46 episodes
50 MPH Kris Tapley
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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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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45 MPH / Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock: The 50 MPH Interview
50 MPH proudly presents an exclusive interview with the stars of SPEED, Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, as they look back on the film’s chemistry-fueled production, its impact on their careers and the lightning strike of a Hollywood success story.
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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.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic Indepth Oral History
This isn’t just a podcast, it’s a fantastic oral history of the Making of Speed. It’s incredibily well researched and is a brilliant insight into Hollywood film making in the early 90s.
Kris Tapley is sharing his love of the movie by allowing us listen directly to those who were part of the journey to get the film made.
A prime example of the level of work that has been put into the podcast, there is even Sherry Lansing, former CEO of Paramount, discussing how Speed got away from the studio.
If you love Speed, you’ll enjoy this. If you like Speed, you’ll also enjoy it. If you wondered about the process of Hollywood film-making, you’ll definitely enjoy it.