In a sign of the films dismal cleverness Speed Kills is loosely based on the life of Don Aronow but here hes called Ben Aronoff and hes brought to life by Travolta as a cocky.

Don aronow speed kills. Watch the trailer here. He was afraid of nothing no one. Plot Summary is close to the history of the man Aronow.

Arthur Jay Harris Goodreads Author 381 Rating details 21 ratings 4 reviews. Don Aronows The Cigarette as used in the movie Speed Kills. His fast life led to a speedy death that hint to indiscretions from his early days to his tragic murder in 1987 in the middle of his reign.

In 1987 Ben is shot and killed in his car by contract killers presumably hired by Robbie. The Definitive Review of the Don Aronow Biopic with John Travolta. The film is directed by Jodi Scurfield not John Luessenhop as previously reported although Luessenhop is one of the writers along with David Aaron Cohen.

John Travolta stars as Don Aronow renamed Ben Aronoff in Speed Kills the speedboat racer and multimillionaire murdered in 1987. Ad Speed - Play Now For Free Online In Your Browser. It is his death that baffles police.

The thriller fictionalizes the life of speedboat racer and entrepreneur Don Aronow who allegedly had connections to the mob. Speed Kills the film loosely based on the life of of Don Aronow Ben Aronoff in the movie has been released on DVD and Blu-ray and is available from Amazon. Simpson and Life and Death of John Gotti star is on board to portray the famed speedboat racer and designer Don Aronow in the film Speed Kills EW has confirmed.

The writing was even worse than the special effects which is saying a great deal. There are abrupt smash-cut edits poorly choreographed and photographed motorboat racing scenes and voiceover narration that rushes viewers through key plot points. But perhaps no murder at least no murder that was solved contained more intrigue and mystery than the shooting of speed-boat builder Don Aronow.