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Speed Kills

2018 crime film by Jodi Scurfield


Summary

2018 crime film by Jodi Scurfield

FieldValue
imageSpeed Kills poster.jpg
captionTheatrical release poster
directorJodi Scurfield
producerOscar Generale
Richard Rionda Del Castro
screenplayDavid Aaron Cohen
John Luessenhop
storyPaul Castro
David Aaron Cohen
John Luessenhop
based_on
starringJohn Travolta
musicGeronimo Mercado
cinematographyAndrzej Sekula
editingRandy Bricker
studioSaban Films
distributorLionsgate
released
runtime102 minutes
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
Spanish
budget$15 million
gross$5,812

Richard Rionda Del Castro John Luessenhop David Aaron Cohen John Luessenhop Spanish Speed Kills is a 2018 American crime drama film directed by Jodi Scurfield and starring John Travolta. It is based on Arthur J. Harris's book of the same name about the life of Donald Aronow, fictionalized as "Ben Aronoff."

Plot

Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.

Cast

  • John Travolta as Ben Aronoff
  • Katheryn Winnick as Emily Gowen
  • Jennifer Esposito as Katherine Aronoff
  • Michael Weston as Shelly Katz
  • Jordi Mollà as Jules Bergman
  • Amaury Nolasco as Agent Lopez
  • Matthew Modine as George H. W. Bush
  • James Remar as Meyer Lansky
  • Kellan Lutz as Robbie Reemer
  • Charlie Gillespie as Andrew Aronoff
  • Moran Atias as Contessa
  • Tom Sizemore as Dwayne Franklin
  • Mike Massa as "Knocky" House
  • Luis Da Silva as "Panama"
  • Keith Hudson as "Dutch" Kramer

Reception

The film has approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews, with an average rating of . Barbara Shulgasser-Parker of Common Sense Media awarded it one star out of five. Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com awarded it half a star. Powerboat Racing World website told their readers to 'prepare for disappointment'.

References

References

  1. "''Speed Kills'' (2018)". [[IMDb]].
  2. "''Speed Kills'' (2018)". [[Box Office Mojo]].
  3. McNary, Dave. (18 May 2017). "Kellan Lutz, Matthew Modine Join John Travolta's 'Speed Kills' (EXCLUSIVE)". [[Variety (magazine).
  4. DeFore, John. (14 November 2018). "'Speed Kills': Film Review". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
  5. Harvey, Dennis. (16 November 2018). "Film Review: 'Speed Kills'". [[Variety (magazine).
  6. "Speed Kills". [[Fandango Media.
  7. Shulgasser-Parker, Barbara. "Speed Kills". [[Common Sense Media]].
  8. Abrams, Simon. (16 November 2018). "Speed Kills". [[RogerEbert.com]].
  9. "Speed Kills – Prepare for Disappointment".
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