1994 was a great year forJeff Daniels.

Harry’s not there, but he’s left a bomb in his place.

It’s a scene that works because Harry’s not screaming or trying to hopelessly run away.

Harry (Jeff Daniels) realizes he’s about to die in ‘Speed’

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Instead, he accepts his fate in the final second of his life.

Daniels said:

“I remembered an interview that Roy Scheider did forJaws.

How did you do it?'

The body of a classical conductor, holding a baton, with the shark from the Jaws 2 poster for its face, with musicians' silhouettes in the background.

Spielberg’s biggest collaborator stayed behind on Amity Island.

Brody buries his anxieties and keeps cool for himself and everyone else around him.

Just a simple look tells you everything it’s crucial that you know about his character.

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He’s the leader who will be logical while everyone is losing it around him.

It feels real because our hero treats it as such.

That’s why it also worked so well inSpeed.We already have an over-the-top premise and villain in both movies.

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There was no need to have the heroes going overboard too.

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