Speed (1994), the lack of Speed 3, plus director Dave Green on the Coyote Vs Acme saga (Film Stories with Simon Brew)

Speed (1994), the lack of Speed 3, plus director Dave Green on the Coyote Vs Acme saga

Film Stories with Simon Brew · Aug 24, 2026 · 1h 22m

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The movie

Speed (1994)

The main topic of this episode

Show notes

1994's Speed may now be regarded as an action classic, but the original idea was a bus that didn't go above 20mph, in a film called Minimum Speed . Sat for a late summer release in 1994, things changed after a really successful test screening - and Keanu Reeves' haircut! - but it'd gone over a lot of hurdles to get to that point. Plus: where's Speed 3 ?! In the second half of this episode, director Dave Green joins Simon to chat about the terrific Coyote Vs Acme , a film that very, very nearly didn't exist... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices