feel so you can suspend your disbelief without it taking you out of the movie. John Wick is another good example of a movie that has absurd moments, but seeing Keanu & stunt people actually do them keeps you from rolling your eyes the whole time & you stay invested. Something like Fast X, where the actors are mostly surrounded by cgi action instead of literally being in the middle of it, really makes it difficult for me to care about the characters or feel that there's a real threat. The tone of an action movie can really make it or break it, too.
I will always love this movie and about the only real issue I had (apart from the obvious bus jump) was how Payne mentioned that he spent 2 years planning the elevator job and yet he was able to set up the complex bus job in a very short time. I can't remember if it actually said how much time had passed, but it couldn't have been more than a few weeks since Harry was still limping from the bullet wound.
Speed is an absolute classic action movie. For something a little different, try Easy Rider(1969) also starring Dennis Hopper.
Yup. Easy Rider, Blue Velvet.....and the first movie he made with Keanu Reeves "The River's Edge"! Keanu's first film, super creepy true crime story. (But yeah, DEFINITELY Easy Rider and Blue Velvet.
Great film!
Love your reaction to this, Shan! I loved SPEED and always enjoy re-watching it; still can't believe how well it was done!
Great action movie, so happy to see you reacting to it. About to watch your reaction and I already know someone jaw will drop in some of the explosions😂😂😉
FILMING LOCATION-that is LAX in Los Angeles and that freeway is next to it (all practical). I live 7 miles from there, I remember them filming this movie 🍿
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The security guard is the blown up body they found. They’ll figure it was him later, but the bomber is long gone.
I know I'm focusing on the wrong thing, but thank you for getting a haircut. It looks SO much better now!
Tarrantino lists this as one of his favourite movies.
Dennis Hopper stabbs guy in face...
Shan: "Is he playing one of the villains?"
Ha ha ha 🤣
15:44 It is Speed!! :)
I took it that the subway train was stuck at the current speed and couldn't be slowed below that, only increased, but whatever it's a fun action movie and all I think was intended to be. Always found it a fun watch.
Now this is an action movie!
When I saw this movie it was at the Chinese Theater, where the subway car scrapes to a halt at the end of the chase.
The explosion of the plane and the bus are real, just as Nolan in Tenet bought a disused plane to film a scene, here they also did the same, and how good it feels to see a real scene without CGI, it has another special taste.
Dennis Hopper: this is a major guy, you are definitely going to want to see and know his two most iconic roles: "Easy Rider" (1969, majorly groundbreaking film which he directed as well as starred in, and which pretty much introduced the world to Jack Nicholson in 1969) Not everyone could react to that and do it justice.....but you most definitely would kill on it. And DEFINITELY David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" (1986). A legendary, monstrous performance. These are two MAJOR movies in the history of cinema so do not sleep on those. Also in 1986 was "The River's Edge" a crazy true crime story which stars....Keanu Reeves! His film debut! Hopper is amazing in all those movies. "Blue Velvet" is a particularly notorious film that deserves WAY more reactions than it has (ditto other Lynch films). He's also in "Apocalypse Now", which I'm assuming you've seen already.....but if you haven't, that's a must as well. (do the theatrical version, not the extended cuts). To have not seen these movies, those are major holes in a cinefile's knowledge! ("River's Edge" excepted, that's more of a cult movie, but no less known than "Hoosiers" which you already did, and was the third movie Hopper did in 1986, it was his big comeback after years of drug addiction).
P.S. I know you know Dennis is a major guy, just from your reaction to his name on the credits! Just want to make sure you get those essential Hopper films under your hat because you will definitely have MUCH to say about them! (and you'll knock out essential Jack Nicholson and David Lynch films in the process, and Coppola, if you haven't seen Apocalypse Now.)
Alternate title for the film: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
SWAT Officers are cops with extra training, assignments and responsibilities, but they are still members of the police force.
Enjoyed your reaction! I agree this is just a fun popcorn movie that wants you to have a great time.
Before you forget about it!
you said you haven't seen a lot of movies from luc beson, here are some most watchable:
Director:
1985: Subway
1988: Im Rausch der Tiefe (Le Grand Bleu)
1990: Nikita
1991: Atlantis (Dokumentation)
1994: Léon - Der Profi (Léon)
1997: Das fünfte Element (Le Cinquième Élément)
2014: Lucy
2017: Valerian - Die Stadt der tausend Planeten (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets)
2019: Anna
Producer:
1998: Taxi
2001: Kiss of the Dragon
2002: The Transporter (Le Transporteur)
2004: Die purpurnen Flüsse 2 - Die Engel der Apokalypse (Les Rivières pourpres II - Les anges de l'apocalypse) (Co-Produzent)
2004: Ghettogangz - Die Hölle vor Paris (Banlieue 13) (Regie: Pierre Morel)
2008: 96 Hours (Taken)
2010: From Paris with Love
2010: 22 Bullets (L’Immortel)
2011: Colombiana
2014: 3 Days to Kill
Movies i recommend : Unknown 2006,Triangle 2009,Betrayed 2008,Break 2012,Nightcrawler 2014,Source Code 2011,Outlander 2008,Argo 2012,Accountant 2016,All the Presidents Men 1976,Straw Dogs 1971,Hero aka Accidental Hero 1992.
Not only is it a wicked fun classic but its where the game mgs2 took its music from, it was pretty influential : D
This movie was a rollercoaster for sure.
Shan...you LOVE explosions. The flick Needful Things (1993) is one of the _best_ Stephen King movies. The Devil in a small town sewing sins and conflict. Hell (ahem) of a cast. And then, at the climax, a Hell (ahem) of a great explosion. "Don't call me Buster." 💥
SPEED 2 is pretty fun. It's got some great action scenes! Worth a watch Shan.
A couple of good Keanu movies are "Constantine" and "Devil's Advocate". That one also stars Al Pacino.
One of the best action film of 90s. Jan De Bont also directed Twister, another hit movie of the 90s.
Regarding Speed 2, I don't think you will like it, very few liked it, the action takes place on a cruise ship, imagine how slow those ships are, to generate enough adrenaline in an action movie of 2 hour, is one of the reasons why Keanu Reeves did not accept to make the sequel, the context he felt was not the right one and so it was, the movie did not work, it was a commercial failure. Maybe only 2 scenes are the best in the whole movie, one is when the cruise ship collides with a huge oil tanker, very impressive that moment, and the opening scene of the protagonist traveling on a motorcycle and chasing a van where some criminals are traveling, but that's all the good stuff.
you're the most intelligent movie watcher because you see everything coming in every movie!
One of the greatest action movies of all time!
Have to suggest watching, what I consider to be *Speed* on a train, *Unstoppable* with Chris Pine and Denzel Washington.
Not quite as over the top as this one, and more realistic than this (I think). Very good movie to watch after this one.
No CGI in this film, all in camera stunts. Jan de Bont was one of the most daring cinematographers before he was a director.
I prefer Jan de Bont's work as a cinematographer, behind the camera on so many incredible movies, for example, Basic Instinct, Flatliners, Black Rain, The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard, The Jewel of the Nile, and even Cujo.
I love this movie unashamedly. Don't even put any thought to watching the sequel. lol Great reaction!
Yup, just a good time. They had great chemistry.
Eraser is worth watching. Not as fun as True Lies, but a really nice cast and not completely predictable
Consider reacting to the 2000 thriller drama "The Watcher" with the surprising roles of Keanu Reeves as the serial killer and James Spader as an FBI agent.
Great reacrion as usaully and really fun film
Phone booth is a really good film, it a bit underrated because on the surface it seems like a bit of a dumb but fun movie but looking a little closer its really well shot, acted and written, the plot is solid.
Jan de Bont started off as a cinematographer, working with Directors like Paul Verhoeven, John McTiernan, Richard Donner, Joel Schumavher and Ridley Scott. _Speed_ was his directorial debut and he would helm the almost as successful _Twister_ two years later. The three Films he subsequently did were less successful (a 1997-Sequel to Speed being an outright bomb). He hasn’t directed (or even worked on) a movie for the last 20 years, so I’m guessing he has retired since.
He's a two hit wonder lol
7:41 - absolutely one of the best 90s action score And it's made by Mark Mancina who after Speed composed for movies like Bad Boys, Assassins, Tarzan (Disney animation) and Moana just the names of few.
A yes "the bus that could not slow down"
glad you enjoyed it.. some people these days are so critical of every little blemish... but I was entertained.. the sequel doesn't have Keanu but it was still entertaining.. of course not as good but had some good explosions if that is what you like
Always loved speed!
Speaking of Alan Ruck there’s a few people in this who are also in Twister, another Jan de Bont directed movie.
Keanu accidentaly broke that bus window.
"I just want to watch" 😂😂hilarious. Thx for a great reaction and as always constructive commentary at the end
The sequel is fun for two reasons. It has great disaster footage of a cruise liner hitting a dock and Willem Dafoe hamming it up as the bad guy.
Here’s the kicker, I know there’s an episode of Mythbusters where they successfully jumped a city bus across a 50’ gap. I’m sure you have at least one person here who’s actually seen that particular episode.
Alan Ruck? Ferris Bueller's best friend, Twister chaser, and captain of the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek: Generations.
Super fun reaction and spot on post-film analysis.......as always Shan! I don't watch every reaction to "Speed", but I would not miss yours. Been subscribed for a long time, a lot of movies watched, a lot of good times. Thanks, bro, as always!!! (And hit those essential Hopper films! You won't be disappointed!)
Speaking of explosions, watch Blown Away with Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones. Has one of the best, full-size movie explosions of all time.
The best thing about the sequel is it's title.
The sequel is definitely Fun
Nobody believed the jump on the day this film came out, but, of course, it doesn't matter. It's a practical effect of some kind. The entire film isn't believable - it's an adventure :)
Forgotten classic. It's what Hollywood needs now. It is a simple live action movie with no political or social message. Just some cinematic fun.
If you haven't seen it, please do The Last Boy Scout.