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Jake Speed is a american film of genre Thriller released in USA on 30 may 1986 with Wayne Crawford

Jake Speed (1986)

Jake Speed
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Released in USA 30 may 1986
Length 1h40
OriginUSA
Genres Thriller,    Comedy,    Action,    Adventure
Rating49% 2.456032.456032.456032.456032.45603

Jake Speed is a 1986 action/comedy film directed by Andrew Lane, produced by Lane, Wayne Crawford, and William Fay, written by Lane and Crawford, and starring Crawford in the title role.

Synopsis

In Paris, a girl named Maureen Winston (Becca C. Ashley) is abducted by two evil-looking men. While her family prays for her safe return, Maureen's father heaps guilt on her sister Margaret (Karen Kopins), since she convinced her to go see the world. However, Margaret's grandfather (Leon Ames) has an idea: call for Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) to go and rescue her. One problem exists: Jake Speed is a character in a series of 40's-style pulp fiction novels.

Actors

Wayne Crawford

(Jake Speed)Dennis Christopher

(Desmond Floyd)Karen Kopins

(Margaret Winston)John Hurt

(Syd)Leon Ames

(Pop Winston)
And :
Roy London
Donna Pescow
Barry Primus
Monte Markham
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