Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
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A retired car thief is forced back into the game to steal 50 luxury vehicles in a single night to save his brother's life.
The story
The plot centers on reformed car thief Memphis (Cage) who is forced out of retirement and tasked to steal 50 luxury vehicles in one night in order to save the life of his brother (Ribisi). He recruits members of his old crew including his mentor (Duvall) and ex-girlfriend (Jolie). The film follows the group as they attempt to complete the high-stakes heist while evading the police and a rival gang. The mission is a desperate gamble to secure his brother's freedom from a dangerous crime lord.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Car thief Kip Raines works with his gang to steal 50 high-end cars for a British gangster, but a mistake leads the police to their warehouse. Kip is kidnapped by the gangster, and his brother, the reformed thief Memphis, is forced to steal 50 cars in 72 hours to save Kip. Memphis assembles a crew of old associates, including his mentor Otto and his ex-girlfriend Sara. The team identifies 50 cars, including a 1967 Ford Shelby GT500 nicknamed 'Eleanor'. During the heist, they face police scrutiny and a rival gang. After a tense night of theft and a high-speed chase involving 'Eleanor', Memphis reaches the gangster's yard just in time. He defeats the gangster and is freed by the police. The film ends with the crew celebrating and Kip gifting Memphis a replacement Shelby.
- First release year
- 2000
- Runtime (minutes)
- 118
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Dominic Sena
- Writers
- Scott Rosenberg · writer
- Cast and characters
- Nicolas Cage · Memphis; Angelina Jolie · Sara "Sway" Wayland; Giovanni Ribisi · Kip; Delroy Lindo · Toby; Will Patton · none; Christopher Eccleston · none; Chi McBride · none; Robert Duvall · Otto Halliwell
- Genres
- action; heist
- Themes
- Redemption; Brotherhood
- Tone and mood
- Action-packed
- Premise and plot tags
- Heist; Car Chase
- Source material / true-story basis
- 1974 film of the same name by H. B. Halicki
- Reception
- The film received generally negative reviews from critics, with criticism for its writing, direction, as well as acting and action sequences.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 4.40 · scale: 10 · review count: 138; Metacritic · score: 35 · scale: 100 · review count: 34
- Awards and nominations
- Worst Screenplay for a Film That Grossed over $100 Million Using Hollywood Math · Stinkers Bad Movie Awards · 2000 · Win; Most Intrusive Musical Score · Stinkers Bad Movie Awards · 2000 · Win; Worst On-Screen Hairstyle · Stinkers Bad Movie Awards · 2000 · Nomination
- Production trivia
- The film's trailer was narrated by Melissa Disney, one of the first major movies to employ a female trailer voice.; The 'Eleanor' car was a custom-built 1967 Ford Mustang fastback.; Nicolas Cage dropped out of The Perfect Storm to star in this film.
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