A classic action thriller, ‘Speed‘ launched the favorite American acting duo, Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock in 1994. However, while filming high-end action films like these, actors are wary of wardrobe malfunctions.
Sandra Bullock recalls one such incident while filming a stunt for ‘Speed’ at the 30th anniversary screening of the film. Fortunately, Keanu Reeves saved ‘The Blind Side’ actor’s integrity not once but several times on the sets of ‘Speed’. Here’s what Sandra Bullock said about her wardrobe malfunction.
Keanu Reeves Was Appointed To Keep Sandra Bullock’s “Integrity Intact”
The acting duo, Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock united with ‘Speed’ director, Jan de Bont for the special screening of the film on its 30th anniversary held in Hollywood. In the following Q&A session, Sandra revealed that Keanu helped her in filming the stunt where Jack Traven and Annie Porter escape the bombed bus using the floor hatch.
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She said, “I had this dress that was very light and I had a bodysuit underneath, and when we started rehearsing I noticed that the velocity of air would shoot the skirt over my head.” She continued, “So Keanu’s job for me, which was the most important thing, was to put your hands in a way where the skirt doesn’t fly over my head.”
She added, “So not only did he have to do the stunt [and] to keep me safe, he had to keep my integrity intact, keeping things that didn’t need to be seen on a 17-foot screen.”
Sandra Bullock Reveals Why She Was Cast For ‘Speed’
Recalling filming the 1994 action thriller, Sandra Bullock reveals why she was cast for the ‘Speed’ while she was still a beginner in the Hollywood biz. She laughingly said, “Because if you killed me, I wasn’t a big actor at the time, it would’ve been ‘Actor dies in stunt in a Keanu Reeves movie.
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Meanwhile, Bont reminisced about the film’s success, “When I saw the movie here, I’ve never been so proud of those two actors. What they did for me — quite often unnatural to them what they had to do — is just unbelievable.” He added, “The relationship that these two created together is absolutely amazing. Seeing them back on the screen tonight, it was so realistic. They were absolutely perfect.”
‘Speed’ won two Academy Awards in 1995 and still holds a soft spot among action film lovers.
