Action ·Comedy ·Thriller · United States of America · 1986 · 1h 40m

Jake Speed

Director

Cast

Wayne Crawford as Jake Speed Karen Kopins as Margaret Winston Dennis Christopher as Desmond Floyd John Hurt as Syd Leon Ames as Pop Winston Roy London as Maurice

Crew

Bryan Loftus — Director of Photography Fred Stafford — Editor Mark Snow — Original Music Composer Wayne Crawford — Screenplay Andrew Lane — Screenplay Wayne Crawford — Producer

Tagline

More than a myth. Less than a legend. And a bit too big for his boots

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

novelist white slavers

Key Collaborators

Andrew Lane Director Bryan Loftus Director of Photography Fred Stafford Editor Mark Snow Original Music Composer Wayne Crawford Screenplay Andrew Lane Screenplay Wayne Crawford Producer William Fay Producer Andrew Lane Producer Norm Baron Production Design Diana Cilliers Costume Design

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