Jake Speed (1986)
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38% of users liked it
(1,336 ratings)
An adventure tale for movie buffs, Jake Speed deftly lifts scenes from detective films of the '40s through the '70s to bring an added dimension to its spoof of the detective and adventure genres. When a family gets word that their daughter has been kidnapped in Paris, her father comments… More An adventure tale for movie buffs, Jake Speed deftly lifts scenes from detective films of the '40s through the '70s to bring an added dimension to its spoof of the detective and adventure genres. When a family gets word that their daughter has been kidnapped in Paris, her father comments that they should get "Jake Speed" to find her. However, Jake is a comic strip character, and the reaction is that he might as well ask for Batman. But lo-and-behold, the other daughter Margaret (Karen Kopins) gets a message to meet Speed (Wayne Crawford) and his author, Remo (Dennis Christopher), and the men tell her they must go to Africa, where her sister is being held. After a certain amount of trial and error, they eventually find the nation where she's being held -- which happens to be in the middle of a revolution. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Andrew Lane
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- May 30, 1986 Wide
Critic Reviews
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David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com
There's something magical going on in Jake Speed, something that transcends the B-movie action and the occasionally clumsy moments.
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Cast
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Wayne Crawford
as Jake Speed
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Dennis Christopher
as Desmond Floyd
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Karen Kopins
as Margaret Winston
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John Hurt
as Sid
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Leon Ames
as Pop
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Donna Pescow
as Wendy
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Roy London
as Maurice
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Barry Primus
as Lawrence
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Monte Markham
as Mr. Winston
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Alan Shearman
as Rodrigo
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Rebecca Ashley
as Maureen
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Franz Dobrowsky
as Mustafa
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Peter Fox
as Priest
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Ken Gampu
as Joe Smith
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Karl Johnson
as Charles
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Ken Lerner
as Ken
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Lisa Lucas
as Girl Friend
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Millie Perkins
as Mrs. Winston
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Joe Ribiero
as Nigel
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Jason Ronard
as Rowdy
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Sal Viscuso
as Newsstand Attendant
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Robert Winley
as Rowdy
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Ian Yule
as Bill Smith
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Will Bernard
as Turk
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Bernard Crombey
as Paris Gunman
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Thys Du Plooy
as Creep
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Ivan Joseph
as Servant
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Etienne LeFoulon
as Boyfriend
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Jean-Pierre Lorit
as Boyfriend
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June Maforimbo
as Hostage
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Vincent Memeth
as Boy Friend
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Jean-Marc Morel
as Paris Gunman
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Mark Orthwaite
as DC-3 Pilot
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Nancy Riach
as Barbara
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Wendy Stockle
as Girl Friend
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Sammy Davis
as Sid's Driver
- Andrew Lane
