20 Things You Didn't Know About Speed

14. The Arizona Wildcats Aren't Really That Great A Football Team

SPEED JEFF DANIELS
20th Century Fox

One of the key plot devices that saves the bus of passengers is Jack's realization that the bomber is able to view them via a camera in the bus, allowing him to set a repetitive time loop of a minute while the hostages escape unscathed. Hopper gives himself away by referring to Bullock's driver as "The Wildcat", a reference to the University of Arizona sweater she's wearing throughout.

"Good football team," Jack notes.

And sure, the Wildcats have had a fairly decent run over the years, and their mascot is fairly well-known. But they aren't as readily recognized in the wide world of sports as the Wildcat basketball team. So unless, like this writer, Jack doesn't know his sports that well, it's a little strange he'd link the school to the sport for which they're less regarded.

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Kenny Hedges is carbon-based. So I suppose a simple top 5 in no order will do: Halloween, Crimes and Misdemeanors, L.A. Confidential, Billy Liar, Blow Out He has his own website - thefilmreal.com - and is always looking for new writers with differing views to broaden the discussion.