Nic Cage's Car in "60 Seconds" Ripped Off?

1. This will not hold up in court at all!! Hollywood brats have nothing better to since they don't work. The car in the newer Gone in 60 seconds movie doesn't look anything like the mustang in the original movie. It's a totally different color, year and body style. Jeez!
She is just jealous because the new movie rocked and her father's SUCKED big time!!!
I mean anyone can film a movie with cars smashing into each other.

Posted at 12:53PM on Oct 25th 2007 by Scott

2. So they stick a body kit or an extra set of lights on a car and say they own the idea? Get real Cage! Shelby can do whatever the hell he wants with a mustang! Like poster #1 said it won't hold up in court. These are the kinds of cases and idiots clogging up the courts with such nonesense? What a waste of time! To the car crash king family, get a job! Sorry to break yur bubble, but yur claim to fame is you took someone elses idea and put a fresh coat of paint on it. You have as much claim to 'Mustang/Ford as I do. NONE!

Posted at 1:24PM on Oct 25th 2007 by sandman

3. Her name is "Denice" not "Denise" and she is Toby's widow, not daughter.

Posted at 1:43PM on Oct 25th 2007 by Allan

4. Denice is Tobys widow...not his daughter. It's definatly dumb to sue the Carroll Shelby, all he did was help create the car for the movie. How can you re-make Gone in 60 Seconds without an Eleanor? Of course it's going to be a knockoff, it's a re-make! The 2000 version sucked anyway, nothing can beat the original.

Posted at 1:47PM on Oct 25th 2007 by Shauanna

5. OMG funny thing is, in the original 1974 movie the car was a shelby mustang that shelby and company designed and built for ford in the sixties! So they should give shelby money for ripping of his design in 1974! This lady is insane!!!!! And you know what, of course the new movie in 2000 was a ripe off of the orginal one! Im going to go do some burnouts in my mustang that spell GO F**K YOURSELF CRAZY LADY

Posted at 1:59PM on Oct 25th 2007 by Steven Taylor

6. I dont think 40 million in 1974 is a flop.

Read the complaint and you will see that IT WILL HOLD UP IN COURT !!!

Posted at 8:17PM on Oct 25th 2007 by Preston

7. I saw the original Gone in 60 Seconds and it is a totally different car it's a yellow 1974 Mustang Mach 1 and the one in the remake is actually a 1967 Ford Mustang Hatchback with a fiber glass body kit on it... The only thing similar about the two cars is that they are made by Ford...

Posted at 2:59PM on Oct 25th 2007 by MagickalTrevor

8. Old news. Check the Feb. '07 Hoofbeats in Mustang Monthly (magazine): "Now Carroll Shelby is in on the act. Of course, Shelby is not new to the lawsuit game...and more recently, has been trading lawsuits with Denice Halicki, widow of Gone in 60 Seconds creator H.B. Halicki. Denice was asking for damages due to Shelby's use of the Eleanor name; Shelby counter-sued because Halicki used a '67 Shelby Mustang as the basis for Eleanor in the movie. Shelby won that one, by the way."

Posted at 4:29PM on Oct 25th 2007 by ooooooooold news

9. I'm a huge gone in 60 seconds fan! The original was the epic car film of its time. Nothing can compare in that era or this one in relative terms. (Computer generation doesn't hold a candle-imo.)

You guys need to read the lawsuit!!!!!

I just did and it says Shelby used the name "Eleanor". That is what the suit is all about. "Eleanor" is basically recognized as a new character created in the original movie. The Character "Eleanor" didn't exist before the movie! Eleanor is not just a Mustang but also the star character of the film. This is her role in the original and remake. Even Disney's legal team acknowledged and signed off on giving Halicki all rights to the common law trademark used in the 1974 original! (Again, read the suit to understand and know what you are talking about please!!)

This has nothing to do with a Mustang but everything to do with calling a Mustang "Eleanor" as created in the original and remake Gone in 60 Seconds. Toby Halicki was the one who created it in the original and his widow licensed it to Disney in the remake.

Shelby is ripping off his own customer's selling them a counterfeit "Eleanor" car claiming it's from the movie Gone in 60 Seconds. It's not a bona fide "Eleanor" from G60. How would you like to buy a fake pair of Puma's? How would Puma like it if someone was manufacturing shoes and putting Puma's name and logo all over them?

Halicki was a risk taking pioneer in independent film way ahead of his time. He did all of his own stunts and even hit a phone poll in Eleanor in the original Gone in 60 Seconds. He eventually died on the set while directing another car crash film. His legacy and family really deserve to preserve the trademark "Eleanor" he created through blood, sweat and tears. His legacy and family really deserve much more respect from Shelby and the posters here.

As you can tell, I'm a huge fan Halicki's work and say everyone should READ THE LAWSUIT and check out the movies and site www.gonein60seconds.com.

Thanks for the great movies Toby! Rest in peace.

Posted at 5:31PM on Oct 25th 2007 by 67stang

10. It seems clear that Eleanor belongs to Halicki. If Shelby needs a car to market, get a Buick and name it Hazel. The Mustang Eleanor is obviously an integral piece in the Gone In Sixty Seconds films.

Posted at 11:41PM on Oct 27th 2007 by Don77

11. Most of the people posting comments didn't even read the article, let alone the lawsuit. Classic case of the big guy running rough-shod over the small guy.

It's unfortunate that because of Shelby's notoriety and support from fans, people will excuse his blatant theft. The intellectual property rights and marketing rights are owned by Denice. Shelby used the buzz generated by the movie her late husband created, to try and sell cars. The original movie helped sell cars for Shelby in the first place, and now he wants to capitalize once again without paying what is due. Shelby wouldn't have dreamed to do this if the rights were owned by a major Hollywood player because the law is clear. He is an opportunist that is preying on Denice because he is counting on the fact that he has deeper pockets. Nevermind, what is fair and just in this case.

It's too bad Shelby's sycophants (the posters above) didn't do their homework and decided to run off at the mouth trashing Denice. Where the hell do they get off insulting her?!?!

Posted at 6:55PM on Oct 25th 2007 by jrich

12. Who cares about the article or the lawsuit. Fords are junk anyway. When I take my Chevelle to the track it's gone in 10 seconds!

Posted at 8:55PM on Oct 25th 2007 by Chevy Rules

13. Denice will win because she, as Toby's widow, is protecting Toby's legacy. Toby invented the character Eleanor who is in fact the star of the first Gone. Denice is the one who kept the legend alive and got the remake done with Nicolas Cage. THis is a classic rip off by Shelby. Think about the Madonna case when the dot.coms were starting. Someone took Madonna.com before her and she won it back in court. A first right trademark is a first right trademark and just because Shelby took the name does not give him the right to sell Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds. He needs to buy the rights. It is as simple as that!

Posted at 10:28AM on Oct 26th 2007 by Witness

14. Shelby did NOT build these reproduction cars. A company called Unique Performance in Texas did.

Posted at 2:49PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Eleanor

15. It is a good thing that cases like this are tried in a court of law and not in the court of public opinion. The ignorance, arrogance and total disregard for what is right and just, is appalling. Take the emotional content out and review the facts people. -READ THE FILINGS- . This is a classic case of “ I can do what I please because I am important” Think about it people, just because Shelby is a known entity in the car manufacturing arena does not give him the right to pilfer someone’s property. Disney had a deal with Denice – NOT SHELBY-. They have acknowledged her ownership of the ELENORE name and all the rights that go with it. Where does Shelby get off thinking that he can come to the party now and declare that he had ANY RIGHT to build an “Eleanor”? Build mustangs? Yes, he can and has. And done a very good job of it I might add. I don’t know what makes him so egocentric other than perhaps he actually believes that he is above the law. What I do know is this, I wouldn’t stand and let someone take my property away and I don’t expect you would either. At some point the movie, music and other industries that produce much of our entertainment have to get behind people like Denice so that a benchmark is established and this out right thievery is stopped. Otherwise pirating and illegal profit taking will continue to occur until it reaches into all of our pockets. In essence, Shelby is just a thug that thinks he can bully his way past Denice and take what’s not rightfully his. So, I say- GO FOR IT DENICE! Make um pay. I hope she gets awarded a handsome amount that makes the bullies sit up and think twice before ripping off someone else’s idea again.

Posted at 9:20PM on Oct 26th 2007 by TNTmustang