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There were, if you can believe it, two versions of this movie. The original 1970s version was written, directed, and starred a man named H.B. Halicki, who wasn't a professional actor, but was the owner of a junkyard, which is why the original film had so many car crashes - he could supply his own cars, cheap. Since MostTropersAreYoungNerds, we'll be focusing on the later version.

''Gone in 60 Seconds'' is a 2000 action film starring NicolasCage, directed by Dominic Sena, and written by Scott Rosenberg. It was produced by JerryBruckheimer, producer of ''Film/TheRock'' and ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', and is a remake of the 1974 H.B. Halicki film of the same name.

The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and throughout Los Angeles and Long Beach.

The film concerns "Memphis" Raines (NicolasCage), a former master car thief forced to return to his former trade and steal fifty specified cars for crime boss Raymond Vincent Calitri (Creator/ChristopherEccleston), who is threatening to kill Memphis' brother, Kip (GiovanniRibisi), because Kip had taken a contract but failed to fulfill it (a stolen Porsche Carrera was chased to Kip's warehouse and the collected cars were impounded).

Memphis now has to fulfill the contract and so reassembles his old crew, also joined by Kip's crew.

With Detective Castlebeck (DelroyLindo) and his partner, Det. Drycoff (TimothyOlyphant) breathing down their necks, they decide to steal all the cars in one night, to reduce the chances of being caught. Also, in case the police are monitoring their communications, all of the cars they are stealing have female code names. The most famous one in the story is the 1968 Mustang, which is nicknamed "Eleanor."

But, the police already know about the boost and, after cracking an employee at the Mercedes dealership, who had earlier supplied Kip's crew with the special laser cut keys for a Mercedes, set a trap to catch them in action. It thus turns out to be a high action drama of a very long night.

Also featured are AngelinaJolie as "Sway", RobertDuvall as "Otto", and former professional soccer player Vinnie Jones as "Sphinx".
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!! This movie contains examples of:
* AndStarring: "And Robert Duvall", complete with an attention-getting OrbitalShot just to make sure the audience is paying attention.
* AnythingButThat: When Calitri is trying to kill Memphis, Memphis is able to hold him at bay by using a wooden chair that [[ChekhovsHobby Calitri had earlier been building]] as if it were a HumanShield.
* AsianDrivers: The driving student, who is an Asian woman, is hopeless at any and all aspects of driving.
* AutoErotica: Memphis and Sway make out to pass the time while stuck in a car. Lots of DoubleEntendre lobbing occurs as they are doing so in a stick shift.
* AutopsySnackTime: Sphinx is working as a coroner and puts his sandwich down on a cadaver's chest to answer the phone.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Memphis, Sway, Sphinx, Kip and... Otto.
* CarChase: [[CaptainObvious Well, yes, duh]], but the original is remarkable in that the ''entire second half'' of the movie is one long chase.
* ChekhovsSkill: Calitri is shown during his introduction to be a skilled carpenter who spends his time building furniture, leading to AnythingButThat.
* CoolCar: '''Eleanor.'''
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Memphis and Detective Castlebeck in the climax]]
* EtTuBrute: In the original, Pace's brother-in-law tipped off the cops about his whereabouts of stealing the Eleanor.
* EvilBrit: Raymond Vincent Calitri, Played by Creator/ChristopherEccleston.
* FakeAmerican: PlayedWith. Memphis thought Sphinx was from Long Beach [[spoiler: until Sphinx gets in one line with Vinnie Jones's natural English accent.]]
* HelloAgainOfficer
* HeroAntagonist [=/=] SympatheticInspectorAntagonist : Castlebeck and Drycoff.
* ItWasHereISwear: Subverted in the original.
* JustifiedCriminal: Memphis.
* LeonineContract: Memphis must steal 50 high-end cars, while being watched by the cops, or Calitri will kill his brother Kip.
* MomentKiller: Memphis and Sway are about to get intimate, but Sway breaks the moment by pointing out that they have an opportunity to steal the car they're after.
* MyCarHatesMe: Be nice to Eleanor, and she will be nice to you. Or not. She's kind of a bitch that way.
* MythicalMotifs: Eleanor doesn't only get called a pretty girl's name (the name is pretty, not the girl), she also gets called "the unicorn" by Memphis.
* ObsoleteMentor: RobertDuvall's character.
* OneLastJob: Memphis has actually retired as a thief, and comes out of retirement to save his little brother's bacon.
* PassThePopcorn: Memphis and Kip watching from the diner as Johnnie B is arrested.
* TheQuietOne: The Sphinx, whom everybody thinks is mute [[spoiler: until he [[SilentBob breaks into a philosophical speech]] at the end]].
* RoadApples: A dog eats a set of keys needed by the heroes. You know what comes next.
* RunningGag: [[MyCarHatesMe Eleanor]] stalls out and refuses to start pretty much whenever it is inconvenient to Memphis.
* SloMoBigAir: A car reaches low Earth orbit during the final chase scene. Unlike most examples, this is portrayed as a ''bad'' thing for the car.
* StuntDouble: Averted, as Cage did most of his own stunt driving. He even continued to pursue it as a hobby after the film was completed.
* VanityLicensePlate: The Hummer's is "SNAKE". [[{{Foreshadowing}} Guess what they find inside?]]
** Something of a MythologyGag, referencing a tiger found in one of the Cadillacs, foreshadowed by a tiger's paw tattoo on a woman who looks just like [[ThreesCompany Suzanne Summers.]]
* VillainProtagonist: Memphis.
* TheVoiceless: The Sphinx.
* UnflinchingWalk: Subverted, Sphinx reacts to Johnny Bs exploding car he set on fire before he walks toward the fight
* WatchThePaintJob: Don't make Eleanor angry. You won't like her when she's angry.
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* FakeAmerican: PlayedWith. Memphis thought Sphinx was from Queens [[spoiler: until Sphinx gets in one line with Vinnie Jones's natural English accent.]]

There were, if you can believe it, two versions of this movie. The original 1970s version {{Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)}} and this the version from 2000.

''GoneInSixtySeconds'' is a 2000 action film starring NicolasCage, directed by Dominic Sena, and written by Scott Rosenberg. It was produced by JerryBruckheimer, producer of ''Film/TheRock'' and ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', and is a remake of the 1974 H.B. Halicki film of the same name.

There were, if you can believe it, two versions of this movie. The original 1970s version was written, directed, and starred a man named H.B. Halicki, who wasn't a professional actor, but was the owner of a junkyard, which is why the original film had so many car crashes - he could supply his own cars, cheap. Since MostTropersAreYoungNerds ( and Nearly All Tropers Are Snarky), we'll be focusing on the later version

The film concerns "Memphis" Raines (NicolasCage), a former master car thief forced to return to his former trade and steal fifty specified cars for crime boss Raymond Vincent Calitri (Creator/ChristopherEccleston), who is threatening to kill Memphis' brother, Kip (GiobanniRibisi), because Kip had taken a contract but failed to fulfill it (a stolen Porsche Carrera was chased to Kip's warehouse and the collected cars were impounded).

* CoolCar: Eleanor.