Wow!

Take a thousand Minis and put them all on Melrose Avenue heading east and you have
1) a traffic jam;
2) a real Mini fest;
3) news choppers flying overhead and all networks and entertainment show trucks jockeying for postion;
4) Astouded drivers going the other direction who were waving, grinning and shouting questions and blowing horns;
5) Restaurant goers on our side of the street grinning and giving us thumbs up.

The film was projected as I surmised: on the old cyclorama with the cars parked in the old tank. The sound was broadcast on an FM station. There were tons of classic minis including a Mini limo and three original Woodies. The food was In 'n Out cheeseburgers (a popular L.A. drive thru), fresh popcorn and solf drinks (perfect drive-in food).

I won't critique the movie, but everyone honked at any Mini or MINI appearance (yeah, there's an old one in the film too). Good fun and thanks, Paramount!

Back home tomorrow.
Sylvia

 

Sadie
Thanks for the play by play-
Sounds like an event to remember.
Obviously not a great true movie experience for the sake of the movie itself but like Rocky Horror Picture show- I'm sure it was the ambiance that made the day.
Only in LA should be the motto

 

Mmmmm, In n Out burgers. Can you bring back some Krispy Kremes?
Sounds like it was a blast!

 

It was awesome!!!

I must of ate like 10 burgers! Seeing all those Minis going down the street was too cool. Plus I was on the news a few times, too bad I didnt get home in time to record it.

 

I watched every channel You didn't make the cut! I guess Hollywood isn't ready for your mug!

hehehehehe

PS I avoid IN/OUT anymore.... blarph

It was neato...
But not neato enough for me. I left 10 minutes into the film.
Glad you enjoyed... er the event

 

I was there somewhere just got to look

The burgers were free! Im gonna take advantage of it haha

Too bad marky mark wasnt there, I had a poster I wanted signed!

 

The Director was there...

If you saw him he would have signed it.

There were Celebrities...

James Garner was there, Seth Green and Mos Def. They were in a special location.

 

There were celebs? why didnt they come out? That would of been cool to take pics with them...IF I had a camera.

There are like three different threads about the Italian Job premeir...cant we make it into one its getting kinda confusing goin to all three

 

Many Thanks, to Paramount, MINI USA, and anybody else responsible for a fun evening! Drove in the Gate onto a Red Carpet! - and parked on the lot where Brooksie's namesake, Louise Brooks, once walked. Met the usual suspects, and some new ones, and had a hard time finding my car in the dark! - there were too many cars that looked the same - first time for everything I guess. In-nOut food and a drive-in - how do miss with that? The movie is one you'll all have to see, and I won't comment on it until it's released, but the MINIs had a LOT of screen time. It was a blast!

BCNU,
Rob in Dago

 

Remember... according to MINIUSA... They were NOT Involved in this event...

It's all Paramount

 

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