Kill Speed

Kill Speed (also called Fast Glass) is a 2010 action film directed by Kim Bass, who is a commercial rated pilot. It stars Andrew Keegan, Brandon Quinn, Nick Carter, Natalia Cigliuti and Greg Grunberg in an aviation-themed crime/thriller drama.

The soundtrack features music by: Steppenwolf, Tears for Fears, Nick Carter, Jada Pinkett-Smith's Wicked Wisdom, and Nathan East.

Best friends Strayger (Andrew Keegan), Rainman (Brandon Quinn) and Forman (Nick Carter) calling themselves "Fly Guyz" come up with a scheme to fund their Hollywood, rock-star lifestyle. Using high speed aircraft to deliver Mexican manufactured illegal crystal meth 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 (Natalia Cigliuti) joins the gang, but she is not who she pretends to be. When the DIA agent Jonas Moore (Greg Grunberg) 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.

• Andrew Keegan as Strayger
• Brandon Quinn as Rainman
• Natalia Cigliuti as Rosanna
• Nick Carter as Forman
• Reno Wilson as Kyle Jackson
• Greg Grunberg as Jonas Moore
• Christian Monzon as Escondido
• Graham Norris as Einstein
• Tom Arnold as Rhaynes
• Bill Goldberg as Big Bad John
• Robert Patrick 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

Under the working title of Fast Glass, principal photography on location took place in 2008 at the desert areas in California City, California. 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 Top Gun and Fast and the Furious 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.^[1]

 この映画では、実際の航空機（時速300マイルのプロペラ駆動の実験的なレース機や元軍用エアロL-39アルバトロスジェット練習機など）の空撮が取り入れられており、俳優全員が実際に航空機に乗っており、プロデューサーによると、俳優がセリフを言いながら操縦桿を握っているのは映画史上初めてのことだという。^{[ 2 ]}

『キル・スピード』は2009年のアメリカン・フィルム・マーケット（AFM）の業界向けショーケースで初公開され、「おそらくAFM 2009で最も話題になった映画」となった。権利をめぐる論争は訴訟に発展し、その結果として生じた宣伝効果がこの映画を注目させる要因となったのだろう。^{[ 3 ]}

露骨なビデオ直販形式であるキル・スピードは、批評家から好意的な反応を得られなかった。ダン・ホワイトヘッドは「素人っぽい混乱」と評した。^{[ 4 ]} 英国の映画評論家アンディ・ウェッブは、 The Movie Scene誌で次のように述べている。「…この映画の問題点は、トーンが変化するだけでなく、ひどいセリフもある。意図的にユーモラスなセリフだけでなく、真面目なはずなのに安っぽくなってしまうセリフも問題だ。」^{[ 5 ]}

しかし、空撮シーンは高い制作水準を誇り、視聴者から最も好意的な反応を得た。^{[ 6 ]}

• IMDbの「キル・スピード」のページ
• 『キル・スピード』がRotten Tomatoesで話題に