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The Rewatchables · August 18, 2026

Speed

host Bill Simmons host Chris Ryan host Sean Fennessey producer Craig Horlbeck format Repeat visit

What aged best: The leads, practical action and an enduring premise
Casting what-if: Jeff Speakman, Stephen Baldwin and Richard Grieco for Jack
Weakest link: The jump’s physics, the extra subway act and Jack’s punch lines

All 38 categories

Who won the movie Split choices: Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock
Roger Ebert
Cruise or Hanks Cruise
Dion Waiters Award Joe Morton

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · 1:26:49

Sean calls Speed the last truly great American pure-action movie

A participant suggests Jack’s de-escalating language as an alternative to aggressive policing

Sean distinguishes pure action from science fiction, superheroes, secret societies and mythology

The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson · 2:02:34

Luck runs out

Bill Simmons: Harry’s warning supplies the lesson

The film

Speed (1994)

Directed by Jan de Bont · Action

116 minutes

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Keanu Reeves LAPD Officer Jack Traven

Dennis Hopper Howard Payne

Sandra Bullock Annie Porter

Joe Morton LAPD Lieutenant Herb 'Mac' McMahon

Jeff Daniels LAPD Detective Harry Temple

Alan Ruck Doug Stephens

Glenn Plummer Maurice the Jaguar owner

Beth Grant Helen

Hawthorne James Sam Silver

Carlos Carrasco Ortiz

David Kriegel Terry

Natsuko Ohama Mrs. Kamino

Daniel Villarreal Ray

Margaret Medina Officer Robin

Jordan Lund Bagwell

Robert Mailhouse young executive

Patrick Fischler Bob

Patrick John Hurley CEO

Susan Barnes female executive

Neisha Folkes-LeMelle Mrs. McMahon

Richard Lineback Sergeant Norwood

Beau Starr Commissioner

Richard Schiff Hughe

John Capodice Bob

Thomas Rosales Jr. Vinnie

Sandy Martin bartender

Everything from the episode

In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.

1:44:34

Goldie Hawn / Sharon Stone / Cameron Diaz / Sandra Bullock / Scarlett Johansson / Sydney Sweeney Comparison

Bullock

The panel proposes a new category here.

In the discussion (5)

Approx. transcript time · 01:44:34Read transcript

Bill proposes selected years of Hawn, Stone, Diaz, Bullock, Johansson and Sweeney, with Navarrette added in discussion — Bill Simmons
The others ask what the category is meant to decide — Bill Simmons
Mid-1970s Hawn is considered plausible as Annie — Bill Simmons
The panel prefers Bullock to all suggested replacements — Bill Simmons
The prompt remains a proposal rather than an established award — Bill Simmons

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