Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)

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PG
1h 45min
Action, Crime
28 Jul 1974 (USA)
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When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one is in the bag - thereby, the police precipitate in a desperate car chase against Pace and his Eleanor across Southern California.

Director:

H.B. Halicki

Writer:

H.B. Halicki

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	H.B. Halicki	...	Maindrian Pace
	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
	Parnelli Jones	...	Parnelli Jones
	Gary Bettenhausen	...	Self
	Jonathan E. Fricke	...	KFOX Interviewer
	Hal McClain	...	KFOX Announcer
	J.C. Agajanian	...	Self
	J.C. Agajanian Jr.	...	Light Blue Unmarked Detective
	Christopher J.C. Agajanian	...	Self
	Billy Englehart	...	Billy
	Sak Yamamoto	...	Self - City of Carson Mayor (as Mayor Sak Yamamoto)
	The City Council City of Carson	...	City Council Members
	Anthony Cole	...	Lowrider
	Michael Cole	...	Lowrider
	Mark Cole	...	Lowrider
	Ron Simmons	...	Lowrider
	Don Simmons	...	Lowrider
	Edward Booker	...	Lowrider
	Butch Stockton	...	1-Baker-11 Detective (Driver)
	Phil Woods	...	1-Baker-11 Detective (Passenger)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Edward Abrahms	...	Harold Blight Smith (uncredited)
	The Dave Miron Band	...	Themselves (uncredited)
	Wally Burr	...	Male Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
	Maureen Coddington	...	Jill (uncredited)
	Cheryl Dunn	...	Bikini Girl at Hungry Tiger (uncredited)
	Monica Englander	...	Car Wash Attendant (uncredited)
	Emily Fladland	...	Mrs. Smith (uncredited)
	Frank Halicki	...	Sgt. Heinz (uncredited)
	John Halicki	...	Sgt. Hawkins (uncredited)
	Nancy Halicki	...	Lady at the Rosecrans Carwash (uncredited)
	Rudy Halicki	...	Manager at Rosecrans Carwash (uncredited)
	Edward Havens	...	Kid in Park (uncredited)
	Philip Kachaturian	...	Blue Cadillac Driver (uncredited)
	Mel Kenyon	...	Self (uncredited)
	The Oakland Hells Angels	...	Themselves (uncredited)
	Gary Patterson	...	Self (uncredited)
	Jack Popejoy	...	KIIS Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
	Dennis Stouffer	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
	Teio the Tiger	...	Tiger inside the Cadillac (uncredited)
	Jack Vacek	...	WK90 Officer (uncredited) (voice)
	Bud Wackeen	...	Self (uncredited)
	Bunny Walsh	...	Long Beach Female Dispatcher (uncredited)
	Taylor Webb	...	Self (uncredited)
	Jeff Winkless	...	Firebird Car Cleaner (uncredited)
	Terence H. Winkless	...	Lyle Waggoner's Car Cleaner (uncredited)
	Christine Wright	...	Ronald Moran Cadillac Receptionist (uncredited)

Directed by

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H.B. Halicki

Written by

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H.B. Halicki

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Produced by

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H.B. Halicki

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producer

Music by

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Ronald Halicki
Philip Kachaturian

Cinematography by

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Scott Lloyd-Davies
Jack Vacek

Editing by

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Warner E. Leighton

Editorial Department

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Mike McInnis

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assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Dennis Stouffer

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supervising art director

Makeup Department

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Maureen Coddington

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makeup artist

Production Management

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Steve Peterson

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unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Steve Peterson	...	assistant director
Terence H. Winkless	...	second assistant director

Art Department

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Dennis Stouffer

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props

Sound Department

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James L. Aicholtz	...	re-recording mixer
Mark Hanes	...	sound recordist
Joe Sandusky	...	sound effects editor
Chip Yaras	...	sound effects editor

Stunts

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Ed Autry	...	stunt driver
James Autry	...	stunt driver
Garland Brown	...	stunt driver
Phil Edmundson	...	stunt driver
Jim Gastelum	...	stunt driver
Joe Greenwood	...	stunt driver
H.B. Halicki	...	stunt coordinator
Ed Hand	...	stunt driver
Greg Lawrence	...	stunt driver
Hal Oxenrider	...	stunt driver
Eddie Paul	...	stunts
Henry Phillips	...	stunt driver
Butch Stockton	...	stunt driver
Dennis Stouffer	...	stunts
Bob Walker	...	stunt driver
Ben Wilkins	...	stunt driver
Phil Woods	...	stunt driver
Tim Zumwalt	...	stunt driver
Tom Zumwalt	...	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Dirlam	...	camera operator
Sean Doyle	...	assistant camera
Scott Lloyd-Davies	...	camera operator
Bill Lucas	...	assistant camera / camera operator
Douglas Olivares	...	assistant camera
Lawrence Purcell	...	chief lighting technician (as Laurence Purcell)
Eric Raddatz	...	assistant camera
Paul Silverman	...	camera operator
David Tarling	...	still photographer
Bill Weaver	...	camera operator
Mike McInnis	...	assistant camera (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Kristi Gimenez

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script supervisor

Transportation Department

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H.B. Halicki

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driver: "Eleanor"

Additional Crew

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Butch Stockton	...	pilot: 1-Baker-11
Phil Woods	...	co-pilot: 1-Baker-11

Thanks

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Jack Popejoy	...	special thanks
Bud Wackeen	...	special thanks
Lyle Waggoner	...	special thanks
Sak Yamamoto	...	special thanks

Production Companies

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H.B. Halicki Mercantile Company

Distributors

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H.B. Halicki International (1974) (United States) (theatrical)
Manson International (1974) (Non-US) (theatrical) (sales)
H.B. Halicki International (1975) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Corona Film (1975) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Marceau-Cocino (1975) (France) (theatrical)
Fuji Eiga Company (1975) (Japan) (theatrical)
International Film Distributors (1976) (Canada) (theatrical)
Brent Walker Film Distributors (1976) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Constantin Film (1976) (Germany) (theatrical)
New World Pictures (1978) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Anderson Digital (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Astral Video (1984) (Canada) (VHS)
BCI Eclipse I (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Breien Film (1988) (Norway) (VHS)
Concorde Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Full Throttle Films (1983) (United States) (VHS)
HGV Video Productions (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
Indies Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
K-Tel Filmways VTC (1984) (Australia) (VHS)
Magna Pacific (2000) (Australia) (DVD)
Media Home Entertainment (1984) (United States) (VHS)
Mill Creek Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Navarre Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD) (VHS)
Pluto TV (2021) (United States) (video)
Speed Channel (2002) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
Sunfilm Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
The Fyzz (2013) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
UFA Video (1984) (Germany) (VHS)
Video Treasures (1990) (United States) (VHS)
Video for Pleasure (VFP) (1985) (Netherlands) (VHS)
Vértice 360 (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
Zeque Productions (2014) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (distributed by Happinet)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (post-production facilities)
Pacific Title (titles and optical effects by)
T.V. Recorders (sound re-recording)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	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. Detectives are waiting and pursue Pace through five cities as he desperately tries to get away. Written by Paul Morris Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	named-car coors-beer smoking-marijuana cigar-smoking telephone-call See All (60) »
Taglines	H.B. Halicki's original classic (DVD) See more »
Genres	Action Crime Drama Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:PG Australia:NRC Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Iceland:L Netherlands:12 Norway:12 (recommended rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB, video rating) Russia:12+ Spain:13 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:15 (video) United States:PG West Germany:16 (nf)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Gone in Sixty Seconds (United States) Vanishing in 60 (Japan, English title) La grande casse (France) 60 segundos (Spain) Gone in 60 seconds (60 Segundos) (Spain) See more »
Runtime	105 min
Official Sites	maintained by writer/director's widow
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono Dolby (DVD re-release) DTS (DVD re-release)
Filming Locations	Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

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$150,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	According to people on the set, after the mishap when a driver missed a mark and caused "Eleanor" to hit a real light post at 85 mph, the first thing that H.B. Halicki said when he regained consciousness was, "Did we get coverage?" See more »
Goofs	During the tow truck chase, the red Challenger loses its front right hubcap, but it reappears moments later. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Deadline Auto Theft (1983). See more »
Soundtracks	Gone in 60 Seconds See more »
Crazy Credits	The ending credits in the 2001 DVD release features footage of H.B. Halicki's widow, Denice Shakarian Halicki, riding in "Eleanor." See more »
Quotes	Male police dispatcher: [as police cars fly over bridge] Attention all units in the San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance and Carson areas. Stand-by to copy. Long Beach PD is in pursuit of a 1973 Ford Mustang, yellow in color. California license 614 Henry Sam Ocean. One occupant, male caucasian. Approximately aged forty-five. Six feet, one-hundred-and-eighty-five pounds. Gray hair and mustache, gray coat, black pants. The reason for pursuit unknown. See more »

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