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On This Day: April 21, 1989 – Speed Zone Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day: April 21, 1989 – Speed Zone Premiered in Theaters.

On this day April 21, 1989, the action comedy Speed Zone premiered in theaters. Directed by Jim Drake, the movie featured a star studded cast including John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, Donna Dixon, and Brooke Shields. A spiritual successor to the Cannonball Run films, it followed a group of eccentric drivers racing across the country in an illegal coast to coast race.

Despite a hefty budget of 18 million dollars, Speed Zone crashed at the box office, bringing in just 3 million. The...
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