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MINI USA LAUNCHES ITALIAN JOB INTERNET SITE
With excitement mounting for the upcoming May 30th release of the new Italian Job movie, MINI USA has launched a special Italian Job microsite on www.miniitalianjob.com. The site will give MINI fans and film buffs the chance to explore the Italian Job movie in detail and learn more about the cars that starred in it as they race through (and below!) the streets of LA. Users also get the chance to apply to win a trip for 2 to Venice, the location of the movie’s opening scenes.
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MINI: MINI Stars in "The Italian Job"
HOLLYWOOD, April 7, 2003. MINI, the 2003 North American Car of the Year, will join a stellar cast that includes Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def and Donald Sutherland, in Paramount Pictures’ film, “The Italian Job,” opening nationwide May 30th. A contemporary adaptation of the 1969 classic, which starred Michael Caine, Noel Coward and Benny Hill, this updated version of “The Italian Job,” directed by F. Gary Gray, pays homage to the original film and adds a modernized twist.
Inspired by the use of the original Mini Cooper, the new movie showcases MINI throughout the film, proving the vehicle’s agility as it maneuvers through traffic, careens down stairs, weaves through subway tunnels and races down sidewalks as only MINI can.
The elaborate stunt sequences had MINIs performing spectacular jumps, withstanding numerous bullet hits and surviving a series of scrapes. Although audiences will see only three MINIs -- one red, one white and one blue -- filming the escape with the gold during the height of rush hour traffic in Los Angeles actually took 32 cars. The MINI made its reentry into the U.S. market in March 2002 with the all-new MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S. The smallest car on American roads has a 2003 starting price of $16,975, and has taken the automotive world by storm with over 30,000 sold in the U.S. alone since its re-launch. MINI’s origins began in the late 1950s as a new type of car designed to combat the Suez fuel crisis. The Classic Mini continues to be Britain’s best-selling car ever. With over 5 million sold in the UK alone, the car remains a cultural icon around the world, driven by everyone from The Beatles to British Royalty. The Classic version was sold in the U.S from 1960-1967 and still enjoys a cult following to this day. |
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LARGEST MINI GATHERING IN THE UNITED STATES SEES PREVIEW OF THE ITALIAN JOB MOVIE Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey May 20th, 2003.... Over 500 MINI fans gathered in 250 MINIs at the Paramount Pictures Studios lot in Los Angeles, California last night to see an exclusive preview screening of The Italian Job.
photos: BMW/ MINI, Paramout Pictures
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