Speed (1994)
Release Date
1994-06-09
Rating
7
Duration
116 min
Countries
Keywords
s.w.a.t. bomber bus bomb los angeles california falling elevator bomb planting lapd trapped in an elevator subway train bomb explosion ransom demand extortionist santa monica life or death bomb vest city bus s.w.a.t. officer dead man switch bus passengers trapped in a vehicle
Qualities
Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a mass transit city bus explode and nearby a pay phone rings. On the phone is that same bomber looking for vengeance and the money he's owed. He gives a personal challenge to Jack: a bomb is rigged on another city bus - if it slows down below 50 mph, it will explode - bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that's just the beginning...
