Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)

Director:

H.B. Halicki

Writer:

H.B. Halicki (writer)

Release Date:

July 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

HIS BUSINESS IS STEALING CARS...when he goes to work, the excitement starts---and GOES---and GOES---and GOES!

Plot:

Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When...

Plot Keywords:

California | Cadillac | Disguise | Stolen Car | Auto Theft

Cast

H.B. Halicki	...	Maindrian Pace / Vicinski
Marion Busia	...	Pumpkin Chase
Jerry Daugirda	...	Eugene Chase
James McIntyre	...	Stanley Chase
George Cole	...	Atlee Jackson
Ronald Halicki	...	Corlis Pace
Markos Kotsikos	...	Uncle Joe Chase
Butch Stockton	...	1-Baker-11 detective (driver)
Phil Woods	...	1-Baker-11 detective (passenger)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
J.C. Agajanian Jr.	...	Light Blue Unmarked Detective
Parnelli Jones	...	Himself
Sak Yamamoto	...	Himself (City of Carson mayor)

Also Known As:

Gone in Sixty Seconds (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

105 min | Spain:93 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:13 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Carson, California, USA

Company:

H.B. Halicki Mercantile Co.

Trivia:

The final "big jump" went 30 feet high and cleared 128 feet; Halicki suffered a compressed spine in the landing.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Camera and cameraman visible against building when the Mustang plows through the couch in the alley.

Quotes:

Pumpkin Chase: Maindrian, we have to give Eleanor back.
Maindrian Pace: What are you talking about? The contract's filled!
Pumpkin Chase: [handing him newspaper] She's not insured. Here, look for yourself.
Maindrian Pace: You gotta be kidding me...”Owner desperate. '73 Ford Mustang stolen from 18511 Mariposa, Gardena. Not insured. Please return, no questions." Pumpkin, I'm tired. I'm not Superman. Look at that, that contract is filled!
Pumpkin Chase: Maindrian...
[Eugene bursts in]
Eugene Chase: Damn you, Pace! Where's that El Dorado?
Maindrian Pace: It's gone, Eugene.
Eugene Chase: What did you do with it, you sonova bitch?
Maindrian Pace: I burned it.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Proof (2007)

A Superlative Achievement!!!!

The Citizen Kane of the postwar years, H.B. Yalicki's masterpiece turns the car chase film into an operatic melodrama of epic proportions. In the hands of a poet like Yalicki, cars crashing into each other again and again and again for the entire duration of the movie becomes a metaphor for our times. Don't be fooled by the amateur acting and directing, for the film's shoddiness is part of its genius. Forget Cannonball Run or Gumball Rally, Gone in 60 Seconds is the real deal when it comes to mundane 70's car chase flicks.