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JurisdictionFriction: Within the LAPD. Detectives Castlebeck and Drycoff, who are investigating Calitri for auto theft, have their files on him confiscated by Homicide and are told to stay away from him.
-->'''Homicide detective''': Raymond Calitri is going down for ''murder''.
-->'''Homicide detective''': Raymond Calitri is going down for ''murder''.
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* InvisibleWriting: Memphis (NicolasCage) and his crew use this to hide a list of target cars, from Detective Castlebeck. The writing is only visible under "black light".
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* Artistic License: Law Enforcement procedure - Police don't generally engage in high speed chases in city, better to just tail from a distance and have air support follow.
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* LethalChef: Kip has no part in any kind of [[AdjacentToThisCompleteBreakfast complete breakfast]].
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* CaperRationalization: Sure, the protagonists are a bunch of car thieves. But somebody's gotta save Memphis's brother.
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* ActorAllusion: When Sphinx saves Memphis from being beaten up, he grabs one of his attackers by the groin while he's standing behind him, mimicking [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A4xwKQPCMAAlOHY.jpg this famous picture]].
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* FakeAmerican: PlayedWith. Memphis thought Sphinx was from Long Beach [[spoiler: until Sphinx gets in one line with Vinnie Jones's natural English accent.]]
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: After Calitri turns on the car crusher that Kip is being held in, Memphis grabs his gun and threatens him with it, screaming at him to turn the crusher off. Calitri, completely unfazed, delivers this gem:
-->You've got 30 seconds to consider your options. One: You kill me, they kill you, your brother dies anyway. Two: you lie, you accept the job, you run. I hunt you down, I kill you, your brother, and your mother, for the aggravation you've caused me. Three: You accept the job, you steal some cars, you make some money....and you be a big brother.
-->You've got 30 seconds to consider your options. One: You kill me, they kill you, your brother dies anyway. Two: you lie, you accept the job, you run. I hunt you down, I kill you, your brother, and your mother, for the aggravation you've caused me. Three: You accept the job, you steal some cars, you make some money....and you be a big brother.
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With Detective Castlebeck (Delroy Lindo) and his partner, Det. Drycoff (Timothy Olyphant) breathing down their necks, they decide to steal all the cars in one night, to reduce the chances of being caught. Also, in case the police are monitoring their communications, all of the cars they are stealing have female code names. The most famous one in the story is the 1968 Mustang, which is nicknamed "Eleanor."
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With Detective Castlebeck (Delroy Lindo) and his partner, Det. Drycoff (Timothy Olyphant) (Creator/TimothyOlyphant) breathing down their necks, they decide to steal all the cars in one night, to reduce the chances of being caught. Also, in case the police are monitoring their communications, all of the cars they are stealing have female code names. The most famous one in the story is the 1968 Mustang, which is nicknamed "Eleanor."
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Donny Astricky does ''not'' appreciate a thug pulling a gun on him to try and steal his car (which Donny just stole himself).
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Donny Astricky does ''not'' appreciate a thug pulling a gun on him to try and steal his car (which Donny just stole himself).himself), because he considers it lazy thievery.
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* Fake American: PlayedWith. Memphis thought Sphinx was from Long Beach [[spoiler: until Sphinx gets in one line with Vinnie Jones's natural English accent.]]
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* HeroAntagonist [=/=] SympatheticInspectorAntagonist : HeroAntagonist[=/=]SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Castlebeck and Drycoff.
* MuggingTheMonster: A random car thief tries to jack Donny's already-stolen car at gunpoint. Donny punches him out, gives him a few kicks for good measure, then lectures him on being a lazy thief.
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* TooDumbToLive: Kip's crew of young car thieves, who due to inexpierence and youthful arrogance threaten the whole heist at several moments by acting stupid and belligerent, like carjacking a car full of heroin that wasn't even on the target list.
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* TooDumbToLive: Kip's crew of young car thieves, who due to inexpierence inexperience and youthful arrogance threaten the whole heist at several moments by acting stupid and belligerent, like carjacking a car full of heroin that wasn't even on the target list.
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** Something of a MythologyGag, referencing a tiger found in one of the Cadillacs, foreshadowed by a tiger's paw tattoo on a woman who looks just like [[ThreesCompany Suzanne Summers.]]
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** Something of a MythologyGag, referencing a tiger found in one of the Cadillacs, foreshadowed by a tiger's paw tattoo on a woman who looks just like [[ThreesCompany [[Series/ThreesCompany Suzanne Summers.]]
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* FakeAmerican: PlayedWith. Memphis thought Sphinx was from Long Beach [[spoiler: until Sphinx gets in one line with Vinnie Jones's natural English accent.]]
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* KarmicDeath: Calitri had gone to the trouble of making a special coffin for Kip if he doesn't get his 50 cars on time. Guess how the coffin ends up getting used.
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* ActorAllusion: When Sphinx saves Memphis from being beaten up, he grabs one of his attackers by the groin while he's standing behind him. Mimicking [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A4xwKQPCMAAlOHY.jpg this famous picture]].
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* ActorAllusion: When Sphinx saves Memphis from being beaten up, he grabs one of his attackers by the groin while he's standing behind him. Mimicking him, mimicking [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A4xwKQPCMAAlOHY.jpg this famous picture]].
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Memphis, Sway, Sphinx, Kip and... Otto.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Memphis, Sway, Sphinx, Kip and...and ... Otto.
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Memphis and Detective Castlebeck in the climax]].
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Memphis [[spoiler:Memphis and Detective Castlebeck in the climax]].
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* RefugeInAudacity: Knowing that the cops have their shopping list, and that some of the rarer cars are under surveillance, Memphis and Co. simply break into [[spoiler: the police impound lot.]]
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* RefugeInAudacity: Knowing that the cops have their shopping list, and that some of the rarer cars are under surveillance, Memphis and Co. simply break decide the simplest option is to [[spoiler:break into [[spoiler: the police impound lot.]]
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* UnflinchingWalk: Subverted, Sphinx reacts to Johnny Bs exploding car he set on fire before he walks toward the fight
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* UnflinchingWalk: Subverted, Averted, Sphinx reacts does indeed react to Johnny Bs B's car, which he set on fire, exploding car he set on fire before as he walks toward the fightfight.
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* TooDumbToLive: Kip's crew of young car thieves, who due to inexpierence and youthful arrogance threaten the whole heist at several moments by acting stupid and belligerent, like carjacking a car full of heroin that wasn't even on the target list.
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The film concerns "Memphis" Raines (NicolasCage), a former master car thief forced to return to his former trade and steal fifty specified cars for crime boss Raymond Vincent Calitri (Creator/ChristopherEccleston), who is threatening to kill Memphis' brother, Kip (Giovanni Ribisi), because Kip had taken a contract but failed to fulfill it (a stolen Porsche Carrera was chased to Kip's warehouse and the collected cars were impounded).
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The film concerns "Memphis" Raines (NicolasCage), (Nicolas Cage), a former master car thief forced to return to his former trade and steal fifty specified cars for crime boss Raymond Vincent Calitri (Creator/ChristopherEccleston), who is threatening to kill Memphis' brother, Kip (Giovanni Ribisi), because Kip had taken a contract but failed to fulfill it (a stolen Porsche Carrera was chased to Kip's warehouse and the collected cars were impounded).
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''Gone in 60 Seconds'' is a 2000 action film starring NicolasCage, directed by Dominic Sena, and written by Scott Rosenberg. It was produced by JerryBruckheimer, producer of ''Film/TheRock'' and ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', and is a remake of the [[Film/GoneInSixtySeconds1974 1974 H.B. Halicki film of the same name]].
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''Gone in 60 Seconds'' is a 2000 action film starring NicolasCage, Creator/NicolasCage, directed by Dominic Sena, and written by Scott Rosenberg. It was produced by JerryBruckheimer, producer of ''Film/TheRock'' and ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', and is a remake of the [[Film/GoneInSixtySeconds1974 1974 H.B. Halicki film of the same name]].
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* CarPorn: Many of the cars on the list get this treatment, particularly Eleanor.
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* ItsPopularNowItSucks: In-universe, Memphis claims this to be the reason why he doesn't want a particular sports car while visiting a dealership. In reality, he is just [[BatmanGambit convincing the salesman]] to help him find a particular, much rarer, and much more valuable car that he intends to steal.
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* DownLADrain: The film has an L.A. river chase scene.
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* RefugeInAudacity: Knowing that the cops have their shopping list, and that some of the rarer cars are under surveillance, Memphis and Co. simply break into [[spoiler: the police impound lot.]]
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* ICallItVera: Eleanor.
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* ActorAllusion: When Sphinx saves Randall from being beaten up, he grabs one of his attackers by the groin while he's standing behind him. Mimicking [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A4xwKQPCMAAlOHY.jpg this famous picture]].
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* ActorAllusion: When Sphinx saves Randall Memphis from being beaten up, he grabs one of his attackers by the groin while he's standing behind him. Mimicking [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A4xwKQPCMAAlOHY.jpg this famous picture]].
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The film concerns "Memphis" Raines (NicolasCage), a former master car thief forced to return to his former trade and steal fifty specified cars for crime boss Raymond Vincent Calitri (Creator/ChristopherEccleston), who is threatening to kill Memphis' brother, Kip (GiovanniRibisi), because Kip had taken a contract but failed to fulfill it (a stolen Porsche Carrera was chased to Kip's warehouse and the collected cars were impounded).
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The film concerns "Memphis" Raines (NicolasCage), a former master car thief forced to return to his former trade and steal fifty specified cars for crime boss Raymond Vincent Calitri (Creator/ChristopherEccleston), who is threatening to kill Memphis' brother, Kip (GiovanniRibisi), (Giovanni Ribisi), because Kip had taken a contract but failed to fulfill it (a stolen Porsche Carrera was chased to Kip's warehouse and the collected cars were impounded).
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Also featured are AngelinaJolie as "Sway", RobertDuvall as "Otto", and former professional soccer player Vinnie Jones as "Sphinx".
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Also featured are AngelinaJolie as "Sway", RobertDuvall Robert Duvall as "Otto", and former professional soccer player Vinnie Jones as "Sphinx".
* ActorAllusion: When Sphinx saves Randall from being beaten up, he grabs one of his attackers by the groin while he's standing behind him. Mimicking [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A4xwKQPCMAAlOHY.jpg this famous picture]].
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Memphis and Detective Castlebeck in the climax]]
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Memphis and Detective Castlebeck in the climax]]climax]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Donny Astricky does ''not'' appreciate a thug pulling a gun on him to try and steal his car (which Donny just stole himself).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Donny Astricky does ''not'' appreciate a thug pulling a gun on him to try and steal his car (which Donny just stole himself).
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* ItWasHereISwear: Subverted in the original.
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* EtTuBrute: In the original, Pace's brother-in-law tipped off the cops about his whereabouts of stealing the Eleanor.
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* CarChase: [[CaptainObvious Well, yes, duh]], but the original is remarkable in that the ''entire second half'' of the movie is one long chase.
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''Gone in 60 Seconds'' is a 2000 action film starring NicolasCage, directed by Dominic Sena, and written by Scott Rosenberg. It was produced by JerryBruckheimer, producer of ''Film/TheRock'' and ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', and is a remake of the [[Film/GoneInSixtySeconds1974 1974 H.B. Halicki film of the same name.
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''Gone in 60 Seconds'' is a 2000 action film starring NicolasCage, directed by Dominic Sena, and written by Scott Rosenberg. It was produced by JerryBruckheimer, producer of ''Film/TheRock'' and ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', and is a remake of the 1974 H.B. Halicki film of the same name.
The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and throughout Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The film concerns "Memphis" Raines (NicolasCage), a former master car thief forced to return to his former trade and steal fifty specified cars for crime boss Raymond Vincent Calitri (Creator/ChristopherEccleston), who is threatening to kill Memphis' brother, Kip (GiovanniRibisi), because Kip had taken a contract but failed to fulfill it (a stolen Porsche Carrera was chased to Kip's warehouse and the collected cars were impounded).
Memphis now has to fulfill the contract and so reassembles his old crew, also joined by Kip's crew.
With Detective Castlebeck (DelroyLindo) and his partner, Det. Drycoff (TimothyOlyphant) breathing down their necks, they decide to steal all the cars in one night, to reduce the chances of being caught. Also, in case the police are monitoring their communications, all of the cars they are stealing have female code names. The most famous one in the story is the 1968 Mustang, which is nicknamed "Eleanor."
But, the police already know about the boost and, after cracking an employee at the Mercedes dealership, who had earlier supplied Kip's crew with the special laser cut keys for a Mercedes, set a trap to catch them in action. It thus turns out to be a high action drama of a very long night.
Also featured are AngelinaJolie as "Sway", RobertDuvall as "Otto", and former professional soccer player Vinnie Jones as "Sphinx".
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* AndStarring: "And Robert Duvall", complete with an attention-getting OrbitalShot just to make sure the audience is paying attention.
* AnythingButThat: When Calitri is trying to kill Memphis, Memphis is able to hold him at bay by using a wooden chair that [[ChekhovsHobby Calitri had earlier been building]] as if it were a HumanShield.
* AsianDrivers: The driving student, who is an Asian woman, is hopeless at any and all aspects of driving.
* AutoErotica: Memphis and Sway make out to pass the time while stuck in a car. Lots of DoubleEntendre lobbing occurs as they are doing so in a stick shift.
* AutopsySnackTime: Sphinx is working as a coroner and puts his sandwich down on a cadaver's chest to answer the phone.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Memphis, Sway, Sphinx, Kip and... Otto.
* CarChase: [[CaptainObvious Well, yes, duh]], but the original is remarkable in that the ''entire second half'' of the movie is one long chase.
* ChekhovsSkill: Calitri is shown during his introduction to be a skilled carpenter who spends his time building furniture, leading to AnythingButThat.
* CoolCar: '''Eleanor.'''
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Memphis and Detective Castlebeck in the climax]]
* EtTuBrute: In the original, Pace's brother-in-law tipped off the cops about his whereabouts of stealing the Eleanor.
* EvilBrit: Raymond Vincent Calitri, Played by Creator/ChristopherEccleston.
* FakeAmerican: PlayedWith. Memphis thought Sphinx was from Long Beach [[spoiler: until Sphinx gets in one line with Vinnie Jones's natural English accent.]]
* HelloAgainOfficer
* HeroAntagonist [=/=] SympatheticInspectorAntagonist : Castlebeck and Drycoff.
* ItWasHereISwear: Subverted in the original.
* JustifiedCriminal: Memphis.
* LeonineContract: Memphis must steal 50 high-end cars, while being watched by the cops, or Calitri will kill his brother Kip.
* MomentKiller: Memphis and Sway are about to get intimate, but Sway breaks the moment by pointing out that they have an opportunity to steal the car they're after.
* MyCarHatesMe: Be nice to Eleanor, and she will be nice to you. Or not. She's kind of a bitch that way.
* MythicalMotifs: Eleanor doesn't only get called a pretty girl's name (the name is pretty, not the girl), she also gets called "the unicorn" by Memphis.
* ObsoleteMentor: RobertDuvall's character.
* OneLastJob: Memphis has actually retired as a thief, and comes out of retirement to save his little brother's bacon.
* PassThePopcorn: Memphis and Kip watching from the diner as Johnnie B is arrested.
* TheQuietOne: The Sphinx, whom everybody thinks is mute [[spoiler: until he [[SilentBob breaks into a philosophical speech]] at the end]].
* RoadApples: A dog eats a set of keys needed by the heroes. You know what comes next.
* RunningGag: [[MyCarHatesMe Eleanor]] stalls out and refuses to start pretty much whenever it is inconvenient to Memphis.
* SloMoBigAir: A car reaches low Earth orbit during the final chase scene. Unlike most examples, this is portrayed as a ''bad'' thing for the car.
* StuntDouble: Averted, as Cage did most of his own stunt driving. He even continued to pursue it as a hobby after the film was completed.
* VanityLicensePlate: The Hummer's is "SNAKE". [[{{Foreshadowing}} Guess what they find inside?]]
** Something of a MythologyGag, referencing a tiger found in one of the Cadillacs, foreshadowed by a tiger's paw tattoo on a woman who looks just like [[ThreesCompany Suzanne Summers.]]
* VillainProtagonist: Memphis.
* TheVoiceless: The Sphinx.
* UnflinchingWalk: Subverted, Sphinx reacts to Johnny Bs exploding car he set on fire before he walks toward the fight
* WatchThePaintJob: Don't make Eleanor angry. You won't like her when she's angry.
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The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and throughout Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The film concerns "Memphis" Raines (NicolasCage), a former master car thief forced to return to his former trade and steal fifty specified cars for crime boss Raymond Vincent Calitri (Creator/ChristopherEccleston), who is threatening to kill Memphis' brother, Kip (GiovanniRibisi), because Kip had taken a contract but failed to fulfill it (a stolen Porsche Carrera was chased to Kip's warehouse and the collected cars were impounded).
Memphis now has to fulfill the contract and so reassembles his old crew, also joined by Kip's crew.
With Detective Castlebeck (DelroyLindo) and his partner, Det. Drycoff (TimothyOlyphant) breathing down their necks, they decide to steal all the cars in one night, to reduce the chances of being caught. Also, in case the police are monitoring their communications, all of the cars they are stealing have female code names. The most famous one in the story is the 1968 Mustang, which is nicknamed "Eleanor."
But, the police already know about the boost and, after cracking an employee at the Mercedes dealership, who had earlier supplied Kip's crew with the special laser cut keys for a Mercedes, set a trap to catch them in action. It thus turns out to be a high action drama of a very long night.
Also featured are AngelinaJolie as "Sway", RobertDuvall as "Otto", and former professional soccer player Vinnie Jones as "Sphinx".
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!! This movie contains examples of:
* AndStarring: "And Robert Duvall", complete with an attention-getting OrbitalShot just to make sure the audience is paying attention.
* AnythingButThat: When Calitri is trying to kill Memphis, Memphis is able to hold him at bay by using a wooden chair that [[ChekhovsHobby Calitri had earlier been building]] as if it were a HumanShield.
* AsianDrivers: The driving student, who is an Asian woman, is hopeless at any and all aspects of driving.
* AutoErotica: Memphis and Sway make out to pass the time while stuck in a car. Lots of DoubleEntendre lobbing occurs as they are doing so in a stick shift.
* AutopsySnackTime: Sphinx is working as a coroner and puts his sandwich down on a cadaver's chest to answer the phone.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Memphis, Sway, Sphinx, Kip and... Otto.
* CarChase: [[CaptainObvious Well, yes, duh]], but the original is remarkable in that the ''entire second half'' of the movie is one long chase.
* ChekhovsSkill: Calitri is shown during his introduction to be a skilled carpenter who spends his time building furniture, leading to AnythingButThat.
* CoolCar: '''Eleanor.'''
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Memphis and Detective Castlebeck in the climax]]
* EtTuBrute: In the original, Pace's brother-in-law tipped off the cops about his whereabouts of stealing the Eleanor.
* EvilBrit: Raymond Vincent Calitri, Played by Creator/ChristopherEccleston.
* FakeAmerican: PlayedWith. Memphis thought Sphinx was from Long Beach [[spoiler: until Sphinx gets in one line with Vinnie Jones's natural English accent.]]
* HelloAgainOfficer
* HeroAntagonist [=/=] SympatheticInspectorAntagonist : Castlebeck and Drycoff.
* ItWasHereISwear: Subverted in the original.
* JustifiedCriminal: Memphis.
* LeonineContract: Memphis must steal 50 high-end cars, while being watched by the cops, or Calitri will kill his brother Kip.
* MomentKiller: Memphis and Sway are about to get intimate, but Sway breaks the moment by pointing out that they have an opportunity to steal the car they're after.
* MyCarHatesMe: Be nice to Eleanor, and she will be nice to you. Or not. She's kind of a bitch that way.
* MythicalMotifs: Eleanor doesn't only get called a pretty girl's name (the name is pretty, not the girl), she also gets called "the unicorn" by Memphis.
* ObsoleteMentor: RobertDuvall's character.
* OneLastJob: Memphis has actually retired as a thief, and comes out of retirement to save his little brother's bacon.
* PassThePopcorn: Memphis and Kip watching from the diner as Johnnie B is arrested.
* TheQuietOne: The Sphinx, whom everybody thinks is mute [[spoiler: until he [[SilentBob breaks into a philosophical speech]] at the end]].
* RoadApples: A dog eats a set of keys needed by the heroes. You know what comes next.
* RunningGag: [[MyCarHatesMe Eleanor]] stalls out and refuses to start pretty much whenever it is inconvenient to Memphis.
* SloMoBigAir: A car reaches low Earth orbit during the final chase scene. Unlike most examples, this is portrayed as a ''bad'' thing for the car.
* StuntDouble: Averted, as Cage did most of his own stunt driving. He even continued to pursue it as a hobby after the film was completed.
* VanityLicensePlate: The Hummer's is "SNAKE". [[{{Foreshadowing}} Guess what they find inside?]]
** Something of a MythologyGag, referencing a tiger found in one of the Cadillacs, foreshadowed by a tiger's paw tattoo on a woman who looks just like [[ThreesCompany Suzanne Summers.]]
* VillainProtagonist: Memphis.
* TheVoiceless: The Sphinx.
* UnflinchingWalk: Subverted, Sphinx reacts to Johnny Bs exploding car he set on fire before he walks toward the fight
* WatchThePaintJob: Don't make Eleanor angry. You won't like her when she's angry.
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