Randall "Memphis" Raines is the main protagonist of the 2000 film Gone in 60 Seconds.
He is played by Nicolas Cage, who also played Sean Archer in Face/Off, Cameron Poe in Con Air, Big Daddy in Kick-Ass, Ben Gates in National Treasure, Ghost Rider in Ghost Rider, Stanley Goodspeed in The Rock, Balthazar Blake in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Zoc in The Ant Bully, and Grug Crood in The Croods.
History[]
A retired car thief, he goes back into action when decides to help his younger brother, Kip Raines, who is in debt to crime lord Raymond Calitri. The gangster tells him to steal 50 cars in 24 hours, one of the cars is the 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang named "Eleanor". With help from his brother, friend Atley Jackson, their crew and Memphis' old girlfriend, Sway, he has no choice but to do the job; all while trying to avoid Detectives Castlebeck and Drycoff and a gangster and his criminal group. At the end, although he failed in delivering all of the cars, he kills Calitri to save Castlebeck's life, and brings an end to Calitri's criminal empire.
After Detective Castlebeck decides he will take care of the mess that Memphis and the Eleanor GT500 Mustang left behind in the chase earlier, the gang is united to have a barbecue. Memphis receives his own Mustang from his family and friends, to create into his own Eleanor.
Cars stolen:
- Lamborghini Diablo
- Shelby Mustang GT500 (tried multiple times)
Quotes:[]
- "I didn't do it for the money. I did it for the cars. Gleaming in marina blue... sunfire yellow... Marlboro red... begging to be plucked. And I'd do it. I'd boost her... and just blast to Palm Springs... instantly feeling better about being me." ~ Talking to his brother on the porch, telling him how he became a car thief, when Kip asked why it was him who went after the easy money.