Jake Speed (1986)
More than a myth. Less than a legend. And a bit too big for his boots
105 min
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.
- Release date
- September 4, 1986
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Wayne Crawford as Jake Speed
- Dennis Christopher as Desmond Floyd
- Karen Kopins as Margaret Winston
- John Hurt as Sid
- Leon Ames as Pop Winston
- Roy London as Maurice
- Donna Pescow as Wendy
- Barry Primus as Lawrence
- Monte Markham as Mr. Winston
- Millie Perkins as Mrs. Winston
Crew
- Andrew Lane · Director
- Wayne Crawford · Writer
- Andrew Lane · Writer
- Wayne Crawford · Producer
- William Fay · Producer
- Andrew Lane · Producer
- Mark Snow · Composer
- Bryan Loftus · Cinematographer
- Fred Stafford · Editor
- Barbara Dodd · Casting director
- Norm Baron · Production designer