Gone In 60 Seconds

Amateurish, badly acted and shot on the cheap (many sequences don't even have sync sound), this cult item features a 40-minute car chase (almost half the film's running time) that's nothing short of breathtaking, particularly in light of the obvious budgetary constraints. The minimal plot involves a gang of Southern California "insurance adjusters" who actually steal cars and run a thriving chop shop. Their boss, Maindrian Pace (writer, producer, director, stunt driver H.B. "Toby" Halicki, a professional body-and-fender man who made his fortune restoring wrecked luxury cars), scores a contract to deliver 48 high-end luxury vehicles to a Venezuelan client; the hitch...