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Old 07-21-2008 | 03:14 PM
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Mini/MINI Coopers in starring roles

Okay, I can think of three movies that feature Mini's in them.

1) The Italian Job (the original)
2) The Italian Job (the new version)
3) Le Mans (the 1970's Steve Mcqueen film ..features many Porsches and several scenes w/ Mini's racing at Lemans).

any others to add???
 
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Old 07-21-2008 | 03:22 PM
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Austin Powers
Mr. Bean's Holiday
 
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Old 07-21-2008 | 03:28 PM
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Three Men and a Little Lady featured classic Mini's.
 
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Old 07-21-2008 | 03:43 PM
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There's an Austin MINI in the Japanese mini-series MPD-Psycho.
There is a MCS in the Bourne Conspiracy video game.
There is an MCS Cabrio on Scrubs.
It is also the title of a song by the Japanese pop group, "Pizzicato Five".
And there is MINI Desktop racing for the Wii... and there was a rumor that an '06 MCS would be used in Gran Tourismo 5, but I haven't picked that up yet.
 
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Old 07-21-2008 | 03:52 PM
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There was one in a Madonna video (I know there's a thread on here somewhere referencing that)

Hodgens drives a classic in "Bones"

.....now you've got me thinking...
 
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Old 07-21-2008 | 04:02 PM
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First season of "My Fair Brady" on VH1. The girl bought a mini without Christopher Knight.
 
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Old 07-21-2008 | 04:17 PM
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There is a MCS in the Bourne Conspiracy video game.
Not forgetting the classic MINI in the Bourne Conspiracy movie. That' the main reason I watched it.
 
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Old 07-21-2008 | 04:29 PM
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Remember the Pink Panther movies? with Peter Sellers? those movies make me laugh Anyway was watching one the other day and there is a scene when he goes to the nudist colony...anyway he and the female role escape in a "clubman"
 
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'06 MCS would be used in Gran Tourismo 5'06 MCS would be used in Gran Tourismo 5
I thought there was an old school Mini in Gran Tourismo 4?
 
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Old 07-22-2008 | 07:46 AM
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Remember the Pink Panther movies? with Peter Sellers? those movies make me laugh Anyway was watching one the other day and there is a scene when he goes to the nudist colony...anyway he and the female role escape in a "clubman"
doesn't that car end up in a swimming pool?
 
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Old 07-22-2008 | 11:44 AM
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Four Weddings and a Funeral
 
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Old 07-22-2008 | 01:45 PM
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THEIR IS A Mini IN " THE BANK JOB" MOVIE
 
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Old 07-22-2008 | 09:49 PM
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Will Smith drives one in the movie Hitch.
 
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Old 07-23-2008 | 05:23 AM
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Will Smith drives one in the movie Hitch.
No, I think Eva M. tries to ESCAPE Smith in one her brother-in-law and sister own at the end of the movie, but "Hitch" doesn't have a car...
 
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Old 07-23-2008 | 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by RandomGemini
there was a rumor that an '06 MCS would be used in Gran Tourismo 5, but I haven't picked that up yet.

There should be because there was New MINI Cooper S's in GT4 I have an Indi Blue with a lot of HP, but nothing close to Jan's Dragster in real life


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I thought there was an old school Mini in Gran Tourismo 4?
look above No harm done
 
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Old 07-23-2008 | 05:52 AM
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If you include TV shows, Randy from m7 had his in a episode of CSI
 
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Old 07-23-2008 | 06:36 AM
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There's a consumer review type show on Fine Living & W networks called "Shopping Bags" with 2 women who do tests. Whenever one of the items is car-related, they always test it on KRISTINA MATISIC's Mini.
 
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Old 07-23-2008 | 06:47 AM
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There was a MINI in one NCIS episode (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IXSR7W - Look at the Preview... Notice anything wrong in her driving scene?), and one in the movie Hard Candy.
 
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Old 10-21-2008 | 06:24 PM
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My Tivo just found this show for me on FLN airing 10/31/08 Enjoy!
 
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Old 10-21-2008 | 07:06 PM
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They drive a convertible in The Heartbreak Kid... the remake with Ben Stiller. I flipped past it on cable.
 
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Old 12-06-2008 | 12:07 AM
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There's a new movie coming up that seems to be using two r53's called Nobel Son. Supposedly, its a dark comedy of sorts. Not sure how much time the MINI's have on screen but here's the trailer for it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPPftX7KNzk
 
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Old 12-06-2008 | 10:19 AM
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hey, I vaguely remember seeing advertising for something called "Cooper and Hootch" ...or something similar to that. I am not sure if it was a TV show or Movie? I can't seem to find anything on Google, so I must have the name wrong? I remember a black poster w/ a black MC and some David Hasselhoff looking guy by the car. I think the MC had lightening bolts painted on the sides? It looked like a night rider/starsky and hutch kind of movie? Does anyone remember this advertising? Was it for a movie or TV show??? I know I saw something just can't remember! (it was about 3 or 4 years ago). Oh, the advertising I thought was at malls and in magazines. I didn't see anything on TV.
 
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Old 12-06-2008 | 12:08 PM
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The Bourne Identity-----was this already mentioned
A classic mini...lots of face time.
 
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Old 12-06-2008 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by eR1c
hey, I vaguely remember seeing advertising for something called "Cooper and Hootch" ...or something similar to that. I am not sure if it was a TV show or Movie? I can't seem to find anything on Google, so I must have the name wrong? I remember a black poster w/ a black MC and some David Hasselhoff looking guy by the car. I think the MC had lightening bolts painted on the sides? It looked like a night rider/starsky and hutch kind of movie? Does anyone remember this advertising? Was it for a movie or TV show??? I know I saw something just can't remember! (it was about 3 or 4 years ago). Oh, the advertising I thought was at malls and in magazines. I didn't see anything on TV.
You're thinking of the series of shorts made by MINI called Hammer and Coop to help advertise the new MINI. You could probably catch the episodes still on YOUTUBE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iv-ZnfSC5s

 
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Old 12-06-2008 | 01:41 PM
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There was a MINI in Beverly Hills Chiahuaua...(i have a 7yr old)
 


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