Speed is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Jan de Bont in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Keanu Reeves, and Dennis Hopper, and is about a bus that is rigged by a mad bomber to explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. Released on June 10, 1994, it became critically and commercially successful, grossing $350.4 million on a $30 million budget and winning two Academy Awards: Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Sound. A critically panned sequel, Speed 2: Cruise Control, was released on June 13, 1997.