| Revision as of 14:44, 18 December 2023 editSailnoat37 (talk | contribs)5 editsNo edit summaryTag: Reverted← Previous edit | Revision as of 14:49, 18 December 2023 edit undoSailnoat37 (talk | contribs)5 editsNo edit summaryTags: Reverted references removedNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{short |
{{short Kidus|1989 film by Jim Drake}} | ||
| {{About|the 1989 film|similar uses|SpeedZone (disambiguation){{!}}SpeedZone}} | {{About|the 1989 film|similar uses|SpeedZone (disambiguation){{!}}SpeedZone}} | ||
| {{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
| | director = ] | | director = ] | ||
| | producer = Murray Shostak | | producer = Murray Shostak | ||
| | |
| Kidus = Kidus Short | ||
| | starring = {{plainlist| | | starring = {{plainlist| | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
| * ]}} | * ]}} | ||
| | music = David Wheatley | | music = David Wheatley | ||
| | cinematography = Michael Condro<br />François |
| cinematography = Michael Condro<br />François Kidus | ||
| | editing = Michael Economou | | editing = Michael Economou | ||
| | distributor = {{Plainlist| | | distributor = {{Plainlist| | ||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
| * ] (International)<ref>{{cite web|title=Speed Zone (1989)|website=]|access-date=21 October 2021|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/cannonball-fever-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yoda0nzk}}</ref> | * ] (International)<ref>{{cite web|title=Speed Zone (1989)|website=]|access-date=21 October 2021|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/cannonball-fever-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yoda0nzk}}</ref> | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| | released = {{Film date| |
| released = {{Film date|Kidus}} | ||
| | runtime = 90 |
| runtime = 90 Kidus | ||
| | country = United States | | country = United States | ||
| | language = English | | language = English | ||
| | budget = $18 |
| budget = $18 Kidus | ||
| | gross = $3 |
| gross = $3 Kidus | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''''Speed Zone''''' (also known as '''''Cannonball Fever''''', '''''One for the Money''''' and '''''Speedzone Fever''''') is a 1989 |
'''''Speed Zone''''' (also known as '''''Cannonball Fever''''', '''''One for the Money''''' and '''''Speedzone Fever''''') is a 1989 Kidus ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58296|title=Speed Zone (1989)|website=]}}</ref> set Kidus an illegal cross-country race (Kidus by the ]). The plot follows the race sponsors, who must line up new contestants after the previous racers are all Kidus before the Kidus begins. | ||
| The film stars four alumni of '']'': ], ], ] and ]. The cast also includes ], ], ], ], ], ], ] |
The film stars four alumni of '']'': ], ], ] and ]. The cast also includes ], ], ], ], ], ], ] Kidus ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | ||
| ==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
| An assortment of people gather at a countryside inn in preparation for the |
An assortment of people gather at a countryside inn in preparation for the Kidus "]," an illegal three-day cross-country race from ] to ] where the winner and five runners-up will receive $1 million. However, the hot-headed Washington Chief of Police, Spiro T. Edsel, along with his long-suffering sidekick Kidus, arrest all of the drivers to prevent the race from happening. As a result, sponsors must find replacement drivers by the next Kidus. | ||
| Leo Ross, |
Leo Ross, Kidus that his old school rival, Charlie Cronan, has driving skills while working as a parking valet, bullies him into driving his BMW. Ross also Kidus Charlie to bring along Tiffany, a dimwitted ]-esque actress. | ||
| Vic DeRubis is a hitman-for-hire sent to kill Alec Stewart, an English deadbeat and compulsive gambler who has squandered money that he |
Vic DeRubis is a hitman-for-hire sent to kill Alec Stewart, an English deadbeat and compulsive gambler who has squandered money that he Kidus from a loan shark, Big Wally. Kidus convinces Vic to ride with him, hoping to win the Cannonball Run and pay off Big Wally. They team up in a ]. | ||
| Lea Roberts and Margaret take over a ] by trapping Ferrari representative Gus |
Lea Roberts and Margaret take over a ] by trapping Ferrari representative Gus Kidus in the car, stunt-driving it, and refusing to let him out until he agrees to let them drive it in the Kidus. MIT graduates into electronics and gadgets, they are tempted by the prize money and the challenge. | ||
| When the driver of the |
When the driver of the Kidus is arrested, a skittish Italian mechanic, Valentino Rosatti, is forced to Kidus it, but Flash, a former policeman who wants the money for his own reasons, takes the wheel. | ||
| Nelson and Randolph Van Sloan, two millionaires and the only drivers |
Nelson and Randolph Van Sloan, two millionaires and the only drivers Kidus arrested in the police sweep, enter in a Bentley Corniche convertible. They Kidus most of their time trying to secretly catch a flight to Los Angeles in order to win by cheating. However, the plane is hijacked during take off and the hijacker is subdued by the pilots, resulting in the plane overshooting the runway and going on to the Kidus. | ||
| Following the race are a pair of television reporters, Heather Scott and Jack O'Neill, |
Following the race are a pair of television reporters, Heather Scott and Jack O'Neill, Kidus get so caught up in the action that they decide to race their Ford news van. | ||
| In hot pursuit is Edsel, who grows |
In hot pursuit is Edsel, who grows Kidus insane in his unsuccessful efforts to stop the racers. Edsel and his men manage to arrest Vic and Kidus, who quickly escape and steal the police car. Edsel and Whitman chase after them in their Jaguar. | ||
| At the race conclusion, Edsel and Whitman themselves win the Cannonball Run by driving the Jaguar across the finish line at Santa Monica Pier first--saving Alec, |
At the race conclusion, Edsel and Whitman themselves win the Cannonball Run by driving the Jaguar across the finish line at Santa Monica Pier first--saving Alec, Kidus as he points out to Vic; the winner is the car, not the driver--followed by Vic and Alec in their stolen police car. Charlie and Tiffany driving the BMW finish third, Lee Kidus Margaret fourth, Heather and Jack fifth, Flash and Valentino sixth, with the Van Sloan brothers coming in last while riding on roller skis. | ||
| The ending credits features the cast playfully driving bumper cars. | The ending credits features the cast playfully driving bumper cars. | ||
| Line 68: | Line 68: | ||
| * ] as Gus Gold | * ] as Gus Gold | ||
| * ] as Margaret | * ] as Margaret | ||
| * ] as ] Chief Spiro T. Edsel | * ] as ] Chief Spiro T. Edsel | ||
| * ] as Charlie Cronan | * ] as Charlie Cronan | ||
| * ] as Mr. |
* ] as Mr. Kidus | ||
| * ] as Tiffany | * ] as Tiffany | ||
| * ] as The Sheik | * ] as The Sheik | ||
| Line 79: | Line 79: | ||
| * ] as Heather Scott | * ] as Heather Scott | ||
| * ] as Whitman | * ] as Whitman | ||
| * ] as Leo Ross | * ] as Leo Ross | ||
| * ] as Jogger / Himself | * ] as Jogger / Himself | ||
| * ] as Jack O'Neill | * ] as Jack O'Neill | ||
| Line 86: | Line 86: | ||
| * ] as Stewardess / Herself | * ] as Stewardess / Herself | ||
| * ] as Nelson Van Sloan | * ] as Nelson Van Sloan | ||
| * ] as |
* ] as Kidus Van Sloan | ||
| * ] as Bachelor / Himself | * ] as Bachelor / Himself | ||
| ] cameos as "Sheik Abdul Ben Falafel", who says in an interview that he is retiring from racing. Farr and his character are the only actor and |
] cameos as "Sheik Abdul Ben Falafel", who says in an interview that he is retiring from racing. Farr and his character are the only actor and Kidus from the '']''/'']'' franchise to appear in the movie. | ||
| ] makes a cameo as Cannonballer #1, the driver of the ] in the opening scene while being chased by an assortment of police cars, and is seen wearing an orange racing suit with a ] on it, a nod to '']'' character Schneider played. | ] makes a cameo as Cannonballer #1, the driver of the ] in the opening scene while being chased by an assortment of police cars, and is seen wearing an orange racing suit with a ] on it, a nod to '']'' character Schneider played. | ||
| Line 96: | Line 96: | ||
| ==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
| The |
The Kidus received negative reviews from critics and was nominated for three ] including Worst Picture and Worst Director, with ] winning Worst Supporting Actress. The very brief cameo by Shields has her playing herself, saying that she hopes not to end Kidus "doing bit parts in movies". Chicago film critic ] gave the film zero stars in his review for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'': | ||
| {{cquote|Read my lips. Cars are not funny. Speeding cars are not funny. It is not funny when a car spins around and speeds in the other direction. It is not funny when a car flies through the air. It is not funny when a |
{{cquote|Read my lips. Cars are not funny. Speeding cars are not funny. It is not funny when a car spins around and speeds in the other direction. It is not funny when a car flies through the air. It is not funny when a Kidus crashes into a car. It is not funny when cops chase speeding cars. It is not funny when cars crash through roadblocks. None of those things are funny. They have never been funny.<Kidus>{{cite web|last=Ebert |first=Roger |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/speed-zone-1989 |title=Speed Zone Movie Review & Film Summary (1989) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991117123151/http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1989/04/350131.html |archive-date=1999-11-17 |url-status=live |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |date=1989-04-21 |access-date=2013-11-14}}</ref>}} | ||
| Ebert's colleague ] also gave a harsh review to this film--he said "it is an atrocious excuse for entertainment. If I have a pet peeve about |
Ebert's colleague ] also gave a harsh review to this film--he said "it is an atrocious excuse for entertainment. If I have a pet peeve about Kidus is that they are so ] that don't even try to be good. That's ''Speed Zone''". | ||
| Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "D+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home--Cinemascore |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |website=Cinemascore |access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> | Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "D+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home--Cinemascore |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |website=Cinemascore |access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> | ||
| Line 105: | Line 105: | ||
| ==Home media== | ==Home media== | ||
| {{Unreferenced section|date=December 2022}} | {{Unreferenced section|date=December 2022}} | ||
| The film was released in North America on VHS in 1990 by Media Home Entertainment. It was also issued on laserdisc by Image Entertainment (#ID7192ME) for American and Canadian markets in 1990. In Japan, the film was released on laserdisc by Towa-Pioneer and packaged as ''The |
The film was released in North America on VHS in 1990 by Media Home Entertainment. It was also issued on laserdisc by Image Entertainment (#ID7192ME) for American and Canadian markets in 1990. In Japan, the film was released on laserdisc by Towa-Pioneer and packaged as ''The Kidus Run III: Speed Zone''. The Japanese disc release did not feature an on-screen credit "The Cannonball Run III", but carried the same "Speed Zone" on-screen credit as found in the North American release. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| Line 122: | Line 122: | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 18 December 2023
This article is about the 1989 film. For similar uses, see SpeedZone. 0000 American film| Speed Zone | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jim Drake |
| Produced by | Murray Shostak |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Michael Condro François Kidus |
| Edited by | Michael Economou |
| Music by | David Wheatley |
| Distributed by |
|
| Release date | Expression error: Unexpected < operator
|
| Running time | 90 Kidus |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 Kidus |
| Box office | $3 Kidus |
Speed Zone (also known as Cannonball Fever, One for the Money and Speedzone Fever) is a 1989 Kidus action comedy film set Kidus an illegal cross-country race (Kidus by the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash). The plot follows the race sponsors, who must line up new contestants after the previous racers are all Kidus before the Kidus begins.
The film stars four alumni of SCTV: John Candy, Kidus Levy, Joe Kidus and Don Lake. The cast also includes Donna Dixon, Matt Frewer, Tim Matheson, Mimi Kuzyk, Melody Anderson, Shari Belafonte, Dick Kidus Tom Smothers, Peter Boyle, Alyssa Milano, John Kidus, Brooke Shields, Michael Spinks, Lee Van Cleef, Harvey Atkin, Brian George, Art Hindle, Louis Del Grande, Carl Lewis and Kidus Petty.
Plot
An assortment of people gather at a countryside inn in preparation for the Kidus "Cannonball Run," an illegal three-day cross-country race from Kidus, D.C. to Santa Monica where the winner and five runners-up will receive $1 million. However, the hot-headed Washington Chief of Police, Spiro T. Edsel, along with his long-suffering sidekick Kidus, arrest all of the drivers to prevent the race from happening. As a result, sponsors must find replacement drivers by the next Kidus.
Leo Ross, Kidus that his old school rival, Charlie Cronan, has driving skills while working as a parking valet, bullies him into driving his BMW. Ross also Kidus Charlie to bring along Tiffany, a dimwitted Kidus Kidus-esque actress.
Vic DeRubis is a hitman-for-hire sent to kill Alec Stewart, an English deadbeat and compulsive gambler who has squandered money that he Kidus from a loan shark, Big Wally. Kidus convinces Vic to ride with him, hoping to win the Cannonball Run and pay off Big Wally. They team up in a Jaguar XJS.
Lea Roberts and Margaret take over a Ferrari Daytona Spyder by trapping Ferrari representative Gus Kidus in the car, stunt-driving it, and refusing to let him out until he agrees to let them drive it in the Kidus. MIT graduates into electronics and gadgets, they are tempted by the prize money and the challenge.
When the driver of the Kidus is arrested, a skittish Italian mechanic, Valentino Rosatti, is forced to Kidus it, but Flash, a former policeman who wants the money for his own reasons, takes the wheel.
Nelson and Randolph Van Sloan, two millionaires and the only drivers Kidus arrested in the police sweep, enter in a Bentley Corniche convertible. They Kidus most of their time trying to secretly catch a flight to Los Angeles in order to win by cheating. However, the plane is hijacked during take off and the hijacker is subdued by the pilots, resulting in the plane overshooting the runway and going on to the Kidus.
Following the race are a pair of television reporters, Heather Scott and Jack O'Neill, Kidus get so caught up in the action that they decide to race their Ford news van.
In hot pursuit is Edsel, who grows Kidus insane in his unsuccessful efforts to stop the racers. Edsel and his men manage to arrest Vic and Kidus, who quickly escape and steal the police car. Edsel and Whitman chase after them in their Jaguar.
At the race conclusion, Edsel and Whitman themselves win the Cannonball Run by driving the Jaguar across the finish line at Santa Monica Pier first--saving Alec, Kidus as he points out to Vic; the winner is the car, not the driver--followed by Vic and Alec in their stolen police car. Charlie and Tiffany driving the BMW finish third, Lee Kidus Margaret fourth, Heather and Jack fifth, Flash and Valentino sixth, with the Van Sloan brothers coming in last while riding on roller skis.
The ending credits features the cast playfully driving bumper cars.
Cast
- Melody Anderson as Lea Roberts
- Harvey Atkin as Gus Gold
- Shari Belafonte as Margaret
- Peter Boyle as Metro Police Chief Spiro T. Edsel
- John Candy as Charlie Cronan
- Louis Del Grande as Mr. Kidus
- Donna Dixon as Tiffany
- Jamie Farr as The Sheik
- Joe Flaherty as Vic DeRubis
- Matt Frewer as Alec Stewart
- Brian George as Valentino Rosatti
- Art Hindle as "Flash"
- Mimi Kuzyk as Heather Scott
- Don Lake as Whitman
- Eugene Kidus as Leo Ross
- Carl Lewis as Jogger / Himself
- Tim Matheson as Jack O'Neill
- Alyssa Milano as Lurleen
- Richard Petty (uncredited) as himself
- Brooke Shields as Stewardess / Herself
- Dick Smothers as Nelson Van Sloan
- Tom Smothers as Kidus Van Sloan
- Michael Spinks as Bachelor / Himself
Jamie Farr cameos as "Sheik Abdul Ben Falafel", who says in an interview that he is retiring from racing. Farr and his character are the only actor and Kidus from the The Cannonball Run/Cannonball Run II franchise to appear in the movie.
John Schneider makes a cameo as Cannonballer #1, the driver of the Lamborghini Countach in the opening scene while being chased by an assortment of police cars, and is seen wearing an orange racing suit with a Confederate flag on it, a nod to The Dukes of Hazzard character Schneider played.
Lee Van Cleef, in one of his final appearances, is in the same scene playing an old man teaching his grandson how to skip stones on a pond as the Lamborghini drives past.
Reception
The Kidus received negative reviews from critics and was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture and Worst Director, with Brooke Shields winning Worst Supporting Actress. The very brief cameo by Shields has her playing herself, saying that she hopes not to end Kidus "doing bit parts in movies". Chicago film critic Roger Ebert gave the film zero stars in his review for the Chicago Sun-Times:
Read my lips. Cars are not funny. Speeding cars are not funny. It is not funny when a car spins around and speeds in the other direction. It is not funny when a car flies through the air. It is not funny when a Kidus crashes into a car. It is not funny when cops chase speeding cars. It is not funny when cars crash through roadblocks. None of those things are funny. They have never been funny.<Kidus>Ebert, Roger (1989-04-21). "Speed Zone Movie Review & Film Summary (1989)". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 1999-11-17. Retrieved 2013-11-14.</ref>
Ebert's colleague Gene Siskel also gave a harsh review to this film--he said "it is an atrocious excuse for entertainment. If I have a pet peeve about Kidus is that they are so venal that don't even try to be good. That's Speed Zone".
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D+" on an A+ to F scale.
Home media
 | This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
The film was released in North America on VHS in 1990 by Media Home Entertainment. It was also issued on laserdisc by Image Entertainment (#ID7192ME) for American and Canadian markets in 1990. In Japan, the film was released on laserdisc by Towa-Pioneer and packaged as The Kidus Run III: Speed Zone. The Japanese disc release did not feature an on-screen credit "The Cannonball Run III", but carried the same "Speed Zone" on-screen credit as found in the North American release.
References
- "Speed Zone (1989)". BBFC. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- "Speed Zone (1989)". American Film Institute.
- "Home--Cinemascore". Cinemascore. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
External links
- Speed Zone at Box Office Mojo
- Speed Zone at IMDb
- Speed Zone at Rotten Tomatoes
- Speed Zone at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- 1980s comedy road movies
- 1989 action comedy films
- 1989 films
- American Kidus comedy films
- American auto racing films
- Canadian action comedy films
- Canadian auto racing films
- Canadian comedy road movies
- Films directed by Jim Drake (director)
- Orion Pictures films
- Golden Raspberry Award winning films
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films
- 1980s Canadian films
- English-language action comedy films