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Angelina Jolie, Delroy Lindo, Giovanni Ribisi, and Scott Caan were also trained in stunt driving by Bobby Ore, albeit not as extensively as Nicolas Cage.
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When Sphinx and Mirror Man are stealing the HumVee 2-Door Pickup, it was not originally scripted for the police car to fall off of the ramp. Vinnie Jones had pushed the stunt driver just a little off of the ramp but did not have enough room to drive the HumVee past. He gave it a little more gas and the HumVee smashed the car off the ramp. In the elevator afterwards Jones said to the stuntman, "That'll teach ya!"
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While only basic plot elements are shared with the original Gone in 60 Seconds, one is the location of the last car. Eleanor, a classic Mustang (a 1973 model in the original, a 1967 in the remake), was parked at the International Towers in Long Beach.
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When Mirror Man is talking to the clerk at the police impound yard, a sign can be seen in the background that reads "If you leave your car unlocked it will be Gone in 60 Seconds". This same sign was used in the original 1974 version of the movie.
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The ultra-rare McLaren F1 was originally supposed to be in the movie, but after the producers couldn't get their hands on one it was replaced with another supercar, the Jaguar XJ220.
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The list of cars, with their codenames, is as follows: (Note: Some of the codenames listed here do not correlate with what is actually said in the movie as each car arrives, for an explanation of this phenomenon, please see "goofs" for this film)
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- 1 1999 Aston Martin DB7 - Mary
- 2 1962 Aston Martin DB1 - Barbara
- 3 1999 Bentley Arnage - Lindsey
- 4 1999 Bentley Azure - Laura
- 5 1964 Bentley Continental - Alma
- 6 1959 Cadillac El Dorado - Madeline
- 7 1958 Cadillac El Dorado Brougham - Patricia
- 8 1999 Cadillac Escalade - Carol
- 9 2000 Cadillac El Dorado ETC (El Dorado Touring Coupe) - Daniela
- 10 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible - Stefanie
- 11 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 - Erin
- 12 1953 Chevrolet Corvette - Pamela
- 13 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Big Block - Stacey
- 14 2000 Ford F350 4x4 modified pick-up - Anne
- 15 1971 DeTomaso Pantera - Kate
- 16 1969 Dodge Daytona - Vanessa
- 17 1998 Dodge Viper Coupe GTS - Denise
- 18 1995 Ferrari 355 B - Diane
- 19 1997 Ferrari 355 F1 - Iris
- 20 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB4 - Nadine
- 21 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello - Angelina
- 22 1987 Ferrari Testarosa - Rose
- 23 1956 Ford T-Bird - Susan
- 24 2000 GMC Yukon - Megan
- 25 1999 HumVee 2-Door Pickup - Tracy
- 26 1999 Infiniti Q45 - Rachel
- 27 1994 Jaguar XJ 220 - Bernadene
- 28 1999 Jaguar XK8 Coupe - Deborah
- 29 1990 Lamborghini Diablo - Gina
- 30 1999 Lexus LS 400 - Hillary
- 31 1999 Lincoln Navigator - Kimberley
- 32 1957 Mercedes Benz 300 SL/Gullwing - Dorothy
- 33 1999 Mercedes Benz CL 500 - Donna
- 34 1999 Mercedes Benz S 600 - Samantha
- 35 1998 Mercedes Benz SL 600 - Ellen
- 36 1950 Mercury Custom - Gabriela
- 37 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda - Shannon
- 38 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner - Jessica
- 39 1965 Pontiac GTO - Sharon
- 40 1999 Porsche 996 - Tina
- 41 2000 Porsche Boxster - Marsha
- 42 1961 Porsche Speedster - Natalie
- 43 1988 Porsche 959 - Virginia
- 44 1997 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo - Tanya
- 45 2000 Rolls Royce Stretch Limousine - Grace
- 46 1966 Shelby AC Cobra - Ashley
- 47 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500 - Eleanor
- 48 2000 Toyota Landcruiser - Cathy
- 49 1998 Toyota Supra Turbo - Lynn
- 50 2000 Volvo Turbo Wagon R - Lisa
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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After some disagreements with the director about re-writing process, Scott Rosenberg left the project. The writers Jonathan Hensleigh and J.J. Abrams came in and did uncredited re-write on the script.
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In one of the earlier drafts of the script, it included various things from Gone in 60 Seconds. For example, Memphis puts on a disguise that makes him look like an old man when he goes to steal Eleanor (the same way the lead character in the original did). Also, the reason why Sphinx was called Sphinx was because he originally was written to have no nose (similar to the famous structure in Egpyt), and that he had a pair of glasses that added on a fake nose that he wore only during the overnight boost.
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Cinema Vehicle Services actually produced 12 different "Eleanors" for use in the production of this film. None of the 12 were actual Shelby Mustangs but converted standard 1967 Mustang fastbacks. Of those cars, seven survived the filming in various states of repair. A 13th Eleanor, based on a real 1967 Shelby GT500 was prepared by Cinema Vehicle Services for producer Jerry Bruckheimer, but that car did not appear in the film.
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Seven Eleanor replicas were made for use in this movie. Five of them were totaled during stunt sequences. Nicolas Cage and Jerry Bruckheimer kept the remaining two. Cage regularly takes Eleanor out for joy rides while Bruckheimer is afraid of driving her.
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Nicolas Cage did most of his own stunt driving for the film. He attended the Bondurant Driving School in Phoenix, Arizona, Willow Springs (another car driving school), and the Bobby Ore Stunt Driving School in preparation for the film. He liked the race car driving school so much that he continued to pursue it as a hobby after shooting was completed.
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Christopher Eccleston did not actually have his drivers license during the shoot. He did not choose to take the drivers test until several years after the film was released.
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The motorcycle that Sway rides in the movie when she offers to help is a 1999 MV Agusta Serie ORO (Gold Series). It's one of only 300 produced worldwide, with a 750cc, in-line 4-cylinder engine which produces 125 hp and a top speed +175 mph.
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Robert Duvall previously appeared in The Godfather, featuring Scott Caan's father James Caan and directed by Nicolas Cage's uncle, Francis Ford Coppola.
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The scenes when the high speed chase ends is in the Long Beach Naval Shipyard which was closed in 1995.
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Among Shelby Mustang enthusiasts, the 1969 Shelby GT500 is the most desirable of the series.
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The only true Shelby GT500 in the movie was given to Nicolas Cage's character by Giovanni Ribisi's character at the end of the movie. The owner consented to the vehicle being used as long as it was returned in the original condition. Every part that could be unbolted was replaced by junk parts.
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