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Features: Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Meet jake speed, the international hero of a series ofpaperback adventure novels. He's tough, cocky, heavily-armedand a total work of fiction or is he? When an american teenageris kidnapped in paris, her sister is contacted by aflesh-and-blood speed who offers to rescue the hostage.
Editor's Note
Jake Speed, defender of justice, is on a new mission. He must save a kidnapped girl from the clutches of a greedy "white slaver." The funny thing is, as far as anybody knows, Jake Speed is purely a fictional character. But that doesn't stop the kidnapped girl's grandfather from placing the call and getting Speed on the case.
Plot Summary
A 1940s pulp fiction hero comes to life in this light-hearted action-adventure. When a girl is abducted by white slavers, her sister turns to Jake Speed, star of a popular serial adventure series, for help. Together they write the latest chapter in Speed's hair-raising career as the fearless duo travels to exotic Africa to rescue the kidnapped girl.
| Features | Letterbox - 1.85 |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Anchor Bay |
| Release Date: 3/13/2001 |
| Running Time: 104 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1986 | | Catalog ID: 11632 | | UPC: 00013131163230 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...JAKE SPEED, A cross between ROMANCING THE STONE and RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and a whole lot more that vein, is fun..." 05/21/1986Los Angeles Times
"...The film has a blithe, tongue-in-cheek spirit....Karen Kopins radiates wit and elegance..." 05/30/1986 p.C6 |
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