The screenplay for the movie Speed was written by Graham Yost.
Principal cast, including Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, was selected for the film Speed.
The movie Speed was released in theaters, becoming a popular action film.
Speed grossed over $350 million worldwide, marking its success as a blockbuster action film.
Howard Payne, a former bomb squad member turned terrorist, rigs a city bus with a bomb that will explode if the bus slows below 50 mph.
The bus drivers are incapacitated, and the bomb is activated, forcing the bus to maintain a speed over 50 mph.
SWAT officer Jack Traven boards the bus to take control and attempt to keep the passengers safe.
Jack monitors the bus speed, coordinating with LAPD to ensure the bus does not slow down and trigger the bomb.
The bus briefly slows down causing tension and near disaster as the bomb threatens to explode.
Annie, a passenger, is encouraged by Jack to take control of the bus's driving.
Faced with a gap in the highway, Jack and Annie drive the bus across the incomplete ramp to continue avoiding the bomb trigger.
Payne communicates with the police, demanding access to a vault and threatening to detonate the bomb if his demands are not met.
Jack and Annie finally manage to safely stop the bus and defuse the bomb, saving the passengers.
Jack pursues and confronts Howard Payne in a subway station, leading to Payne's defeat and arrest.
