The Italian Job 2003 ( MINI Cooper S -R53 ) 2003
The Italian Job 2003
The Italian Job is a 2003 heist film directed by F. Gary Gray, It is an American remake of the 1969 British film of the same name,Most of the film was shot on location in Venice and Los Angeles, where canals and streets were temporarily shut down. A sequel, The Brazilian Job, has reportedly been in development since 2004, but has yet to be anounced
Theme Tune
“To Get Down” is a song performed by Timo Maas from his album Loud. Phil Barnes features on lead vocals.
The song is featured in the 2003 film The Italian Job and the 2002 video game FIFA Football 2003; the latter being remixed by Fatboy Slim.
Cast
Mark Wahlberg … Charlie Croker
Charlize Theron … Stella Bridger
Donald Sutherland … John Bridger
Jason Statham … Handsome Rob
Seth Green … Lyle
Yasiin Bey … Left Ear (as Mos Def)
Edward Norton … Steve
Quote
Charlie Croker: You’ve got no imagination. You couldn’t even decide what to do with all that money, so you had to buy what everybody else wanted.
Steve: Try this on your imagination, okay. That gold is already gone.
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Most of the film was shot on location in Venice and Los Angeles, where canals and streets, respectively, were temporarily shut down during principal photography. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, The Italian Job was theatrically released in the United States on May 30, 2003, and grossed over $176 million worldwide. Critical response was generally positive, with publications highlighting the action sequences. A sequel, The Brazilian Job, has reportedly been in development since 2004, but has yet to be produced as of 2014.
Quote
John Bridger: Charlie, there are two kinds of thieves in this world: The ones who steal to enrich their lives, and those who steal to define their lives. Don’t be the latter. Makes you miss out on what’s really important in this life.
Charlie Croker: What are you talking about, John? You’ve been a good father.
John Bridger: Sending presents doesn’t make you a good father. I’ve spent half my kid’s life in prison. Don’t get to be my age with nothing but this, Charlie. Find somebody you want to spend the rest of your life with, and hold onto her forever.
Trivia
The Italian Job was pretty successful making $176 Million at the international box office so talk of a sequel was inevitable. It wasn’t long before The Brazilian Job was announced and the story was meant to be about Charlie Croker (Wahlberg) and his fellow crew of expert thieves heading to Rio de Janeiro to pull off another heist.
However this movie is unlikely to ever happen is pretty much everyone involved has moved on to bigger things and I think the budget would end up being too huge to get all of them together again.
So if you were patiently waiting to see The Brazilian Job I wouldn’t hold out much hope as it isn’t happening any time soon.
Info
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Production
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De Line Pictures
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release date
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May 11, 2003 (Tribeca Film Festival) May 30, 2003 (United States) |
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Running time
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110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $176.1 million |
Trivia
Charlie enlists the help of John Bridger’s daughter, Stella (Charlize Theron) – a professional safe cracker – to get revenge. With Stella and the hacking skills of Lyle (Seth Green), the explosives skills of “Left Ear” (Yasiin Bey), and the driving skills of “Handsome” Rob (Jason Statham)
QUIZ 1
Which famous Formula 1 Driver, Helped the Cast with an extra 2 days Driving Tuition ?
A. Jackie Stewart
B. Damon Hill
C. Nigel Mansell
D. Lewis Hamilton
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B. Damon Hill
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QUIZ 2
What does The Napster buy with his share of the gold. ?
A. A powerful stereo capable of blowing a woman’s clothes off
B. An Aston Martin Vanquish
C. A mansion in southern Spain
D. Finding someone to spend the rest of his life with
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A. A powerful stereo capable of blowing a woman’s clothes off
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QUIZ 1
Which famous Formula 1 Driver, Helped the Cast with an extra 2 days Driving Tuition ?
A. Jackie Stewart
B. Damon Hill
C. Nigel Mansell
D. Lewis Hamilton
In interviews, Jason Statham said that in addition to the stunt driving course they all received, he got two days’ driving tuition from Damon Hill, the British ex-world champion Formula 1 driver. However, all the cast members acknowledged that Charlize Theron was easily the best driver among them.
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- Jackie Stewart
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- Damon Hill
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- Nigel Mansell
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- Lewis Hamilton
QUIZ 2
What does The Napster buy with his share of the gold. ?
A. A powerful stereo capable of blowing a woman’s clothes off
B. An Aston Martin Vanquish
C. A mansion in southern Spain
D. Finding someone to spend the rest of his life with
The epilogue shows them all having used their share of the gold for their own desired purposes; Handsome Rob purchases an Aston Martin Vanquish, getting pulled over by a beautiful policewoman, Left Ear buys a mansion in southern Spain, while Napster buys a powerful stereo capable of blowing a woman’s clothes off. Meanwhile, Charlie takes John’s advice about finding someone he wants to spend the rest of his life with, and he and Stella travel to Venice together.
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