"Speed 2: Cruise Control Speed 2: Cruise Control is a 1997 American action thriller film produced and directed by Jan de Bont, and written by Randall McCormick and Jeff Nathanson. It is a sequel to ""Speed"" (1994). The film stars Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, and Sandra Bullock—the last reprising her role from ""Speed"". The film was released by 20th Century Fox on June 13, 1997. ""Cruise Control"" follows couple Annie (Bullock) and Alex (Patric) vacationing in the Caribbean aboard a luxury cruise ship, hijacked by a villain named Geiger (Dafoe). As they are trapped aboard the ship, Annie and Alex"
"a limited expanded version of Mark Mancina's score on 28 February 2012. The newly remastered release features 69:25 of music spread over 32 tracks (in chronological order). In addition, it includes the song ""Speed"" by Billy Idol. In 1997, a sequel, ""Speed 2: Cruise Control"", was released. Sandra Bullock agreed to star again as Annie, for financial backing for another project, but Keanu Reeves declined the offer to return as Jack. As a result, Jason Patric was written into the story as Alex Shaw, Annie's new boyfriend, with her and Jack having broken up due to her worry about Jack's"
"Speed (1994 film) Speed is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Jan de Bont in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Alan Ruck, and Jeff Daniels. The film tells the story of an LAPD cop who tries to rescue civilians on a city bus rigged with a bomb programmed to explode if the bus slows down below 50 mph. It became a sleeper hit, critically and commercially successful, grossing $350.4 million on a $30 million budget and winning two Academy Awards, for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound"
"Doris Speed Doris Speed, MBE (3 February 1899 – 16 November 1994) was an English actress, best known for her role as the snooty but likeable Mayoress of fictional Weatherfield and Rovers Return Inn public house landlady Annie Walker on ""Coronation Street"", a role she played from the series inception in 1960 until 1983. As a child she toured with her musical and comedy artist parents George and Ada (née Worsley) Speed, moving to different schools almost every week. Her debut came to her at the age of three years, as she toddled onstage in a nightdress to sing a"
"many years. Doris Speed Doris Speed, MBE (3 February 1899 – 16 November 1994) was an English actress, best known for her role as the snooty but likeable Mayoress of fictional Weatherfield and Rovers Return Inn public house landlady Annie Walker on ""Coronation Street"", a role she played from the series inception in 1960 until 1983. As a child she toured with her musical and comedy artist parents George and Ada (née Worsley) Speed, moving to different schools almost every week. Her debut came to her at the age of three years, as she toddled onstage in a nightdress to"
"the character had then been changed to a driver's education teacher, and made the character more of a comic-relief sidekick to Jack, with Ellen DeGeneres in mind for the part. Instead, Annie became both Jack's sidekick and later love interest, leading to the casting of Sandra Bullock. Sandra Bullock came to read for ""Speed"" with Reeves to make sure there was the right chemistry between the two actors. She recalls that they had to do ""all these really physical scenes together, rolling around on the floor and stuff."" Principal photography began on September 7, 1993, and completed on December 23,"
"Galyn Görg Galyn Görg, also credited as Galyn Gorg, Galan Gorg and Gaylyn Görg, is an American actress and dancer, best known for her role in the film, ""RoboCop 2"" as Angie, the Nuke addicted bad girl; on ""M.A.N.T.I.S."", television's first black superhero program, as Lt. Maxwell; on the television show ""Twin Peaks"" as Nancy O'Reilly; and as a starring dancer on two separate Italian variety shows, ""Fantastico"" on the channel ""RAI"" and """" on the channel ""Canale 5"". Galyn Görg was born in Los Angeles, California to an actress/model mother and a documentary filmmaker father. She was raised in"
"almost completely. The director remembers, ""everyone at the studio was scared shitless when they first saw it. There was only like a millimeter. What you see in the movie is actually grown in"". Reeves also spent two months at Gold's Gym in Los Angeles to get in shape for the role. For the character of Annie, Yost said that they initially wrote the character as African American and as a paramedic as to justify how she would be able to handle driving a speeding bus through traffic. The role was offered to Halle Berry but she declined the part. Later,"
"Exit Speed Exit Speed is a 2008 action film by Sabbatical Pictures. The film was directed by Scott Ziehl, and stars Desmond Harrington, Julie Mond, Lea Thompson, Alice Greczyn, David Rees Snell and Fred Ward. This 90 minute action film was shown in Cannes in 2008. The film was made in the Dallas, Texas area, where it premiered. It was released to theaters in the Southwest in September 2008. In Texas, Sergeant Archie Sparks (Fred Ward), an MP, has finally caught up with AWOL Corporal Meredith Cole (Julie Mond), who has been accused of assaulting a commanding officer. When Archie"
"Anna Mercedes Morris Anna Mercedes Morris (born November 6, 1978) is a professional Hollywood stuntwoman and actress. She also goes by the alias Michelle Diamond. She has performed stunts on various shows and films including ""The Shield"", ""Wizards of Waverly Place"", """", ""Cemetery Gates"", and ""2 Fast 2 Furious"". She acts as a stunt double for various actors on shows including ""The Riches"", ""Ugly Betty"" (for America Ferrera), and ""Without a Trace"", and films such as ""Black Christmas"", ""Dead & Deader"" (for Susan Ward) and ""The Thirst"". She has also completed stuntwork for the upcoming films ""Lonely Street"" and ""Bratz:"
"Portia de Rossi Portia Lee James DeGeneres (born Amanda Lee Rogers; 31 January 1973), known professionally as Portia de Rossi, is an Australian and American model, philanthropist, and actress. She is best known for starring as Nelle Porter on the American drama series ""Ally McBeal"" (1998–2002), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the American television sitcom ""Arrested Development"" (2003–2006, 2013, 2018), and as Elizabeth North on the American political thriller series ""Scandal"" (2014–2017). She also portrayed Olivia Lord on the American television drama series ""Nip/Tuck"" (2007–2009), and Veronica Palmer on the American"
"95. Doris Speed never married. She lived in Southport for many years until returning to Manchester to care for her mother after she became ill. Her mother was a former music hall performer, and died in 1973 aged 97. Unlike the Tory-minded Annie Walker, Speed was a lifelong socialist. She was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 29 November 1977. Speed is commemorated by two plaques in her native Manchester: one outside Granada Studios, where she filmed most of her work as Annie Walker, and another at 13 Sibson Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, her home for"
"and reels himself in through the water. He climbs onto the plane and rescues Annie, and both escape from the plane on one of its floats, which falls onto the ocean. Geiger loses control of the plane and crashes into the oil tanker, causing it to explode. The tanker crew however are safe, having launched their lifeboat just in time. Annie and Alex travel back to shore in the speed boat, and he gives her an engagement ring, asking her if she will ""wear it for a while"", and she accepts. ""Speed"" was released in June 1994, starring Keanu Reeves"
"2 Fast 2 Furious 2 Fast 2 Furious (alternatively known as The Fast and the Furious 2 or Fast & Furious 2) is a 2003 American action thriller film directed by John Singleton, produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas. It is the second installment in ""The Fast and the Furious"" franchise, and a standalone sequel to ""The Fast and the Furious"" (2001). The film stars Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Ludacris, and Cole Hauser. The film follows former cop Brian O'Conner, who teams up with Roman Pearce and U.S. Customs Service agent"
"Lucy Speed Lucy Renee Speed (born 31 August 1976) is an English actress best known for her television roles as Natalie Evans (née Price) in the BBC One soap opera ""EastEnders"", and as DS Stevie Moss in the ITV1 police drama series ""The Bill"". Speed is the second of two children born to Sue (née Salter) and Sid Speed, having an older brother, Dan. Her career in performing began at the age of seven after her ballet teacher saw potential and advised her parents to get her an agent. She attended a local after-school theatre group in south Croydon alongside"
"over the running of the Rovers after her death. Annie Walker (Coronation Street) Annie Walker (also Beaumont) was a long-standing fictional character in the ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"". She was played by actress Doris Speed from the series' first episode in 1960 until Speed retired from the role 23 years and 1,737 episodes later in 1983. The character of Annie has been noted as ""snobbish"" and ""snooty"" due to her condescending attitude and delusions of grandeur. Despite this, Annie proved to be one of the show's most popular characters and Speed received more fan mail than any other cast"
"Devon Aoki Devon Edwenna Aoki (born 10 August 1982) is an American actress and fashion model. Aoki's film roles include supporting roles in ""2 Fast 2 Furious"" (2003) and ""Sin City"" (2005) and lead roles in """" (2006) and ""Mutant Chronicles"" (2008). Aoki was born in 1982 in New York City. She grew up in California and attended high school at The American School in London. Her father is former Olympic wrestler and Benihana restaurant magnate Rocky Aoki and her mother is Pamela Hilburger, a jewelry designer. Devon is of Japanese (from her father) and German and English (from her"
"Annie Walker (Coronation Street) Annie Walker (also Beaumont) was a long-standing fictional character in the ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"". She was played by actress Doris Speed from the series' first episode in 1960 until Speed retired from the role 23 years and 1,737 episodes later in 1983. The character of Annie has been noted as ""snobbish"" and ""snooty"" due to her condescending attitude and delusions of grandeur. Despite this, Annie proved to be one of the show's most popular characters and Speed received more fan mail than any other cast member at the time. For her service, Speed was"
"Patricia Wilder Princess Patricia Anne zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (née Wilder) ( September 8, 1913 – August 11, 1995) was an American film actress of the late 1930s. Born in Macon, Georgia, Wilder had made her way to Hollywood via New York City by the mid-1930s to pursue a career in acting. She had first worked as a showgirl for Bob Hope while in New York City, in the Palace Theater. She received her first film role in 1936, having a minor part alongside James Stewart in ""Speed"". She followed this with two uncredited roles that same year, as well as a"
"Jake Speed Jake Speed is a 1986 American action adventure film comedy film directed and produced by Andrew Lane, with Wayne Crawford, and William Fay. It was written by Lane and Crawford, and starred Crawford in the title role, alongside Dennis Christopher, Karen Kopins and John Hurt. In Paris, a girl named Maureen Winston (Becca C. Ashley) is abducted by two evil-looking men. While her family prays for her safe return, Maureen's father heaps guilt on her sister Margaret (Karen Kopins), since she convinced her to go see the world. However, Margaret's grandfather (Leon Ames) has an idea: call for"
"pirate. Clara Paget Lady Clara Elizabeth Iris Paget (born 12 September 1988) is an English aristocrat, model and actress known for her roles in films """" and ""Fast & Furious 6"" and her role as Anne Bonny in the television series ""Black Sails"". Paget was born on 12 September 1988 to an artist father, Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey, and writer mother, Georgeanne Elliot Downes. She was first offered a role after being spotted by a talent scout at a costume party. Paget has received particular praise for her role as Anne Bonny, a fictionalised representation of the historical"
"show's second season. In 2010, Murray began dating Australian singer and actor Dean Geyer. The couple announced their engagement on December 18, 2016. They were married on September 14, 2017. Jillian Murray Jillian Murray is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Portlyn on ""Sonny with a Chance"", Olivia on MTV's ""Awkward"", Gwen Adams in ""American High School"", Lex Mitchell in ""Forget Me Not"", Brandi Cox in """", and as the body model for Dr. Liara T'Soni for the ""Mass Effect"" video game series. She played Dr. Heather Pinkney in the first two seasons of the CBS"
"The critical consensus states ""A terrific popcorn thriller, ""Speed"" is taut, tense, and energetic, with outstanding performances from Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Sandra Bullock."" The film also has a score of 78 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 17 critics indicating ""Generally favorable reviews."" Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of ""A"" on an A+ to F scale. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars and wrote, ""Films like ""Speed"" belong to the genre I call Bruised Forearm Movies, because you're always grabbing the arm of the person sitting"
"proper speed with full orchestral accompaniment. The producers filmed the recollections of many of the period's surviving participants, and illustrated their interviews with scenes from their various films, as well as production still photographs, and historical photographs of the Los Angeles environs. Some of these interviews are notable for being among the only filmed interviews given by their subjects. Among the notable people who contributed interviews were: Actors – Mary Astor, Eleanor Boardman, Louise Brooks, Olive Carey, Iron Eyes Cody, Jackie Coogan, Dolores Costello, Viola Dana, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Janet Gaynor, Leatrice Joy, Lillian Gish, Bessie Love, Ben Lyon, Marion"
"Eva Mendes Eva de la Caridad Méndez (born March 5, 1974), known professionally as Eva Mendes (), is an American actress, model and businesswoman. Her acting career began in the late 1990s, with a series of roles in B films such as """" (1998) and """" (2000). Mendes's performance in ""Training Day"" (2001) marked a turning point in her career, and led to parts in the commercially successful films ""2 Fast 2 Furious"" (2003) and ""Hitch"" (2005), the latter of which made her one of the first minority actors to play the lead in a mainstream romantic comedy. She starred"
"his role in ""Speed 2"" and used his salary to finance a 1998 drama, ""Your Friends & Neighbors"". After accepting the role, Patric stated that he never saw ""Speed"" or had any intentions of seeing it; Reeves said he was looking forward to seeing Patric star in the sequel. After Reeves declined to appear in ""Speed 2"", the screenplay was rewritten to remove his character from the story, which De Bont wanted to deal with early in the film. His absence is explained in the first scene, where Annie talks about how her relationship with Jack did not work out,"
"Renee Props Renee Props (born February 15, 1962) is an American actress . She is perhaps best known for the role of Ellie Snyder on the CBS daytime soap opera ""As the World Turns"" which she played for four years. She is also known to ""Seinfeld"" fans as Lois in the episode The Race from the 6th season, and for the role of ""Nikki"" in the film ""Get Shorty"" with Danny DeVito and John Travolta. Her early break came with a starring role in a French movie of the week, ""Maigret at the Coroners Inquest"", and a couple of years"
"gas canisters and entered the house, where they found Corbett had committed suicide. Corbett's death was the result of ""multiple incised wounds"" according to the Los Angeles County coroner. Sandra Bullock Sandra Annette Bullock (; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. After making her acting debut with a minor role in the thriller ""Hangmen"" (1987), she received early attention for her performance in the sci-fi action film ""Demolition Man"" (1993). Her breakthrough came in the action thriller ""Speed"" (1994). A line of successful films followed throughout the 1990s, including ""While You Were Sleeping"" (1995), ""The"
"Clara Paget Lady Clara Elizabeth Iris Paget (born 12 September 1988) is an English aristocrat, model and actress known for her roles in films """" and ""Fast & Furious 6"" and her role as Anne Bonny in the television series ""Black Sails"". Paget was born on 12 September 1988 to an artist father, Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey, and writer mother, Georgeanne Elliot Downes. She was first offered a role after being spotted by a talent scout at a costume party. Paget has received particular praise for her role as Anne Bonny, a fictionalised representation of the historical female"
"Georgina Cates Georgina Cates (born 14 January 1975) is an English film and television actress. Born Clare Woodgate in Colchester, Essex, she attended Colchester County High School for Girls and broke into television acting when she was only sixteen years old, playing the role of the original Jenny Porter on the BBC's ""2point4 Children"". After two series she left the show to concentrate on acting in television drama such as ""Casualty and The Bill "" and in low-budget films. In 1995, Cates (then still known as Clare Woodgate) auditioned for the role of Stella in the film ""An Awfully Big"
"Nancy Kyes Nancy Louise Kyes (born December 19, 1949) is an American film and television actress. In most of her film appearances, she is credited under her stage name Nancy Loomis. She is best known for her role as Annie Brackett in ""Halloween"" (1978) and the sequel ""Halloween II"" (1981), as well as roles in two of John Carpenter's films: Julie in ""Assault on Precinct 13"" (1976) and Sandy Fadel in ""The Fog"" (1980). Kyes was born in Falls Church, Virginia, in the United States. She attended high school in Riverside, California, and studied theatre at Northwestern University in Evanston,"
"qualified in 1997. Foster won the 2003 Taurus World Stunt Award for her work on Die Another Day. Foster has performed in well-known films, including the Harry Potter series, The Da Vinci Code, and Johnny English. Amanda Foster Amanda Foster (born 18 March 1967) is a British stunt actress. Foster signed up on the British stunt register in 1997, and was the first black British woman to become a stunt double. Foster worked as a part-time physical education teacher while bringing up three children. She performed as an actress and an extra in several stage and film productions. While working"
"Ann Rutherford Therese Ann Rutherford (November 2, 1917 – June 11, 2012) was a Canadian-American actress in film, radio, and television. She had a long career starring and co-starring in films, playing Polly Benedict during the 1930s and 1940s in the Andy Hardy series, and as one of Scarlett O'Hara's sisters in the film ""Gone with the Wind"" (1939). Rutherford was born on November 2, 1917, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to John Rutherford and Lucille (née Mansfield; 1890–1981)Rutherford. Rutherford's mother was a silent film actress, and her father was a former operatic tenor. While Rutherford was still a baby,"