''Kill Speed'' (also called ''Fast Glass'') is a 2010

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directed by Kim Bass, who is a commercial rated pilot. It stars Andrew Keegan, Brandon Quinn,

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and

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in an aviation-themed crime/thriller drama. The soundtrack features music by: Steppenwolf,

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, Nick Carter, Jada Pinkett-Smith's Wicked Wisdom, and

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Plot

Best friends Strayger (Andrew Keegan), Rainman (Brandon Quinn) and Forman (Nick Carter) calling themselves "Fly Guyz" come up with a scheme to fund their

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, rock-star lifestyle. Using high speed aircraft to deliver Mexican manufactured illegal

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for drug baron Escondido ( Christian Monzon) throughout rural California is the way they make their money. They team up with computer techie Einstein (Graham Norris). Rosanna (

) joins the gang, but she is not who she pretends to be. When the DIA agent Jonas Moore (

) offers a deal to rescue a DIA agent captured by the Mexican cartel, in exchange for their freedom, the friends have to fly once again.

Cast

* Andrew Keegan as Strayger * Brandon Quinn as Rainman *

as Rosanna *

as Forman *

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as Kyle Jackson *

as Jonas Moore * Christian Monzon as Escondido * Graham Norris as Einstein * Tom Arnold as Rhaynes *

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as Big Bad John *

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as President * Joshua Alba as Vasquez * Big Rick Hoffman as Biker Henchman #1 * Chris Maida as Biker Henchman #2 * Chris Callen as Biker Henchman #3

Production

Under the working title of ''Fast Glass'', principal photography on location took place in 2008 at the

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areas in

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. Additional sequences were shot in Los Angeles. ''Kill Speed'' used a combination of fast-paced filming that involved jet and piston-powered aircraft and was meant to give the film a ''

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'' and ''

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'' vibe. Originally intended as a direct-to-video film, an overseas release in 2010 preceded its US release. While originally scheduled for release in 2008, the film was held up in contractual difficulties until 2010. The film incorporates air-to-air filming of actual aircraft (including 300 mph propeller driven, experimental race aircraft and ex-military

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jet trainers) with all the actors actually in the aircraft and, according to the producers, the first time in films that actors were at the controls while delivering dialogue.

Reception

''Kill Speed'' was premiered at the 2009

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(AFM) industry showcase, as "perhaps the most talked about film at AFM 2009." The controversy over rights had spilled over into lawsuits, with the resultant publicity probably making the film notable. With its unabashed straight-to-video format, ''Kill Speed'' did not receive positive critical reactions. Dan Whitehead called it "an amateurish mess." UK Film reviewer Andy Webb of ''The Movie Scene'' noted: "... the shifting tone is not the movies only issue as the dialogue is also an issue with some terrible lines. I am not just on about the intentionally humorous lines but those lines which are supposed to be serious but end up cheesy. Aerial scenes, however, featured strong production values and elicited the most positive responses from viewers."Kill Speed."
''Actionfreunde.de'' (German), June 23, 2013. Retrieved: October 26, 2014.

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, kill_speed American aviation films American action thriller films 2010 action thriller films 2010 films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language action thriller films