Jake Speed

Jake Speed

100 mins | Comedy, Action, Thriller | May 30, 1986

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.

Jake Speed

100 mins | Comedy, Action, Thriller | May 30, 1986

Jake Speed
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.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers Balcor Film Investors, Force 10 Productions
Original title Jake Speed
Directors Andrew Lane
Writers Andrew Lane, Wayne Crawford

Cast

Wayne Crawford

as Jake Speed

Karen Kopins

as Margaret Winston

Dennis Christopher

as Desmond Floyd

John Hurt

as Syd

Leon Ames

as Pop Winston

Roy London

as Maurice

Donna Pescow

as Wendy

Barry Primus

as Lawrence

Monte Markham

as Mr Winston

Millie Perkins

as Mrs Winston

Rebecca Ashley

as Maureen Winston

Alan Shearman

as Rodrigo

Karl Johnson

as Charles

Sal Viscuso

as News stand Attendant

Ken Lerner

as Ken

Peter Fox

as Priest

Ian Yule

as Bill Smith

Ken Gampu

as Joe Smith

Joseph Ribeiro

as Nigel

Jean-Marc Morel

as Paris Gunman #1

Bernard Crombey

as Paris Gunman #2

Lisa Lucas

as Girlfriend #1