Jake Speed

1h 40min

Action

Comedy

Thriller

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.

Production Companies

Force 10 Productions

Balcor Film Investors

Cast

Wayne Crawford

Wayne Crawford

Jake Speed
Karen Kopins

Karen Kopins

Margaret Winston
Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher

Desmond Floyd
Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Pop Winston
Roy London

Roy London

Maurice
Barry Primus

Barry Primus

Lawrence
Monte Markham

Monte Markham

Mr Winston
Millie Perkins

Millie Perkins

Mrs Winston
Rebecca Ashley

Rebecca Ashley

Maureen Winston
Sal Viscuso

Sal Viscuso

News stand Attendant
Peter Fox

Peter Fox

Priest
Ian Yule

Ian Yule

Bill Smith
Ken Gampu

Ken Gampu

Joe Smith
Jean-Marc Morel

Jean-Marc Morel

Paris Gunman #1
Bernard Crombey

Bernard Crombey

Paris Gunman #2
Lisa Lucas

Lisa Lucas

Girlfriend #1

Release date

30th May 1986

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français