About this episode

Phil and Emily discuss the film Gone in 60 Seconds with guest LaToya Ferguson, exploring its themes and performances.

Phil and Emily are joined by LaToya Ferguson to kick off a new miniseries on Angelina Jolie's action films of the 2000s, beginning with Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). LaToya is a TV writer, critic, and co-host of the Empire Diaries podcast. She has appeared on the show before, covering The Other Sister and Ladybugs on previous installments. She wanted to cover Mr. and Mrs. Smith. She did not get Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Gone in 60 Seconds follows retired master car thief Memphis Raines, forced back into the game to steal 50 high-end cars in one night to save his brother from a ruthless crime boss. It cost $100 million, grossed $237 million worldwide, outperforming both Remember the Titans and Coyote Ugly from the same Bruckheimer production year. Angelina Jolie had just won the Oscar. The film was sold entirely on her. She is barely in it. Nicolas Cage plays the lead, does not radiate car energy, and shares with Jolie what Emily describes as the opposite of chemistry. The movie goes dull at exactly the moment it should not, Frances Fisher has less screen time than the dog, and Christopher Eccleston delivers the villain line "it never rains, but it pours" with complete conviction. Phil…

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil, Emily

Guest: LaToya Ferguson

Topics covered

• Angelina Jolie
• action films
• car theft
• 2000s cinema
• Nicolas Cage
• Bruckheimer era

Keywords

• Gone in 60 Seconds
• Angelina Jolie
• Nicolas Cage
• action films
• Bruckheimer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rebel Talk Network, Empire Diaries

Books & works: Gone in 60 Seconds, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Other Sister, Ladybugs, Remember the Titans, Coyote Ugly

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