Speed on VHS—pure 90s action bliss.This is the movie that reignited Keanu Reeves’ career, turned Sandra Bullock into a superstar, and let Dennis Hopper chew up every scene he touched.Sure, the premise is ridiculous. But that’s the point. You don’t watch Speed for realism—you watch it for the thrill. For the impossible stunts. For the moment a bus jumps a freeway gap and somehow sticks the landing. Praise the movie gods.And honestly? If you’re firing up a VCR, this is exactly the kind of tape you want spinning.@movies

A person holds a VHS tape of the 1994 action film Speed. The cover features a large portrait of Keanu Reeves with a fiery explosion in the background and a bus mid-air. The top lists the stars—Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Sandra Bullock—while the movie title Speed appears in bold orange letters. At the bottom is a quote: “Two very enthusiastic thumbs up!” – Siskel & Ebert.

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[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

If anyone wants to go really deep on the history and making of Speed, check out the podcast 50mph. Fifty episodes that tell the story from start to end and has an interview with Keanu and Sandra in one of the last episodes.

Really good stuff. You learn than Speed was originally just set up as a cheap action film, they never expected the success they achieved.

Also, the script was briefly considered as an idea for the next Beverly Hills Cop movie.

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