It was 50% Google and 50% Trinity :-)))

"This was actually mostly written by Joss Whedon. Even Graham Yost stated that Whedon wrote 95% of the dialogue. Also, if you read the script, you can tell that Harry is the bus bomber in the original draft. Look at the callbacks to the gold retirement watch and the pop quiz scenarios."

Harry as the bad guy??? What an idea.

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Harry as the bad guy??? What an idea.

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actually... I can see it. the bitter, disillusioned cop partnered with innocent, gung-ho Jack who believes in the greater good and shoots the hostage? It would have been a different film, but I guess it could have worked.

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and as an example being the type of person who can have a positive influence on the Hollywood machine.

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who can and has!

I think Joss Whedon speaks for all of us, Keanu is an anomaly in Hollywood and a great one, he is in his own league, too sad if some people doesn't get him or appreciate his dedication to his craft...

Indy's newest musical is based on the high-octane thriller that put Sandra Bullock on the map.

It's the perfect recipe for a thriller: a bomb squad specialist is tasked by a psychotic extortionist with keeping a Los Angeles city bus traveling over 50 mph, or it will explode.

But is it the perfect recipe for a musical?

Local playwright Paige Scott sure thought so, and after knocking the idea around for a few years, she decided to adapt the 1994 film "Speed," starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, into a musical parody. The plot follows the film version fairly closely, with only a few deviations from the original script.

The real parody is found in the songs, with titles like "My Life's the Bomb," "There's a Bomb on a Bus," "Shoot the Hostage," "Rebellion on the Bus" and "I Think I Might Fall in Love with You Today."

"The songs in this show are amazing," said Dave Ruark, who plays Dennis Hopper's (the psychotic extortionist) character in the film. "It's such a respectful treatment of the source material."

Logan Moore and Carrie Morgan take on the roles of Reeves and Bullock's characters. The two watched the film repeatedly to try and learn the mannerisms of the blockbuster duo.

"It's interesting to play the high-stakes along with the comedy and the love scenes," said Moore. "It's a ride, it really is."

Contact Star reporter Michael Anthony Adams at (317) 444-6123. Follow him on Twitter: @MichaelAdams317

Bomb on a Bus

• When: 8 p.m. March 28, 29 and April 4, 5.

• Where: Q Artistry, 5515 E. Washington St.

• Cost: $15-$18.

• Info: qartistry.org.

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The real parody is found in the songs, with titles like "My Life's the Bomb," "There's a Bomb on a Bus," "Shoot the Hostage," "Rebellion on the Bus" and "I Think I Might Fall in Love with You Today."

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Wasnt someone just begging for musicals lately, too?! *snort* cameo appearance possible?

Poll.

Also,in case you are wondering, yes I still have a VCR, yes it still works, and yes I use it.

http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/sandra-bullock-keanu-reeves-and-jan-de-bont-look-back-at-speed-20-years-later

http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/speed-20th-anniversary-meet-the-passengers-of-bus-2525

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/10/joss-whedon-speed_n_5473795.html

But I'm not too happy about the fact that the 20th anniversary of Speed means I'm almost 40. Which means I already look older than Keanu.

Also from the HuffPost article by Alex Pappedemas:

"Reeves wasn’t, so he was free to wander off for most of the next half-decade, ping-ponging from willful weirdness (Johnny Mnemonic) to crud without the courage of its convictions (The Devil’s Advocate)."

If someone wants to criticize The Devil's Advocate, a great film in my opinion, it would be wise to find something other than a lack of conviction. Every actor in the film, and certainly Taylor Hackford, and everyone else involved, showed enormous conviction in what they're doing. It's a stupid, ridiculous and innaccurate criticism.