Jake Speed is a 1986 action/comedy film directed by Andrew Lane, produced by Lane, Wayne Crawford (Lane's producing partner and friend), and William Fay, written by Lane and Crawford, and starring Crawford in the title role. Because of this, many viewers felt that this was a vanity project for Crawford, even though the film has found a cult following on video despite its initial box-office failure (despite it being marketed as New World's big sum...
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Jake Speed is a 1986 action/comedy film directed by Andrew Lane, produced by Lane, Wayne Crawford (Lane's producing partner and friend), and William Fay, written by Lane and Crawford, and starring Crawford in the title role. Because of this, many viewers felt that this was a vanity project for Crawford, even though the film has found a cult following on video despite its initial box-office failure (despite it being marketed as New World's big summer action film).
In Paris, a girl by the name of Maureen Winston (Becca C. Ashley) is abducted by two evil-looking men. While her family prays for her safe return, Maureen's father heaps guilt on her sister Margaret (Karen Kopins), since she convinced her to go see the world. However, Margaret's grandfather (Leon Ames) has an idea: call for Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) to go and rescue her. However, there's one problem: Jake Speed is a character in a series of 40's-style pulp fiction novels similar to those recounting the exploits of Doc...
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