Jake Speed (1986)
- Starring:
- Wayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, (more)
- Director(s):
- Andrew Lane
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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An adventure tale for movie buffs, Jake Speed deftly lifts scenes from detective films of the '40s through the '70s to bring an added dimension to its spoof of the detective and adventure genres. When a family gets word that their daughter has been kidnapped in Paris, her father comments that they should get "Jake Speed" to find her. However, Jake is a comic strip character, and the reaction is that he might as well ask for Batman. But lo-and-behold, the other daughter Margaret (Karen Kopins) gets a message to meet Speed (Wayne Crawford) and his author, Remo (Dennis Christopher), and the men tell her they must go to Africa, where her sister is being held. After a certain amount of trial and error, they eventually find the nation where she's being held -- which happens to be in the middle of a revolution. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 104 mins
Complete Cast:
- Wayne Crawford - Jake Speed
- Karen Kopins - Margaret Winston
- Leon Ames - Pop
- Donna Pescow - Wendy
- Monte Markham - Mr. Winston
- Rebecca Ashley - Maureen
- Peter Fox - Priest
- Karl Johnson - Charles
- Jean-Marc Morel - Paris Gunman
- June Maforimbo - Hostage
- Etienne LeFoulon - Boyfriend
- Thys Du Plooy - Creep
- Will Bernard - Turk
- Wendy Stockle - Girl Friend
- Mark Orthwaite - DC-3 Pilot
- Millie Perkins - Mrs. Winston
- Jason Ronard - Rowdy
- Robert Winley - Rowdy
- Dennis Christopher - Desmond Floyd
- John Hurt - Sid
- Roy London - Maurice
- Barry Primus - Lawrence
- Alan Shearman - Rodrigo
- Franz Dobrowsky - Mustafa
- Ken Gampu - Joe Smith
- Ken Lerner - Ken
- Vincent Memeth - Boy Friend
- Jean-Pierre Lorit - Boyfriend
- Ivan Joseph - Servant
- Bernard Crombey - Paris Gunman
- Sammy Davis - Sid's Driver
- Nancy Riach - Barbara
- Lisa Lucas - Girl Friend
- Joe Ribiero - Nigel
- Sal Viscuso - Newsstand Attendant
- Ian Yule - Bill Smith
- Director(s):
- Andrew Lane
- Writer(s):
- Wayne Crawford, Andrew Lane
- Producer(s):
- John F. Roach, William Fay, Andrew Lane
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Violence, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
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