Jake Speed (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.
Director:
Andrew Lane
Writers:
Andrew Lane, Wayne Crawford.
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Wayne Crawford as Jake Speed |
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Karen Kopins as Margaret Winston |
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Dennis Christopher as Desmond Floyd |
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John Hurt as Syd |
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Leon Ames as Pop Winston |
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Roy London as Maurice |
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Donna Pescow as Wendy |
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Barry Primus as Lawrence |
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Monte Markham as Mr Winston |
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Millie Perkins as Mrs Winston |
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Rebecca Ashley as Maureen Winston |
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Alan Shearman as Rodrigo |
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Karl Johnson as Charles |
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Sal Viscuso as News stand Attendant |
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Ken Lerner as Ken |
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Peter Fox as Priest |
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Ian Yule as Bill Smith |
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Ken Gampu as Joe Smith |
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Joseph Ribeiro as Nigel |
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Jean-Marc Morel as Paris Gunman #1 |
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Bernard Crombey as Paris Gunman #2 |
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Lisa Lucas as Girlfriend #1 |
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Robert Winley as Rowdy #2 |
| Directing | Andrew Lane | Director |
| Crew | Scott J. Ateah | Stunts |
| Crew | Dan Bradley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Grant Page | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Spike Cherrie | Stunts |
| Crew | Zenda Graves | Stunt Coordinator |
| Writing | Andrew Lane | Screenplay |
| Writing | Wayne Crawford | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | R. Vincent Smith | On Set Dresser |
| Editing | Fred Stafford | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diana Cilliers | Costume Design |
| Production | William Fay | Producer |
| Production | Barbara Dodd | Casting |
| Art | Norm Baron | Production Design |
| Camera | Bryan Loftus | Director of Photography |
| Production | Andrew Lane | Producer |
| Sound | Mark Snow | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Roy Rudolphe | Set Decoration |
| Production | John F. Roach | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wayne Crawford | Producer |
| Directing | Stephen Chigorimbo | Second Assistant Director |