| | | "Blu-Ray Disc, Beyond High Definition."|A Jerry Bruckheimer Production.
Academy Award winners Nicolas Cage (The Rock) and sexy Angelina Jolie (The Bone Collector) ride an unstoppable wave of speed and adrenaline in this hot, edgy action hit from high-octane producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Armageddon). Legendary car booster Randall "Memphis" Raines (Cage) thought he'd left the fast lane behind -- until he's forced out of retirement in a do-or-die effort to save his kid brother (Giovanni Ribisi, Saving Private Ryan) from the wrath of an evil mobster! But with speed to burn and attitude to spare, Memphis hastily re-assembles his old crew -- a rogues' gallery including Academy Award winner Robert Duvall (A Civil Action) -- and floors it in a full-throttle race to pull off the ultimate car heist: 50 exotic beauties in 24 hours -- and the cops are already on to them! Directed by Dominic Sena and written by Scott Rosenberg, Gone in 60 Seconds is an action-packed thrill ride that comes out fast and never slows down!
"...puts pedal to the metal in a product that will delight car junkies..." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"A wild ride!" David Sheehan, CBS-TV
"...a high-speed, slicker-than-slick car-chase movie with unexpected deposits of character and comedy." Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"Comfortably cheesy -- a real beer-and-pizza movie." Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
"...mindless hot-rodding fun, especially for those with a weakness for vintage cars hurtling down city streets..." The New York Times
Editor's Note
Memphis Raines (Nicholas Cage) is a former car thief who is forced to come out of retirement when his younger brother, Kip (Giovanni Ribisi), is unable to deliver 50 expensive cars to dangerous smuggler Raymond Calitri (Christopher Eccleston). With his brother's life on the line, Memphis must enlist his old car-stealing partners for help in order to pull off the ultimate crime. His team includes his mentor, Otto (Robert Duvall), and an old flame (Angelina Jolie), plus a crew of other colorful characters. Once he gets them all together, Memphis has to do the impossible: organize the theft of 50 cars from all over Los Angeles in a single night, hampered by rivals, security systems, and the best efforts of the LAPD detective (Delroy Lindo) who is out to get him. GONE IN 60 SECONDS is a fun, action-packed movie featuring producer Jerry Bruckheimer's trademarks: a simple, heartfelt story, comedy, spectacular action, an excellent cast of stars and character actors, and an amazing car chase through the crowded streets of Los Angeles. This film is based on the cult classic 1974 movie of the same name, and it's a must-see for lovers of classic cars or action fans of any stripe. Dominic Sena, the director of KALIFORNIA, directed this fast-moving crime-adventure extravaganza.
Plot Summary
This explosive action-thriller from director Dominic Sena (KALIFORNIA) and writer Scott Rosenberg (CON AIR) features enough car chases for 10 movies. Nicolas Cage plays a reformed car thief who must steal 50 cars virtually overnight in order to save his brother's (Giovanni Ribisi) life. He seeks out Robert Duvall and Angelina Jolie, among others, to do the impossible. Fasten your seat belts for this pulse-pounding thrill ride, compliments of producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS 5.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 5/30/2008 |
| Running Time: 118 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2000 | | Catalog ID: 5258303 | | UPC: 00786936717228 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (2001) | | | MTV Award, Gone in 60 Seconds, Best Action Sequence | |
MTV Award (2001) | | | Gone in 60 Seconds, Nominee, Best Action Sequence |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Quite an accomplishment...[the movie] is mindless hot-rodding fun, especially for those with a weakness for vintage cars hurtling down city streets..." 06/12/2000 p.E1USA Today
"...It's a pretty good ride even if it blatantly steals some of its best stunts from AMERICAN GRAFITTI and GREASE..." 06/09/2000 p.8E Rolling Stone
"...[Sena] puts pedal to the metal in a product that will delight car junkies..." 07/06/2000 p.146 ReelViews 6 of 10
With Mission: Impossible II, director John Woo showed how the combination of tight editing and filmmaking flamboyance can transform a seemingly ordinary action film into something genuinely exhilarating. Gone In 60 Seconds illustrates the opposite: that bland direction and lifeless action sequences can turn a supposedly exciting experience into a humdrum affair. Instead of offering a heady adrenaline-and-testosterone cocktail, this motion picture, which is plagued by a lack of innovation and a needlessly protracted running length, may cause some viewers to nod off during the proceedings...Gone In 60 Seconds delivers what it advertises - lots of cars (they easily upstage the actors), a souped-up music score, slick production values, and a fair number of generic action sequences. Everything is overdone to the point of being ludicrous; cars in Bruckheimer films don't just catch fire - they explode spectacularly, typically taking a few adjacent vehicles along with them. And car crashes are always loud and violent - but everyone in Gone In 60 Seconds wears their seat belts, because they walk away from the accidents. For action to quicken the pulse, see Mission: Impossible II. For action to dull the senses, Gone In 60 Seconds will do the job. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
Gone in 60 Seconds is like a practice game between the varsity and the reserves. Everybody plays pretty well, but they're saving up for Saturday. First team is Nicolas Cage, Delroy Lindo and Robert Duvall. Second team is Giovanni Ribisi, Will Patton and Angelina Jolie, who gets second billing but not much playing time. There are lots of subs who come off the bench for a play or two. This is the kind of movie that ends up playing on the TV set over the bar in a better movie. - Roger Ebert
Reel.com 6 of 10
The Academy Awards should start handing out statuettes for Best Trailer: Even more than the stars or director, a wham-bang preview is what really puts asses in seats on opening weekend. Hands-down, this year's Best Trailer winner would be the preview for Gone in 60 Seconds. A roaring montage of wild chases and stolen cars set to a stopwatch's frantic ticks, it gives the illusion that the film is a breakneck-paced thriller packed with elaborate boosts of expensive automobiles...Sure, there are some cool crashes and a wild section in which a compressed gas tank bounces around like a 300-pound pinball, but that's drab when compared to the first Gone's 93-car pileup denouement. In fact, much of the film is below even Bruckheimer's usual popcorn-munching standards. The pacing seems off, and there's none of the laugh-out-loud moments from Con Air ("Put the bunny back in the box."), or the nail-biting suspense of Enemy of the State. Besides a Raising Arizona-esque foot chase and a hilarious trick played with a tractor-trailer tow truck, viewers spend most of the time watching the cast ham it up, Armageddon-style, as when the whole car theft ring listens to War's "Low Rider" before going out on the job. Ultimately, Gone in 60 Seconds is an occasionally fun ride, but a totally unremarkable one... - Tor Thorsen
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