47 episodes
50 MPH Kris Tapley
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5.0 • 52 Ratings
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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! Visit us today: 50mphpodcast.com.
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46 MPH / The Best Action Movies of the '90s (with Die Hard on a Blank)
It’s time to place SPEED in the context of ’90s cinema, beginning with an assessment of the decade’s best action films. From TERMINATOR 2 to THE MATRIX and all points in between, Die Hard on a Blank hosts Philip Gawthorne and Liam Billingham join the fun to discuss.
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45 MPH / Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock: The 50 MPH Interview
50 MPH proudly presents an exclusive interview with the stars of SPEED, Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, as they look back on the film’s chemistry-fueled production, its impact on their careers and the lightning strike of a Hollywood success story.
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44 MPH / Homestretch Grab Bag
As 50 MPH nears the finish, we pause for one more grab bag of fun anecdotes, listener emails and our own version of a sequel: a 7-year-old’s take on SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL! Hear, among other things, SPEED-adjacent tales from TWISTER and TOP GUN, plus a very special announcement.
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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.
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42 MPH / Speed 2: Lose Control
Director Jan de Bont and others unfortunate enough to be involved in SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL (plus a few who dodged the bullet) discuss SPEED’s disastrous 1997 sequel.
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41 MPH / The Fallout of a Phenomenon
Surveying the aftereffects of SPEED and how its various players parlayed the film’s star-making success into their next ventures.
Customer Reviews
All-timer movie podcast
There is life before, and life after, listening to 50 MPH.
As a massive SPEED fan, this movie was a load-bearing column for 13-year-old me when it first came out and has become a cornerstone of the work I do in film and TV.
What Kris has done here is nothing short of making an all-timer movie podcast. It belongs on the Mount Rushmore of podcasts about great movies alongside LIGHT THE FUSE and ONE HEAT MINUTE. It feels effortless, just like the movie it chronicles. And how cool is it that a good guy like Kris finally got Sandy B and Keanu to talk with him about this movie, going into the home stretch?!
The best compliment I can give this podcast is I wish I made it. Second best compliment? I could easily listen to 50 more.
The Way Movies Used To Be
Being a Gen X’er, I absolutely love this podcast and the look back at how old school action movies used to be made. Kris’ level of detail about Speed is awe-inspiring. I especially loved the early episode that discussed where Keanu and Sandra were in their careers right before, during, and immediately after Speed. Did I think I needed this podcast? No! Is this podcast worth the investment of time? Absolutely, especially for anyone who loves action movies of the 80’s and 90’s.
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I love movie podcasts, but most of them are long one off episodes. This show scratches a completely different itch, 55 episodes about a single film. I’m sure it was a ton of work, but man does it come together. Since most streaming lack’s commentary tracks this should be a new sub genre.