Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Raymond Calitri as the police are in hot pursuit.
Practical Effects
That 40-minute car chase destroyed 93 vehicles for real
Cinematography
Los Angeles at night never looked this slick and greasy
Acting
Cage's 'Eleanor' monologue — unserious king behavior
Director
Dominic Sena
Nicolas Cage
Memphis Raines
Angelina Jolie
Sara 'Sway' Wayland
Giovanni Ribisi
Kip Raines
Robert Duvall
Otto Halliwell
Delroy Lindo
Det. Roland Castlebeck
Timothy Olyphant
Detective Drycoff
Chi McBride
Donny Astricky
Christopher Eccleston
Raymond Calitri
Will Patton
Atley Jackson
William Lee Scott
Toby
Scott Caan
Tumbler
James Duval
Freb
Vinnie Jones
The Sphinx
Frances Fisher
Junie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Eleanor' Mustang was so beat up during filming that they built 12 identical copies; only 3 survived.
This is a remake of a 1974 indie film by H.B. Halicki, who destroyed his own cars and buildings — Bruckheimer just added movie stars and $90 million.
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