Meanwhile, Harry identifies the bomber as Howard Payne, a former Atlanta Police Department bomb squad officer. When Jack learns part of the freeway is incomplete, he persuades Annie to accelerate the bus to maximum speed so they can jump the gap, which narrowly succeeds, before directing her to the Los Angeles International Airport to use their unobstructed runways. After witnessing a female passenger named Helen, shaken by everything that's happened, attempt to get off, the bomber detonates a smaller bomb underneath the front bus stairs, killing her. The bomber is convinced to allow the injured Sam to be offloaded for medical attention as a show of good will. Witnessing the events on television, the bomber calls Jack to reiterate his instructions. Mac demands that they offload the passengers onto a flatbed trailer, but Jack warns him about the bomber's plot. Jack examines the bomb underneath the bus and calls Harry, who works to identify the bomber.Īfter a harrowing adventure through city traffic, the police clear a route to the unopened 105 freeway. Another passenger, Annie Porter, takes over for Sam, but when she tries to slow down to get help, Jack is forced to reveal the bomb, shocking and horrifying the passengers. However, a criminal on board, fearing Jack is about to arrest him, wildly discharges his gun, accidentally wounding Sam. He explains the situation to Sam Silver, the bus driver. Jack races through freeway traffic and boards the moving bus, but the bomb is already armed because the bus is over 50. He also demands a ransom of $3.7 million and threatens to detonate the bus if Jack tries to offload any passengers. The bomber contacts Jack on a nearby payphone, explaining that a similar bomb is rigged on another bus, which will activate once it reaches 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) and detonate if it drops below 50. The next morning, Jack witnesses a mass transit bus explode, which kills the driver. Having survived the incident, however, the bomber watches on TV. Jack and Harry are praised by Lieutenant "Mac" McMahon, with Harry being promoted to detective. The bomber flees and activates the bomb, seemingly dying in the process. Jack intentionally shoots Harry in the leg, forcing the bomber to release him.
LAPD SWAT officers Jack Traven and Harry Temple thwart an attempt to hold an elevator full of people for a $3 million ransom by an extortionist bomber, but as they corner the bomber in a elevator, he takes Harry hostage. The Path of the Bus is shown in Red The Path of the Subway is shown in Blue Inspired by the cartoon series." 'Speed Racer' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Kanopy, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Amazon Video, Apple iTunes, DIRECTV, Vudu, Microsoft Store, and Redbox. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, he must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities. Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Speed Racer is the tale of a young and brilliant racing driver.
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