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Fast moving, action packed and relentless, ‘Speed’ transports the viewer into a world gone mad, as a terrorist “mad bomber” (Dennis Hopper) holds a bus load of innocent passengers to ransom. Keanu Reeves is a SWAT specialist who must ensure that the bus keeps speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at no less than 50mph if the passengers are to stay alive. Co-starring Sandra Bullock and Jeff Daniels.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309921
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Action & Adventure → Action films
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Bombers
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Terrorism
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Terrorism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Terrorism
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)