Guide Note

The 2000 action film Gone in 60 Seconds is a remake of a film originally written by H.B. Halicki. The original film was released in 1974 with Halicki as the producer, director and starring role.

Fast Facts

1. Release date: June 9, 2000
2. Directed by: Dominic Sena
3. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
4. Staring: Jerry Bruckheimer, Nicolas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi, Angelina Jolie, Robert Duvall, Will Patton, Chi McBride, Delroy Lindo, Christopher Eccleston, Vinnie Jones, James Duval, Frances Fisher and Grace Zabriskie
5. Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures
6. Tag line: "Ice Cold. Hot Wired."
7. Angelina Jolie won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for best actress, Nicolas Cage was nominated for best actor
8. The toolbox in the background bears the name "Binford Tools", the name of the tools used on the TV show Home Improvement

Nicolas Cage plays Memphis Raines, a retired car thief. His brother Kip, played by Giovanni Ribisi, follows in Memphis' footsteps and steals cars as well. Memphis is summoned out of retirement one day when one of Kip's boosts goes wrong and his life is being held in jeopardy by crime boss Raymond Calitri, played by Christopher Eccleston. Calitri makes a deal with Memphis, that he will spare Kip's life if Memphis can steal 50 rare and hard to find cars in three days. One of the cars on the list is a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500, a car that Memphis has never been able to successfully steal in his career. Memphis agrees and assembles a team for the job. They spend the first two and a half days finding and researching the cars on the list, then use the remaining 12 hours to attempt to steal all 50 cars.