You must be able to drive a vehicle with a manual gearbox. December 27, 2019 uncategorized a study of 2,000 film fans saw the memorable sixminutelong car chase, with the three iconic mini models being pursued by police, rolling down stairs and even scaling buildings, top the poll. The secrets behind the cars and stunts in the italian job. The italian job 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Remy julienne born april 17, 1930 in cepoy, france is a french driving stunt performer, stunt coordinator, assistant director and occasional actor. Michael caine uncredited stunt driver uncredited stunts uncredited john landis.
In 1969 the parks racing circuit the scene of many famous races was also used by italian job stunt drivers to practise the famous jumping sequence with mini coopers. After successfully pulling off the heist, a team member, steve edward norton, driven by greed and jealousy, arranges to take the gold for himself and eliminate the remaining members of the. The stunt drivers made these coopers fly around back streets of turin before they jumped into the ford thames trader minibus singing, this is the self preservation society, you know the words, then sing along. Its been estimated that less than 5% of all professional stunt drivers are employed at any given time. The italian job 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors.
For that, well give the movie a 7 out of 10, with a bonus nikola tesla award for making batterypowered mini coopers look so sweet. Guests are treated to special audio and pyrotechnic effects, adding to the sensation of the experience. If theyre in the elite group of professional drivers who work fulltime on commercials, television shows. The top 10 wheels from the movies, from the italian jobs. This page is for all stunt drivers out there who wants to share video and story if you have a stunt driving demo please let us enjoy itand lets keep. At the hands of lequipe remy juliennes stunt drivers they became legends. This wild ride takes families on a highspeed stunt car adventure through movie sets and scenes inspired by the movies urban chase sequences. The original movie car from the italian jobs opening scene has been rediscovered, and lamborghinis restoration house, polo storico, restored it.
Exclusive 50th italian job anniversary artwork art by. Spoilers 9 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 exworld champion formula 1 driver. A portion of the car chase, a surreal dance between the minis and the police cars, was filmed inside pier luigi nervi agnelli b hall for torino esposizioni, turin. Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of turin by creating a traffic jam. Stunt driving is one of the hardest professions to break into, even if you have experience and have worked in the past. All the minis in the italian job were mini coopers. The italian job behind the stunts by jon auty issuu. Both have similar stunts, lack dialogue and background music, and were arranged and produced by the same person. Lamborghini restored the miura from the original italian. Julienne was the french motocross champion of 1956 and a distinguished stuntman who had his own stunt driving company, lequipe remy. In fact, the italian job was the first feature film julienne and his company remy julienne lequipe worked on, and his expert planning and driving here kicked off a long and remarkable stunt. Loaded with swagger and some of the smartest performance cars of the period, the crime caper is famed for its endlessly quotable dialogue altogether now, youre only supposed to blow the bloody doors off. Michael caine uncredited stunt driver uncredited stunts uncredited.
Its a british movie in which the three mini stunt drivers are frenchremy juliennes teamand the three vehicles are blue, red and whitethe colors of the french and british flags. Based on the highaction finale of paramount pictures the italian job 2003 starring mark wahlberg, charlize theron, edward norton, seth green, mos def, and donald sutherland, this new wild ride takes families on a highspeed stunt car adventure through movie sets and scenes inspired by the films climatic chase sequence. It tells the story of charlie croker michael caine, the leader of a cockney criminal gang released from prison with the intention of doing a big job in italy to steal gold bullion from an armoured security truck. The secrets behind the cars and stunts in the italian job the secrets behind the cars and stunts in the italian job we pick the brains of stunt driver turnedactor david salamone. The italian job 1969 cast and crew a british crook michael caine robs gold ingots in italy by having a computer expert benny hill cause a traffic jam. The italian job is a fun caper film with lots of fantastic driving, but were still disturbed by edward nortons facial hairand have a bit of traffic jam ptsd.
Movie world, which originally opened on 26 december 2008. With michael caine, noel coward, benny hill, raf vallone. However, all of the cast members acknowledged that charlize theron was easily the. You might need to work a second job if you want to be a stunt driver. In reality, we have the legendary stunt driver and coordinator remy julienne and his team to thank for the italian jobs imaginative chase. The italian job 2003 cast and crew after a heist in venice, steve edward norton turns on his partners in crime, killing safecracker john bridger donald sutherland and keeping all the gold. Thats a lot of schedules to coordinate, seeing as how were talking.
In the 1973 movie the sevenups, bill hickman returned, with longer hair, for a role similar to his role in bullitt. Enjoy a spirited drive made over 20 years ago in a high revving 1986 bertone x 19. He is also a former rallycross champion and 1956 french motorcross champion he is a veteran of over 1,400 films. Drivers will need to know the basics of stunt driving drifting, handbrake turns, jturns, flips, barrel rolls, driving on two wheels and jumps. The italian job allstarparamount mini coopers plural, to be precise, as there was a red, white and blue one, and they all did some of the best driving stunts ever seen in movie history. Mini tribute to the italian job london evening standard. It would be one of several stunts which, along with minis and michael caine, make the italian job such an iconic moment in british cinema. I had done a movie called robbery where id supplied all the cars. Hollywood stunt driver is a stunt show at warner bros. The italian job 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The premise is that youre a movie stunt driver a novice, and this is your first film. Extras among each discs makingof docs are features highlighting the movies true stars. Notable large film projects in which he has arranged stunts, consulted or manufactured special stunt cars include the italian job. The italian job 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. The secrets behind the cars and stunts in the italian job top gear. Practically all the supporting actors are comedians. Italy is an italian job of note and fun for visitors to expl. An american remake of the 1969 british film, the plot follows a motley crew of thieves who plan to steal gold from a former associate who doublecrossed them. The italian job is a 2003 american heist action thriller film directed by f.
T he italian job is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019. As the 1969 classic the italian job turns 50 years old, caught up with david. The italian job movie intro with fiat x 19 stunt double. The quintessential british caper film of the 1960s, the italian job is a flashy, fast romp that chases a team of career criminals throughout one of the bigge. All stunt drivers, hollywood stunt drivers, professional. The italian job is a 1969 british comedy caper film, written by troy kennedy martin, produced by michael deeley and directed by peter collinson. When peter collinsons the italian job first debuted in 1969, the times of london called it a onesong musical, and leonard maltin described it as forgettable an average caper film with a truly bizarre ending. As soon as michael caine arrived in america to promote it and saw the marketing campaign that depicted him with a. See more ideas about the italian job, the devil inside and movies. The italian job 1969 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Often voted the best british film ever made, it caught the zeitgeist of the 1960s. Most stunt drivers go to a stunt driving school then serve an apprenticeship in a team. The stars of the italian job were three mk1 austin mini cooper ss, in red, white and blue of course. But fords go faster experience isnt like other driving experiences.
The mini chase in the italian job has been voted the best movie car scene of all time. Eventually he set up his own stunt driving company remy julienne lequipe. If the italian job has any star, its remy, said 2nd unit director philip wrestler, also speaking on the making. And if youre doing a big stunt driving film, you go for the best. The car featured a lowered suspension, faza 3575 cam and sport exhaust. Remy was responsible for all the vehicular action and british stuntman derek ware, who also plays rozzer in the film, was responsible for all. I am not a hollywood alister, but ive claimed the title of professional stunt driver several times. Its normal for movie cars to be heavily modified to cope with the. Comparing the chase in the sevenups to the one in bullitt is hard to avoid. The quintessential british caper film of the 1960s, the italian job is a flashy, fast romp that chases a team of career criminals throughout one of the biggest international gold heists in history.
Surprisingly not many modifications were made to the cars for their jaw dropping stunts. While the italian mafia are major antagonists throughout the film, in real life, they were actually quite helpful to the filmmakers. Marking the 50th anniversary of the film, in june 2019, stunt drivers in red, white and blue coopers recreated parts of the films famous carchase around turin at. The italian job film premir london 2009 remy julienne and friends the italian job stunt driver london 2009. We pick the brains of stunt driverturnedactor david salamone. Can you name all of the stunt drivers in the original 1969 italian job movie.
The italian job behind the stunts published on apr 11, 2011 a look at the action scenes on the 1969 classic caper movie starring michael caine and noel coward. The definitive guide to becoming a professional stunt driver professional stunt driver may be the greatest job title in history. Gary gray and starring mark wahlberg, charlize theron, edward norton, jason statham, seth green, mos def and donald sutherland. Ten interesting facts about the italian job the original one.
Putting the most talented stunt driving team and one of the lightest, best handling cars together was always going to result in something spectacular, but what remy and his team did with the mini coopers in the italian job was above and beyond what anyone expected. On the face of it, the italian job is an unlikely cult movie. A sequel to the show, titled hollywood stunt driver 2 made its debut in february 2014 the first revision of the show replaced the police academy stunt show and put guests in the middle of an action movie set on location in italy where stunt drivers are shooting the scenes for the. Italian job stunt coaster debuts at paramounts kings dominion. Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment. A team of stunt drivers using red, white and blue coopers and a fourth modernera mini painted as an italian police car recreated parts of the films famous car.
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