The plot line is nonsensical, and even the promised carchase scenes are boring. Without toby halicki, 2000s gone in 60 seconds was. For example, memphis nicolas cage 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. For years, memphis eluded the law while boosting every make and model imaginable.
When the situation around him starts to be too dangerous, randall thinks to quit and start a new life. He gets dragged back into it by assuming the job his brother kip. A lot of people dont know that the movie made in 2000 was actually a remake the original gone in 60 seconds came out in 1974 and those who think the new movie doesnt have much of a plot clearly havent watched the original. Toby halicki, who before then had owned a junkyard in california. I had immediately chosen gone in 60 seconds as my preferred movie of choice as i felt it had a good plot, storyline, and moto. Gone in 60 seconds is like a practice game between the varsity and the reserves. The film is memorable of course for the car chase scene that spans half the film, and features. Producer jerry bruckheimer has this formula down cold. But the 1974 original of gone in 60 seconds seems to have suffered most of all from this problem. Nicolas cage, angelina jolie,giovanni ribisi, timothy olyphant. Halicki is an insurance investigator by day and a professional car thief by night. Everybody plays pretty well, but theyre saving up for. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area.
Gone in 60 seconds plot insurance investigator maindrian pace and his team lead doublelives as unstoppable car thieves. When a south american drug lord pays pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one is in the bag thereby, the police precipitate in a desperate car chase against. Aug 03, 2000 also, gone in 60 seconds does not manage the roustabout comedy of smokey and the bandit. Halicki, marion busia, jerry daugirda, james mcintyre. In this action thriller, a master car thief has his skills pushed to the limit. Gone in 60 seconds is a 2000 american action heist film starring nicolas cage, angelina jolie, giovanni ribisi, christopher eccleston. Gone in 60 seconds is a checkyourbrainatthedoor, dig into some popcorn, sit back and enjoy summer explosion movie, brought to you by the same folks who did con air. Gone in 60 seconds a print project on scad portfolios. In the remake memphis had to drive eleanor in the car chase because thats one of the few similarities to the original version.
Gone in 60 seconds 2000 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. In the planning scene in gone in 60 seconds, kip suggests playing a shadow game, which memphis quickly dismisses. It is the basis for the 2000 remake starring nicolas cage and angelina jolie.
Gone in 60 seconds story, gone in 60 seconds hollywood. The film is known for having wrecked and destroyed 93 cars in a 40minute car chase scene. There is a scene in which cage has to drive up a ramp. It centers on a group of car thieves and the 48 cars they must steal in a matter of days.
Gone in 60 seconds is a 2000 touchstone pictures action film, starring nicolas cage, angelina jolie, giovanni ribisi, christopher eccleston, robert duvall, vinnie jones, and will patton. Gone in 60 seconds quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. A total of 127 cars were either destroyed or damaged throughout the entirety of the film. Gone in 60 seconds movie trailer 1974plot synopsis. Its the original gone in 60 seconds maindrian pace steals all the cars himself and goes on a 34minute car chase in eleanor, the climax of the movie. Gone in 60 seconds gone in sixty seconds 2000 rotten.
Together, cage and his team duval, jolie, caan, mcbride, ribisi reunite from previous boosting experiences for a final shot at the job and saving ribisis life. One of the earlier drafts of the script included various things from gone in 60 seconds 1974. One of the most recognizable movie mustangs is going up for sale at mecums kissimmee event in january 2020 the 2000 film gone in 60 seconds is an overthetop action movie with some quotable lines, fantastic fourwheeled cameos, and an allstar cast of actors, including nicholas cage, angelina jolie, robert duvall, timothy olyphant, and giovanni ribisi. Read the gone in 60 seconds plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Though the cars, actors, and the plot have changed, the premise remains the same.
I bring it up as i think it detracts from the period feel of films like gone in 60 secondsnever a masterpiece but certainly a reflection of a different time that should be seen as it was intended to be seen. Gone in 60 seconds story, gone in 60 seconds hollywood movie. If you are a viewer interested in cars this production, by producer jerry bruckheimer con air, the rock, is worth seeing just to feast your eyes on the glossy vehicles. Gone in sixty seconds is about automobile aficionado randall memphis raines, a car thief of legendary proportion. The minimal plot involves a gang of southern california insurance adjusters who. Halicki is a master car thief who heads an elaborate organization of professionals. When a south american drug lord pays pace to steal 48 cars for him. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in. Halickis widow, denice shakarian halicki, was the driving force behind the 2000 remake. Insurance investigator maindrian pace and his team lead doublelives as unstoppable car thieves. The film was entered into the 1966 cannes film festival and released by paramount pictures.
Gone in 60 seconds is a 1974 american action film written, directed, produced by, and starring. Gone in 60 seconds is a story about a retired car thief cage forced into the job of stealing 50 cars in 24 hours in order to save his brothersribisi, another car thief. However the film lacks in effective plot development and acting. Gone in 60 seconds is a prodigious use of money and human effort, to make a movie of no significance whatsoever, in which the talents of the artists are subordinated to the requirements of the craftsmen. Sena nicolas cage and angelina jolie in gone in 60 seconds 2000 robert. Gone in 60 seconds is a 2000 american action heist film starring nicolas cage, angelina jolie. Welcome back to jalopnik movie club, where we take a look at cars in movies and movies about cars, and you write in with all of your hot takes.
Car theft in long beach went down 47% when randall memphis raines walked away from the life. Insurance investigator maindrian pace and his team lead. As a final project in our typography class we were asked to design a movie booklet after our favorite movie. When a south american drug lord pays pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one is in the bag thereby, the police precipitate in a desperate car chase against pace and his eleanor across southern california. Gone in 60 seconds is a 1974 american action film written, directed, produced by, and starring h. Gone in 60 seconds movie trailer 1974 plot synopsis. The film was directed by dominic sena, and written by scott rosenberg. Gone in 60 seconds is a good example of what it is to make a good car movie without having much of a plot. Randall memphis raines is a car thief of legendary p. Feb 06, 20 this movie is a lot like fast and the furious for me. Gone in 60 seconds is a story about a retired car thief cage forced into the job of stealing 50 cars in 24 hours in order to save his brothersribisi, another car thief life.
Gone in 60 seconds is an insane automotive fever dream. Plot driven by an uncontrollable passion for cars, randall memphis raines has become an extremely meticulous car thief. Seconds is a 1966 american sciencefiction drama film directed by john frankenheimer and starring rock hudson. The cinematography by james wong howe was nominated for an academy award in 2015, the united. In 2000, gone in 60 seconds was remade as a bigbudget hollywood feature with nicolas cage playing the main character. No one would ever say that the original 1974 soundtrack, with its public domain music, was good. Eleanor behind the scenes gone in 60 seconds bridge jump. The plot has a lot of potential, in which it deals with the stealing of 48 cars in. He wrote, produced, starred and did his own stuntwork and directed this film. He followed that up with a supercut of gone in 60 seconds and junkman, called deadline auto theft, that gave gone a more cohesive plot thanks to the addition of clips from junkman. I still have never seen the original gone in 60 seconds movie, just this remake, but i doubt its much. Using an insurance investigation company as a front, pace and his associates buy junked cars from accident scenes, steal new autos of the same model and color, then switch the serial numbers for resale. There is a scene in which cage has to drive up a ramp at high speed and then float in slowmotion over the. You can tell this was a close, personal project of his.
The transfer of the copy of gone in 60 seconds on amazon is crisp and clean. Gone in 60 seconds 2000 plot summary movie mistakes. Gone in 60 seconds combines fastpaced adrenalinepumping carstealing action with well, basically no plot. Jun 05, 2000 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gone in 60 seconds near you. No alarm system stops him and each car is gone within 60 seconds. This movie is actually a remake of the classic gone in 60 seconds made in 1974. This legit eleanor mustang from gone in 60 seconds. Jul 25, 2011 one of my favourite scenes from the movie. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gone in 60 seconds near you.
Have you ever seen a car chase sequence that lasts for forty minutes. Gone in 60 seconds 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal fifty cars with his crew in one night to save his brothers life. For what it is, gone in 60 seconds is an impressive low budget car chase film, and there are lots of cool cars. When a south american drug lord pays pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 ford mustang, are in the bag. Gone in 60 seconds movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Fuel injected, high performance, v8, v12, turbo charged, loaded or stripped to the bare essentials, he knows and loves every nut and bolt, every gleaming piece of chrome. Jun 09, 2000 find all 24 songs in gone in sixty seconds soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Gone in 60 seconds 2000 out of four gone in 60 seconds is an energetic, slick, stylish action picture with high octane star power and lots of awesome looking automobiles.
Jul 28, 2019 gone in 60 seconds movie trailer 1974 plot synopsis. The film also stars giovanni ribisi, delroy lindo, will patton, christopher. The screenplay by lewis john carlino was based on seconds, a novel by david ely. I found myself glued to the screen for the entire forty minutes. Deadline auto theft is a lot like a vintage jackie chan movie. Though the original movie is aged and not as professional as some of the otherslike bullittthe 1974 movie was directed, produced, written, funded, and starred in by h. Not in plot, more in the fact that after i watch either of these movies i tend to drive my car faster and harder than usual. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gone in sixty seconds near you. The classic gone in 60 seconds is a decent car chase film, but its nothing that great to be honest. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal fifty cars with his crew in one night to.
What is terrible to the point of distraction is the soundtrack. Gone in 60 seconds 2000 randall memphis raines nicolas cage was a. Gone in 60 seconds 2000 a retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal fifty cars with his crew in one night to save his brothers life. 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. Plot, acting, characterization, and production quality are all thrown out the window in favor of high. But nearly the entire second half of this movie is exactly that. Oct 31, 2014 eleanor behind the scenes gone in 60 seconds bridge jump. It was also the best thing to happen to the mustang since bullitt.
However no amount of googling seems to be able to tell me what that actually is. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in store pickup. Before watching gone in 60 seconds i had not either. Also, gone in 60 seconds does not manage the roustabout comedy of smokey and the bandit. Toby halicki wanted a new and bigger story about a professional international thief. Add gone in 60 seconds to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. The film was directed by dominic sena, written by scott rosenberg, and produced by jerry bruckheimer. A film that by the synopsis should appeal to all teens but it felt like the writers forgot that, apart from the ending there was literally no car chases and little action. Gone in sixty seconds soundtrack music complete song list. Apr 14, 2017 it would be easy to come up with a plot that resolves around raines having a run in with the toretto family. I can see the appeal in wanting to direct a film like this given the premise and the castand theres some beautiful sepia tone soaked daytime photography and all the night sequences are. A good story and complex characters would only get in the way of the action scenes and slow the movie down. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in gone in 60 seconds 2000.
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