Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.
Stunts
They really jumped a bus. No CGI. Insane.
Practical Effects
Every explosion is real. Jan de Bont didn't trust computers.
Acting
Sandra Bullock panic-driving is Oscar-worthy chaos.
Director
Jan de Bont
Keanu Reeves
Jack Traven
Dennis Hopper
Howard Payne
Sandra Bullock
Annie
Joe Morton
Capt. McMahon
Jeff Daniels
Harry
Alan Ruck
Stephens
Glenn Plummer
Jaguar Owner
Richard Lineback
Norwood
Beth Grant
Helen
Hawthorne James
Sam
Carlos Carrasco
Ortiz
David Kriegel
Terry
Natsuko Ohama
Mrs. Kamino
Daniel Villarreal
Ray
Simone Gad
Bus Passenger #1
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The bus jump was done with a ramp and a real bus. They destroyed 12 buses total and the driver was genuinely terrified.
The 'pop quiz, hotshot' line became instant '90s lexicon and basically spawned a decade of imitator 'Die Hard on a [thing]' movies.
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