Overview:
Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a mass transit city bus explode and nearby a pay phone rings. On the phone is that same bomber looking for vengeance and the money he's owed. He gives a personal challenge to Jack: a bomb is rigged on another city bus - if it slows down below 50 mph, it will explode - bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that's just the beginning...| Status: | Released (1994-06-09) |
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| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 20 wins & 20 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $121,248,145 |
| Screen: | Graham Yost |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox, The Mark Gordon Company |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 6384: Keanu Reeves - Jack Traven
- 2778: Dennis Hopper - Howard Payne
- 18277: Sandra Bullock - Annie Porter
- 8447: Jeff Daniels - Harold 'Harry' Temple
- 3977: Joe Morton - Lt. 'Mac' McMahon
- 2394: Alan Ruck - Stephens
- 2683: Glenn Plummer - Jaguar Owner
Crews
- 2209: Jan de Bont - Director - Directing
- 6048: Mark Gordon - Producer - Production
- 9989: Mark Mancina - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 10765: Andrzej Bartkowiak - Director of Photography - Camera
- 8752: John Wright - Editor - Editing
- 7716: Jackson De Govia - Production Design - Art
- 7717: John R. Jensen - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
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Entertaining action-thriller that made both Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock stars. All of the scenes on the bus were great and while the finale was fine, the third act in of itself was contrived. No reason for Annie to be at the scene of the ransom drop; heck, one can argue Jack shou ....
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_**Get off the bus!**_ A SWAT officer in Los Angeles (Keanu Reeves) tries to save the lives of people on a bus from a mad bomber (Dennis Hopper) who has the vehicle rigged to blow up if it goes under 50 MPH. Sandra Bullock plays a passenger on the bus while Jeff Daniels is on hand ....
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For my money, this is Keanu Reeves' best (and hottest) performance. He is "Jack", an LAPD officer who finds himself embroiled in a bus-hostage situation. Not any ordinary kind of scenario, though - the bus is atop a bomb that will detonate if it slows below 50mph. He must track down ....
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