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Plot summary

The film opens in Venice, Italy, with the "leader" John Bridger (Donald Sutherland) on the phone giving his daughter Stella (Charlize Theron) the "this is my last job" speech. John then meets up with the "planner" Charlie (Mark Wahlberg) to discuss the job. Both John and Charlie are good friends, and the two have a great amount of respect for each other. Venice (Venetian: Venezsia, Italian: Venezia, Latin: Venetia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is a South African actress and former fashion model. ... For the actor and television game show host, see Mark L. Walberg. ...

Charlie plans and executes a well crafted and swiftly executed robbery, involving the heist of gold bars. During this sequence, the rest of the ensemble comes into the fold. Steve (Edward Norton) is the "inside man", Handsome Rob (Jason Statham) is a very proficient "wheel man". Left Ear (Mos Def) is the explosives expert and Lyle (who later demands the handle "Napster") (Seth Green) is the technical expert. The heist is a success and the celebrating begins, but the euphoria doesn't last long. A traitor among the group (Steve) has his own plans, and doesn't waste time seizing the gold, killing Bridger, and leaving the rest of the team for dead. They survive, however, and they plan revenge. Edward Harrison Norton[1] (born August 18, 1969) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American film actor and director. ... Jason Statham (born on 12 September 1972, in Sydenham, Lewisham, London) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Revolver and Snatch. ... Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA), is an American rapper and actor. ... Second version (revised 2001) of Napster logo: Cat wearing headphones. ... Seth Green (born February 8, 1974, Overbrook Park, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and television producer best known for his acting roles as Doctor Evils son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films and Daniel Oz Osbourne in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. ...

The film continues back in the United States, with Stella (Charlize Theron) using her expertise to break into vaults as an assistant to law enforcement personnel. Charlie recruits Stella, since she has the required expertise and motivation to participate in the payback heist of stealing the gold bars back from Steve. Once Stella agrees to join the team, the heist begins. Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is a South African actress and former fashion model. ...

The last half of the film takes place in Los Angeles, California, and involves the payback heist. The actual heist at the end of the film is a chase sequence, involving a major traffic jam and the use of MINI Coopers. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... The BMW or New MINI is a car produced by BMW since 2001. ...

Cast

Edward Norton as Steve Frazelli

• Mark Wahlberg as Charlie Croker
• Charlize Theron as Stella Bridger
• Edward Norton as Steve Frazelli
• Donald Sutherland as John Bridger
• Jason Statham as Handsome Rob
• Seth Green as Lyle, or, "The Real Napster"
• Mos Def as Left Ear
• Franky G as Wrench

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Relation with the original The Italian Job

There are some materials in this movie related to the original movie. Some can be considered as homages to it.

• The name adoption. Both Charlie Croker and John Bridger come from the original movie.
• The plot adoption. The main plot with three Minis from the original movie is reperformed with similar compositions such as traffic jam and chasing in a drain.
• The unachieved plan for the sequel to the original movie, which is taking back the same gold from a bad guy, became the main subject of the remade movie.
• Mobs get involved in both movies, with both possessing machinery talents of destroying cars.
• Aston Martin cars feature in both movies. Michael Caine, the original Charlie Croker drove a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 in the 1969 movie. Handsome Rob's wish was Aston Martin Vanquish in the 2003 movie but it's taken by Steve. Rob got an Aston Martin DB7 Volante at last.
• When Charlie is doing surveillance on Steve, the big TV Screen shows a movie of Michael Caine. Contrary to popular belief, it is not from the original film, but from Alfie.

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Trivia

• James Bond screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade wrote the first draft of the screenplay, a fairly faithful translation of the original with a prologue set in World War II in which Charlie Croker's father tries and fails to recover the gold (tying the film in with Troy Kennedy Martin's other heist film Kelly's Heroes). A new story was commissioned from writing team the Powers that relocated the action to L.A.. Early posters and the trailer still credited Purvis and Wade as co-writers.
• In addition to the stunt driving course received, Jason Statham got two days' driving tuition from Damon Hill, the British former Formula 1 world champion.
• The NetCom Cable van shows the phone number 1-800-555-0199. This is the same number that Al Pacino in The Insider (1999) and Kevin Spacey in American Beauty (1999) have.
• Kings Island (Cincinnati, OH) and Canada's Wonderland (Toronto, ON) opened The Italian Job: Stunt Track attraction in May 2005. Kings Dominion (Doswell, VA) added the ride in summer 2006, under the name The Italian Job: Turbo Coaster. The ride is based on the chase sequence of the 2003 film. The ride is a heavily themed rollercoaster, in which the coaster trains are scaled MINI Cooper S Convertible models.
• Originally the getaway was a much longer sequence in which a bullet-wounded Handsome Rob reluctantly hands over the driving to Left Ear, despite the fact that he can't drive “stick”. After narrowly avoiding pedestrians at the Staples Center, getting stuck in traffic in Downtown L.A. and driving into a shop window, Rob takes over the driving. Some footage from this sequence appear as deleted scenes on the DVD release.
• In the scene where the explosives are set off under the street, a man in a Spider-Man suit can briefly be seen fleeing from the explosion.

The Mini Coopers speed into the Los Angeles Metro Blue Line

• The White MINI was custom painted into a 'Pepper White' MINI with a pure white roof - this is not a colour combination that is made for the MINI. The 'Chili Red' and 'Indy Blue' MINIs both have custom black door mirrors and white roofs. In reality, MINIs come with door mirrors that match the roof colour.
• The principal actors in the movie did most of the stunt driving themselves. While all of the principals needed stunt driving lessons, Mos Def needed a little more work because he didn't have a driver's license at the outset of the production.
• A MINI with two steering wheels was used for some of the shooting in order that a stunt driver could drive the car while one of the actors performed in front of the camera. This unusual car is now a part of the MINI factory tour in Cowley, Oxford.
• For a brief moment, the letters that make up the Hollywood sign spell out "OHLLYWODO." This is actually an optical illusion, as the letters on the hillside are offset from each other, and the sign was photographed from the side.
• In the credits, the song "Money", originally performed by Pink Floyd, is played by Velvet Revolver.
• Steve's last name was Bendel before he changed it to Frazelli. It is revealed by Stella in the movie.
• In a new MINI (2007) commercial, the getaway scene from this movie is featured in "parallel timespace." As the MINI driver takes a joyride underground with a friend passenger, the three MINIs from this movie appear zooming in front of them at high speeds.
• Towards the end of the film, when all three cars "jump" out of the tunnel, Charlie's car (Blue) is seen landing first. But, because of the angle of the cars, if slowed-down you can see that the left-hand side of his front bumper breaks off. It is later shown repaired as if nothing happened.
• Edward Norton's participation in the film as a villain, was because of a contractual obligation. Norton had signed a three picture deal when he co-starred in Primal Fear. Norton kept rejecting scripts until the studio coerced him into signing up for the film. Norton didn't do any publicity for the film upon release.
• At the end of the movie, onboard the train, the cast is seen partying in the Pacific Parlor Car. In reality, the Amtrak train which runs from Los Angeles to New Orleans, The Sunset Limited, is not equipped with a Parlor Car.
• It would be impossible to drive a car from the street onto the Metro tracks; everyone (including automobiles) would have to go through turnstiles to get to the Metro and turnstiles are too narrow for even a Mini Cooper to fit through.

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See also

• The Italian Job - The original 1969 classic.
• The Brazilian Job - A sequel to the 2003 remake.

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