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[@Kap00rwith2os]

This movie made Sandra Bullock known for mainstream audiences. FUN FACT: Sandra and Keanu both had mutual crushes on each other during this movie but neither of them acted on it, and neither knew about it until years later after they got married to other people! Imagine the power couple they could have been!

[@Serai3]

Correction: Keanu has never been married.

[@Kap00rwith2os]

@@Serai3 oops sorry I stand corrected

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

Similar thing happened to Linda and Michael from Terminator.

[@paulstewart6203]

Another great Sandra Bullock movie is 'The Blind Side', heartwarming and very inspirational.

[@MoonlitBrenya]

I agree, one of her best. The Blind Side is one of my top 5 favorites of hers.

[@ScarlettM]

This was a breakthrough for Sandra Bullock. Her first big movie was Demolition Man a year before and this solidify her as a talented actress. Keanu was well known actor with 10 years of experience.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Great to know thanks

[@smdownh9]

@@AwesomeUSMovies Sandra Bullock movies that are awesome The Net, Demolition Man, Bullet Train and Gravity

[@smdownh9]

@@AwesomeUSMovies we still got a couple payphones sometimes I still see people use them

[@ScarlettM]

Glad you enjoyed the movie. This is 90s CLASSIC action!

[@lynnesears6254]

Sandra Bullock--you'll love "While You Were Sleeping" and "Miss Congeniality". Enjoying your reactions. 🙂 You keep it real but still enjoy it!

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

She is very cute in both of those. Also in Demolition Man.

[@gordonduke8812]

About that Bus jump. It was practical. They really jumped an empty bus off a ramp 100' long, 8' high at 60mph. They later digitally removed the pavement to mimic a gap. I believe that it was world record bus jump at the time. There is a great behind the scenes video of the stunt.

[@rextside]

I used to think the jump scene was just silly fun in a fun movie, but now that I'm older the rest of the movie is actually really grounded and holds up so well even decades later. It's really a giant glaring hole in an otherwise great movie.

[@rextside]

@@brandoncameron2686 That's not what suspension of disbelief means. Your definition just excuses anything and we as an audience are just obliged to accept it and not acknowledge that it's nonsense. Some movies have orcs and goblins and wizards and we accept these things as long as the movie continues to follow the rules that the movie establishes. John Wyck can kill 20 or 30 men because he is established in the movie as being a highly skilled fighter. This movie establishes that it's taking place in the real world with real world consequences throughout and then suddenly for no real reason, there is a jump is not central to the plot at all, there is a jump scene that is not possible any place that has gravity. It's not the idea that makes it bad, it's the execution they could have done reshoots or cleaned it up in editing somehow or done anything to make it look like the rest of the movie. Instead it looks completely ridiculous in a movie that is otherwise pretty grounded. They could have even cut the jump scene entirely and the movie would be better for it, that's my point.

[@thedogwoods5716]

@@rextside eh. Watched the movie hundreds of times. I never really think too much about it

[@WarrChan]

You've also seen the police captain; he invented SkyNet.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Oh yeah thanks for that

[@jowbloe3673]

This is one of the best action movies ever! Non-stop. Speaking of that, you should watch *Unstoppable* with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine (both of whom I believe would be new to the channel). What I think of as *Speed* on a train.

[@rebo2610]

Excellent movie!

[@candicelitrenta8890]

Unstoppable was based on an actual story that went down. Pretty scary stuff

[@JJA1987]

One of the greatest action flicks ever

[@thegladve]

A time to kill (1996) is another great movie you should check out, really cemented Sandra Bullock as an actress in my humble opinion.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Some trivia: 1. This was the directorial debut for Jan de Bont. He also directed Twister later, and had been the cinematographer on Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October. In fact, it was during the filming of Die Hard that he came up with the elevator scene in the beginning, because he got stuck in an elevator during that movie en route to the set one day. 2. Dennis Hopper is known for playing unhinged villains in movies. Arguably his most recognizable role is Blue Velvet (1986), but given how unusual and dark it is, the edit might not work on KZbin. Other roles include Hoosiers (1986 - Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor, with Gene Hackman from Superman and Young Frankenstein); Easy Rider (1969, which he also directed and co-wrote); and Cool Hand Luke (1967). 3. The bridge was actually under construction during filming, so they re-worked the script to include it. 4. Keanu Reeves breaking the glass on the door as he boards the bus was unscripted, and so was Sandra Bullock's "gum on the seat" joke. 5. The original script had Dennis Hopper's character's name as "Howard Fisk" instead of "Howard Payne." In the subway scene, you can see the name badge "Fisk" on his police uniform. 6. In an ironic coincidence, Glenn Plummer as Tuneman (The "Oh shit! Oh shit!" guy in the fancy car) lost his license two days before they were supposed to film his scene. 7. Also considered for the role of Payne were Jack Nicholson (from A Few Good Men) and Robert De Niro (Shadow from Backdraft).

[@arkansasrailproductions5507]

Glenn Plummer also starred as the homeless guy on The Day After Tomorrow.

[@Gurra88]

He has a cameo at the end of Speed 2 as well

[@candicelitrenta8890]

Keanu was basically known for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. This was Sandra's breakout role. Dennis Hopper was in Easy Rider back in 1969 and known but he had a drug issue and dropped out of doing films for about 10 years. Jeff Danial's was another one who had fame before Dumb and Dumber. Fun Fact: the guy who was Cameron in Ferris B. was 30 when he played the part of a high schooler. You have to check out B & T's Ex. Adventure. you will really like it.

[@tofersiefken]

An iconic Dennis Hopper movie that you may want to add to your reaction list is Easy Rider (1969) starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson and others who went on to have their own fame.

[@kathyastrom1315]

Jeff Daniels has a huge range of roles. One of my favorite performances of his was as George Washington in the tv movie The Crossing, about the Battle of Trenton.

[@jillfromatlanta427]

He was also brilliant in The Newsroom (3 season HBO series - he won an Emmy for season 1) and The Looming Tower miniseries.

[@jillfromatlanta427]

Also as Teddy, head of NASA, in The Martian

[@kellyb3211]

Yes, that was Cameron from Ferris Bueller, look at you and your recall James! Good job!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks

[@kimzwolinski9919]

"He lost his head " my favorite line in the whole movie. 😂 One of my all time favorites 😊

[@highstimulation2497]

"WHy can't we go left?" If they'd gone left they would have been on the 405 South. good luck going above 50 on THAT freeway.

[@KrazyKat007]

So the mad bomber in this movie was played by the great Dennis Hopper! Dennis Hopper is a fascinating actor and has done some wild classic films. Some Classic Dennis Hopper movies to see. “Blue Velvet” (1986) “Easy Rider” (1969) “True Romance” (1993) “Apocalypse Now” (1979)

[@Gurra88]

Don't forget about the 1993 masterpiece "Super Mario Bros".

[@marybethgoeggel4658]

Saw this in the movie theaters. I got jump-scared with SPEED in the opening credits. Damn near lost my bucket of popcorn.

[@gippywhite]

It made Sandra Bullock’s career. Funny thing is that she wasn’t the top pic for the role. They wanted another actress, but Sandra Bullock just so happen to have a drivers license for driving a bus. That’s what gave her the edge over the other actress.

[@michaelrosenblum4170]

Great movie and defined Keanu Reeves as an action star.

[@Drawkcabi]

Jeff Daniel's' character's name in Dumb & Dumber was "Harry" in that movie too. Dumb & Dumber also came out the same year as Speed, only in December when Speed came out in the Summer. In my head canon, he is the same person in each movie. Harry survived the explosion but not completely unscathed...Speed is him before being in the explosion, Dumb & Dumber is him after.

[@YourXavier]

On the subject of payphones, Phonebooth (2002) is worth a watch.

[@donjackson5522]

So who was this a breakout role for? Keanu Reeves or Sandra Bullock? Not the first for either, but definitely what got them recognized.

[@TheInfo45]

Both of them have small part films before. Sandra Bullock's breakout role was in demolition man and keanu was Bill and Ted's excellent adventure

[@MessOfThings]

I'm not sure but I think this would be the breakout for Keanu to be an action star. Before that it was silly stuff like Bill and Ted

[@TheInfo45]

@@MessOfThings he was actually in several films prior to Speed. The first successful action film he was in was Point Break with Patrick Swayze.

[@christopherb501]

Deeply underrated, even for as well-known as it is; one of the best action movies EVER.

[@V01t2]

So many memories surrounding watching this movie in the theater❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@arraymac227]

'Yeah, it's a Bronco.' guess what was going on in the real world that summer...

[@yesitislikethat]

That bus jump. 😂🤣 I remember the TV show _Mythbusters_ testing to see if it could actually be pulled off. Obviously it couldn’t but it was a really fun episode. 😊

[@mchllwoods]

U should see Sandra bullock in The Net. That was the first time I was introduced to her.❤

[@amandagrubbs3000]

The beginning of the movie with the elevator reminds me of the ride the tower of terror at Disney World. You’re basically in this elevator shaft like ride and it goes up and down really fast

[@bobapjok4241]

great reaction as always, lots of Sandra Bullock movies to check out. The net was amazing but probably really really outdated now because of technology. the blindside was great too. too many to name really, im sure you will get lots of them in the comments. Demolition man was great with Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. oh and the Vanishing was a great thriller (there are 2 different movies of this though, only one has Bullock)

[@80smoviesfan]

I'm Taller 🤣🤣🤣 Another great reaction This time to a great action movie. I was most impressed by you remembering Alan Ruck (Cameron from Ferris Bueller). You talked about playing board games. I saw that game night (2018) is already on your watch list. I hope you get to that reaction sooner than later. This was the breakout role for Sandra Bullock. It was the first action movie i seen from Keanu. Before that i knew only from.the comedy movies. Bill & Ted's excellent adventure and Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.

[@galandirofrivendell4740]

This movie put Sandra Bullock on the map. Keanu had several popular movies under his belt by then, such as Point Break, and Dennis Hopper's career dates back to the late 1960s, early 1970s, with the movie Easy Rider.

[@deesassyangel4538]

This is the first time I've noticed something. The bad guys catch phrase it's from the beginning. The mentor says' pop quiz' while they're doing the elevator rescue. 😮

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Yup the say it a bunch of times

[@Do0msday]

This is such a fun action movie. It's non-stop action with tons of fun. What a great choice for you to react to!

[@rebo2610]

Nobody has mentioned Waterworld, where Dennis Hopper plays a great villain. It was panned critically, and its pretty long, but I love it! A dystopian future, starring Kevin Costner. It's a fun action flick!

[@ScarlettM]

"Point Break" - another Keanu Reeves great 90s movie!

[@Lynn705Hal]

Loved your reaction. One of my movie favs. Seen it 100 times. Could watch it 100 more and still enjoy it.👍🧡

[@devous987]

I would argue that Point Break made Keanu, great movie too.

[@frednich9603]

I was the one that chose this movie for the poll, and it was because it made Sandra Bullock a huge star, not Keanu.

[@devous987]

@@frednich9603 Fair enough

[@jasongilbert2379]

Still a fan favorite amongst most ppl of the 90’s cult classics!!!

[@redmaynard]

My favorite Sandra Bullock movie is Hope Floats. The Blind Side is also a good choice.

[@bluemoon1197]

Yes! Another Speed reaction to my playlist. (EOM, Octokrool, and OGB, MJoy4Fun and Shree Nation are my favorite reactions to this movie) Speed 2 was a flop. Dennis Hopper also played King Koopa in the Super Mario Bros movie

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Never seen it

[@jayaye9926]

I'll have to check out OGB and Shree Nation. I'm already subscribed to the others.

[@NathanThurberMusic]

I rented this movie so many times back in the day.

[@raphaelperry8159]

"Unless there's a train involved, you win." If only he knew :).

[@goldieschooch8512]

I can’t believe you got a Medal 🎖️ for shooting me! Lol 😂

[@christined6321]

😂😂😂😂” Big Boom 😲” hilarious 😂😂😂one of my fav Keanu films. Now you have to watch “Point Break” the original. I would say this launched Sandra and elevated Keanu. Daniels and Hopper were already pretty established actors. Oh and the sequel wasn’t as good.

[@fullmoonprepping4024]

They really DID jump that bus! whether the circumstances in reality would have allowed it is debatable but that was practical! Something CGI could never replicate!

[@tarzapopohead]

Living in Huntington Beach and commuting to Downtown LA I am very impressed the bus actually made it to 50. PS this movie was filmed when that freeway and metro rail was actually under construction.

[@SirGriefALot]

I almost didn't recognize this guy with such a trendy shirt on. What's next, is he going to show up wearing a Supreme hoodie and some Gucci sunglasses?

[@LordVolkov]

With how much you enjoyed "I'm taller" and "He lost his head", you really need to get into the James Bond franchise even though they are British. Quips galore, great villains, beautiful ladies, and more action than you can shake a stick at. I would start with Sean Connery's era - Doctor No

[@browniewin4121]

This is such a good action movie with a wonderful cast. Sandra Bullock is always delightful, my fave movies of hers are: While You Were Sleeping (1995); Miss Congeniality (2000)

[@shainewhite2781]

YES!! One of my favorite Keanu Reeves action movies I've ever seen! Before he was cast as the hero, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, Kurt Russell, Jeff Bridges, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Charlie Sheen, Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes were considered Before Sandra Bullock was cast as Annie, Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Anne Heche and Halle Berry were considered for the role. Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, and Jack Nicholson were considered for the villain. Joss Whedon (Buffy, Serenity, Firefly, MARVEL'S The Avengers, Avengers 2: Age Of Ultron) rewrote the action scenes for the film. The scene where Reeves jumps from the car to the bus was done for real and it eas done in one take. This was cinematographer Jan (Yawn) De Bont's directorial debut. He was originally going to direct a remake of GODZILLA for 1996, but it was cancelled due to budget constraints, and directed SPEED instead. It made $350 million dollars against a $40 million dollar budget. It won 2 Oscars: Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing. Its regarded as one of the best action movies of the 90's.

[@denisemay6807]

When she put her handcuffed arms over his head in preparation for the impact, I thought it was romantic, sure, but I immediately thought Keanu’s head is likely to come right off when they crash!

[@BigGator5]

"Pop quiz, hotshot!" Inoffensive and fun action flick. 😎 👍 Fun Fact: The birds flying through the gap in the freeway were digitally added visual effects. What Script Fact: The bus jump scene was not in the original script. Director Jan de Bont came up with the idea one day when he was driving around Los Angeles and noticed one section of the 105 was missing. Budget Fix Fact: The film literally ran out of money before it was completed. When the film was first previewed for an audience, the subway scenes were animated storyboards. A producer realized they might have a hit movie on their hands when he noticed that, during test screenings, audience members would walk backwards when they needed to go to the bathroom, so they would miss as little as possible. The audience loved them so much, the studio came up with the funds to shoot the scenes properly. Power Couple Fact: Sandra Bullock actually learned to drive a bus for the film, passing her test on her first attempt. The scene in which Annie takes the chewing gum out of her mouth and pretends to put it on her seat in order to have an excuse to change seats and move away from the obnoxious Stephens (Alan Ruck) was improvised by Bullock. Keanu Reeves did approximately ninety percent of his own stunts. Reeves breaking the glass on the bus door in the beginning of the movie was an accident, however it was left in the final cut. Jan de Bont insisted that Keanu Reeves get a sensible haircut as would befit a hard-working cop. 20th Century Fox executives were horrified when they saw the buzzcut he adopted for the film, going so far as to threaten postponing the film so he could grow his hair back.

[@debbiethompson3460]

This movie is so much fun...non-stop! It's one of those movies where you just have to suspend disbelief...just let it go and enjoy the ride (no pun intended...LOL).

[@roybiggs7239]

Yes, that's Cameron from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

[@_toph_]

poor cameron just wanted a vacation from ferris' crazy shenanigans and ends up getting on the worst bus lol. 😆😅😂🤣

[@CinWin516]

Some other good Sandra B. movies are: The Blind Side, Two Weeks Notice, and Hope Floats. Jeff Bridges is in so many good. movies. One of my favorites is, The Mirror Has Two Faces, but his more popular roles are in movies such as, The Big Lebowski, Iron Man, Crazy Heart and True Grit.

[@bobapjok4241]

"You cant jump a bus" You are mistaken, lol

[@jamesnorthup7717]

You're right! It was dumb and dumber, and his name was Harry in that too!!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Oh that's funny

[@PetrPechar1975]

They actually did real jump with the bus (not over the gap, obviously) and they did it twice, because the first time bus landed too smoothly. The bus travelled 109 feet. They had a ramp that was removed in post production, but i think at the time it held world record for the longest jump with a bus. The bus was unsurprisingly not in drivable condition after the jump. :)

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

LOL... yeah I bet, destroyed the entire underbelly, framing, shocks, struts, brakelines.. etc

[@MrHunkmccoy]

Don't know if you recognised him sans beard but the train driver at the end is played by Richard Schiff (Toby from The West Wing/Dr Glassman from The Good Doctor)

[@3DJapan]

They tested the bus jump on the show Mythbusters. Proved that it wouldn't work.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Of course it wouldn't

[@SonOfMuta]

3:15 Jeff Daniels was in Dumb and Dumber with Jim Carrey. And the sequel Dumber and Dumber To

[@bradpriebe9218]

A classic action movie 👍. Sandra is better known for rom-coms like the Lake House but to see her really shine, you should watch Miss Congeniality 1 & 2. If you'd like another bomber adventure/thriller try Blown Away (1994) with Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones.

[@dabe1971]

This was a huge sleeper hit, it made over $300m on a budget of around $30m. The director was the cinematographer on 'Die Hard' and this was his directorial debut. He followed it up with another great film 'Twister' and we thought a new star action director was born. Then he made Speed 2 and it all went wrong !

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

That's great

[@wordfairy1]

On Graham Norton's show Sandra said she actually learned to drive a bus for this movie. Other good Sandra movies are Practical Magic and Miss Congeniality.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Oh I'm sure she had to.

[@Overlord0011]

If you want to see another good movie with Dennis Hopper, you should watch Waterworld.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added

[@76tennboy]

The guy that owns the car is also the guy that owns the boat in the sequel

[@PorterJustPorter]

The elevator scene contains a phantom passenger. In one shot we see there's three people left. We cut away, and then cut back and voila! -- now two passengers remain! What happened to the other passenger?!

[@bradleyelsken622]

We actually still have pay phones in our library. I've never seen anyone use them, it's almost like they're just for decoration or something

[@ianhill8345]

Great reaction for a fantastic movie Glad u enjoyed it

[@davecondreay]

One of my top 5, if not 3 movies of all time.

[@3DJapan]

Point Break was his first big action movie. So maybe you could say this made Sandra.

[@MrTbk1701]

This is one of my favorite movies. When I saw it with my cousin when they had to do the jump scene we both held each other’s hands 😂.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Good action movie but... WAY fictional. So many not possible scenes

[@MrTbk1701]

@@AwesomeUSMovies it’s just a fun popcorn flick 🖖

[@jankreps5115]

I really love this movie!! For another fast packed adventure watch gone in 60 seconds! Great reaction!!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@JstaGrl329]

Thanks for a great reaction, you made me laugh, I’m so glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

I'm glad I could make you laugh. Thanks for the support

[@vincegamer]

Great spotting Alan Ruck. Obviously much older than when he was in Ferris Beuhler

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

It was the voice

[@pfcampos7041]

One of my favorite movies! Made Keanu famous as a serious action star ( He was already known for Bill and Ted...) This movie was also Sandra's first Big movie. She was in a previous one but was still relatively unknown. After this movie, everyone knew who she was.

[@kracker469]

Once again great reaction, for what it’s worth Point Break is my personal favorite one off Keanu Reeves movie

[@philmakris8507]

James, you know Jeff Daniels from Dumb and Dumber

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Yup, I remembered in the outro

[@shirw]

Bill and Ted's is how most of us were introduced to Keanu. My fav Sandra Bullock movie is While You Were Sleeping (watch it at Christmas!)

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

This movie is often so over the top but still bloodpressure goes up.

[@tomgraham5536]

GREAT MOVIE!!! GREATER REACTION!!!! KEEP IT UP SIR....

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks for watching

[@acesfn7316]

I first saw Keanu in was Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure. I only saw Sandra Bullock in these and Later in Gravity

[@KevinSmith-fw5tb]

They shouldn't have revealed that the bomber is still alive moments after we and the cops thought he died. Should had wait until he blew up that first bus!

[@aligaines8476]

Watch Speed Bus Jump, how they did it. They only had two takes to do it as well.

[@spacecatboy2962]

james looks like an aging hitman with this new look

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks???

[@hollyjoann]

I like Flashback with Dennis Hopper and Kiefer Sutherland.

[@jacksonmay153]

Dennis Hopper! You HAVE to watch BLUE VELVET!

[@ScarlettM]

Realistically, how are police supposed to go after a criminal that uses bombs? When you can't inspect the home or car or even personal possessions without risk of lethal explosion?

[@cinmarksx]

Cameron aka twister guy aka Feris's friend real name is alan rusk.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

thanks for that

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

Dennis Hopper is a great villain

[@gt4589]

*****How in the world have you not seen the "AUSTIN POWERS" Triology!!! Please do those... and even more important, almost criminal to not have seen the movie "GREASE"!!!! Please do those next week... I have not steered you wrong yet... Goldmember is the funniest of the austin powers to me, but all three will have you laughing*****

[@melody9241]

Ride on the magic school bus 😂😂😂

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Love me a good train ride

[@melody9241]

@@AwesomeUSMovies 😆 🤣 😂

[@ashleymclaughlin6901]

8:11 There’s only one pay phone in my town. It’s at the health center. When I went to Seattle, there was a pay phone near the restroom’s at the zoo.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Cool thanks

[@contacluj758]

"Point Break" should be next

[@PatiAnn]

Hey James ... Yeah fun times 👍👏👏👏💃💃🔥

[@annacantu7670]

I love watching your reactions, you notice the little things. So do I.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Glad you enjoy them

[@JohnnyGingy]

Speed 2 is actually worth checking out

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Great to know