Speed 2: Cruise Control - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Speed 2: Cruise Control or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Speed 2: Cruise Control

[kenneth]

This films script was written on the back of a bar napkin. The napkin was subsequently left on the bar. Therefore, the cast and crew had to "wing-it" during production.

[morris]

Jason Patric only agreed to make the film contingent on some major script changes being made. However, when he eventually arrived onset three months later, he found that the script hadn't changed at all and he was contractually obligated to make the film. He found the whole experience to be thoroughly miserable and depressing.

[miriam]

Keanu Reeves passed on the role to star in the horror film The Devil's Advocate (1997) which was filmed at the same time as Speed 2, and subsequently toured with his band, Dogstar. Reeves said that Fox was "furious" with his decision and released "propaganda" against him, falsely claiming that he turned down the role to tour with his band.

[miriam]

Prior to making this film, Sandra Bullock had a fear of water.

[ray]

Connie Ray and Sandra Bullock also acted together in Hope Floats (1998).

[terry]

In a 2000 interview, Sandra Bullock jokingly referred to this movie as "the biggest piece of crap ever made."

[charlie]

Maurice's boat name is "Tuneman", the same title on Glenn Plummer's license plate in Speed (1994).

[frances]

The young boy in the apartment, that the ship crashes into, is played by director Jan de Bont's son, Alexander de Bont.

[kim]

A Keanu Reeves film from June 1997 titled The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) had to be pushed back two weeks, in order to avoid competing directly against Speed 2.

[ava]

As Keanu Reeves turned down the chance of reprising his role as Jack, the script for this film had to come up with an excuse as to why he isn't in the film (as they didn't want to recast the role). The final explanation is that he broke up with Annie, which received a negative reaction from fans and critics, who complained that after everything Jack and Annie went through together in the first film, it's not realistic that they would simply "break up".

[darrell]

When the oil tanker explodes, what looks like a cow can be seen flying out with the rest of the debris from the tanker, possibly a reference to the flying cow from Twister (1996).

[russell]

The commandeered speedboat is owned and piloted by the same "tune man" as the green convertible in speed 1. They share the same name and number plate also

[chad]

Keanu Reeves was offered $12 million to reprise his role, which he turned down after reading the script and hating it.

[marc]

Gary Oldman turned down the role of the villain, and instead chose to make Air Force One (1997).

[ruby]

Sandra Bullock (Annie), Glenn Plummer (Maurice), Joe Morton (Mac) and Susan Barnes (Constance), are the only four that acted in both movies.