45 episodes
50 MPH Kris Tapley
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Get ready for rush hour! 50 MPH is a podcast dedicated to the making and legacy of Jan de Bont’s 1994 summer movie blockbuster SPEED. Across 50 episodes, this one-of-a-kind oral history takes you on a breakneck journey from conception to execution, distribution and beyond. Join entertainment journalist Kris Tapley as he talks to the people who made it happen and discusses their memories of an electrifying thrill ride that defied expectations and became a global, star-making phenomenon. Through conversations with actors, executives, filmmakers, film scholars and film fans, 50 MPH will attempt to secure SPEED’s rightful place in the canon of action cinema on the way to celebrating its fast-approaching 30th anniversary in style. Don’t forget to fasten your seatbelts! Visit us today: 50mphpodcast.com.
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44 MPH / Homestretch Grab Bag
As 50 MPH nears the finish, we pause for one more grab bag of fun anecdotes, listener emails and our own version of a sequel: a 7-year-old’s take on SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL! Hear, among other things, SPEED-adjacent tales from TWISTER and TOP GUN, plus a very special announcement.
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43 MPH / The Most Disappointing Sequels Ever (with Jacqueline Coley)
From Indiana Jones to the Blair Witch, Rotten Tomatoes Awards Editor Jacqueline Coley joins the cause to discuss the sequels that let us down the most.
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42 MPH / Speed 2: Lose Control
Director Jan de Bont and others unfortunate enough to be involved in SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL (plus a few who dodged the bullet) discuss SPEED’s disastrous 1997 sequel.
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41 MPH / The Fallout of a Phenomenon
Surveying the aftereffects of SPEED and how its various players parlayed the film’s star-making success into their next ventures.
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40 MPH / Directors on Speed
Filmmakers Paul Verhoeven, John McTiernan, Guillermo del Toro, Barry Jenkins and Joe Carnahan chime in on SPEED and fellow director Jan de Bont.
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39 MPH / Fans Feel the Need for Speed
From scrappy theater productions Down Under to epic collector quests to, ahem, podcasts dedicated to a legacy, the fandom surrounding SPEED is a global affair.
Customer Reviews
Kris, where have you been this whole time?
Kris, mate, I just discovered this show after it being advertised on the Light the Fuse podcast, I had no idea it existed! I have been a diehard fan of Speed ever since I was a kid, I grew up watching it obsessively on VHS and on broadcast television. Whilst everyone keeps yapping on about Die Hard and T2 (and don’t get me wrong I love those movies), I never felt like Speed got AS MUCH attention as those films, even though I find the film just as memorable and masterful in the action genre.
What can I say, this podcast has everything a fan of this movie could want - interviews from the cast, crew, chats with well respected critics in the industry, and even Keanu himself! I just discovered this podcast a few days ago and I’m already up to episode 10, it’s wonderful! High production values, great structure to the development of the movie (including facts I had no idea about - Paramount was going to make this movie?!), and beautiful editing makes for a wonderful listen whilst driving to and from work. That intro you made is something else - the “Pop Quiz Hotshot” line in sync with the music always makes me laugh! I just read on your website that you interview Eddie Hamilton, can’t wait to hear what he has to say about the movie!
Anyway, I just wanted to thank you, as a huge fan of this movie, I can’t express how appreciative I am of this podcast existing, and all your passion and hard work that goes into it. Keep up the wonderful work, I’m happy to hop on this bus with you as it gets closer to that inevitable 50mph! Much love from a fan in Perth, Australia.