In the 1994 film “Speed,” the bus driver played by Sandra Bullock is Annie Porter.
Annie is not the bus’s original driver. After the bomb-equipped bus is forced to stay above 50 miles per hour, its driver, Sam, is shot during a passenger’s panic. Annie, originally a passenger, takes control and becomes responsible for keeping everyone alive.
The character is played by Sandra Bullock opposite Keanu Reeves, who portrays LAPD officer Jack Traven. Jack boards the bus to explain the bomb’s rules and works with Annie as she navigates Los Angeles traffic, a freeway gap, and the film’s escalating emergencies.
A common mix-up is remembering Bullock’s character simply as “the bus driver.” Her full name is Annie Porter, while Sam is the driver who starts the journey. The role helped make Bullock a major film star, and she returned as Annie in the 1997 sequel “Speed 2: Cruise Control.”