Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman,Andrew Ghai and guest host Razzle break down Speed! (The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down) Speed is a 1994 American action film directed by Jan de Bont in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, and Jeff Daniels. A surprise critical and commercial success, it won two Academy Awards, for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing at the 67th Academy Awards in early 1995. The film tells the story of the LAPD cop who tries to rescue civilians on a city bus rigged with a bomb programmed to explode if the bus slows down or if civilians try to escape. A sequel called Speed 2: Cruise Control was released in June 1997.