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View company contact information for Gone in 60 Seconds on IMDbPro. [1]
In producer Bruckheimer’s latest film, Gone in 60 Seconds, its all about the nomenclature. [2]
The edgy Nicolas Cage flick Gone in 60 Seconds is another action-packed drama featuring the very pouty Angelina Jolie; both of them play dirty dealers and car stealers. [3]
Beginning with the legend, “H.B. Halicki Mercantile Co. & Junk Yard Presents,” the original Gone in 60 Seconds gets right to the heart of the matter as the opening credits roll, listing only the yellow Mustang named Eleanor as its star. [4]
The film is famous for having wrecked and destroyed 93 cars in a 34 minute car chase scene. [...] Gone in 60 Seconds is a 1974 action film written, directed, produced by and starring H.B ‘Toby’ Halicki. [5]
Maindrian Pace (H.B. Halicki) is a master car thief who heads an elaborate organization of professionals. [4]
Action packed film taking your typical car chase to new levels of excitement. [...] Factual errors: Many of the cars that they boost without a key, such as the Lambo, have electronic fuel pumps that close and will not operate without the signal from the electronic key, it’s not possible to start these cars without the specific key. [2]
The ensuing pursuit is the longest car chase (34 minutes) in movie history and takes Pace through five cities as he attempts to lose police. [...] In order to protect themselves in the event the police overhear them, Pace declares that they will only refer to cars by code names, not by the actual make and model of the car. [...] The warehouse actually had sections for the cars and was located at the docks. [3]
Much of the crowd at the gas station where Harold Smith is pulled over after the night-time Torrance chase were part of a real biker gang, who verbally abused the police officers “arresting” the actor and demanding they leave him alone. [1]
Pace spots another ‘Eleanor’ Mustang in Long Beach and prepares to steal it, but is unaware that Eugene (Jerry Daugirda) has alerted to the police to the potential theft as a result of a dispute involving a stolen Cadillac that was discovered to have a million dollars worth of heroin hidden in it (Eugene wanted to keep the drugs but Pace decides to park it in a dirt lot and burn it, after telling Eugene he would take care of it). [3]
Shallow, yes, but you’ll hard pressed to find a more exciting car chase this side of Ronin. [1]
Sources:
[1] Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
[2] Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) - IMDb
[3] Gone in 60 Seconds June: Album review and songs from Answers.com
[4] Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) - MSN Movies
[5] Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia