Search - Speed 2: Cruise Control on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Profanity Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 03/09/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Action, Action Thriller, Disaster Film See Also: Speed 2: Cruise Control

Indications were that this action sequel was in trouble before production began, when the male lead from the first film, Keanu Reeves, declined a role in the follow-up. Sandra Bullock returns as Annie Porter, an accident-prone ditz who is thrilled when her boyfriend Alex (Jason Patric) presents her with two tickets for a cruise ship vacation to the Bahamas. The trip is a peace offering presented because Annie has just learned that Alex is a police officer who's been lying to her about his choice of profession. Little does the happy couple know that the disgruntled John Geiger (Willem Dafoe), designer of the ship's computer system, has plotted a violent takeover of the vessel and a diamond hijacking that puts everyone on board in mortal danger. Being the dashing police officer he is, Alex leaps into action and tries to stop Geiger, but not before the ship crashes at top velocity into a Caribbean port town. Sandra Bullock agreed to star in this flop of a sequel in order to get financial backing for a pet project, Hope Floats (1998), a low-budget drama that turned a healthy profit. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Sandra Bullock - Annie Porter
Jason Patric - Alex Shaw
Willem Dafoe - John Geiger
Temuera Morrison - Juliano
Brian McCardie - Merced

The less memorable follow-up to the action blockbuster Speed arrives on DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. One English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a second English track and a French soundtrack are recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. The only real added bonus is the original theatrical trailer. As is so often the case with films that underperformed at the box office, this disc will disappoint loyal fans looking for information on the film and not convince skeptics to give the film a second (or even first) viewing. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide