Editing Speed 2: Cruise Control (section)

==Production==

===Background===

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''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' was released in June 1994, starring [[Keanu Reeves]] and [[Sandra Bullock]]. The film's plot features the story of a runaway bus armed with a bomb that will explode if its speed drops below {{convert|50|mph|kph}}.<ref name="shipsout" /> It was a critical and commercial success,<ref name="success">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-28-fi-22792-story.html|title=Fox Is Betting Big That 'Speed&nbsp;2' Is a Runaway Success|date=January 28, 1997|access-date=July 3, 2013|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Speed (1994) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/speed_1994 |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514123039/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/speed_1994/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was the 8th-highest-grossing-film worldwide in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/1994/|title=1994 Worldwide Box Office|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=October 4, 2023}}</ref>

Due to positive [[word of mouth]], studio [[20th Century Fox]] began discussing plans for a ''Speed'' sequel a month prior to its release,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Entertainment news for May 13, 1994: Lightning Speed|first=Melina|last=Gerosa|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/05/13/entertainment-news-may-13-1994-2/|date=May 13, 1994|issue=222|access-date=October 17, 2012|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=September 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103509/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,302227,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and officially announced a sequel would be produced following the film's box office success after its first week in theaters.<ref name="mame">{{cite news|title=Hawn sets her sights on 'Mame{{'-}}|first=Bill|last=Zwecker|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=June 17, 1994|page=4}}</ref> Although he felt the film was a "one-time story" with no sequel potential,<ref name="cantcruise">{{cite journal|title=De Bont can't cruise as Fox accelerates 'Speed{{'-}}|last=Grove|first=Martin A.|journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 18, 1997|page=8}}</ref> ''Speed'' director [[Jan de Bont]] was contractually obligated to direct a sequel,<ref name="reelsoon">{{cite magazine|title=See You Reel Soon?|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/11/18/see-you-reel-soon/|date=November 18, 1994|issue=249|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021062242/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304524,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and would be paid a reported $5–6 million salary.<ref name="shipsout" /><ref name="success" /> Reeves and Bullock had no contractual obligation to star in the sequel;<ref name="murray">{{cite journal|title=Murray as in 'Veeck{{'-}}|first=Michael|last=Fleming|date=December 13, 1994|journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]}}</ref> however, by late 1994, Fox executive [[Tom Sherak]] had begun negotiations with the actors and hoped to produce a follow-up film with their two characters as a married couple.<ref name="reelsoon" />

===Writing===

Hundreds of ideas for a sequel were submitted to De Bont, all of which he turned down in favor of his own idea, based on a recurring nightmare he experienced about a cruise ship crashing into an island.<ref name="demons" /><ref name="uptospeed">{{cite news|title=Is Jason up to Speed?|work=Sunday Mail|date=April 27, 1997|first=J.|last=Jameson|page=69}}</ref>   Randall McCormick was hired to write the sequel in 1994 and received a story writing credit along with De Bont.<ref name="murray" />  The [[screenplay]] was credited to McCormick and [[Jeff Nathanson]], who began writing the film with its ending based on De Bont's nightmare.<ref name="rams" />

Director [[John McTiernan]] of the [[Die Hard (film series)|''Die Hard'' series]] claimed in 2001 that "the studio used most of the material we'd developed" for a potential ''Die Hard'' sequel and turned it into ''Speed&nbsp;2'', including "the ocean liner going on the beach."<ref name="DieHard">{{cite web|url=http://movieline.com/2001/08/01/the-extreme-sport-of-being-john-mctiernan/2/|title=The Extreme Sport of Being John McTiernan|work=[[MovieLine]]|date=August 1, 2001|access-date=April 17, 2021|page=2}}</ref>  The third film in the series, ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'' (1995), was originally based on a [[spec script]] from 1990 titled ''Troubleshooter'', whose premise involved fighting terrorists aboard a cruise ship.  This concept for a sequel was later abandoned by the filmmakers due to its similarities to the film ''[[Under Siege]]'' (1992).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-strange-history-of-the-die-hard-movies/|title=The Strange History of the Die Hard Movies|first=Ryan|last=Lambie|work=[[Den of Geek]]|date=December 1, 2019|accessdate=October 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-01-ca-1596-story.html|title=OFF-CENTERPIECE : 'Die Hard 3' Blown Out of the Water by 'Siege'|first=Jeffrey|last=Wells|date=November 1, 1992|accessdate=October 4, 2023|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

''Speed'' writer [[Graham Yost]] and producer [[Mark Gordon (film)|Mark Gordon]] claimed that neither of them were asked to participate in the sequel, although both of their names are listed in the film credits; Yost was given a writing credit for the film's characters and Gordon was credited as [[executive producer]].<ref name="speeddvd">{{cite AV media|people=[[Graham Yost|Yost, Graham]]; [[Mark Gordon (film)|Gordon, Mark]]|title=[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]|publisher=[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]|medium=DVD audio commentary|date=2002}}</ref>  In an interview in 2010, Yost stated he had two ideas for a sequel: a [[Vietnam War]]-era military ship set to explode if its ammunition comes in contact with water, and an aircraft forced to fly at a low altitude over the [[Andes Mountains]].<ref name="sinkin">{{cite journal|title=That Sinkin' Feeling|journal=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=June 2010|issue=252|page=107}}</ref>

===Casting===

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Bullock initially declined to star in the sequel,<ref>{{cite news|title=Sandra catches up with Speed|work=[[Evening Standard]]|date=January 12, 1996|page=7}}</ref> but later agreed in order to secure financial backing for the drama film ''[[Hope Floats]]'' (1998); she was paid a reported $11–$13 million to reprise her role as Annie.<ref name="amc">{{cite web|url=http://www.amc.com/talk/2008/06/hope-floats-sandra-bullock|title=How Sandra Bullock Used ''Speed&nbsp;2'' to Fuel Her Passion Project ''Hope Floats''|date=June 10, 2008|first=Nick|last=Nadel|publisher=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809091556/https://www.amc.com/talk/2008/06/hope-floats-sandra-bullock|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="uptospeed"/> Reeves was offered $12 million to reprise his role as Jack Traven, but turned it down because he did not like the script, was financially secure from the success of ''Speed'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Keanu not sequel to the task|first=Jamie|last=Portman|date=September 13, 1996|work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|location=Montreal|page=C3}}</ref> and felt he was not "ready to mentally and physically" star in another action film after having completed ''[[Chain Reaction (1996 film)|Chain Reaction]]'' (1996). He passed on ''Speed 2'' in order to star in the  film ''[[The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)|The Devil's Advocate]]'' (1997), which was filmed at the same time, then subsequently toured with his band, [[Dogstar (band)|Dogstar]]. Reeves said that Fox was "furious" with his decision and released "propaganda" against him, falsely claiming that he turned down the role to tour with his band.<ref>{{cite news|title=Keanu fires up Career speeds ahead, but at his own pace|first=Peter|last=Howell|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=November 7, 1997|page=D1}}</ref> De Bont said that the character in the sequel was not specific to Reeves and could be played by any young actor, as long as he had chemistry with Bullock.<ref name="fullspeedforbullock" />

Many actors were considered to replace Reeves including: [[Simon Baker]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Simon's career speeds up|first=Michael|last=Idato|work=[[The Sunday Telegraph]]|date=July 7, 1996}}</ref> [[Jon Bon Jovi]],<ref name="white">{{cite journal|title=White tornado cleaning up|first=Sheila|last=Johnson|date=July 24, 1996|journal=[[The Times]]}}</ref> [[Patrick Muldoon]],<ref name="seenheard" /> [[Johnathon Schaech]],<ref name="footsteps"/> [[Christian Slater]],<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|title=''Speed 2'' finds a new lead actor |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/07/19/speed-2-finds-new-lead-actor/|first=David|last=Poland|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 17, 2021|date=July 19, 1996|issue=336|archive-date=April 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427121829/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293404,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Billy Zane]].<ref name="footsteps">{{cite news|title=In Reeves' footsteps|work=[[The Buffalo News]]|date=June 10, 1996|first=Liz|last=Smith|page=B10}}</ref> Bullock initially suggested [[Matthew McConaughey]],<ref name="seenheard">{{cite news|title=Seen, heard, said|first=Janine Dallas|last=Steffan|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=June 21, 1996|page=F1}}</ref> who passed on the role,<ref>{{cite news|title=Everyone's eyes are upon this Texan|first=Beth|last=Pinsker|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=July 21, 1996|page=1C}}</ref> prompting her to suggest Jason Patric, with whom she had wanted to work since seeing his performance in ''[[After Dark, My Sweet]]'' (1990). De Bont was skeptical of featuring a relatively unknown actor such as Patric, but was reminded by the studio that Bullock and Reeves were also relatively unknown prior to ''Speed'',<ref name="cruisingatfullspeed">{{cite news|title=Cruising at full speed|first=Barry|last=Koltnow|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=June 13, 1997|page=F6}}</ref> and chose Patric based on his role in ''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]]'' (1996).<ref>{{cite press release | title=Big time box-office | date=July 8, 1996 | publisher=[[United Press International]]}}</ref> Patric was paid a reported $4.5–$8 million for his role in ''Speed&nbsp;2'' and used his salary to finance a 1998 drama, ''[[Your Friends & Neighbors (film)|Your Friends & Neighbors]]''.<ref name="shipsout">{{cite magazine|title=Speed Ships Out|first1=Judy|last1=Brennan|first2=Chris|last2=Nashawaty|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issue=376|date=April 25, 1997|access-date=October 18, 2021|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/04/25/speed-2-ships-out/|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021062236/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,287627,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="amc" /> After accepting the role, Patric stated that he never saw ''Speed'' or had any intentions of seeing it;<ref name="fullspeed2">{{cite news|title=Full 'Speed&nbsp;2' ahead Jan De Bont weathers hurricanes and high seas|first=Andy|last=Seiler|date=June 12, 1997|work=[[USA Today]]|page=1D}}</ref> Reeves said he was looking forward to seeing Patric star in the sequel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Back in Action! Up to Speed|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|location=Glasgow|date=October 24, 1996}}</ref> After Reeves declined to appear in ''Speed&nbsp;2'', the screenplay was rewritten to remove his character from the story, which De Bont wanted to deal with early in the film.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Reeves exits 'Speed II{{'-}}|journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=John|last=Brodie|date=June 3, 1996|page=1}}</ref> His absence is explained in the first scene, where Annie talks about how her relationship with Jack did not work out, and mentions her current relationship with Alex (Patric), before his character is introduced in the film.<ref name="fullspeedforbullock">{{cite journal|title=Full 'Speed&nbsp;2' Ahead for Bullock|journal=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=February 1997|pages=26–27|volume=10|issue=6}}</ref>

[[Gary Oldman]] turned down the role of the villain, Geiger, to star as another villain in ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' (1997).<ref>{{cite news|date=August 11, 1996|title=Oldman puts the brakes on Speed&nbsp;2|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Oldman+puts+the+brakes+on+Speed+2.-a061178211|work=[[Daily Mirror|Sunday Mirror]]|access-date=March 17, 2011|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305004147/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Oldman+puts+the+brakes+on+Speed+2.-a061178211|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Willem Dafoe]] was cast as Geiger after he wanted to star in a "big movie" and once again play a villain.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Willem Dafoe on his new film, 'Speed&nbsp;2: Cruise Control{{'-}}|series=[[Weekend Today|Sunday Today]]|airdate=June 15, 1997|network=[[NBC]]|credits=[[Jodi Applegate|Applegate, Jodi]] (anchor)}}</ref> De Bont cast New Zealand actor [[Temuera Morrison]] as Juliano based on his role in ''[[Once Were Warriors (film)|Once Were Warriors]]'' (1994).<ref name="kiwi">{{cite news|title=Kiwi actor gets star billing in Speed&nbsp;2|first=Louisa|last=Cleave|date=September 21, 1997|work=[[Sunday News (New Zealand)|Sunday News]]|location=Auckland|page=29}}</ref> Although he did not like the script, [[Brian McCardie]] accepted the role as Merced as his agents assured him it would be good for his career.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shoosh? I'm a thespian... ya auld craw|first=Steve|last=Hendry|work=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]]|location=Glasgow|date=September 10, 2006|page=41}}</ref>

Comedian Royale Watkins was hired by De Bont for the part of Dante after discovering Watkins performing at a comedy club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Improv comic's humor shapes 'Built to Last{{'-}}|first=Gail|last=Pennington|date=July 23, 1997|page=8E|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]}}</ref> [[Glenn Plummer]] was cast as a character named Maurice whose boat is hijacked by Alex, reprising his role from ''Speed'' as a [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] owner whose car is hijacked by Jack.<ref name="defieslogic" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/28/ocd-speeds-tuneman|title=OCD: Speed's Tuneman|date=February 28, 2008|access-date=October 9, 2012|first=Nick|last=Hadley|publisher=[[IGN]]|archive-date=November 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106015959/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/28/ocd-speeds-tuneman|url-status=live}}</ref> To add [[comic relief]], De Bont cast comedian [[Tim Conway]] as Annie's driving instructor, and hoped it would be a [[Comeback (publicity)|comeback]] role for him.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Fast Track|first=David|last=Poland|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issue=357|date=December 13, 1996|page=15|url=https://ew.com/article/1996/12/13/tim-conway-appear-speed-2/|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021062248/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,295372,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Director applauds Clooney's grace|work=[[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]|date=December 22, 1996|page=4E|first=Eric E.|last=Harrison}}</ref> Singer [[Tamia]] was cast as Sheri, an entertainer on the ship, because De Bont wanted a singer who could also act.<ref name="makingof" /> She did not plan on doing any film acting that early in her career, as she had yet to release her [[Tamia (album)|debut album]], but said the part was "too perfect for [her] to resist."<ref>{{cite news|title=Blues Brothers to take the field at half time|first1=Marilyn|last1=Beck|first2=Stacy|last2=Jenel Smith|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|page=L2|date=January 21, 1997}}</ref> [[Joe Morton]] reprised his role from ''Speed'' as SWAT lieutenant Herb "Mac" McMahon in an uncredited [[cameo appearance]] in the beginning of the film.<ref name="defieslogic">{{cite news|title={{-'}}Speed&nbsp;2' defies all logic|first=Chris|last=Hicks|work=[[Deseret News]]|url=https://www.deseret.com/1997/6/15/19317834/speed-2-defies-all-logic|date=June 15, 1997|page=E11}}</ref>

===Filming===

''Speed 2'' was produced by De Bont's [[production company]], Blue Tulip, and was one of the film's three co-producers along with Steve Perry and Michael Peyser.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Jan De Bont's Blue Tulip Productions expands deal with Fox producer Michael Peyser Partners|publisher=[[Business Wire]]|date=October 8, 1996}}</ref> The director began working on [[pre-production]] prior to the release of his previous film, ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'' (1996).<ref name="blownaway">{{cite news|title=Behind the scenes: Blown away|first=Mal|last=Vincent|work=[[The Virginian-Pilot]]|date=May 9, 1996|page=E1}}</ref> For the cruise ship on which the film would be set, De Bont visited ships from various cruise lines and chose ''[[Seabourn Legend]]'' for its luxurious amenities and sleek design.<ref name="auditioning">{{cite news|title=Seabourn speeds into film|first=Wallace|last=Immen|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=June 14, 1997|page=F4}}</ref> While ''Speed'' was produced for $30 million,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/14/movies/hurtling-to-the-top-a-director-is-born.html|title=Hurtling to the Top: A Director Is Born|first=Bernard|last=Weintraub|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 14, 1994|access-date=July 3, 2013|archive-date=May 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526103644/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/14/movies/hurtling-to-the-top-a-director-is-born.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the sequel was [[green-lit]] at "just under $100 million" due to the larger production and higher cast salaries.<ref name="success" /> He started [[location scouting]] in the [[Caribbean]] in May 1996, and chose [[Saint Martin (island)|Saint Martin]] as the primary filming location because he felt it was least likely to be subjected to a hurricane.<ref>{{cite journal|title={{-'}}Twister' could funnel up $100 million in 11 days|date=May 15, 1996|journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="fullspeed2" /> Prior to production, details about the film were kept secret, and De Bont refused to confirm rumors about the film taking place on a ship,<ref name="blownaway" /> although he did state that the sequel would be "funnier",<ref>{{cite news|title=Shooting the breeze|first=Matthew|last=Gilbert|date=July 20, 1996|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|page=12 (supplement)}}</ref> while ''Speed&nbsp;2'' star [[Jason Patric]] said the sequel is a "very complex movie" and would have "bigger sequences."<ref>{{cite news|title=Speed&nbsp;2 plot big secret|agency=Southam News|work=[[The Ottawa Citizen]]|page=C11|date=August 16, 1996|publisher=Postmedia News}}</ref>  It was later reported that the film had gone over-budget and costs had ballooned to as much as $160 million. De Bont acknowledged that they had gone over budget but that the cost would be close to $100 million.<ref name="waterwhirl">{{cite news |last=Dutka|first=Elaine|title=Water Whirl|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 16, 1997|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-16-ca-29118-story.html |access-date=January 1, 2021|quote=De Bont acknowledges that the movie came in over budget but shoots down reports that the original $100 million has soared into the $135-million to $160-million range. The movie is on schedule, he says. It's not out of control. When the movie wraps at the end of this month, it should come in "close to $110 million"--providing nothing untoward erupts.|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221035958/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-16-ca-29118-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] took place from September 23, 1996, to late February 1997.<ref name="onwing">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ON+WING,+PRAYER+FOR+BOX-OFFICE+SUCCESS+%3A+VALENCIA+HOSTS+BLOCKBUSTER...-a083857559|title=On wing, prayer for box office success: Valencia hosts blockbuster shoot studio wraps up plane chase for 'Speed' sequel at area set|work=[[Daily News of Los Angeles]]|first=Mary|last=Schubert|date=February 27, 1997|access-date=April 16, 2011|archive-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023171058/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ON+WING,+PRAYER+FOR+BOX-OFFICE+SUCCESS+:+VALENCIA+HOSTS+BLOCKBUSTER...-a083857559|url-status=dead}}</ref> Film crews moved to West Palm Beach and Miami, Florida in July 1996 anticipating shooting in each location for several weeks later that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-07-19/news/9607180520_1_thorpe-shuttleworth-studio-s-chief-executive-film|title=Big-money Flick Speeds Into Studio|first=Tracy|last=Kolody|work=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]|date=July 19, 1996|access-date=May 21, 2011|archive-date=August 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829180344/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-07-19/news/9607180520_1_thorpe-shuttleworth-studio-s-chief-executive-film|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/1996/07/01/newscolumn3.html|title=Bad Boys change plans, but Speed 2 is coming|date=July 1, 1996|first=Felicia|last=Levine|access-date=June 26, 2013|work=[[South Florida Business Journal]]|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221035930/https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/1996/07/01/newscolumn3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, due to scheduling issues with Patric, production did not take place in West Palm Beach and there were "just a few days" filming in Miami.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/1996/08/19/newscolumn1.html|title=Miami rapper's video moves from bimbos to himbos|date=August 19, 1996|first=Felicia|last=Levine|journal=[[South Florida Business Journal]]|access-date=May 21, 2011|archive-date=November 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102035239/http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/1996/08/19/newscolumn1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://search.library.northwestern.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1286148761&context=PC&vid=01NWU_INST:NULVNEW&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Primo%20Central&tab=Everything&query=null,exact,Entertainment%20Industry%20Magazine%20Archive:%20Cinema,%20Film%20%26%20Television%20(Part%201),AND&mode=advanced|title=Star power doesn't faze Miami locals|first=Felicia|last=Levine|date=May 19, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2022|journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The Miami production took place in a gymnasium and boat hangar at the [[Dinner Key]] marina complex, rented by Fox. After spending over $55,000 on repairs to the facilities, Fox refused to pay the $35,000 in rental fees to the City of Miami.<ref>{{cite news|title=Movie company won't pay city rent|date=January 30, 1997|work=[[The Miami Herald]]|page=2B}}</ref> The city sued for the rent since Fox did not seek approval for the repairs, and a compromise was reached when the city credited some repair costs, resulting in Fox paying around $26,000 rent.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miami gets $26,000 from film company|date=February 6, 1997|page=2B|work=[[The Miami Herald]]}}</ref>

[[File:Le paquebot de croisière MS Seabourn Legend (1).jpg|thumb|left|''Speed&nbsp;2'' is set aboard ''[[Seabourn Legend]]'', which was used for six weeks of filming during production.|alt=A white cruise ship in the water, docked along a coast with mountains in the background.]]

''Seabourn Legend'' was rented for six weeks at a reported cost of $38,000 per day;<ref name="uptospeed"/> the ship served as the film's primary setting and provided accommodation for the cast and crew.<ref name="scrapes">{{cite journal|title=Scrapes with death just part of job for 'Speed' cast|first=Elizabeth|last=Snead|journal=[[USA Today]]|page=6D|date=April 2, 1997}}</ref><ref name="makingof">{{cite episode|title=The Making of ''Speed&nbsp;2: Cruise Control''|credits=Thomas Grane (director)|airdate=June 1997|season=4|number=2|publisher=[[20th Century Fox]] and [[HBO]]|series=HBO First Look|series-link=HBO First Look|network=[[HBO]]}}</ref>  The evacuation sequence was among the first scenes filmed on the ship, and was shot in Key West, Florida over a two-week period. Approximately 30 hoses and the ship's [[fire sprinkler system]] were used to simulate heavy rainfall in the scene.<ref name="prod">{{cite press release|title=''Speed&nbsp;2: Cruise Control'' Production Notes|publisher=[[20th Century Fox]]|year=1997}}</ref> Severe weather conditions from [[Hurricane Lili (1996)|Hurricane Lili]] delayed production activity on the ship for several days, and caused [[seasickness]] among the cast and crew for the remainder of the production at sea.<ref name="prod"/> To make the ship appear faster, all exterior shots were filmed from a moving vehicle.<ref name="needforspeed">{{cite news|title=Need for 'Speed': Director insists sequel has compelling story|first=Bob|last=Strauss|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=June 8, 1997|page=7}}</ref> Scenes on the bridge were filmed in a [[mockup]] dubbed the "bridge ship", a large-scale reconstruction of the [[bow (ship)|bow]] and bridge built atop the [[hull (watercraft)|hull]] of a [[cargo ship]].<ref name="workboat">{{cite news|title=Hollywood takes a bow to workboat|first=Simon|last=Barker-Benfield|date=October 18, 1996|work=[[The Florida Times-Union]]|page=C-8}}</ref> Additional ship interiors were filmed at [[Sony Pictures Studios]] and Warren Entertainment in Los Angeles County, California. Full-scale replicas of the ship's atrium, cabins, and engine rooms were constructed on [[sound stage]]s where production took place for over a month. The scene where Alex rescues Drew while the ship is being flooded was filmed by [[camera operator]]s wearing [[wet suits]] inside a sound stage tank, which was constructed with plywood and a hydraulic lift to give the effect that the water level was rising.<ref name="nopixels" />

{{multiple image|align=right|direction=vertical|width=250
|image1=Marigot 2.jpg|alt1=A village on the coast of an island. Small buildings are located throughout the island, with mountains in the background and the ocean on the right. Among the buildings in the foreground is a parking lot adjacent to a marina. A peninsula stretches out into the ocean and boats are on the ocean in the background.|caption1=The finale scene was filmed in the town of Marigot, Saint Martin.
|image2=Speed 2 rail ship.jpg|caption2=A full-scale mock-up of the ship's bow, known as the "rail ship" was placed atop a rail and propelled into the set constructed in Marigot. The rest of the ship was added through computer-generated special effects during post-production.|alt2=A full-size model of a cruise ship's bow is seen from behind, supported by large frame. The model sits on top of a rail, which is underwater and leads underneath a marina pier. Boats are located in the water near the marina, and small buildings are in the background.}}

For the climactic scene when the ship crashes into an island, De Bont wanted to create and destroy an actual town. He opted against miniature [[scale model]]s or [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI) to provide a sense of realism for the actors and the audience. A $5 million, 35-building set was constructed in [[Marigot, Saint Martin]] based on the town's local architecture, which temporarily housed production offices.<ref name="rams" /><ref name="makingof" /><ref name="bigstunt">{{cite news|title=How they did the big stunt in Speed&nbsp;2|work=[[Palm Beach Post]]|first=Thom|last=Smith|date=June 11, 1997|page=1D}}</ref> Despite De Bont's reason for choosing Saint Martin for filming, a hurricane struck the town and destroyed the set during construction. It had to be rebuilt with [[hurricane-proof building]]s.<ref name="costly" /> Exteriors of the bow mockup on the bridge ship were used in the first part of the scene when the ''Seabourn Legend'' is crashing into sailboats in the harbor; the bridge ship was used in place of the actual ''Seabourn Legend'', as the latter could not navigate the harbor's shallow waters.<ref name="prod" /> The captain of the bridge ship had great difficulty hitting the sailboats during filming, despite cameras placed on the boats for the captain to view.<ref name="demons"/>  A second mockup was constructed for the latter part of the scene, which featured a {{convert|150|ft|m|adj=on}} long replica of the ''Seabourn Legend''{{'s}} bow. This mockup, referred to as the "rail ship",<ref name="makingof" /> weighed {{convert|300|ST|MT}}, and sat atop a set of wheels along a {{convert|1000|ft|m|adj=mid|long}} track built {{convert|60|ft|m}} underwater.<ref name="rams">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/04/movies/next-the-cruise-ship-rams-the-village.html|title=Next, the Cruise Ship Rams the Village|first=James|last=Ryan|date=May 4, 1997|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 20, 2011|archive-date=January 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112005000/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/04/movies/next-the-cruise-ship-rams-the-village.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Filming the final scene with the rail ship was initially delayed because it could not be hoisted onto the track because of large waves caused by the hurricane.<ref name="fullspeed2" /> The scene was filmed using 14 cameras,<ref name="costly" /> with the rail ship traveling {{convert|50|ft|m}} at a time into the set, with debris from the destruction cleared between each [[take]].<ref name="believable">{{cite news|title=Real ship, fake town help 'Speed&nbsp;2' look believeable {{sic}}|first=Craig|last=Kopp|work=[[The Cincinnati Post]]|date=June 12, 1997|page=8}}</ref> The mockup was powered by four [[diesel engine]]s and pulled by a large chain at a speed of {{convert|18|mph|km/h}}.<ref name="bigstunt" /> The scene's three planned collisions were aided by [[explosive material|explosives]] and [[hydraulic machinery|hydraulics]] to ensure the set's structures collapsed precisely. Concrete was also removed from the buildings and replaced with sand-coated [[balsa wood]] so the buildings would "crumble" more effectively after being hit by the rail ship.<ref name="bigstunt" /> In the scene's final shot, it had to stop successfully within a {{convert|6|in|cm|adj=on}} area  on the first take.<ref name="bigstunt" /> The five-minute scene cost $25 million to produce, roughly one quarter of the film's entire budget,<ref name="rams" /> and set records as both the largest and the most expensive stunt ever filmed.<ref name="makingof" /><ref name="nopixels">{{cite news|title=Look, Ma, No Pixels: Plastic Triumphs On the Set|first=James|last=Ryan|date=May 4, 1997|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/04/movies/look-ma-no-pixels-plastic-triumphs-on-the-set.html|access-date=July 13, 2013|archive-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128030711/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/04/movies/look-ma-no-pixels-plastic-triumphs-on-the-set.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The underwater scene where Alex swims underneath the ship was filmed in the [[Tongue of the Ocean]] off the coast of [[New Providence]] in [[the Bahamas]]. The location was chosen due to its water clarity, however, after viewing dailies of the scene, De Bont felt the water was too clear, so it was reshot with divers above the camera dusting the area in front of the lens with sediment to alter the clarity of the footage.<ref name="stuartcove">{{cite web|url=http://www.stuartcove.com/DiveBahamasMgmt.aspx?id=6&pageId=43|title=Underwater Conditions|publisher=Stuart Cove's Underwater Productions|access-date=November 11, 2022|archive-date=October 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003122645/http://stuartcove.com/DiveBahamasMgmt.aspx?id=6&pageId=43|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The scene was filmed underneath a propeller-less [[barge]] that was designed to resemble the ''Seabourn Legend''. To provide a sense of velocity in the scene, the barge was towed by [[tugboat]]s at one and a half [[knot (unit)|knots]]. The production crew did not have a winch system available for the underwater shoot as depicted in the scene, so a pulley system was created by feeding Patric a rope that was attached to the [[axle]] of a car that drove along the barge.<ref name="cruising">{{cite journal|title=Speed 2: Cruising Speed|first=Ellen|last=Wolff|issue=71|pages=141+|journal=[[Cinefex]]}}</ref>

[[File:Ducati916SPS 1998 ScuderiaAssindia.jpg|thumb|left|Patric rode a [[Ducati 916]] in the film's opening chase scene, and almost died while performing a stunt on the motorcycle during filming.|alt=A red motorcycle parked on a street.]]

Instead of using [[stunt double]]s, De Bont persuaded Bullock, Patric, and Dafoe to perform their own stunts, so the scenes would appear more realistic; the lead actors were required to engage in [[physical exercise]] sessions before and during filming.<ref name="nightmare" /> Stunt coordinator Dick Ziker was very impressed with Patric's stuntwork, and said that he "is so physical he probably could be one of the top stunt men in the world."<ref name="prod" /> His stunts included being dragged by a seaplane through the water, jumping onto collapsing buildings, and scuba diving while pulled by a moving ship. He was also required to [[treading water|tread water]] for multiple hours at a time.<ref name="demons">{{cite news|title={{-'}}Speed' Demons|first=Bob|last=Strauss|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|date=June 11, 1997|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60SPEED%27+DEMONS%3B+STARS+BULLOCK+AND+PATRIC+FOLLOW+DIRECTOR+DE+BONT%27S...-a083869625|access-date=December 16, 2012|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213171155/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60SPEED%27+DEMONS%3B+STARS+BULLOCK+AND+PATRIC+FOLLOW+DIRECTOR+DE+BONT%27S...-a083869625|url-status=live}}</ref>  During a motorcycle stunt on a [[Ducati&nbsp;916]] on the second day of filming, Patric flew off the bike {{convert|30|ft|m|sigfig=1}} into the air and landed on a small bush; Bullock said the incident was so serious that Patric "should be dead."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/22/style/it-s-love-at-first-roar.html|title=It's Love at First Roar|date=June 22, 1997|first=Edward|last=Lewine|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref><ref name="scrapes"/> After surviving a traumatic surfing incident as a teenager, Bullock had to overcome her [[aquaphobia|fear of water]] to perform necessary stuntwork in the film.<ref name="fullspeed2" /> During production at sea, Bullock was smacked into the ship on multiple occasions, and was saved by Patric from dangerous situation by the ship's [[rudder]] in one scene.<ref name="scrapes" /> Bullock and Patric also had a scene filmed in an underwater tank where they had to kiss underwater with Bullock's hands tied together. [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEALs]] with [[scuba diving|scuba]] gear were present inside the tank during shooting, as the actors had to hold their breath during the scene.<ref name="makingof" /> According to Bullock, she performed all of her own stuntwork "except for a quarter of one stunt";<ref name="onboard">{{cite news|title=On Board: 'Speed&nbsp;2: Cruise Control{{'-}}|first=Betsy|last=Pickle|work=[[The Knoxville News-Sentinel]]|date=June 13, 1997|page=T11}}</ref> her stunt double worked for only three days during production.<ref name="prod" /> Of all the stunt-related incidents during production, De Bont said the most frightening was when a stunt woman was hit in the face by a boat cable and required reconstructive surgery.<ref name="costly">{{cite news|title=Speed&nbsp;2 a costly exercise for director Jan De Bont|first=Jamie|last=Portman|work=[[Waterloo Region Record]]|date=June 12, 1997|page=D1}}</ref> Following the production at sea, De Bont said that filming on water "was 100 percent more difficult than [he] imagined."<ref name="nightmare">{{cite news|title=Filming Speed 2 was a nightmare|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|date=May 3, 1997|page=I3}}</ref>

===Music===

====Score====

Composer [[Mark Mancina]] wrote the film score for ''Speed&nbsp;2'' having previously composed the scores for ''Speed'' and ''Twister''. He started composing the music in March 1997 and it was recorded at the end of April. He began by creating themes and melodies, then worked them into the film where he felt they would fit.<ref name="fastagain"/> The score includes a reworking of the [[20th Century Fox Fanfare|20th Century Fox fanfare]], in which the final [[chord (music)|chord]] is [[sustain]]ed and "slithers down" into the opening theme, while the studio logo fades into a traveling shot of the ocean on screen. Fox was initially hesitant to feature an altered version of their fanfare, but allowed the alteration after being convinced by De Bont and hearing it performed by an orchestra.<ref name="need">{{cite AV media notes|title=Speed 2: Cruise Control&nbsp;– Original Motion Picture Score|first=Daniel|last=Schweiger|date=2010|publisher=La-La Land Records|id=LLLCD 1138|others=[[Mark Mancina]]|chapter=The Need for More Speed}}</ref>

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Specific action cues were scored on the piano down to each second of film. Noting how the film was set in the Caribbean and had a different, slower pace than ''Speed'', Mancina gave the score a "[[Music of Jamaica|Jamaican]]/[[Music of Latin America|Latin]] feel" by incorporating reggae music between action sequences.<ref name="reelthing" /><ref name="fastagain" /> The reggae music was written to give the feel of being on vacation and serve as a love theme for the characters.<ref name="need"/> Some themes from ''Speed'' were included in the score between sections of the newly written material. He wrote new themes for Annie and Alex because he felt the original themes written for Reeves' character would not work well with Patric. After viewing the scene where Geiger attaches [[leech]]es to his body to [[bloodletting|cleanse his blood]], Mancina felt the scene was "so gross" that he wrote a "slimy theme" for the character, which is distinctively different from the rest of the music.<ref name="fastagain" /> He mixed the score at the same time the film was being edited,<ref name="reelthing">{{cite magazine|title=The Reel Thing|first=Catherine|last=Applefeld Olsen|date=June 7, 1997|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16|access-date=April 19, 2011|volume=109|issue=23|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819064224/https://books.google.com/books?id=fg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16|url-status=live}}</ref> which meant the music had to be constantly re-edited into the film. During the scoring of ''Speed&nbsp;2'', Mancina said in an interview that keeping up with the editing of the film was the "hardest thing [he had] ever done."<ref name="fastagain" />

Over 100 minutes of score are present in ''Speed 2'', more than Mancina wrote for ''Speed'' and ''Twister'' combined.<ref name="fastagain" /> After the score was written, he created a [[demo (music)|demo]] of the entire score on a [[synthesizer]] to play for De Bont. While the score for ''Speed'' only used [[string instrument|strings]], [[French horn]]s, and [[percussion instrument|percussion]], ''Speed&nbsp;2'' used a wider variety of instruments including [[trombone]]s, large [[woodwind instrument|woodwinds]], [[bass clarinet]]s, and [[contrabassoon]]s. The score was recorded by a 96-person orchestra, including Mancina, who performed on a [[classical guitar]] on several cues. The reggae music featured a band with [[steel drum]]s, in addition to Cuban drums and [[Latin percussion]]. De Bont wanted 16 steel drum players, but due to a lack of available players, Mancina used eight drums which were [[double tracking|double-tracked]].<ref name="need" />

Mancina's score was not initially released on CD to avoid competition with sales of the soundtrack album. De Bont made a deal with Virgin Records that it could not be released until at least six months after the release of the soundtrack.<ref name="fastagain">{{cite journal|title=Mark Mancina: Going Fast Again|journal=[[Film Score Monthly]]|date=July 1997|volume=2|issue=5|first=Daniel|last=Schweiger|pages=23–26}}</ref> The score was not officially released until June 2010, when it was sold by La-La Land Records as a 3000-unit limited edition album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/new/daily/article.cfm?articleID=6504|title=Film Score Friday 6/11/10|first=Scott|last=Bettencourt|date=June 11, 2010|work=[[Film Score Monthly]]|access-date=October 9, 2012|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064011/http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/new/daily/article.cfm?articleID=6504|url-status=live}}</ref> The album features 70 minutes of music across 14 tracks and, according to La-La Land, it also features a "notable amount of music" that was not used in the film, due to the constant re-edits prior to its release date.<ref name="need" /> Daniel Schweiger of ''Film Music Magazine'' said that Mancina's score was "arguably a better one than ''Speed''", praising the album's "thrilling themes", "epic orchestrations", and "Jamaican-style grooves."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=5689|title=CD Review: June Soundtrack Picks|first=Daniel|last=Schweiger|date=June 21, 2010|work=Film Music Magazine|publisher=Global Media Online|access-date=April 6, 2011|archive-date=December 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231102830/http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=5689|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Filmtracks.com]] gave the release four out of five stars, saying the album was "perhaps [La-La Land's] finest offering of a previously unreleased score", although it also stated that "some of the action and suspense material in the latter half of the score becomes a bit generic."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/speed2.html|title=Speed&nbsp;2: Cruise Control (Mark Mancina)|first=Christian|last=Clemmensen|publisher=[[Filmtracks.com]]|date=July 6, 2010|access-date=April 6, 2011|archive-date=November 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122195601/http://filmtracks.com/titles/speed2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Soundtrack====
{{main|Speed 2: Cruise Control (soundtrack)}}
[[File:Carlinhos Brown 2007.07.35 003.jpg|thumb|left|Brazilian reggae musician [[Carlinhos Brown]] was selected to appear in the film and on the soundtrack for his lively, energetic music.|alt=A side view of Carlinhos Brown performing drums.]]

To complement the film's Caribbean setting, the [[soundtrack]] consists of mostly [[reggae]] music.<ref name="takiff">{{cite news|url=http://articles.philly.com/1997-07-15/news/25547142_1_summer-flicks-ub40-reggae|title=On Track With Summer Flicks Will Smith Leads This Year's Invasion Of Movie Music|first=Jonathan|last=Takiff|date=July 15, 1997|access-date=June 15, 2011|work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]]|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165548/http://articles.philly.com/1997-07-15/news/25547142_1_summer-flicks-ub40-reggae|url-status=dead}}</ref> De Bont wanted musicians to appear in the film as entertainers on the cruise ship. A cameo appearance for reggae band [[UB40]] was written into the script after the filmmakers heard a [[demo (music)|demo]] of their song "Tell Me Is It True", and wanted them to perform it in the film.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Tell Me Is It True? From the Film 'Speed&nbsp;2: Cruise Control{{'-}}|journal=Everybody's|publisher=Herman Hall|issn=1072-3099|volume=21|issue=5|page=38|first=Patricia|last=Boothe}}</ref> Brazilian reggae musician [[Carlinhos Brown]] was also chosen to be featured as a performer on the ship because De Bont wanted music that was "lively" and felt that Brown's music was "full of energy."<ref name="makingof" /> Tamia worked with De Bont and producer [[Quincy Jones]] to choose a song for her character to perform in the film, and selected "Make Tonight Beautiful",<ref name="makingof" /> which was written by [[Diane Warren]].<ref name="tamia">{{cite magazine|title=Reviews & Previews: Singles|editor-first=Larry|editor-last=Flick|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=54|date=May 24, 1997|volume=109|issue=21|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54|access-date=June 1, 2011|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609022112/https://books.google.com/books?id=FA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to UB40 and Brown, the soundtrack features reggae music from: [[Jimmy Cliff]], [[Common Sense (band)|Common Sense]], [[Maxi Priest]], [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], [[Rayvon]], and [[Betty Wright]].  Mark Mancina wrote a [[techno]] track for the soundtrack based on his film score,<ref name="fastagain" /> titled "Speed TK Re-mix", performed by Japanese musician [[Tetsuya Komuro|Tetsuya "TK" Komuro]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Komuro produces soundtrack for U.S. movie|publisher=Japan Economic Newswire|date=April 3, 1997}}</ref> Other songs recorded specifically for the soundtrack include Priest's cover of "[[The Tide Is High]]" and Cliff's re-recording of his 1972 song "[[You Can Get It If You Really Want]]".<ref name="priest">{{cite news|title=Confessions from Priest|date=July 31, 1997|first=Lenny|last=Stoute|work=[[Toronto Star]]|page=G6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Summer sounds: In case you've lost track...|first=Richard|last=Harrington|page=B8|work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|date=July 29, 1997}}</ref>  The ''Speed&nbsp;2: Cruise Control'' [[soundtrack album]] was released by [[Virgin Records]] on May 20, 1997, about one month before the film's release. The album features 12 songs, all of which are featured in the film; five of them were released as [[single (music)|single]]s.<ref name="reelthing" />