Maps of Movies

Speed (1994)

Where Speed says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A bus that cannot slow down, a freeway that was never finished, and an airport that was not the airport

Scenes and places

The elevator bomb (1994)

Two SWAT bomb experts, Jack and Harry, race to free 13 people from a rigged elevator. Jack's clever plan gets everyone out, and the bomber is cornered.

Set in A high-rise elevator with a bomb — A downtown office tower whose stuck elevator carries 13 people and a bomb.

Opening scene shot in the lobby of Gas Company Tower, a 52-story downtown skyscraper.

Filmed at Gas Company Tower, Los Angeles (Downtown · Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, United States) — The lobby and the roof were filmed here; the elevator shaft itself was a studio model. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The medal ceremony (1994)

Jack and Harry are honored for the elevator rescue. Harry jokes that the department is giving Jack a medal for shooting him.

Set in A City Hall ceremony — A council chamber where the city honors Jack and Harry for the elevator rescue.

Los Angeles City Hall is the city's civic landmark and has a single vaulted council chamber.

Filmed at Los Angeles City Hall, City Council Chambers (Civic Center, Los Angeles, United States) — The honors ceremony was filmed in the city council chamber. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The celebration toast (1994)

The squad raises glasses to Harry and, with a laugh, to Jack for shooting him. Harry tells Jack that guts only get you so far before luck runs out.

Set in A bar for the celebration — The squad toasts the two heroes at a bar.

The Derby is a restaurant in Los Feliz, the last of the Brown Derby restaurants.

A morning on the Venice corner (1994)

Jack picks up his morning coffee when a city bus explodes in front of him. A phone starts ringing: the bomber is alive and wants his attention.

Set in A morning corner in Venice — Jack stops for a coffee in Venice while a bus blows up in front of him.

Venice is the beach neighborhood at the western end of the bus route.

The 33 Downtown bus (1994)

Jack leaps aboard a bus that is rigged to blow if it slows below 50 mph. Annie, a passenger, has to take the wheel.

Set in The 33 Downtown bus route — A city bus running from the beach to downtown, rigged to explode below 50 mph.

The film's route is fictional; the bus was modeled on the Big Blue Bus serving Santa Monica.

The jump over the freeway gap (1994)

Racing down the freeway, the passengers learn that a section of the road ahead is missing. With the bus unable to slow down, they have only seconds to decide.

Set in A gap in the freeway — Jack, Annie and the passengers face a break in an unfinished elevated freeway.

The Pregerson Interchange links two Los Angeles freeways; the film used it just before it opened.

Filmed at Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange (I-105/I-110) (South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States) — The freeway scenes were shot here while the interchange was still under construction. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The airport runway (1994)

Out of road, Jack and Annie steer the bus onto the airport runways, where there is room to keep circling. Jack tries to get under the bus to disarm the bomb.

Set in Los Angeles International Airport — The bus is driven onto the runways of the city's main airport to avoid traffic. Google Maps · Apple Maps

LAX is the main airport of Los Angeles; the runway scenes were shot elsewhere.

Filmed at Mojave Air and Space Port (Mojave Desert, Los Angeles, United States) — The final airport scenes were shot at Mojave, which stood in for Los Angeles International Airport. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The raid on the bomber's house (1994)

Harry learns the bomber's name and sends a SWAT team to his home. The bomber is one step ahead of them.

Set in The bomber's house — Harry leads a SWAT raid on the home of the man he has identified as the bomber.

The house location is not confirmed by independent sources.

The ransom drop (1994)

The bomber tells Jack where the money must be left and when the police must clear out. Jack realizes the bomber is watching everything.

Set in Pershing Square — The bomber orders the ransom left in a garbage can on the northeast corner of the square. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Pershing Square is the oldest public park in downtown Los Angeles.

Filmed at Pershing Square, Los Angeles (Downtown, Los Angeles, United States) — Filmed beside a trash can in the square. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Down into the subway (1994)

Jack finds the hole under the trash can and goes down into the subway after the bomber. He finds Annie with a vest wired to explode.

Set in The subway tunnels — Jack follows the bomber from the street into the subway.

Pershing Square station is a Metro B and D Line stop beneath the park.

Filmed at Pershing Square Metro Station (Downtown, Los Angeles, United States) — The real station was used; the moving train shots were done with a 1/8 scale model. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Jack Traven — An LAPD SWAT officer who has to keep a bus above 50 mph.
• Annie Porter — A passenger who ends up driving the bus.
• Harry Temple — Jack's SWAT partner.