Speed 2: Cruise Control
Speed 2: Cruise Control | |
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Directed by | Jan de Bont |
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Story by |
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Based on | Characters created by Graham Yost |
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Cinematography | 20th Century Fox[1] |
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Running time | 126 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $110–160 million[2] |
Box office | $164.5 million[3] |
Speed 2: Cruise Control is a 1997 American
De Bont had the idea for the film after he had a recurring nightmare about a cruise ship crashing into an island. Speed star
The film was released by
Plot
Aboard the ship, deranged passenger John Geiger, a former employee of the cruise company, hacks into the ship's computer system, and the following evening, he sabotages the ship's communication systems and kills Captain Pollard. After remotely blowing up two of the ship's engines, Geiger calls the bridge to tell the first officer, Juliano, that Pollard is dead and he is in charge. Juliano is ordered by Geiger to evacuate the ship. Geiger steals jewelry from the ship's vault. As passengers evacuate, Drew, a young deaf girl, becomes trapped in an elevator, and a group of people also become trapped behind locked fire doors in a hallway filling with smoke. As Annie and Alex attempt to board the last lifeboat, Geiger programs the ship to continue sailing. When the winch lowering the lifeboat jams, Alex jumps into the boat to rescue the passengers, while Annie and Juliano use the ship's gangplank to get them back on deck.
Alex realizes that Geiger is controlling the ship. Armed with shotguns, he goes with Juliano to the cabin. Geiger remotely detonates explosives inside the room. Annie and Dante, the ship's photographer, notice the people trapped behind the fire doors, and use a chainsaw to cut the door open and bail them out on the other side of the hallway. Meanwhile, Alex orders the navigator, Merced, to flood the ship and slow it down by opening the ballast doors. As the ship floods, Alex sees Drew on a monitor after she climbs out of the elevator, and runs to save her. Alex notices Geiger leaving the vault and holds him at gunpoint, but he escapes by closing the fire door in front of him. Using the ship's intercom, Geiger explains that he designed the ship's autopilot system, and is taking revenge against the cruise line after being fired when he contracted copper poisoning. Geiger again escapes from Alex by attaching a grenade to a door.
The crew notices that Geiger has set the ship to crash into an oil tanker off the coast of Saint Martin. Alex decides to stop the ship by diving underneath it and jamming the propeller with a steel cable. Geiger realizes that Alex is trying to stop the ship, so he jams the cable winch while Alex is underwater, causing it to break off the ship and free the cable. Geiger takes Annie hostage and escapes with her on a boat from the ship's stern.
To avoid collision with the oil tanker, Alex and Dante go into the ship's
Cast
Main cast
Seabourn Legend crew
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Cruise passengers
Additional cast
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Production
Background
Speed was released in June 1994, starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. The film's plot features the story of a runaway bus armed with a bomb that will explode if its speed drops below 50 miles per hour (80 km/h).[4] It was a critical and commercial success,[5][6] and was the 8th-highest-grossing-film worldwide in 1994.[7]
Due to positive
Writing
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.[13][14] Randall McCormick was hired to write the sequel in 1994 and received a story writing credit along with De Bont.[12] The screenplay was credited to McCormick and Jeff Nathanson, who began writing the film with its ending based on De Bont's nightmare.[15]
Director John McTiernan of the Die Hard series claimed in 2001 that "the studio used most of the material we'd developed" for a potential Die Hard sequel and turned it into Speed 2, including "the ocean liner going on the beach."[16] The third film in the series, Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), was originally based on a spec script from 1990 titled Troubleshooter, whose premise involved fighting terrorists aboard a cruise ship. This concept for a sequel was later abandoned by the filmmakers due to its similarities to the film Under Siege (1992).[17][18]
Speed writer
Casting
Bullock initially declined to star in the sequel,[21] but later agreed to secure financial backing for the drama film Hope Floats (1998); she was paid a reported $11–$13 million to reprise her role as Annie.[22][14] 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,[23] and felt he was not "ready to mentally and physically" star in another action film after having completed Chain Reaction (1996). He passed on Speed 2 in order to star in the film The Devil's Advocate (1997), which was filmed at the same time, then subsequently toured with his band, Dogstar. Reeves said that Fox was "furious" with his decision and released "propaganda" against him, falsely claiming that he turned down the role to tour with his band.[24] 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.[25]
Many actors were considered to replace Reeves including:
Gary Oldman turned down the role of the villain, Geiger, to star as another villain in Air Force One (1997).[37] Willem Dafoe was cast as Geiger after he wanted to star in a "big movie" and once again play a villain.[38] De Bont cast New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison as Juliano based on his role in Once Were Warriors (1994).[39] Although he did not like the script, Brian McCardie accepted the role as Merced as his agents assured him it would be good for his career.[40]
Comedian Royale Watkins was hired by De Bont for the part of Dante after discovering Watkins performing at a comedy club.[41] 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.[42][43] To add comic relief, De Bont cast comedian Tim Conway as Annie's driving instructor, and hoped it would be a comeback role for him.[44][45] Singer Tamia was cast as Sheri, an entertainer on the ship, because De Bont wanted a singer who could also act.[46] She did not plan on doing any film acting that early in her career, as she had yet to release her debut album, but said the part was "too perfect for [her] to resist."[47] Joe Morton reprised his role from Speed as SWAT lieutenant Herb "Mac" McMahon in an uncredited cameo appearance in the beginning of the film.[42]
Filming
Speed 2 was produced by De Bont's
Principal photography took place from September 23, 1996, to late February 1997.[55] Film crews moved to West Palm Beach and Miami, Florida in July 1996 anticipating shooting in each location for several weeks later that year.[56][57] However, due to scheduling issues with Patric, production did not take place in West Palm Beach and there were "just a few days" filming in Miami.[58][59] The Miami production took place in a gymnasium and boat hangar at the Dinner Key marina complex, rented by Fox. After spending over $55,000 on repairs to the facilities, Fox refused to pay the $35,000 in rental fees to the City of Miami.[60] The city sued for the rent since Fox did not seek approval for the repairs, and a compromise was reached when the city credited some repair costs, resulting in Fox paying around $26,000 rent.[61]
Seabourn Legend was rented for six weeks at a reported cost of $38,000 per day;
For the climactic scene when the ship crashes into an island, De Bont wanted to create and destroy an actual town. He opted against miniature scale models or computer-generated imagery (CGI) to provide a sense of realism for the actors and the audience. A $5 million, 35-building set was constructed in Marigot, Saint Martin based on the town's local architecture, which temporarily housed production offices.[15][46][67] Despite De Bont's reason for choosing Saint Martin for filming, a hurricane struck the town and destroyed the set during construction. It had to be rebuilt with hurricane-proof buildings.[68] 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.[63] The captain of the bridge ship had great difficulty hitting the sailboats during filming, despite cameras placed on the boats for the captain to view.[13] A second mockup was constructed for the latter part of the scene, which featured a 150-foot (46 m) long replica of the Seabourn Legend's bow. This mockup, referred to as the "rail ship",[46] weighed 300 short tons (270 t), and sat atop a set of wheels along a 1,000-foot long (300 m) track built 60 feet (18 m) underwater.[15]
Filming the final scene with the rail ship was initially delayed because it could not be hoisted onto the track because of large waves caused by the hurricane.
The underwater scene where Alex swims underneath the ship was filmed in the Tongue of the Ocean off the coast of New Providence in the Bahamas. The location was chosen due to its water clarity, however, after viewing dailies of the scene, De Bont felt the water was too clear, so it was reshot with divers above the camera dusting the area in front of the lens with sediment to alter the clarity of the footage.[70] The scene was filmed underneath a propeller-less barge that was designed to resemble the Seabourn Legend. To provide a sense of velocity in the scene, the barge was towed by tugboats at one and a half knots. The production crew did not have a winch system available for the underwater shoot as depicted in the scene, so a pulley system was created by feeding Patric a rope that was attached to the axle of a car that drove along the barge.[71]
Instead of using
Music
Score
Composer
Specific action cues were scored on the piano down to each second of film. 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.[77][75] The reggae music was written to give the feel of being on vacation and serve as a love theme for the characters.[76] Some themes from Speed were included in the score between sections of the newly written material. He wrote new themes for Annie and Alex because he felt the original themes written for Reeves' character would not work well with Patric. 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.[75] He mixed the score at the same time the film was being edited,[77] which meant the music had to be constantly re-edited into the film. 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."[75]
Over 100 minutes of score are present in Speed 2, more than Mancina wrote for Speed and Twister combined.
Mancina's score was not initially released on CD to avoid competition with sales of the soundtrack album. 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.
Soundtrack
To complement the film's Caribbean setting, the soundtrack consists of mostly reggae music.[81] De Bont wanted musicians to appear in the film as entertainers on the cruise ship. A cameo appearance for reggae band UB40 was written into the script after the filmmakers heard a demo of their song "Tell Me Is It True", and wanted them to perform it in the film.[82] 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."[46] Tamia worked with De Bont and producer Quincy Jones to choose a song for her character to perform in the film, and selected "Make Tonight Beautiful",[46] which was written by Diane Warren.[83]
In addition to UB40 and Brown, the soundtrack features reggae music from: Jimmy Cliff, Common Sense, Maxi Priest, Shaggy, Rayvon, and Betty Wright. Mark Mancina wrote a techno track for the soundtrack based on his film score,[75] titled "Speed TK Re-mix", performed by Japanese musician Tetsuya "TK" Komuro.[84] 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".[85][86] The Speed 2: Cruise Control soundtrack album was released by Virgin Records on May 20, 1997, about one month before the film's release. The album features 12 songs, all of which are featured in the film; five of them were released as singles.[77]
Reception
Critical response
List | Rank |
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Complex |
1st[87] |
Far Out |
2nd[88] |
Total Film | 5th[89] |
Entertainment Weekly | 9th[90] |
Moviefone | 9th[91] |
The Independent | Top 10[92] |
MSN | Top 10[93] |
Salon |
Top 10[94] |
Virgin Media | Top 10[95] |
Toronto Sun | Top 25[96] |
Comcast | 42nd[97] |
Speed 2: Cruise Control did not receive the same positive feedback as its predecessor.[98] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 4% based on reviews from 75 critics, with an average rating of 3.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "Speed 2 falls far short of its predecessor, thanks to laughable dialogue, thin characterization, unsurprisingly familiar plot devices, and action sequences that fail to generate any excitement."[99] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 23 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[100] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B−" on scale of A to F.[101]
Time magazine stated that Patric's character was "fundamentally uninteresting", but blamed De Bont and the screenwriters for "not providing their actors with stuff to act."[102] Many critics stated that a major issue with the film was the lack of thrills due to the setting on the slow-moving ship. Entertainment Weekly heavily criticized the lack of story and said the film is "as slow-moving as a garbage scow."[103] According to the Los Angeles Times, even children who saw the film felt it was strange that it took place on a ship "not capable of going more than a few knots per hour [sic]", and claimed that Speed was "much more logical."[104] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times stated, "Even the film's big-ticket closing stunts are more impressive for their size than for any excitement they generate."[105]
It is also considered to be one of the worst film sequels of all time, and many publications have placed Speed 2 on their lists of the worst film sequels.
Bullock later regretted starring in the film, and stated that the script was to blame for the film's negative reception.[107] She admitted to having been skeptical about its success during production and "knew it was going to be a big flop" once she saw the final product.[108] Patric also admitted "it wasn't a good movie" and said that its lack of success was due to de Bont's direction, while praising Bullock and the rest of the film's crew.[109] Mark Gordon and Graham Yost stated they felt "bitter and happy" after initially not being asked to be involved in Speed 2, then seeing that the film was unsuccessful.[19]
The film did receive some positive feedback.
Speed 2 was listed on
Box office
Speed 2: Cruise Control premiered at the Cineplex Odeon in Century City, Los Angeles on June 9, 1997, and was released into theaters on June 13.[122] The release date was rescheduled twice—originally set for July 2 and pushed up to June 6 to avoid competition with Men in Black and Titanic (which was then scheduled for July), then moved back one week to avoid competition with Con Air.[123][124]
During its opening weekend, Speed 2 was shown on 2,615 screens and grossed $16.2 million.[125] It ranked at number one in the box office, grossing just $500,000 more than Con Air in second place.[126][127] Box office sales for Speed 2 dropped 54% the following weekend, grossing only $7.8 million and ranking at number five behind Batman & Robin, My Best Friend's Wedding, Con Air and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.[128][129]
The film grossed $48 million in the United States, and had a total gross of $164.5 million worldwide.
Awards
The film received eight
Ceremony | Award | Nominee | Result |
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Razzies | Worst Picture | Jan de Bont, Steve Perry, Michael Peyser | Nominated |
Worst Actress | Sandra Bullock | Nominated | |
Worst Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominated | |
Worst Screen Couple
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Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric | Nominated | |
Worst Remake or Sequel
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Speed 2: Cruise Control | Won | |
Worst Director | Jan de Bont | Nominated | |
Worst Screenplay | Randall McCormick, Jeff Nathanson, Jan de Bont | Nominated | |
Worst Song | "My Dream" (written by Orville Burrell , Robert Livingston, Dennis Haliburton)
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Nominated | |
Stinkers | Worst Director | Jan de Bont | Nominated |
Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing Over $100M Worldwide Using Hollywood Math | 20th Century Fox
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Worst Sequel | Won |
Home media
Speed 2: Cruise Control was released on VHS on December 2, 1997. A LaserDisc version would be released that same month. The film would be released for the first time on DVD on November 3, 1998. It was once again released on DVD on July 30, 2002, along with its predecessor.[135] This THX certified DVD release features animated menus that resemble Geiger's computer. Bonus features include a half-hour HBO special called "The Making of Speed 2: Cruise Control" and three trailers. These are a single trailer for Speed and two others for its sequel.[136] On May 6, 2014, Speed 2: Cruise Control was released on Blu-ray as part of the Speed Collector Pack.[137]
Cancelled video game
A game was being developed as an original IP titled Muzzle Velocity by developer Bits Studios featuring a story in which player character Jack, a member of the LAPD SWAT team during a mission in Los Angeles, is battling crime wave gone out of control out of control that the LAPD cannot stop it on its own. After the studio partnered with Fox Interactive development of the game shifted to an alternate IP under the Speed series titled after and based on the film itself Speed 2: Cruise Control. The game would have been primarily set on a boat, though a bus level was also conceived as a nod to the original film. This game was then planned to release in January 1999 for Nintendo 64 and PC. However the movie was both a critical and commercial failure after its release and both companies decided to switch the project once more to the Die Hard franchise thus becoming Die Hard 64. After work for the previous title could not be finished sometime in 2000 it was moved to the GameCube and would later become Die Hard: Vendetta.[138]
Legacy
Speed 2: Cruise Control has been referenced and parodied in pop culture. A 1998 episode of the Irish
Potential sequel
In September 2013, Keanu Reeves stated that he believed that an opportunity for his return in a sequel had passed.[142] By September of the following year however, the actor stated that he would be open to reprising his lead role in a sequel.[143][144] In May 2019, Reeves once again expressed his interest in a potential third movie.[145] By November 2020, Jan de Bont stated that a third film may be developed, while acknowledging that he would want the original cast to return.[146] In December 2021, Reeves expressed his desire to work again with Bullock in the future, and said "never say never" while acknowledging that the realization of a third installment may become a reality.[147] By March 2022, Bullock expressed interest in reprising her role while joking about how much older they both are at this point in time.[148] Later that month she stated that though she was taking a hiatus from acting, she would like to make a third Speed film alongside Reeves. During the interview, she and Daniel Radcliffe brainstormed comedic ideas for the potential project.[149]
In March 2023, Reeves stated that he would reprise his role under the condition that the story justifies the movie with a great script.[150] By April, Graham Yost expressed interest in returning to serve as screenwriter.[151]
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