Speed 2 won the award for "Worst Remake or Sequel", but lost the award for "Worst Picture" to The Postman (1997). As the ship floods, Alex sees Drew on a monitor after she climbs out of the elevator, and runs to save her. [122][123], The film received eight Razzie Award nominations out of 12 possible categories at the 18th Golden Raspberry Awards, and had the second-highest number that year following Batman and Robin (1997), which had 11 nominations. [101], Bullock later regretted starring in the film, and stated that the script was to blame for the film's negative reception. Geiger steals jewelry from the ship's vault. A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker. [68] Stunt coordinator Dick Ziker was very impressed with Patric's stuntwork, and said that he "is so physical he probably could be one of the top stunt men in the world. [8] De Bont was contractually obligated to direct it,[10] and was paid a reported $5–6 million salary. He started composing the music in March 1997 and it was recorded at the end of April. [15], Despite the overwhelming negative reviews, the film did receive some positive feedback. Speed was released in June 1994, starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. (1997). De Bont was skeptical of featuring a relatively unknown actor such as Patric, but was reminded by the studio that Bullock and Reeves were also relatively unknown prior to Speed,[36] and chose Patric based on his role in Sleepers (1996). Details below. A 1998 episode of the Irish sitcom Father Ted titled "Speed 3" involves a bomb planted on a milk float that will explode if the float travels under 4 mph (6.4 km/h). De Bont made a deal with Virgin Records that it could not be released until at least six months after the release of the soundtrack. [125], Speed 2: Cruise Control has been referenced and parodied in pop culture. Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997 | 13+ | 2h 5m | US Movies When her beau surprises her with a cruise vacation, Annie finds herself and fellow passengers in danger … 0:34 7. Alex decides to stop the ship by diving underneath it and jamming the propeller with a steel cable. As they are trapped aboard the ship, Annie and Ale… The cruiser setting also is daft when seen beside the bus concept - the vast majority of the audience will ride a bus quite often, very few of us can relate to an ocean liner! HoloLens PC Mobile device Xbox 360 Trailer. [111], Speed 2 was listed on About.com's Top 9 Cruise Ship or Ocean Liner Movies, and said it had "good shots of the ship and a spectacular ending", but also described the plot as "lame. It's a small twist, I … [4][5] Even though their contracts did not obligate them to do so, Fox expected Reeves and Bullock to reprise their roles,[11] and envisioned the follow-up film with Reeves and Bullock's characters as a married couple. Title: The crew notice that Geiger has set the ship to crash into an oil tanker off the coast of Saint Martin. Rent $3.99. He also had an idea for a story about a plane that has to fly through the Andes mountains, but cannot ascend above 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Speed 2: Cruise Control. Speed 2: Cruise Control. Approximately 30 hoses and the ship's fire sprinkler system were used to simulate heavy rainfall in the scene. [80] Other songs recorded specifically for the soundtrack include Priest's cover of "The Tide Is High" and Cliff's re-recording of his 1972 song "You Can Get It If You Really Want". Speed 2: Cruise Control (Widescreen) Average Rating: (3.3) stars out of 5 stars 3 ratings, based on 3 reviews. 1 Timeline 2 Supplements 2.1 1997 VHS 2.2 1997 Laserdisc 2.3 1998 DVD 2.4 2002 DVD - Five Star Collection Qty: Add-on services (0 Selected) Show Less. He was a former worker aboard the cruise ship of the Seabourn Legend, and now a terrorist and a hacker bent on revenge on the cruise line for getting fired. [15] Randall McCormick was hired to write the sequel in 1994 and received a story credit along with De Bont. The soundtrack featured mostly reggae music. Speed 2: Cruise Control Joining Speed on HBO Max. Adventurer Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box, before an evil scientist finds it, and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her. SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL 50,000 Tons Of Steel Carrying 500 Hostages Is Headed For Disaster... What Do You Do? "[107] Since his original review, Ebert claimed that he enjoyed Speed 2 more than Bullock,[108][109][110] and wrote an article in 2013 that his favorable review of the film "inspired more disbelief" than any other he had written and was frequently cited as an example of him being a poor film critic. An additional scene was added showing crew of the Eindhoven Lion extinguishing the oil tanker after the bow thruster scene. character repeating someone else's dialogue, Rated PG-13 for frenetic disaster action and violence, Hear me out: why She's the Man isn't a bad movie, Hear me out: why Speed 2: Cruise Control isn't a bad movie, Everything Coming to HBO and HBO Max in April 2021, Deadpool's Favorite Movies That Sound Dirty But Aren't, Top 20 Worst Movies of 1997 (20th Anniversary). Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker. [64] Following the production at sea, De Bont said that filming on water "was 100 percent more difficult than [he] imagined. [44] Glenn Plummer was cast as a character named Maurice whose boat is hijacked by Alex, reprising his role from Speed as a Jaguar owner whose car is hijacked by Jack. [29], Many actors were considered to replace Reeves including: Simon Baker Denny,[30] Jon Bon Jovi,[31] Patrick Muldoon,[32] Johnathon Schaech,[33] Christian Slater,[34] and Billy Zane. View production, box office, & company info. After remotely shutting down the ship's engines, Geiger calls the bridge to tell the first officer, Juliano, that Pollard is dead and he is in charge. [10], Hundreds of ideas for a sequel were submitted to De Bont, all of which he turned down in favor of his own idea, based on a recurring nightmare he experienced about a cruise ship crashing into an island. Noting how the film was set in the Caribbean and had a different, slower pace than Speed, Mancina gave the score a "Jamaican/Latin feel" by incorporating reggae music between action sequences. [16] Prior to production, details about the film were kept secret, and De Bont refused to confirm rumors about the film taking place on a ship,[17] although he did state that the sequel would be "funnier",[18] while Speed 2 star Jason Patric said the sequel is a "very complex movie" and would have "bigger sequences. The whole set up never really feels immediate or threatening, even when the boat swings out of control it is difficult to feel terrified as the boat slooooowly goes towards the tanker, worst come to worst people can jump off to safety. Patric is the film's actual seaborne legend, and a watchable one, but the pair's gooey relationship sorely lacks Speed's thrown-together dynamic. But when he notices another passenger act peculiar, he can't help but try to find out what's up with him. Speed 2: Cruise Control is a 1997 American action thriller film produced and directed by Jan de Bont, and written by Randall McCormick and Jeff Nathanson. A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco. "[50] Joe Morton reprised his role from Speed as SWAT lieutenant Herb "Mac" McMahon in an uncredited cameo appearance in the beginning of the film. The film was also a box-office bomb, earning $164 million worldwide against a production budget as high as $160 million. [78] Brazilian reggae musician Carlinhos Brown was also chosen to be featured as a performer on the ship because De Bont wanted music that was "lively" and felt that Brown's music was "full of energy. Mark Mancina wrote a techno track for the soundtrack based on his film score,[71] titled "Speed TK Re-mix", performed by Japanese musician Tetsuya "TK" Komuro. Dafoe is awful; he drags the film down as much as anyone. Without hyperbole, SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL may be the worst sequel ever made. [17] He started location scouting in the Caribbean in May 1996, and chose Saint Martin as the primary filming location because he felt it was least likely to be subjected to a hurricane. When the winch lowering the lifeboat jams, Alex jumps into the boat to rescue the passengers, and Annie and Juliano use the ship's gangplank to get them back on deck. As Annie and Alex attempt to board the last lifeboat, Geiger programs the ship to continue sailing. However she also struggles from a lack of chemistry with Patric. "[112] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,[113] Los Angeles Daily News,[114] and The Sacramento Bee[115] each gave favorable reviews, while stating that the film was not as good as Speed. Speed 2 Movie Collection 2017. PG13 1990. Yes No | Share this. "[68], Composer Mark Mancina wrote the film score for Speed 2 having previously composed the scores for Speed and Twister. In the first movie, if the bus stopped, everyone would get killed. After viewing the scene where Geiger attaches leeches to his body to cleanse his blood, Mancina felt the scene was "so gross" that he wrote a "slimy theme" for the character, which is distinctively different from the rest of the music. Overview System Requirements Related. Was this review helpful to you? [64] Exteriors of the bow mockup on the bridge ship were used in the first part of the scene when the Seabourn Legend is crashing into sailboats in the harbor; the bridge ship was used in place of the actual Seabourn Legend, as the latter could not navigate the harbor's shallow waters. [40] Willem Dafoe was cast as Geiger after he wanted to star in a "big movie" and once again play a villain. He wrote new themes for Annie and Alex because he felt the original themes written for Reeves' character would not work well with Patric. Use the HTML below. Need For Speed. Please allow approximately 20 extra minutes for pre-show and trailers before the show starts. [39] His absence is explained in the first scene, where Annie talks about how her relationship with Jack did not work out, and mentions her current relationship with Alex (Patric), before his character is introduced in the film. [26][13] Reeves was offered $12 million to reprise his role as Jack Traven, but turned it down because he did not like the script, was financially secure from the success of Speed,[27] and felt he was not "ready to mentally and physically" star in another action film after having completed Chain Reaction (1996). Speed 2: Cruise Control is formulaic tripe that tries to be as big and as loud as it can, without any regard for the story or the characters. [3] Moviefone and Time have both ranked the film among the biggest box office bombs of all time, with estimated losses for the studio ranging from $40–70 million. Once at sea, however, a disgruntled passenger has other plans. Production took place aboard Seabourn Legend, the ship on which the film is set. Entertainment Weekly heavily criticized the lack of story and said the film is "as slow-moving as a garbage scow. The name of the cruise ship was changed to "S.S. Legend". [93] On their film review TV series Siskel & Ebert, they collectively gave Speed 2 a positive rating of "Two Thumbs Up", calling it a "truly rousing ocean liner adventure story", although Ebert criticized Bullock's more limited role in the sequel while Patric "stole all the action sequences. But she eventually learns that he works for the same unit that the other guy worked for and is also addicted to danger. [28] De Bont said that the character in the sequel was not specific to Reeves and could be played by any young actor, as long as he had chemistry with Bullock. A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake. Price Match Guarantee. The speed is there, but it sure is a bumpy ride. [73][71] The reggae music was written to give the feel of being on vacation and serve as a love theme for the characters. The film was produced and directed by Jan de Bont, and written by Randall McCormick and Jeff Nathanson, based on a story by de Bont and McCormick. A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph. During the scoring of Speed 2, Mancina said in an interview that keeping up with the editing of the film was the "hardest thing [he had] ever done. An additional scene was added showing Annie and Alex driving to the port and riding a dinghy to the ship where Annie first meets Geiger. [41] De Bont cast New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison as Juliano based on his role in Once Were Warriors (1994). Take a look ahead at some of our most anticipated superhero series arriving in 2021 and beyond. [20] While Speed was produced for $30 million,[21] the sequel was green-lit at "just under $100 million" due to the larger production and higher cast salaries. The film was released by 20th Century Fox on June 13, 1997. The memory of the original is cheapen by this nasty film that is uninspiring and unthrilling at best, dull and stupid at worst. Watch the full movie online. [71] He mixed the score at the same time the film was being edited,[73] which meant the music had to be constantly re-edited into the film. In this summer’s hit sequel, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Bullock and De Bont return for another adrenaline rush, joined by new leading man Jason Patric. SEE ALL TRAILERS. "[93] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 23 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". 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