Episode 63: By the mid-90s the muscle-bound action stars of the 80s had begun to lose their box office luster. Hollywood began shifting more traditional actors into action roles to various degrees of success. Enter Keanu Reeves and 1994's Speed. With a loaded cast of character actors, instantly memorable villain, spectacular stunts, and genius central premise, Speed set the summer of 1994 on fire! Does the movie still hold up in 2020?
 
Hosts: Pat & Jason
Producer: Combat Jones
Speed (1994)
Directed by Jan de BontWritten by Graham Yost
Starring Keanu ReevesDennis HopperSandra BullockJoe MortonJeff Daniels
Music by Mark MancinaCinematography Andrzej BartkowiakEdited by John WrightDistributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date June 10, 1994Running time 116 minutesBudget $30 millionBox office $350.4 million