A classic of 90’s action cinema, director Jan de Bont takes his experience lensing 1988’s Die Hard and translates the confined heroics from a skyscraper to an unstoppable bus. With starring turns from Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, pitted against an unforgettable Dennis Hopper as the film’s antagonist, the film is ideal summer viewing to get your blockbuster fix (with practical effects!)

Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle’s speed dips below fifty miles per hour.

“Films like ‘Speed’ belong to the genre I call Bruised Forearm Movies, because you’re always grabbing the arm of the person sitting next to you. Done wrong, they seem like tired replays of old chase cliches. Done well, they’re fun. Done as well as ‘Speed,’ they generate a kind of manic exhilaration.” ~ Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Screening July 25 + 26