"Gone in 60 Seconds" (United States, 1974) Amateur photography of a successful and talented entrepreneur who found himself in this life at an early age. Henry Blythe Halitsky. American of Polish descent... If you say that he was born in a large family, where he had his own business, it does not say anything. Yeah, he's the 13th kid. Yes, the family was engaged in transportation, towing and other auto-wisdom. But that doesn’t make him a super-driver, stuntman, business acumen, collector, and amateur photographer. Moreover, rotating in a circle of cars, he could not even work later on this line. Everyone chooses what to do in life. So it's not just the family. As it seems to me, there was not without heaven, soul, speed in blood, luck and fate.
At first, Henry Blythe, nicknamed “Toby,” watched and got used to what adults do, then, having shown independence, he already worked closer to the machines. Well, there's a gas station, a car wash... Collecting parts from old cars. Trying to repair, fix minor problems. Everything in stages. It's starting to work. There's money. I knew it was him and he started growing. And save. Then he bought a company for recycling raw materials, not forgetting to perform minor repairs. Not burned. I realized that there was a business acumen and began to grow even more. There is no time for women (the time has not yet come). And here's the job. Was in excess... So talent, plus sky, plus charisma, plus sociability, and success in business led him to amateur photography. Where he acted as a stuntman and showed tricks. Anyway, I did everything I wanted with the cars. Well, and it could not one day not result in one large-scale project, called “Gone in 60 seconds”, 1974 year of release.
1974 -- Hmm. His parents founded the company in 1919. Henry was born in 1940. That is, their business has existed for 21 years. The 13th child began his career in adolescence - at 15-16 years old. He was very successful after 25. 10 years of hard work (repair, scrap). The accumulated money invested in real estate, which he used as a place for recycling. I was fascinated by amateur photography and stunts. I like it. At the age of 33-34, he took on a large and expensive project. You! Without the help of professionals, film companies, etc. He only hired a crew who knew him as an amateur trickster. Well, and invited relatives, friends, acquaintances. All! And I started filming..
So... Dear... This film needs to be viewed differently from the film industry. No official script! Actors too! All the main work was done by Henry Blythe Halitsky and Co. It's just amateur photography. But! Very interesting and interesting!
Although Toby didn’t have an official script (they say, why, if we’re mostly racing cars!), he had a few sheets of written paper. For dialogue and common ideas.
Plus, he provided his cars. Plus the idea of a massive theft. Not 5, 10, 48 cars! They're all different. And one of them is how small the peak is. It seems close, but to reach the goal ...
What do you think? He did it! I don’t know how many movies he’s seen before, but it’s hard to call it amateur photography. Yes, I understand that a hired film crew worked here, but the fact ... An amateur makes a movie and it works! Like everything else with cars! I can't help but admire that.
Even discarding sympathy for the "Toby" itself, there is something to take note of ordinary amateurs and video bloggers, who often post their work on Internet pages. Guys! In any work, there must be a beginning, a main part and an end. Plus intrigue, a small question (twisting the story). Plus approach, kickback. Well, you do. The main thing is to try. Or... What I see on the pages often kills me. I would rather watch such amateur shooting, close to professional, than the use of expensive, high-quality equipment in empty.
Yeah, Henry was making fun of cars in this project. But the way he did it brings interest, a smile and deserves to be considered a feature film of the 74th year.
After all, she paid for herself. She glorified the talented auto genius around the world, helped expand the business, and most importantly prove that there are durable cars that deserve respect. And this is on the verge of fantasy... One Ford Mustang, nicknamed Eleanor, is worth it. He was alone in the movies! One! In the last 40 minutes, this has happened... No blogger ever dreamed. No wonder the car is still on the go (and this after all!!) and is in the museum. It is a pity that it is so far away - in Los Angeles, otherwise I would love to look at this wonderful and powerful machine.
I understand that for the film “Toby” many things changed, improved, but it only shows his interest, and passion for this case. And as you know, the master is afraid.
Yeah. You can be afraid of that. After the release of this successful and box-office film, Henry Blythe continued his work with cars, prepared new projects, found a woman on one of them, fell in love, married, conceived the second part of Gone in 60 Seconds-2 and died. On set. Planned a grandiose stunt, which turned out not as it should and died. As he was born with a steering wheel in his hands, so he left with him.
He was called a junk man, a king of car accidents, a collector and a repairman from God. He found his child as a child. But I overdid it, got carried away, and this is what it led to. In the project “Gone in 60 seconds”, his hero received an order for 48 cars. But he did not know then, in 1974, that this figure would be fatal for him. "Toby" passed away at the age of... 48 years... In 1949...
The movie is smart. For amateur photography, he is generally solid. And I am pleased that it was modernized, improved and, turning to the widow of the king of accidents, made a stunning remake.
The original... For the idea, approach, amateurism, excitement, speed, Henry Blythe Halitsky and, of course, "Eleanor" -
10 out of 10
P.S. The amateur showed what those who are not associated with world cinema are capable of. He did, though it cost him his vertebrae to shift. The jump several meters in height and several tens of meters in length, the only one participating in the Eleanor race, made the hero limp. But he did not back down and continued. For the rest of his life. And this is strong, since: 1) usually, in such projects, dozens of cars are used as a replacement, 2) people, in amateur photography - can quit everything and not finish it as it should... Forgetting that there is purpose, character, perseverance and willpower.