Jake Speed

May 30, 1986

1h 40m

★ 4.4

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

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.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Thriller

Production Companies

Force 10 Productions

Balcor Film Investors

Jake Speed Trailers

Cast

Jake Speed

Wayne Crawford

Margaret Winston

Karen Kopins

Desmond Floyd

Dennis Christopher

Syd

John Hurt

Pop Winston

Leon Ames

Maurice

Roy London

Wendy

Donna Pescow

Lawrence

Barry Primus

Mr Winston

Monte Markham

Mrs Winston

Millie Perkins

Maureen Winston

Rebecca Ashley

Rodrigo

Alan Shearman

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