Speed Plot Synopsis
In Speed, a bomb is on a bus and it can’t go under 50 mph. If it does, it’ll detonate and kill everyone on board. As our protagonist Jack Traven (played by Keanu Reeves) would say, “What do you do?”
The terrorists have been waiting for this moment, and they know that Jack and Harry are the only ones who can stop them. They start to fire on the officers, but Jack and Harry use their firearms to shoot back at the terrorists. The terrorists keep firing, but Jack and Harry are too fast for them. They jump onto the elevator and detonate the explosives, killing everyone on board.
Jack wakes up the next morning to the news that the bomber has been killed. He is filled with sadness and disbelief, as he realizes that he was just a bystander in this tragedy. As he begins his day, Jack is thrust back into the thick of the action when a bus explodes, killing the driver.
What does the bomber want?
Jack is called to a payphone near the scene of an elevator blast that killed several people. Jack realizes the bomber survived and wants revenge. Before we find out his exact identity, the maniacal bomber explains the rules of this twisted game. He demands a ransom of $3.7 million (his “nest egg”), along with telling Jack the bus number is 2525.
This bus reaches 50mph, the bomb is triggered and going below that speed will cause it to blow sky high. Furthermore, if anyone tries to leave the bus, the bomb will also explode.
Jack races off and manages to get aboard the bus, informing the other passengers that there is an explosive onboard. Good news, they are on the freeway. Bad news, once Jack gets onboard, the bomb has already been armed and Annie Porter is forced to take over the wheel following the driver being shot. ..
Does anyone manage to get off the bus?
Jack’s negotiation skills help him to get the bomber to let Sam off with a few concessions. This will allow the officers to get the money they need, and the bomber agrees. A flatbed truck pulls up alongside the bus and Sam is offloaded.
A frightened passenger called Helen tries to get off the bus too early and a rigged explosive detonates by the door, killing her as she’s then run over by accident.
Is that the end of the freeway drama?
Jack is dismayed to learn that they are in a world of trouble. He encourages Annie to floor the bus, hoping that this will help them make it to the other side. The bus launches across the gap and makes it to the other side.
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Who is the bomber?
After all the drama, Harry manages to make a breakthrough in the case. He identifies the gold watch attached to the bomb under the bus and determines that the bomber must be a retired cop. ..
Harry leads a team into the property of Howard Payne, a former Atlanta Police Department bomb squad officer. Unfortunately, the place is booby-trapped and explosives detonate as they enter, killing Harry and all of his team. ..
While drunk together after the elevator gig, Harry mentions to Jack that guts will only get you so far and you need to think things through before jumping headfirst into danger. Ironically, Harry’s haste to catch the bomber ends up his undoing.
How does Jack outsmart the bomber?
With the help of law enforcement, Jack manages to get Annie to circle the bus around the LA airport runway, much to the dismay of a shocked passenger who happens to be a tourist and has just come from the airport. That’s not all their problems though when Jack inadvertently punctures the fuel tanks with a knife after getting a good look at the bomb under the bus.
Jack realizes that the bomber has a hidden surveillance camera onboard and is always one step ahead of him.
Mac has a local news crew record the transmission and rebroadcast a loop of the passengers onboard the bus to fool Payne. It works (despite there being less than a minute of footage) and everyone is offloaded without any trouble.
A floor access panel opens and the two run to safety just before the bus explodes into pieces. ..
How does Howard Payne get his revenge?
Payne realizes he’s been deceived when he realizes that his ransom has not been paid. He poses as a police officer and kidnaps Annie as a last-ditch attempt to recover his ransom. Jack tracks Payne into the subway, where he discovers that Annie has been fitted with an explosive vest rigged to a pressure-release detonator.
Annie is hijacked by Payne and handcuffed to a pole. Payne starts the train while Jack pursues them, crouching over the roof toward their location. After Payne kills the train driver, he battles Jack on the roof, during which he ends up decapitated by a railway signal.
How does Speed end?
Jack deactivates the vest from Annie, but he realizes he can’t stop the train or save her as she’s handcuffed and the keys are gone. Jack deactivates the vest from Annie, but realizes that he can’t do anything to save her as she’s handcuffed and the keys are gone.
As a last-ditch effort to survive, Jack speeds up the train and causes it to derail completely, eventually heading out onto the streets. Having miraculously survived without injury, Jack and Annie finish their adventures by sharing a kiss, as a bunch of people show up and watch on in shock.
In the new Speed movie, Keanu Reeves stars as a police officer who is forced to use his skills of speed to stop a terrorist plot. The film is set in the future and features high-speed chases and action sequences. The new Speed movie is set in the future and features high-speed chases and action sequences. Keanu Reeves stars as a police officer who is forced to use his skills of speed to stop a terrorist plot. ..
