Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)

Gone in 60 Seconds
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dominic Sena
Written by	Scott Rosenberg
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer Mike Stenson
Starring	Nicolas Cage Angelina Jolie Giovanni Ribisi Delroy Lindo Will Patton Christopher Eccleston Chi McBride Robert Duvall
Cinematography	Paul Cameron
Edited by	Roger Barton Chris Lebenzon Tom Muldoon
Music by	Trevor Rabin
Production companies	Touchstone Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date	June 9, 2000 (2000-06-09)
Running time	118 minutes 136 minutes (extended cut)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million
Box office	$237.2 million

Gone in 60 Seconds (also known as Gone in Sixty Seconds) is a 2000 American action heist film, starring Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Christopher Eccleston, Robert Duvall, Vinnie Jones, and Will Patton. The film was directed by Dominic Sena, written by Scott Rosenberg, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film is a loose remake of the 1974 H.B. Halicki film of the same name.

The film was shot throughout Los Angeles and Long Beach, California.

The film was released on June 9, 2000 by Buena Vista Studios. Upon release ,the film received mixed reviews from critics. It was criticized for its writing and its direction as well as the acting, although Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie's performances, as well as the action sequences, were praised. Despite the critical failure, the film became a huge commercial success, grossing over $237 million against a budget of $90 million.

Plot

Kip Raines (Giovanni Ribisi), an aspiring car thief in Los Angeles, is working with his gang to steal fifty expensive cars for Raymond Calitri (Christopher Eccleston), a British gangster who has inexplicably taken over organized crime in Long Beach, via Calitri's associate, Atley Jackson (Will Patton). On the last heist, their antics bring attention by the police, and they narrowly avoid capture, though are forced to abandon the warehouse and the bulk of cars they stole. Detectives Castlebeck (Delroy Lindo) and Drycoff (Timothy Olyphant) seize the cars and begin an investigation.

Calitri kidnaps Kip and threatens to kill him for failing the job. Atley, sympathetic to Kip's plight, visit Kip's older brother, Randall "Memphis" Raines (Nicolas Cage), a former car thief having gone straight years before, and explains the situation. Memphis meets with Calitri to negotiate Kip's release, but in exchange, Calitri forces Memphis to agree to steal the fifty cars within 72 hours or else he will kill Kip. Memphis visits his mentor Otto Halliwell (Robert Duvall) and they assemble a crew, including Donny Astricky (Chi McBride), Sphynx (Vinnie Jones), and Sara "Sway" Wayland (Angelina Jolie), Memphis' old flame. Kip and his crew also offer to help. Knowing the police will be watchful for the thefts, Memphis suggests to steal all the cars in a twelve-hour period. The group starts to identify the target cars with Memphis giving each a female name. He plans on stealing a modified 1967 Ford Shelby GT500, dubbed "Eleanor", last, as he considers the car cursed, with all previous attempts to steal one gone awry. As they scout the car locations, Memphis is approached by Castlebeck and Drycoff. While they cannot charge him with any crime, they warn him that they are watching his activities closely. Later, the detectives discover that some of the previous Mercedes heists were accomplished by ordering laser cut transponder keys direct from Hamburg, Germany, and they set up stakeouts to watch those cars specifically.

On the night of the heists, most of the initial thefts go without problems, with the gang members delivering the cars to Calitri's dock. When Memphis and others prepare to steal the Mercedes with the transponder keys, he gets a sense of something amiss, and has the gang abandon those; instead, they successfully scheme a way to obtain those cars from the police impound. Castlebeck, furious that he could not catch Memphis in the act, returns to the seized warehouse to search for any more clues. They discover pieces of a blacklight lamp, and shortly discover the list of fifty cars written in ultraviolet-sensitive paint on the wall. Aware they cannot watch all those cars, Castleback focuses on the Shelby GT500, knowing Memphis' penchant for this car, and its rarity. They quickly locate the few Shelbys in the city.

Just as Memphis is about to take the Shelby, the detectives arrive. Memphis leads them and their police escort on a dangerous chase through the city, eventually ditching them near the docks. He delivers the damaged car to Calitri, who refuses it since Memphis was twelve minutes late and the car sustained damage. Calitri then has the Shelby crushed. Memphis again pleads for Calitri's mercy as he prepares to kill Memphis instead with a gun, but Kip and a repentant Atley overcome their guards, and force Calitri to flee into his dockside warehouse; Memphis gives chase just as Castlebeck and Drycoff arrive. Memphis and Calitri engage in a game of cat-and-mouse, the noise drawing the detectives inside. Just as Calitri has Memphis cornered, Castlebeck appears, confusing Calitri, who then prepares to execute Castlebeck. Memphis seizes the opportunity to rush Calitri and push him over a railing to his death, saving Castlebeck. Memphis tensely explains the situation to Castlebeck and where they can find the other stolen cars, and Castlebeck reluctantly lets Memphis and Kip go.

The gang celebrates with a barbecue, and as a way of showing thanks, Kip announces he has sold off his chopper motorcycle to buy Memphis a partially-wrecked, but still drive-able, Shelby GT500.

Cast

• Nicolas Cage as Randall "Memphis" Raines
• Angelina Jolie as Sara "Sway" Wayland
• Giovanni Ribisi as Kip Raines
• Robert Duvall as Otto Halliwell
• Delroy Lindo as Det. Roland Castlebeck
• Timothy Olyphant as Det. Drycoff
• Will Patton as Atley Jackson
• Chi McBride as Donny Astricky
• Vinnie Jones as "The Sphinx"
• Christopher Eccleston as Raymond "The Carpenter" Calitri
• Scott Caan as Timmy "Tumbler" Tummel
• T.J. Cross as "Mirror Man" (credited TJ Cross)
• William Lee Scott as Toby
• James Duval as "Freb"
• Frances Fisher as Junie Halliwell
• Grace Zabriskie as Helen Raines
• Master P. as Johnnie B. (uncredited)
• Carmen Argenziano as Detective Mayhew
• Bodhi Elfman as "Fuzzy" Frizzel
• Arye Gross as James Lakewood
• Dan Hildebrand as Saul
• Michael Peña as Ignacio (credited Michael A. Pena)
• John Carroll Lynch as Impound Manager

Cars featured

The 50 cars, stolen in the film, are listed below. They are listed in the same order as seen in the film; by year and model, along with their respective codenames.

An original "Eleanor" car, circa. 2010. They were created by "hot rod" designer Chip Foose, who in turn based his design on the sketches drawn by illustrator Steve Stanford. Of the 12 made, five were destroyed during the film's production.

#	Years	Automobiles	Codes	#	Years	Automobiles	Codes
1	1999	Aston Martin DB7	Mary	26	1999	Infiniti Q45	Rachel
2	1962	Aston Martin DB1	Barbara	27	1994	Jaguar XJ220	Bernadine
3	1999	Bentley Arnage	Lindsey	28	1999	Jaguar XK8 Coupe	Deborah
4	1999	Bentley Azure	Laura	29	1990	Lamborghini Diablo SE30	Gina
5	1964	Bentley Continental	Alma	30	1999	Lexus LS 400	Hillary
6	1959	Cadillac Eldorado	Madeline	31	1999	Lincoln Navigator	Kimberley
7	1958	Cadillac Eldorado Brougham	Patricia	32	1957	Mercedes-Benz 300SL/Gullwing	Dorothy
8	1999	Cadillac Escalade	Carol	33	1999	Mercedes-Benz CL500	Donna
9	2000	Cadillac Eldorado STS	Daniela	34	1999	Mercedes-Benz S600	Samantha
10	1957	Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible	Stefanie	35	1998	Mercedes Benz SL 600	Ellen
11	1969	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Erin	36	1950	Mercury Custom	Gabriela
12	1953	Chevrolet Corvette	Pamela	37	1971	Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda	Shannon
13	1967	Corvette Corvette Stingray L71	Stacey	38	1969	Plymouth Road Runner	Jessica
14	2000	Ford F-Series F-350 4×4 Pickup (Modified)	Ann	39	1965	Pontiac GTO	Sharon
15	1971	DeTomaso Pantera	Kate	40	1999	Porsche 996	Tina
16	1970	Plymouth Superbird	Vanessa	41	2000	Porsche Boxster	Marsha
17	1998	Dodge Viper Coupé GTS	Denise	42	1961	Porsche 356B Speedster	Natalie
18	1995	Ferrari F355 B	Diane	43	1988	Porsche 959	Virginia
19	1997	Ferrari F355 F1	Iris	44	1997	Porsche 911 Twin Turbo	Tanya
20	1967	Ferrari 275 GTB/4	Nadine	45	2000	Rolls-Royce Park Ward Stretch Limousine	Grace
21	1999	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Angelina	46	1966	Shelby AC Cobra	Ashley
22	1987	Ferrari Testarossa	Rose	47	1967	Shelby Mustang GT500	Eleanor
23	1956	Ford Thunderbird	Susan	48	2000	Toyota Land Cruiser	Katie
24	2000	GMC Yukon	Megan	49	1998	Toyota Supra Turbo	Lynn
25	1999	Hummer H1 (2 Door)	Tracy	50	1999	Volvo S80	Lisa

Release

In 1995, Denice Shakarian Halicki entered into a license contract to produce the remake with Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer. Filming began in 1999, with Halicki as Executive Producer. The movie premiered on June 9, 2000.

The film trailer was narrated by Melissa Disney and the film is widely credited as one of the first major movies to employ a female trailer voice.

In its opening weekend, Gone in 60 Seconds grossed $25,336,048 from 3,006 US theaters, leading all films that weekend. By the end of the film's theatrical run, it had grossed $101,648,571 domestically and $135,553,728 internationally, comprising a total gross revenue for the film of $237,202,299 worldwide.

Soundtrack

Main article: Gone in 60 Seconds (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.

Critical reception

The film garnered a mostly poor reaction from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 25% out of 137 reviews gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 4.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Even though Oscar-bearers Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, and Robert Duvall came aboard for this project, the quality of Gone in 60 Seconds is disappointingly low. The plot line is nonsensical, and even the promised car-chase scenes are boring." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

External links

• Gone in 60 Seconds at IMDb
• Gone in 60 Seconds at AllMovie
• Gone in 60 Seconds at Box Office Mojo
• Gone in 60 Seconds at Rotten Tomatoes
• Gone in 60 Seconds at the Internet Movie Cars Database