Speed Kills

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]

Speed Kills
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jodi Scurfield
Screenplay by	David Aaron Cohen John Luessenhop
Story by	Paul Castro David Aaron Cohen John Luessenhop
Based on	Speed Kills by Arthur J. Harris
Produced by	Oscar Generale Richard Rionda Del Castro
Starring	John Travolta
Cinematography	Andrzej Sekula
Edited by	Randy Bricker
Music by	Geronimo Mercado
Production company	Saban Films
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	August 16, 2018 (2018-08-16) (Netherlands) November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) (limited)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Spanish
Budget	$15 million[1]
Box office	$5,812[2]

Plot

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

Cast

• John Travolta as Ben Aronoff
• Katheryn Winnick as Emily Gowen
• Jennifer Esposito as Katherine Aronoff
• Michael Weston as Shelly Katz
• Jordi Mollà as Jules Bergman
• Amaury Nolasco as Agent Lopez
• Matthew Modine as George H. W. Bush
• James Remar as Meyer Lansky
• Kellan Lutz as Robbie Reemer
• Charlie Gillespie as Andrew Aronoff
• Moran Atias as Contessa
• Tom Sizemore as Dwayne Franklin
• Mike Massa as "Knocky" House
• Luis Da Silva as "Panama"
• Keith Hudson as "Dutch" Kramer

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]