Jake Speed
More than a myth. Less than a legend. And a bit too big for his boots
1986 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Andrew Lane |
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| Writer: | Wayne Crawford, Andrew Lane |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 30, 1986 |
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| Director: | Andrew Lane |
| Writer: | Wayne Crawford, Andrew Lane |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Thriller |
| Keywords | novelist, white slavers |
| Production Companies | Balcor Film Investors, Force 10 Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Wayne Crawford | Jake Speed |
| Karen Kopins | Margaret Winston |
| Dennis Christopher | Desmond Floyd |
| John Hurt | Syd |
| Leon Ames | Pop Winston |
| Roy London | Maurice |
| Donna Pescow | Wendy |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bryan Loftus | Director of Photography |
| Wayne Crawford | Screenplay |
| Mark Snow | Original Music Composer |
| Barbara Dodd | Casting |
| Dan Bradley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Andrew Lane | Screenplay, Director |
| Norm Baron | Production Design |
| Diana Cilliers | Costume Design |
| Scott J. Ateah | Stunts |
| Spike Cherrie | Stunts |
| R. Vincent Smith | On Set Dresser |
| Roy Rudolphe | Set Decoration |
| Grant Page | Stunt Coordinator |
| Zenda Graves | Stunt Coordinator |
| Fred Stafford | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Wayne Crawford | Producer |
| William Fay | Producer |
| John F. Roach | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Lane | Producer |
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5.0
Not a great pulp action-adventure flick with a lead actor with not a whole lot of charisma, still is harmless time-waster and at least had some passably entertaining moments with a comically fun turn by John Hurt as the villain. Clearly was hoping to be in the same vain as Raiders of the Lost Ark, j ... ust without the talent in front and behind the camera, but for what it is, it wasn't terrible, just nothing I'd really revisit. **2.5/5**
Jun 23, 2021