Gone in 60 Seconds
Seen it?1974 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 40 times its budget, but middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Heat or Crime 101, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the fastback, codenamed "Eleanor", in Long Beach, he is unaware that his boss has tipped off the police after a business dispute.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$40 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 88K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by H.B. Halicki
- H.B. HalickiMaindrian Pace / Vicinski
- Marion BusiaPumpkin Chase
- Jerry DaugirdaEugene Chase
- James McIntyreStanley Chase
- George ColeAtlee Jackson
- Ronald HalickiCorlis Pace
- Markos KotsikosUncle Joe Chase
- Butch Stockton1-Baker-11 Detective (Driver)
- Phil Woods1-Baker-11 Detective (Passenger)
- Parnelli JonesParnelli Jones