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Jake Speed (1986)  link to Jake Speed on IMDb  

Number: 260

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IMDb Rating:
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5.3/10 (617 votes)

Country: USA, 100 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, French

Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Adventure, Crime

Director(s): Andrew Lane

Cast: Wayne Crawford (as Jake Speed), Dennis Christopher (as Desmond Floyd), Karen Kopins (as Margaret Winston), John Hurt (as Sid), Leon Ames (as Pop Winston)

Medium: VHS tape,

Storyline: When her sister is kidnapped by white slavers, only Grandpa knows what to do. He puts in a call to a fictional hero, Jake Speed. She is amazed to find that he actually exists, and that as flesh and blood, is much less formidable than his reputation.

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1