This week, we’re cranking it up to 50 miles per hour and not looking back as we dive headfirst into 1994’s adrenaline-soaked, bus-jumping masterpiece – SPEED. Keanu Reeves whispers at bombs, Sandra Bullock becomes the world’s most stressed-out bus driver, and Dennis Hopper chews so much scenery we’re still finding pieces of it in the upholstery.
But that’s just the beginning. In this episode, we cover:
- The wild making-of stories behind SPEED, including how a last-second jump over a freeway gap nearly became a crash landing for the entire production.
- The casting chaos that almost gave us Tom Cruise, Wesley Snipes, or… Tom Hanks on a bus?
- The iconic bus jump that defied physics, logic, and common sense – and the other insane vehicle jumps in movie history that left us screaming, crying, and questioning our life choices.
- An extended meltdown as Adam refuses to stop pitching increasingly absurd vehicle stunts while Steve and Jeff try to land this episode like a flaming bus in a parking lot.
- A check-in with Louis, who spent the entire episode researching real-life bus jumps and Panda Express stuntsinstead of watching the movie.
- Paige gets called out for clearly not watching SPEED and tries to bluff her way through a pop quiz with… questionable results.
- And in a segment we will never emotionally recover from, we ask: What does Paige actually think SPEED is about?
Plus:
- “Speed 3: Ghost Bus,” “Speed 4: Kangaroo Court,” and “Speed 5: Mow or Die” – the sequels no one asked for but we won’t stop pitching.
- Adam’s proposal for SPEED: The Animated Series, featuring Dennis Hopper’s ghost, a sentient bus, and a crime-fighting robot named Stop-Go.
- The question that haunts us all: Was Keanu Reeves the real villain of SPEED?
- And finally, the ultimate takeaway: If you see a guy named Payne with a briefcase, RUN.
NEXT WEEK: We’re heading to Alcatraz for The Rock, where Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery will do their best to keep the chemical weapons from melting everyone’s face off. Explosions. Chemical green orbs. Connery growling “Winners go home and…” well, you know.
FOLLOW US: Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @rewindordiepodcast. Email us at rewindordiepodcast@gmail.com with your worst bus-related disaster stories. Leave a review, tell your friends, and remember: Don’t trust the government.
