Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal 50 cars with his crew in one night to save his brother's life.

Director:

Dominic Sena

Writers:

H.B. Halicki, Scott Rosenberg (screenplay)

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi, Angelina Jolie

6 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage	...	Memphis Raines
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Kip Raines
Angelina Jolie	...	Sara 'Sway' Wayland
T.J. Cross	...	Mirror Man (as TJ Cross)
William Lee Scott	...	Toby
Scott Caan	...	Tumbler
James Duval	...	Freb
Will Patton	...	Atlee Jackson
Delroy Lindo	...	Det. Roland Castlebeck
Timothy Olyphant	...	Detective Drycoff
Chi McBride	...	Donny Astricky
Robert Duvall	...	Otto Halliwell
Christopher Eccleston	...	Raymond Calitri
Vinnie Jones	...	The Sphinx
Grace Zabriskie	...	Helen Raines

Storyline

Car theft in Long Beach went down 47% when Randall "Memphis" Raines walked away from the life. He gets dragged back into it by assuming the job his brother Kip screwed up for stolen-car broker Raymond Calitri: steal 50 exotic cars and have them on a container ship by 8 AM Friday morning, and he got this news on a Monday. With Calitri threatening to kill him and Kip, and the police GRAB unit breathing down his neck, Memphis reassembles his old crew and attempts to pull off the logistically impossible.

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Plot Keywords:

car | brother | auto theft | theft | thief | 

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Taglines:

Ice Cold, Hot Wired.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 June 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

60 segundos

Filming Locations:

Arcadia, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,715,147 (UK) (4 August 2000)

Gross:

ESP 1,234,703,248 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min 127 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene in the movie where the whole crew has to get the detective (Delroy Lindo) to blow away drug evidence with a car's exhaust, is the one portion of the film that is virtually identical to the original Gone in 60 Seconds. Though it was completely extraneous with regards to the 1974 film's plot, this scene is not "completely extraneous" to the plot of the 2000 film. This scene is where the detective spots a list of police call signs on a table as he walks around the Cadillac that lets him know that Memphis will be stealing the cars that night.

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Goofs

In the car list there's a "Ferrari 550 Marinello". The real name of that car is "Ferrari 550 Maranello", as Maranello is the little town in Italy where Ferraris are built.

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Quotes

Ignacio: That's nasty. What kind of a sicko gets their jollies from playin' with dog shit man?

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Crazy Credits

Before the end credits begin the screen goes black. When this happens we hear Memphis' car stall and he says "Oh don't do this to me!"

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Connections

Referenced in Monsoon Wedding (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Machismo"
Written by Ian Ball, 'Paul Blackburn', Thomas Gray (as Tom Gray),
Benjamin Ottewell (as Ben Attewell) and Oliver Peacock (as Olly Peacock)
Performed by Gomez
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.
By Arrangement with Virgin Records America

User Reviews

Action packed film taking your typical car chase to new levels of excitement.

What's in a name? If the name is Jerry Bruckheimer expect it to be filled with action.

In producer Bruckheimer's latest film, Gone in 60 Seconds, its all about the nomenclature. With character monikers like Kip, Sway and The Sphinx and cars idealized with names like Diane, Sue and the elusive Eleanor, it's only the non-stop action that keeps you from wanting to just play the name game.

Not a deep script by any means, but it is a great vehicle for action as Nicolas Cage as Memphis Raines, along with Angelina Jolie and Robert Duvall, comes out of car-thievery retirement to save his brother's life by stealing a list of 50 exotic cars in one night. A remake of the 1974 cult hit, this film may not be destined for the same cult status but it is entertaining.

Surprisingly, it's the action that keeps you watching not the acting. Although loaded with stars, none of them have standout performances, including a very weak performance by one of my favorite up and comers, Giovanni Ribisi. Even Jolie, coming off her recent Oscar win, is just a token love interest with hardly any screen time.

Can a series of beautiful cars and the car chases they become involved in make a great film? I think so. The film is a pleasure to look at and although one particular scene takes you into the realm of unbelieveablity, the action is non-stop and the suspense is compelling. Just be wary of other drivers fighting for a pole position as you leave the theatre.

3 1/2 out of 5