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Novelist | White Slavers
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The movie is both a tribute to, and satire of, pulp novels and their heroes. As a tribute to these stories, the movie is set in an alternate reality where, unknowingly to the general public, all of the famous pulp fiction heroes like Remo Williams, a.k.a. The Destroyer, Mack Bolan, a.k.a. The Executioner, and Doc Savage are real, and the novels about them are factual testimonies about their real-life adventures. In the movie, Jake Speed is just one of these real-life pulp heroes, and even talks about his famous colleagues once or twice. However, in real-life, unlike Remo Williams, Mack Bolan, and Doc Savage, Jake Speed is not an actual pulp fiction character, and was entirely made up for this movie, as satire on pulp archetypes and clichés.
A novelization of the film was authored under the pseudonym Reno Melon and first published by book publisher Gold Eagle/Harlequin in the film's release year on 1st June 1986 as a movie-tie with the picture's theatrical season.
This picture was intended as being the first film in a five picture deal of low-budget movies made between New World Pictures and Crawford/Lane Productions according to an article published in the 6th March 1986 edition of show-business trade-paper 'The Hollywood Reporter'.
Writer-actor-producer Wayne Crawford and writer-producer-director Andrew Lane wanted with this movie to make a picture with which they could retain overall creative control.
The movie's United States West Coast premiere was held on 28th May 1986 and was staged in the Queen's Salon aboard the ship RMS 'Queen Mary' which is permanently docked at Long Beach in California, USA.
"[Margaret is captured by the white slavers] Sid: Yesss. You're a bit straight, but you've got potential. Margaret Winston: You scum sucking pig! Sid: How old are you, pussycat? How old! Margaret Winston: Twenty-seven. Sid: Sorry. This is a game for kids."
"Pop: There are a few, a very few men. Remo. Mack Bolan. Jake Speed. In this case, I think Jake Speed's the man for the job."
