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Jake Speed

Jake Speed

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Jake Speed

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

1986

1h 40m

4.6(17 votes)

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.

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Wayne Crawford

Wayne Crawford

Jake Speed

Karen Kopins

Karen Kopins

Margaret Winston

Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher

Desmond Floyd

John Hurt

John Hurt

Syd

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Pop Winston

Roy London

Roy London

Maurice

Donna Pescow

Donna Pescow

Wendy

Barry Primus

Barry Primus

Lawrence

Monte Markham

Monte Markham

Mr Winston

Millie Perkins

Millie Perkins

Mrs Winston

Creative team

Directed by: Andrew Lane
Written by: Andrew Lane
Wayne Crawford
Produced by: Wayne Crawford
Andrew Lane

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