16 MPH / Speed and the Action Movie Canon (with Nick de Semlyen)

Get Ready for Rush Hour (50 MPH Trailer): Welcome to 50 MPH, a behind-the-scenes podcast hosted by entertainment journalist Kris Tapley that charts the development, production and legacy of director Jan de Bont’s Oscar-winning 1994 summer blockbuster SPEED, starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bull... by 50 MPH

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Getting Up to... Speed: 50 MPH host Kris Tapley sets the stage for what listeners can expect on his year-long study of SPEED, plus an electrifying 8-minute sizzle reel of coming attractions. Voices include director Jan de Bont, producer Mark Gordon, screenwriter Graham Yost... by 50 MPH

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4 MPH / Paramount Hits the Brakes: Through a connection to co-producer Allison Lyon, Graham Yost finds a producer to take on SPEED in the up-and-coming Mark Gordon. The trio finds interest at Paramount Pictures for a time with former Vice President of Production Don Granger. But after... by 50 MPH

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7 MPH / A Crash Course in Jan De Bont (with Bilge Ebiri): From Holland to Hollywood! 50 MPH talks to New York Magazine film critic Bilge Ebiri about the career and influence of Jan de Bont. They discuss the cinematographer's early days collaborating with a young Paul Verhoeven, his studio success behind the... by 50 MPH

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8 MPH / Next Action Hero: The search is on for SPEED's leading man. Once again, forget the A-list. John McClane ain't happening, and the studio has its eyes on Topper Harley. The guy from BILL & TED? He wasn't on anyone's wishlist. The team recalls the unlikely casting of... by 50 MPH

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11 MPH / A Crash Course in Sandra Bullock (with Kate Erbland): From "America's Sweetheart" to Oscar-winning Hollywood titan, Sandra Bullock is the topic of discussion. 50 MPH talks to IndieWire executive editor Kate Erbland about the rise and continued dominance of a beloved actress who commands an audience to t... by 50 MPH

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Is Speed a Masterpiece? (with Justin Chang): 50 MPH talks to Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang about the achievement and significance of SPEED, as well as the film's place in the modern context. by 50 MPH

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6 MPH / A Workhorse Takes the Reins: Fox searches high and low for a filmmaker willing to take on this silly "DIE HARD on a bus" premise. But having no luck with the A-list set, will the studio play it safe with a journeyman for a single or a double, or will they roll the dice on Jan de... by 50 MPH

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3 MPH / An Exercise in Structure: Screenwriter Graham Yost details the genesis of SPEED and his efforts to work it out on the page while toiling away as a TV writer in Hollywood at the dawn of a new decade: the 90s! by 50 MPH

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14 MPH / The Perfect Foil: We still need a bad guy! And we won't get one until two weeks into production. The team recounts the whirlwind search for Howard Payne, a role that would be offered to any and everyone under the sun, from Robert Duvall to Christopher Walken. In the e... by 50 MPH

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13 MPH / Jeff Daniels Needs Job: We need a bad guy, but it's hard to discuss the villain of SPEED without also discussing the journey of Harry Temple, Jack Traven's LAPD SWAT team partner who, until the big 11th-hour rewrite, was actually revealed to be the mad bomber at the center ... by 50 MPH

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12 MPH / The Script Doctors Are In: With production imminent, the suits at Fox decide the script for SPEED needs a tune-up. In a sprawling, uncommonly candid account that takes you behind the scenes of the screen(re)writing process and the under-the-hood efforts that get a project came... by 50 MPH

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21 MPH / Hell on Wheels: 50 MPH goes deep inside production on the first half of the bus section of SPEED as cast and crew recall a hair-raising hell-ride through Los Angeles aboard Bus 2525. by 50 MPH

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5 MPH / New Life at a New Fox: As a second studio takes a bite at the SPEED apple, more development voices join the mix. Former Fox junior executive Jorge Saralegui and production president Tom Jacobson talk about their interest in the project as Peter Chernin's new regime takes h... by 50 MPH

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10 MPH / A Star Is Born: With an action hero in the pocket, an action heroine is in order! But the search for unsuspecting bus-passenger-turned-driver Annie proves to be an exhaustive one lasting up until the brink of production. Hear all about the series of events that led ... by 50 MPH

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9 MPH / The Tao of Keanu Reeves (with Alex Pappademas): It's time to contextualize our star and how SPEED set him up for the action-hero superstardom he enjoys to this day. 50 MPH talks to journalist Alex Pappademas, author of the book "Keanu Reeves: Most Triumphant - The Movies and Meaning of an Irrepres... by 50 MPH

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24 MPH / I Hate the Airport: The SPEED production moves to LAX (and Mojave) airport for Bus 2525's final act, including a few more harrowing stunts, roaring Malibu fires and an explosive finale! by 50 MPH

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16 MPH / Speed and the Action Movie Canon (with Nick de Semlyen): In his new book "The Last Action Heroes," author Nick de Semlyen charts the rise and stall of the '80s action gods. This week 50 MPH talks to de Semlyen about the era that paved the way for SPEED and where Jan de Bont's film fits in the action movie ... by 50 MPH

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20 MPH / They Don’t Make ’Em Like They Used To: As SPEED launches into production, let’s take a moment to meet the production department heads and other artisans tasked with lifting Graham Yost’s (and Paul Attanasio’s and Joss Whedon’s) screenplay off the page and onto the screen! by 50 MPH

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15 MPH / Dennis Hopper, Hollywood Hotshot (with Mark Harris): An examination of the Easy Rider himself! 50 MPH talks to journalist and author Mark Harris (Pictures at a Revolution) about the life and times of one Dennis Hopper and what he brought to SPEED. by 50 MPH

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18 MPH / Location, Location, Location: Before the cast and crew for SPEED really get out to set, what IS the set? From Venice to Long Beach, downtown to LAX, strap in for a guided tour of the many locations from the film as Jan de Bont and company set up shop in Hollywood's back yard. by 50 MPH

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19 MPH / The Ultimate L.A. Movie Guide (with Katie Walsh): SPEED is an all-time great Los Angeles film. In that spirit, 50 MPH is joined by Tribune Publishing film critic Katie Walsh to help us forge the ultimate LA movie guide, from LA LA LAND and SWINGERS to NIGHTCRAWLER and COLLATERAL and all points in be... by 50 MPH

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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. by 50 MPH

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32 MPH / Give Me What I Need! by 50 MPH

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17 MPH / The Passengers of Bus 2525: It's high time we met the passengers of SPEED's doomed city workhorse... ALL of them. 50 MPH goes deep into the film's ensemble with insights from the many character actors who filled out Bus 2525. by 50 MPH

113 min listen

25 MPH / Midpoint Grab Bag: At the halfway mark of 50 MPH we pause for a grab bag of SPEED material, including stories that haven't found a home, a 7-year-old's take on the film and a quick dive into director Jan de Bont's temperament on set. by 50 MPH

59 min listen

30 MPH / A New Action Score: With the picture locked, SPEED needs a score! Enter newcomer Mark Mancina with a groundbreaking work of action film music composition. DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN! by 50 MPH

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23 MPH / The Greatest Action Set Pieces of All Time (with Light the Fuse): In the wake of our study of the jump sequence in SPEED, Drew Taylor and Charles Hood, hosts of Light the Fuse - The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast, help us count down the greatest action set pieces ever! by 50 MPH

71 min listen

22 MPH / Mind the Gap: It's time to talk about "the jump." Cast and crew look back at the centerpiece moment of SPEED and film's most immortal sequence: Bus 2525 sailing across a gap in the freeway. by 50 MPH

52 min listen

26 MPH / Going Down?: With the bus material shot and in the editing room, it's time to knock out SPEED's opening act: a riveting sequence set in an elevator shaft that, by some accounts, was even more dangerous. by 50 MPH

42 min listen

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16 MPH / Speed and the Action Movie Canon (with Nick de Semlyen)

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