“How 1994 Became the Cinematic Turning Point That Redefined Hollywood Forever”
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Speed (1994)
Screenplay by: Graham Yost
Both Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock had been establishing themselves as solid actors but when 1994’s Speed was released, they were launched into full-blown celebrities.
This movie also made Jan de Bont a major director who would go on to direct Twister (1996). Speed is essentially Die Hard (1988) on a bus and with its exciting action set pieces and character actors, it became a big hit that changed what an action film could be. The film’s premise: there’s a bomb on a bus, if it drops below 50 miles per hour, it blows up. What do you do?
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