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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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Austin Powers
Mr. Bean's Holiday
 
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Three Men and a Little Lady featured classic Mini's.
 
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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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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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First season of "My Fair Brady" on VH1. The girl bought a mini without Christopher Knight.
 
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Originally Posted by RandomGemini
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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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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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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THEIR IS A Mini IN " THE BANK JOB" MOVIE
 
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Will Smith drives one in the movie Hitch.
 
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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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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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If you include TV shows, Randy from m7 had his in a episode of CSI
 
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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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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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My Tivo just found this show for me on FLN airing 10/31/08 Enjoy!
 
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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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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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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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The Bourne Identity-----was this already mentioned
A classic mini...lots of face time.
 
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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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There was a MINI in Beverly Hills Chiahuaua...(i have a 7yr old)
 


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