Speed Kills

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Speed Kills
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Directed byJodi Scurfield
Screenplay byDavid Aaron Cohen
John Luessenhop
Story by Paul Castro
David Aaron Cohen
John Luessenhop
Based onSpeed Kills
by Arthur J. Harris
Produced byOscar Generale
Richard Rionda Del Castro
Starring John Travolta
Cinematography Andrzej Sekula
Edited byRandy Bricker
Music byGeronimo Mercado
Production
company
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release dates
  • August 16, 2018 (2018-08-16)(Netherlands)
  • November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)(limited)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Budget$15 million [1]
Box office$5,812 [2]

Speed Kills is a 2018 American crime drama film directed by Jodi Scurfield and starring John Travolta. [3] [4] It is based on Arthur J. Harris's book of the same name about the life of Donald Aronow, fictionalized as "Ben Aronoff". [5]

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Plot

Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.

Cast

Reception

The film has a 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 2.5/10. [6] Barbara Shulgasser-Parker of Common Sense Media awarded it one star out of five. [7] Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com awarded it half a star. [8] Powerboat Racing World website told their readers to 'prepare for disappointment'. [9]

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