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Overview

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6.3/10   2,671 votes
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Director:
Writer:
H.B. Halicki (writer)
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Release Date:
28 July 1974 (USA) more
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Tagline:
HIS BUSINESS IS STEALING CARS...when he goes to work, the excitement starts---and GOES---and GOES---and GOES! more
Plot:
Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When... more | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
McQueen's Bullitt Takes Poll Position On Car Chase Movie List
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Gone In 60 Seconds Battle Goes To Court
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The standard against all subsequent are measured! more (71 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited 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)
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J.C. Agajanian Jr. ... Light Blue Unmarked Detective
Parnelli Jones ... Himself
Sak Yamamoto ... Himself (City of Carson mayor)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gone in Sixty Seconds (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
105 min | Spain:93 min (DVD edition)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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The workshop scenes at Chase Research were filmed at director H.B. Halicki's real-life workshop, and occasionally filming would stop for several days so he could repair cars to earn money and continue production. more
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Continuity: When the fire truck pulls up at the Carson Street offramp crash, the three patrol cars still in the pursuit and 1-Baker-11 can briefly be seen parked in a row on the opposite side of the intersection, facing the accident scene. more
Quotes:
Maindrian Pace: What are you doing out this late at night?
Hawkins: Ah, I just finished taking a report down at Whittlesey Motors. It seems somebody ripped-off a Manta.
Maindrian Pace: What's a Manta?
Hawkins: The thirty-fifth expensive car stolen in three days! You heard about that, didn't you?
Maindrian Pace: Listen, all I hear is the insurance companies screaming at us every time they lose a lousy dime.
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
The standard against all subsequent are measured!, 19 June 2004
8/10
Author: planet_mamoo from Canada

It's amazing what could be done with a tiny budget and no digital effects. I watched this after having seen the trashy remake, and expected a similar degree of dumb wisecracks and hackneyed sub-plots.

I was impressed, however, to discover real talent behind the camera. The plot is simple: a car thief has to steal 40 fancy cars in a very short time. Using a combination of skill, insider knowledge of the insurance business and just sheer brass, the protagonist and his pals start their automotive harvest. Everything seems done and taken care of, when everything goes to hell at the last moment, leading to what surely be the longest car chase put to film.

The best thing about this movie is its low-budget feel. Many of the early scenes are almost mimed, with voices overdubbed later; you don't see actual dialogue, just hear it on top of the action. But as things progress, it begins to show more polish, and by the time we get to the big chase, you get what appears to be the entire 7th Cavalry Division in squad cars chasing one li'l yellow Mustang.

A very smart touch during the big chase was to frequently cut to the aftermath of car crashes, with wounded cops and civilians being dragged from burning cars and hustled away in ambulances -- it added an edge to the film, to show there are actually consequences to these actions (and how often is that shown on the big screen?).

Aside from the marvelously-choreographed action sequences, there are many moments of great wit, which I won't describe so's not to spoil them.

All in all, a brilliant piece of film-making, made not with glitz, glamor, star-power or special effects -- just sheer talent (and pretty cars, o'course!).

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