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Jake Speed

Jake Speed

1986·Movie·1h 40m

Action, Comedy, Thriller

4.6 / 10 (19 votes)

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.

Directed by
Andrew Lane
Original language
English
Released
30 May 1986

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Wayne Crawford

    Wayne Crawford

    Jake Speed

  • Karen Kopins

    Karen Kopins

    Margaret Winston

  • Dennis Christopher

    Dennis Christopher

    Desmond Floyd

  • John Hurt

    John Hurt

    Syd

  • Leon Ames

    Leon Ames

    Pop Winston

  • Roy London

    Roy London

    Maurice

  • Donna Pescow

    Donna Pescow

    Wendy

  • Barry Primus

    Barry Primus

    Lawrence

  • Monte Markham

    Monte Markham

    Mr Winston

  • Millie Perkins

    Millie Perkins

    Mrs Winston

  • RA

    Rebecca Ashley

    Maureen Winston

  • Alan Shearman

    Alan Shearman

    Rodrigo