Deadline Auto Theft

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1983 American film

Deadline Auto Theft

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| H. B. Halicki
Written by| H. B. Halicki
Produced by| H. B. Halicki
Starring| H. B. Halicki
Hoyt Axton
Dan Grimaldi
Judi Gibbs
Jerry Daugirda
Marion Busia
Cinematography| Jack Vacek
Tony Syslo
Edited by| Warner E. Leighton
P. J. Webb

Production
company

H.B. Halicki Mercantile Co.

Distributed by| Halicki International

Release date

* October 28, 1983 (1983-10-28)

Running time

| 98 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $1 million

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 as well as new material featuring Hoyt Axton.

## Plot[edit]

After the attempted theft of his daughter's fiance's car, LAPD 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

Deadline Auto Theft was a piecemeal effort by Halicki to incorporate the opening chase of The Junkman 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; 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[edit]

* Deadline Auto Theft at IMDb
* Deadline Auto Theft at Rotten Tomatoes

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