Jake Speed
More than a myth. Less than a legend. And a bit too big for his boots
4.6
18 votes
1986
1h 40m
Action
Comedy
Thriller
Overview
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.
Directed by Andrew Lane
Top cast
Wayne Crawford
Jake Speed
Karen Kopins
Margaret Winston
Dennis Christopher
Desmond Floyd
John Hurt
Syd
Leon Ames
Pop Winston
Roy London
Maurice
Donna Pescow
Wendy
Barry Primus
Lawrence
Monte Markham
Mr Winston
Millie Perkins
Mrs WinstonR
Rebecca Ashley
Maureen Winston
Alan Shearman
RodrigoK
Karl Johnson
Charles
Sal Viscuso
News stand Attendant
Ken Lerner
Ken
Peter Fox
Priest
Ian Yule
Bill Smith
Ken Gampu
Joe Smith
Joseph Ribeiro
NigelJ
Jean-Marc Morel
Paris Gunman #1Details
Status
Released
Release date
May 30, 1986
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English, French
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