''Deadline Auto Theft'' is a 1983 independent film written and directed by H. B. "Toby" Halicki made up of scenes from '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' and ''

The Junkman ''The Junkman'' Is a 1982 independent film which spent two years in production. To make the film, H. B. Halicki used his own personal collection of over 200 cars, toys, and guns—including Eleanor, the star of his 1974 cult classic '' Gone in ...

'' as well as new material featuring

Hoyt Axton Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voic ...

Plot

After the attempted theft of his daughter's fiance's car,

LAPD The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal Police, police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the thir ...

Captain Gibbs declares war on master car thief Maindrian Pace. Meanwhile, Pace is hired to steal 40 cars, and must do so without being caught.

Cast

* H. B. "Toby" Halicki – Maindrian Pace/Vicinski/Mr. Villis * Hoyt Axton – Captain Gibbs * Marion Busia – Pumpkin Chase * Jerry Daugirda – Eugene Chase * George Cole – Atlee Jackson * Lang Jeffries – Lt. Arthur * Dan Grimaldi – Carl Augusta * Judi Gibbs – herself * Pat Hartigan – Lt. Reed

Production

''Deadline Auto Theft'' was a piecemeal effort by Halicki to incorporate the opening chase of ''

'' into the film '' Gone in 60 Seconds''. The film is essentially a trimmed alternate cut of his 1974 cult classic with a new subplot featuring Axton incorporated into it. The chase from ''The Junkman'' was depicted in that film as the making of a car chase picture – a case of

meta-fiction Metafiction is a form of fiction which emphasises its own narrative structure in a way that continually reminds the audience that they are reading or viewing a fictional work. Metafiction is self-conscious about language, literary form, and story ...

; in ''Deadline Auto Theft'', the footage is incorporated into the plot, essentially making this film the movie that was being produced in ''The Junkman''.

External links

* * 1983 films 1980s action thriller films 1980s chase films 1980s crime thriller films American action thriller films American crime drama films American chase films Films about automobiles Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in Los Angeles American independent films Films directed by H. B. Halicki Metafictional works 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{action-thriller-film-stub