Jake Speed (1986)
More than a myth. Less than a legend. And a bit too big for his boots
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.
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Wayne CrawfordJake Speed
Karen KopinsMargaret Winston
Dennis ChristopherDesmond Floyd
John HurtSyd
Leon AmesPop Winston
Roy LondonMaurice
Donna PescowWendy
Barry PrimusLawrence
Monte MarkhamMr Winston
Millie PerkinsMrs WinstonRebecca AshleyMaureen Winston
Alan ShearmanRodrigoKeywords
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What is Jake Speed about?
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.
How long is Jake Speed?
Jake Speed has a runtime of 100 minutes.
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