Gone in 60 Seconds
Published March 14, 2025
Film info
- Title Gone in 60 Seconds
- Director Dominic Sena
- Year 2000
- Run time 1hr 48m
- Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
- Tagline Ice cold. Hot wired.
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip’s life, former car thief Randall 'Memphis' Raines enlists help from a few 'boost happy' pals to accomplish a seemingly impossible feat. From countless car chases to relentless cops, the high-octane excitement builds as Randall swerves around more than a few roadblocks to keep Kip alive.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:47 | “This ain’t the Dukes of Hazzard.” |
| 9:32 | Nicholas Cage’s karting class must be an actual riot. |
| 14:00 | Loving the big Northern bad guy. |
| 18:43 | I recognise that level of having everything under control, when your kitchen is on fire. |
| 24:22 | He’s on a serious deadline but he’s just wandering around and catching up with old friends. |
| 32:40 | “An order shoulda went to me.” |
| 46:17 | I didn’t know key scanning had been around for so long. |
| 50:17 | He shot at the chickens! |
| 1:00:12 | So far, Angelina has not been in this enough. I hope she gets to save the day. |
| 1:03:27 | It would take me longer than three days to memorise 50 car and girl’s name combos. |
| 1:12:42 | Dude, you can just swap out the steering wheel like that?? |
| 1:17:05 | Sexy car talk is not the one. |
| 1:23:26 | Snake! |
| 1:28:45 | “I think he’s choosing the hard way.” |
| 1:41:51 | That’s car looks like it’s been through a Top Gear challenge. |
Thoughts
I’m amazed it’s taken so long to watch this film, given how stacked with people it is, and given how it clearly influenced elements of the Fast & Furious franchise. But finally got round to it and am glad of it - leave your IQ at the door, it’s just lots of people pick-pocketing super fast cars. It doesn’t all make sense but it’s a lot of fun. The only problem with it is that there are so many famous names in it that quite a few of them feel criminally under-used. But still, very entertaining.
Rating: 4 / 5