Speed (1994) | Ep. 37 - Part 1

The pitch is almost stupidly simple: a bus that explodes if it drops below 50mph. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the lean, mean action machine that made Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock stars.In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Jan de Bont, the cast, and the second act — including the lift-shaft prologue, Dennis Hopper's gleeful villain, and the bus picking up speed with no way to stop.There's a famous gap in the freeway still ahead of us. Part 2 makes the jump: crew, finale, reception, legacy. Out now.Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron:⁠⁠⁠Join the ATRM Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're available on any podcast platform:Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We're across all major social channels too:Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ATRightMovies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@allthe_rightmovies ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our movie group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠alltherightmovies.com