Jake Speed

Jake Speed (1986)

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

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.

Date of release
1986-05-30
TMDB
4.6 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller
Director
Andrew Lane

Casting

Interesting facts

Jake Speed is a 1986 American action adventure comedy film directed and produced by Andrew Lane, with Wayne Crawford, and William Fay. It was written by Lane and Crawford, and starred Crawford in the title role, alongside Dennis Christopher, Karen Kopins and John Hurt.

Production

Filming took place in Sherman Oaks, California; Paris, France; and in Zimbabwe. The film was produced by New World Pictures in association with Balcor Film Investors and Force Ten Productions. It was Force Ten's first production since 1978's Paradise Alley.

Wayne Crawford stated that he had himself in mind for the title role when he wrote the script.

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