50 MPH
Get ready for rush hour! 50 MPH is a podcast dedicated to the making and legacy of Jan de Bont’s 1994 summer movie blockbuster SPEED. Across 50 episodes, this one-of-a-kind oral history takes you on a breakneck journey from conception to execution, distribution and beyond. Join entertainment journalist Kris Tapley as he talks to the people who made it happen and discusses their memories of an electrifying thrill ride that defied expectations and became a global, star-making phenomenon. Through conversations with actors, executives, filmmakers, film scholars and film fans, 50 MPH will attempt to secure SPEED’s rightful place in the canon of action cinema on the way to celebrating its fast-approaching 30th anniversary in style. Don’t forget to fasten your seatbelts!
Episodes
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
31 MPH / Now Hear This
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
A seasoned team races against the clock to craft SPEED's Oscar-winning sound design, with a fast-approaching release date on the horizon!
Monday Jan 22, 2024
30 MPH / A New Action Score
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
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!
Monday Jan 15, 2024
29 MPH / A VFX Hybrid
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Settle in for a deep dive into the visual effects elements of SPEED, including old-school practices and cutting-edge post-production applications.
Monday Jan 08, 2024
28 MPH / Order Out of Chaos
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
As SPEED moves into post-production, 50 MPH brings you the final interview ever with the late Oscar-nominated film editor John Wright!
Monday Dec 18, 2023
27 MPH / Underground Technique
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Finally, we reach SPEED's gripping subway finale! Deep beneath the surface, Jack Traven faces his foe in a brilliant collision of filmmaking technique.
Monday Dec 11, 2023
26 MPH / Going Down?
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
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.
Monday Dec 04, 2023
25 MPH / Midpoint Grab Bag
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
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.
Monday Nov 27, 2023
24 MPH / I Hate the Airport
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
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!
Monday Nov 13, 2023
23 MPH / The Greatest Action Set Pieces of All Time (with Light the Fuse)
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
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!