Jake Speed

Name: Jake Speed
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Released: 1986-05-30
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 5.30
Cast: Karen Kopins, Wayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, John Hurt

– Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.30 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 45 Minutes

Release Year:

1986

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.

Styles:

Semi Serious, Humorous

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Dungeon, Paris France, Africa

Genre:

Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Action

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

Jake Speed (1986) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 May 1986

Language:

English, French

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Directed by:

Andrew Lane

Story Written By:

Wayne Crawford, Andrew Lane

Main Actors:

Karen Kopins, Wayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, John Hurt

Plot:

When her sister is kidnapped by white slavers, only Grandpa knows what to do. He puts in a call to a fictional hero, Jake Speed. She is amazed to find that he actually exists, and that as flesh and blood, is much less formidable than his reputation.

Production Company:

New World

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.3/10

Metacritic:

42%