I was listening to the Ringer's Rewatchables podcast today for Speed and they mentioned that you could watch the actual stunt of the bus jumping on YouTube. Sure enough, here it is. They used some early CGI effects to make it look like it was jumping the freeway. According to the Internet, it got to a height of 20 feet before landing and basically disabling every component on the bus.





Bill Simmons and his cohorts also debated a question that made me laugh out loud while driving. It was: At what point during the crisis does Jack start thinking to himself, "You know, if we get out of this alive, I think I'm going to try to have sex with this woman driving the bus."

That barely qualifies as a jump. More like a drive and fall off of a ramp.

Rex Racer said:

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That barely qualifies as a jump. More like a drive and fall off of a ramp.

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too nervous to spot the GIF with the actual captions for this scene....the staph might not like it

Until they mentioned Speed 2, I had completely forgotten that movie existed.

And no offense to Jason Patric, but it feels like his whole career is casting directors saying, "Well so-and-so turned us down, but Jason Patric is available."

Does it matter how you got the work if you're at least getting it?

You are now aware Willem Dafoe was the villain in Speed 2.

Yes

I bet you that ole boy didn't care how he got the role so long as he got them.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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You are now aware Willem Dafoe was the villain in Speed 2.

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And Jango Fett was in it!
I really like how the oil tanker captain doesn't seem to notice the cruise ship rocketing towards them until it's about 30 feet away.
Willem Dafoe's hair man, wow.

That clip is literally what I do for a living.

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That point is the second he steps on the bus

My world is shattered

Member when Nicolas Cage ET'd it in Gone in 60 seconds? Most realistic jump scene ever.