H.B. Halicki
Biography
H. B. Halicki was an American filmmaker who wrote, directed, produced and starred in the action film Gone in 60 Seconds (1974). Born in Dunkirk, New York, in 1940, he moved to California, where he worked on vehicles and ran his own impound and towing business, and he supplied most of the cars for his movie. He made Gone in 60 Seconds without an official script, working from a few pages that outlined the main dialogue, and he stretched the footage with repeated shots of the same vehicles and with public incidents, among them a real train derailment he noticed and wrote into the film. Halicki also worked as a stunt driver, performing the jump finale himself. He died in 1989.
48years old at death
- Born Dunkirk
- Died Tonawanda
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Henry Blight Halicki, Toby Halicki and Henry Bernard Halicki
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 9 years1973 to 1982
Every film, newest first
- 1982The JunkmanIMDb rating 5.5
- 1974Gone in 60 SecondsIMDb rating 6.3
- 1973Love Me DeadlyIMDb rating 5.5
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Getting ready for a role
For Gone in 60 Seconds, Halicki supplied most of the cars and padded the footage with repeated shots of the same vehicles and real public incidents.
A change of course
Halicki moved from New York to California, where he worked on vehicles and eventually came to own his own impound and towing business.
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Worked with
H.B. Halicki shares two films with Christopher Stone, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher Stone's page
Lilyan Chauvin's page
Timothy Scott's page
Hoyt Axton's page
Jewel Shepard's page
Lynda Day George's page
Jacques LacerteDirector, 1 film, 1973
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