The Italian Job was filmed in... Coventry?
... and the loose 2003 remake where the writers had never actually seen The Italian Job before...
Podcasts are only supposed to blow your bloody ears off, apparently…
Hello, I’ve got a job for you,
The Italian Job (1969) is the epitome of what would become Cool Britannia. It celebrates its 55th anniversary this year, and has lost none of its Britishness. In fact, for the quintessentially British cult classic, they had to have the cool car of the 1960s youth - the Mini - for the quintessential British heist.
While most of the movie was shot in Turin, in locations generously provided by the Italian motor company Fiat, a vital scene was shot in Coventry, in the UK, not far from the HQ of this very podcast…
The Italian Job (2003) would show a character watching The Italian Job, while having characters named after characters from The Italian Job, and referencing "The Italian Job" as the inspiration for their own heist that's remarkably similar to The Italian Job's Italian Job, without being an Italian Job that's actually set in an Italian city. You'd think its writing team had never seen the original before... and you'd be correct! Donna Powers and Wayne Powers only saw the 1969 original after they were commissioned to write the very loose remake…
The best driver on the team? Charlize Theron, of course…
Hang on a minute lads, I've got a great idea…
And finally…
Could it be? Yes, it could. Something’s coming, something good…
Bye!
Em x
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NICK WILMSHURST gingerwizard.co.uk
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