United States / May 30, 1986 / PG
More than a myth. Less than a legend. And a bit too big for his boots
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired. Accompanied by the victim's sibling, Speed flies to Africa to see if he's up to the task.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Barry Primus | Lawrence |
| Monte Markham | Mr Winston |
| Millie Perkins | Mrs Winston |
| Rebecca Ashley | Maureen Winston |
| Alan Shearman | Rodrigo |
| Karl Johnson | Charles |
| Sal Viscuso | News stand Attendant |
| Ken Lerner | Ken |
| Peter Fox | Priest |
| Ian Yule | Bill Smith |
| Ken Gampu | Joe Smith |
| Joseph Ribeiro | Nigel |
| Jean-Marc Morel | Paris Gunman #1 |
| Bernard Crombey | Paris Gunman #2 |
| Lisa Lucas | Girlfriend #1 |
| Robert Winley | Rowdy #2 |
Genres
ActionComedyThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jake Speed |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Force 10 Productions, Balcor Film Investors |
| Release date | 30 maggio 1986 |
| Executive producer | John F. Roach |
| Production | Wayne Crawford, William Fay, Andrew Lane |
| Writer | Wayne Crawford, Andrew Lane |
| Casting | Barbara Dodd |
| Editing | Fred Stafford |
| Cinematography | Bryan Loftus |
| Assistant directors | Stephen Chigorimbo, Andrew Lane |
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| Camera operators | Bryan Loftus |
| Additional photography | Bryan Loftus |
| Production design | Norm Baron, Roy Rudolphe |
| Art direction | Norm Baron, Roy Rudolphe |
| Set decoration | Roy Rudolphe, Norm Baron |
| Stunts | Grant Page, Scott J. Ateah, Dan Bradley, Spike Cherrie, Zenda Graves |
| Music | Mark Snow |
| Sound | Mark Snow |
| Costume design | Diana Cilliers, R. Vincent Smith |
| Makeup | R. Vincent Smith, Diana Cilliers |
| Hairstyling | R. Vincent Smith, Diana Cilliers |
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