James Harvey
04-26-2002, 04:15 PM
Press Release:
POP QUIZ, HOTSHOT!
SPEED
"FIVE STAR COLLECTION"
Jam-Packed 2-Disc DVD Release Boasts Bonus Material ncluding Extended Scenes,
Multi-Angle Stunts, Multiple Featurettes, Cast Interviews And More
SPEED Five Star Collection, SPEED 2: Cruise Control DVD and SPEED
The DVD Box Set Featuring Both Titles Available July 30, 2002
CENTURY CITY, Calif. (April 29, 2002) - This July, get ready for spine-tingling excitement, edge-of-your-seat thrills and ground-breaking special features as Fox Home Entertainment debuts the action-packed, $121 million box office blockbuster, SPEED, in an all new "Five Star Collection" 2-disc DVD. As with all of Fox's exclusive Five Star Collections, this incredible DVD release is packed with over three and a half hours of revealing bonus material, including extended scenes, multi-angle stunts, multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes, cast interviews, director's audio commentary, Easter eggs and much more.
Filmmaker Jan De Bont's directorial debut SPEED, credited with launching the careers of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, and winner of two Academy Awards, will explode onto shelves on July 30, 2002, along with the sequel to the pulse-pounding thriller, SPEED 2: Cruise Control presented with a new anamorphic transfer. The SPEED Five Star Collection DVD will be available for $26.98 US/$37.98 Canada and the SPEED 2: Cruise Control DVD will be priced at $19.98 US/$25.98 Canada. The action-packed thrillers will be also be available to own in a SPEED - The DVD Box Set, available for the suggested retail price of $39.98 US/$54.98 Canada. Pre-book for all titles is July 3, 2002.
Marketing Campaign
To generate retailer and consumer excitement for the release of the SPEED Five Star Collection DVD, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will mount a multi-faceted marketing campaign that will feature national broadcast and print advertising and targeted online activities, including a specially designed Web site, consumer email campaign, promotions, banner ads, as well as exposure on the FOX Broadcasting Network and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment websites. Additionally, the campaign will include in-store POP and major public relations support.
SPEED FIVE STAR COLLECTION DVD FEATURES
The two-disc SPEED Five Star Collection DVD is packed with bonus features including:
Disc One
* Audio commentary by Jan De Bont
* Audio commentary by Graham Yost and Mark Gordon
* Audio commentary chapter selection
Disc Two
* Extended scenes including:
- "Jack shoots Payne in the neck"
- "Payne lives/cops party"
- "Annie's job"
- "After Helen's death"
- "Ray's Crime"
* Multi-angle stunt comparisons on the following:
- "Bus Jump" (9 angles)
- "Cargo Jet Explosion" (9 angles)
- "Jack vs. Payne" (4 angles)
- "Metro Rail Crash" (9 angles)
* Five featurettes:
- "On Location"
- "Stunts"
- "Visual Effects"
- "Bus Jump"
- "Metro Rail Crash"
* Storyboard to film comparisons:
- "Bombs on Bus"
- "Baker Sequence"
- "Bus Jump"
- "Metro Rail Fight & Crash"
* Interviews with Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Daniels and Jan De Bont
* HBO Special, original theatrical trailer, 11 television spots, Billy Idol music video and production notes
* Easter Eggs
* Original screenplaySPEED FIVE STAR COLLECTION DVD FEATURES
* Image Gallery totaling over 400 images including:
- Production Design gallery
- Behind The Scenes gallery
- Press Kit galleries
* New anamorphic transfer
* THX Certified
* English 5.1 DTS and Dolby original sound
SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL DVD FEATURES
* Never-before-seen Making-Of Special
* New anamorphic transfer
* THX Certified
* English 5.1 DTS and Dolby original sound
SPEED Synopsis
LAPD cops Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves) and Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels) rescue a group of executives trapped in a sabotaged elevator, thus foiling mad bomber Howard Payne's (Dennis Hopper) ransom demands. In retaliation, Payne sets a new challenge for Traven: a bomb on a city bus which will arm itself when the bus reaches 50 mph, and which will explode if the bus drops below that speed or if any of the passengers try to escape.
SPEED 2: Cruise Control Synopsis
Annie (Sandra Bullock) and her policeman boyfriend Alex (Jason Patric) decide to take a romantic ocean cruise together. Once at sea, however, one of the passengers, a disgruntled computer genius named Giger (Willem Dafoe), disables the ship. Alex must now foil Giger's plans and bring everyone back safely to shore, but how can he outwit a man who can control the entire ship from his keyboard?
A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is the marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS and DVD as well as video acquisitions and original productions for the U.S. and Canada. Each year the Company introduces hundreds of new and newly repackaged products, which it services to more than 70,000 retail outlets -- from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce - throughout
North America. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a Fox Entertainment Group company.
SPEED Five Star Collection DVD
Street Date: July 30, 2002
Pre-Order Date: July 3, 2002
Price: SPEED Five Star Collection: $26.98 US/$37.98 Canada
SPEED 2: Cruise Control: $19.98 US/$25.98 Canada
SPEED Box Set: $39.98 US/$54.98 Canada
Catalog #: SPEED Five Star Collection: 2004089
SPEED 2: Cruise Control: 2004399
SPEED - The Box Set: 2004404
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, along with Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising comprise the retail-oriented strategic alliance of Fox Consumer Products (FCP). FCP is dedicated to being a forward-thinking, one-stop shopping source for all entertainment products related to Fox film and television properties. Fox Consumer Products is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a Fox Entertainment Group Company, a News Corporation company. Visit Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment at www.foxhome.com.
POP QUIZ, HOTSHOT!
SPEED
"FIVE STAR COLLECTION"
Jam-Packed 2-Disc DVD Release Boasts Bonus Material ncluding Extended Scenes,
Multi-Angle Stunts, Multiple Featurettes, Cast Interviews And More
SPEED Five Star Collection, SPEED 2: Cruise Control DVD and SPEED
The DVD Box Set Featuring Both Titles Available July 30, 2002
CENTURY CITY, Calif. (April 29, 2002) - This July, get ready for spine-tingling excitement, edge-of-your-seat thrills and ground-breaking special features as Fox Home Entertainment debuts the action-packed, $121 million box office blockbuster, SPEED, in an all new "Five Star Collection" 2-disc DVD. As with all of Fox's exclusive Five Star Collections, this incredible DVD release is packed with over three and a half hours of revealing bonus material, including extended scenes, multi-angle stunts, multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes, cast interviews, director's audio commentary, Easter eggs and much more.
Filmmaker Jan De Bont's directorial debut SPEED, credited with launching the careers of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, and winner of two Academy Awards, will explode onto shelves on July 30, 2002, along with the sequel to the pulse-pounding thriller, SPEED 2: Cruise Control presented with a new anamorphic transfer. The SPEED Five Star Collection DVD will be available for $26.98 US/$37.98 Canada and the SPEED 2: Cruise Control DVD will be priced at $19.98 US/$25.98 Canada. The action-packed thrillers will be also be available to own in a SPEED - The DVD Box Set, available for the suggested retail price of $39.98 US/$54.98 Canada. Pre-book for all titles is July 3, 2002.
Marketing Campaign
To generate retailer and consumer excitement for the release of the SPEED Five Star Collection DVD, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will mount a multi-faceted marketing campaign that will feature national broadcast and print advertising and targeted online activities, including a specially designed Web site, consumer email campaign, promotions, banner ads, as well as exposure on the FOX Broadcasting Network and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment websites. Additionally, the campaign will include in-store POP and major public relations support.
SPEED FIVE STAR COLLECTION DVD FEATURES
The two-disc SPEED Five Star Collection DVD is packed with bonus features including:
Disc One
* Audio commentary by Jan De Bont
* Audio commentary by Graham Yost and Mark Gordon
* Audio commentary chapter selection
Disc Two
* Extended scenes including:
- "Jack shoots Payne in the neck"
- "Payne lives/cops party"
- "Annie's job"
- "After Helen's death"
- "Ray's Crime"
* Multi-angle stunt comparisons on the following:
- "Bus Jump" (9 angles)
- "Cargo Jet Explosion" (9 angles)
- "Jack vs. Payne" (4 angles)
- "Metro Rail Crash" (9 angles)
* Five featurettes:
- "On Location"
- "Stunts"
- "Visual Effects"
- "Bus Jump"
- "Metro Rail Crash"
* Storyboard to film comparisons:
- "Bombs on Bus"
- "Baker Sequence"
- "Bus Jump"
- "Metro Rail Fight & Crash"
* Interviews with Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Daniels and Jan De Bont
* HBO Special, original theatrical trailer, 11 television spots, Billy Idol music video and production notes
* Easter Eggs
* Original screenplaySPEED FIVE STAR COLLECTION DVD FEATURES
* Image Gallery totaling over 400 images including:
- Production Design gallery
- Behind The Scenes gallery
- Press Kit galleries
* New anamorphic transfer
* THX Certified
* English 5.1 DTS and Dolby original sound
SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL DVD FEATURES
* Never-before-seen Making-Of Special
* New anamorphic transfer
* THX Certified
* English 5.1 DTS and Dolby original sound
SPEED Synopsis
LAPD cops Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves) and Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels) rescue a group of executives trapped in a sabotaged elevator, thus foiling mad bomber Howard Payne's (Dennis Hopper) ransom demands. In retaliation, Payne sets a new challenge for Traven: a bomb on a city bus which will arm itself when the bus reaches 50 mph, and which will explode if the bus drops below that speed or if any of the passengers try to escape.
SPEED 2: Cruise Control Synopsis
Annie (Sandra Bullock) and her policeman boyfriend Alex (Jason Patric) decide to take a romantic ocean cruise together. Once at sea, however, one of the passengers, a disgruntled computer genius named Giger (Willem Dafoe), disables the ship. Alex must now foil Giger's plans and bring everyone back safely to shore, but how can he outwit a man who can control the entire ship from his keyboard?
A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is the marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS and DVD as well as video acquisitions and original productions for the U.S. and Canada. Each year the Company introduces hundreds of new and newly repackaged products, which it services to more than 70,000 retail outlets -- from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce - throughout
North America. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a Fox Entertainment Group company.
SPEED Five Star Collection DVD
Street Date: July 30, 2002
Pre-Order Date: July 3, 2002
Price: SPEED Five Star Collection: $26.98 US/$37.98 Canada
SPEED 2: Cruise Control: $19.98 US/$25.98 Canada
SPEED Box Set: $39.98 US/$54.98 Canada
Catalog #: SPEED Five Star Collection: 2004089
SPEED 2: Cruise Control: 2004399
SPEED - The Box Set: 2004404
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, along with Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising comprise the retail-oriented strategic alliance of Fox Consumer Products (FCP). FCP is dedicated to being a forward-thinking, one-stop shopping source for all entertainment products related to Fox film and television properties. Fox Consumer Products is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a Fox Entertainment Group Company, a News Corporation company. Visit Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment at www.foxhome.com.