Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) (Movie)

format_quote Drycoff: Who's Eleanor?
Det. Roland Castlebeck: It's a damn car. And don't ever talk about my wife.

stars  In one of the earlier drafts of the script, it included various things from Gone in 60 Seconds (1974). For example, Memphis puts on a disguise that makes him look like an old man when he goes to steal Eleanor (the same way the lead character in the original did). Also, the reason why Sphinx was called Sphinx was because he originally was written to have no nose (similar to the famous structure in Egpyt), and that he had a pair of glasses that added on a fake nose that he wore only during the overnight boost.

stars  Seven Eleanor replicas were made for use in this movie. Five of them were totaled during stunt sequences. Nicolas Cage and Jerry Bruckheimer kept the remaining two. Cage regularly takes Eleanor out for joy rides while Bruckheimer is afraid of driving her.

stars  After some disagreements with the director about re-writing process, Scott Rosenberg left the project. The writers Jonathan Hensleigh and J.J. Abrams came in and did uncredited re-write on the script.

stars  When Sway walks into the warehouse of Ferrari's she remarks "I was always a sucker for a redhead." One of the cars they steal is "Rose" a 1987 Ferrari Testarosa. In Italian, Testa Rosa means red top or in slang, Redhead.

stars  The motorcycle that Sway rides in the movie when she offers to help is a 1999 MV Agusta Serie ORO (Gold Series). It's one of only 300 produced worldwide, with a 750cc, in-line 4-cylinder engine which produces 125 hp and a top speed +175 mph.