Speed Kills

Speed Kills
Speed Kills
Directed by	Jodi Scurfield
Screenplay by	David Aaron Cohen; John Luessenhop
Story by	Paul Castro; David Aaron Cohen; John Luessenhop
Based on	Speed Kills; by Arthur J. Harris
Produced by	Oscar Generale; Richard Rionda Del Castro
Starring	John Travolta
Cinematography	Andrzej Sekula
Edited by	Randy Bricker
Music by	Geronimo Mercado
Distributed by	Saban Films
Release dates	August 16, 2018 (Netherlands); November 16, 2018 (limited);
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	United States; Puerto Rico
Languages	English; Spanish

Speed Kills is a 2018 American-Puerto Rican crime drama film directed by Jodi Scurfield and starring John Travolta.^[1]^[2] It is based on Arthur J. Harris's book of the same name about the life of Donald Aronow, fictionalized as "Ben Aronoff".^[3]

Cast[]

John Travolta as Ben Aronoff
Katheryn Winnick as Emily Gowen
Jennifer Esposito as Katherine Aronoff
Michael Weston as Shelly Katz
Jordi Mollà as Jules Bergman
Amaury Nolasco as Agent Lopez
Matthew Modine as George H. W. Bush
James Remar as Meyer Lansky
Kellan Lutz as Robbie Reemer
Charlie Gillespie as Andrew Aronoff
Moran Atias as Contessa
Tom Sizemore as Dwayne Franklin
Mike Massa as "Knocky" House
Luis Da Silva as "Panama"
Keith Hudson as "Dutch" Kramer

Reception[]

The film has a 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 2.5/10.^[4] Barbara Shulgasser-Parker of Common Sense Media awarded it one star out of five.^[5] Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com awarded it half a star.^[6] Powerboat Racing World website told their readers to 'prepare for disappointment'.^[7]

References[]

^ McNary, Dave (18 May 2017). "Kellan Lutz, Matthew Modine Join John Travolta's 'Speed Kills' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ DeFore, John (14 November 2018). "'Speed Kills': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ Harvey, Dennis (16 November 2018). "Film Review: 'Speed Kills'". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Speed Kills". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ Shulgasser-Parker, Barbara. "Speed Kills". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ Abrams, Simon (16 November 2018). "Speed Kills". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Speed Kills – Prepare for Disappointment".

External links[]

Speed Kills at IMDb
Speed Kills at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] McNary, Dave (18 May 2017). "Kellan Lutz, Matthew Modine Join John Travolta's 'Speed Kills' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[2] DeFore, John (14 November 2018). "'Speed Kills': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[3] Harvey, Dennis (16 November 2018). "Film Review: 'Speed Kills'". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[4] "Speed Kills". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[5] Shulgasser-Parker, Barbara. "Speed Kills". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[6] Abrams, Simon (16 November 2018). "Speed Kills". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[7] "Speed Kills – Prepare for Disappointment".

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