Jake Speed

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

Action

Comedy

Thriller

100 Mins
1986
en

star4.4/ 10

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 & Crew

Wayne Crawford

Jake Speed

Karen Kopins

Margaret Winston

Dennis Christopher

Desmond Floyd

John Hurt

Syd

Leon Ames

Pop Winston

Roy London

Maurice

Review

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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 nothing I'd really revisit. **2.5/5**

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