Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)

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Gone in 60 Seconds
Directed by	Dominic Sena
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer
Written by	1974 motion picture: H.B. Halicki Screenplay: Scott Rosenberg
Starring	Nicolas Cage Giovanni Ribisi Christopher Eccleston Robert Duvall Will Patton
Studio	Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	United States June 9, 2000 New Zealand June 8, 2000 Australia June 29, 2000 United Kingdom August 4, 2000
Running time	117 min. 127 min. (extended)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90,000,000
Gross revenue	$237,202,299

Gone in 60 Seconds is a 2000 action film, starring Nicolas Cage, directed by Dominic Sena, and written by Scott Rosenberg. It was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of The Rock and Armageddon, and is a remake of the 1974 H.B. Halicki film of the same name.

The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and throughout Los Angeles and Long Beach.^[1]

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 3.1 Score 4 Release 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot

The film follows "Memphis" Raines (Nicolas Cage), a former master car thief forced to return to his former trade and steal fifty specified cars for crime boss Raymond Vincent Calitri (Christopher Eccleston), who is threatening to kill Memphis' brother, Kip (Giovanni Ribisi), because Kip had taken a contract but failed to fulfill it (a stolen Porsche Carrera was chased to Kip's warehouse and the collected cars were impounded).

Memphis now has to fulfill the contract and so reassembles his old crew, also joined by Kip's crew.

With Detective Castlebeck (Delroy Lindo) and his partner, Det. Drycoff (Timothy Olyphant) breathing down their necks, they decide to steal all the cars in one night, to reduce the chances of being caught.

But, the police already know about the boost and, after cracking an employee at the Mercedes dealership, who had earlier supplied Kip's crew with the special laser cut keys for a Mercedes, set a trap to catch them in action. It thus turns out to be a high action drama of a very long night. Instead, the Mercedes with the laser cut keys are stolen from the Police Impound lot. Later Castleback and Drycoff discover the "The Shopping List" at the warehouse of the beginning of the movie. Knowing that Memphis will save the 1967 Shelby GT 500 a.k.a. "Eleanor" for last they locate the only one in Long beach just as Memphis is boosting it. This begins a highspeed chase through Long Beach, which concludes with a high risk jump over a traffic jam on a local bridge. Bringing the damaged Mustang to Calitri's salvage yard Calitri decides to have Memphis killed instead of Kip due to the fact that he is twelve minutes late with car number 50. Detective Castleback shows up and is ultimately saved from Calitri by Memphis, while Calitri falls to his death. Castleback lets Memphis go with the unspoken understanding that Memphis is still retired. Later back at Otto's the gang are having a sort of victory celebration barbecue, Sphynx bestows some words of wisdom (this is the only time he speaks in the film) and Kip gives Memphis a gift of a 67 GT500 in less than mint condition. The film concludes with Raines and Sway going for a ride and the car breaking down. the words "Oh Don't do this to me" is said before the credits

[edit] Cast

• Nicolas Cage as Randall "Memphis" Raines
• Giovanni Ribisi as Kip Raines
• Angelina Jolie as Sara "Sway" Wayland
• Robert Duvall as Otto Halliwell
• Christopher Eccleston as Raymond Vincent Calitri
• Vinnie Jones as Sphinx
• Delroy Lindo as Detective Roland Castlebeck
• Will Patton as Atley Jackson
• Scott Caan as Tumbler
• T.J. Cross as Mirror Man
• James Duval as Freb
• Timothy Olyphant as Detective Drycoff
• Chi McBride as Donny Astricky
• William Lee Scott as Toby
• Grace Zabriskie as Helen Raines
• Frances Fisher as Junie Halliwell
• Stephen Shellen as Roger the Car Salesman
• Trevor Goddard as Don (uncredited)
• Master P. as Johnny B.

[edit] Soundtrack

A soundtrack containing a blend of rock, electronic and hip hop music was released on June 6, 2000 by the Island Def Jam Music Group. It peaked at #69 on the Billboard 200.

[edit] Score

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• Scored by Trevor Rabin

1. Porsche Boost
2. The Last Car
3. Keys To Eleanor
4. 50 Cars
5. Sphinx
6. Bad Man
7. For The Cars
8. Roundabend
9. Meet The Team
10. Memphis Jumps Elle
11. The Throb
12. Bad English
13. Halls Of Dalmorgan
14. Big Drag
15. Bad Carma

[edit] Release

This section's factual accuracy is disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. (January 2009)

In its opening weekend, Gone in 60 Seconds earned $25.3 million gross from 3,006 U.S. theaters, leading all films that weekend. By the end of the film's theatrical run, it had grossed $102 million from U.S. box offices and $136 million from foreign box offices, comprising a total gross revenue for the film of $237,202,299 worldwide.^[2]

Though the film earned a $237 million worldwide box office gross, Slate magazine columnist Edward Epstein argued that, after overhead, it lost roughly $90 million after all expenses, including the $103.3 million it cost to make the movie, were taken into account over the four years following the film's release.^[3][4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Gone in Sixty Seconds at the Internet Movie Database
• Gone in Sixty Seconds at Rotten Tomatoes
• Gone in Sixty Seconds at Box Office Mojo
• Gone in Sixty Seconds at the Internet Movie Cars Database

Preceded by Mission: Impossible II	Box office number-one films of 2000 (USA) June 11	Succeeded by Shaft
Preceded by Me, Myself & Irene	Box office number-one films of 2000 (AUS) July 2 - July 9	Succeeded by X-Men
Preceded by The Perfect Storm	Box office number-one films of 2000 (UK) August 6 - August 13

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