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Jake Speed

  • 4.9 /10

  • 16

  • 20%

Plot

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.

Cast

Wayne Crawford as Jake Speed
Wayne Crawford

as Jake Speed

Karen Kopins as Margaret Winston
Karen Kopins

as Margaret Winston

Dennis Christopher as Desmond Floyd
Dennis Christopher

as Desmond Floyd

John Hurt as Syd
John Hurt

as Syd

Leon Ames as Pop Winston
Leon Ames

as Pop Winston

Roy London as Maurice
Roy London

as Maurice

Donna Pescow as Wendy
Donna Pescow

as Wendy

Barry Primus as Lawrence
Barry Primus

as Lawrence

Monte Markham as Mr Winston
Monte Markham

as Mr Winston

Millie Perkins as Mrs Winston
Millie Perkins

as Mrs Winston

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • May 30, 1986

Production Companies

  • Force 10 Productions

  • Balcor Film Investors

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Français

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.67 hrs

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Reviews

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, just without the talent in front and behind the camera, but for what it is, it wasn't terrible, just…