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Published to coincide with the release of the film by the same name, starring Nicholas Cage, "Gone in 60 Seconds" introduces Randall Memphis Raines, a legendary car thief who can take a car within a minute. After deciding to give up his life of crime, Memphis is sucked back into one last death-defying heist when his kid brother beomces embroiled in a high-stakes caper. 8-page photo insert of film scenes.

Ice Cold, Hot Wired. Plot Outline A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal 50 cars with his crew in one night to save his brother's life. Plot Synopsis: Car theft in Long Beach went down 47% when Randall "Memphis" Raines walked away from the life. He gets dragged back into it by assuming the job his brother Kip screwed up for stolen-car broker Raymond Calitri: steal 50 exotic cars and have them on a container ship by 8 AM Friday morning, and he got this news on a Monday. With Calitri threatening to kill him and Kip, and the police GRAB unit breathing down his neck, Memphis reassembles his old crew and attempts to pull off the logistically impossible.

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This teaching pack, suitable for AS/A2 Media and Film Studies, offers a suitable case study for industry and institution and help students demonstrate an understanding of key concepts and contemporary Hollywood.