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The Italian Job

Van Lathan Award for Did This Movie Need More Black People?

Yes: add Steve’s Black sidekick/bodyguard and more Black Los Angeles culture.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:20:17Read transcript
  • Steve is proposed to have a Black sidekick or bodyguard.
  • The hacker could have been played by a Black actor.
  • More Black women and young local actors are proposed.
  • A club or concert sequence tied to 2003 Los Angeles culture is proposed.
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The Italian Job

Picking Nits

Cable-repair disguise; truck identification; exact road blast; border celebration; bullets, cold water, and absent police.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:30:32Read transcript
  • Stella posing as cable repair is called ludicrous.
  • Identifying the correct truck from tire size is challenged.
  • Blowing the exact road square under the correct truck is challenged.
  • Celebrating beside a one-lane border road after stealing gold is challenged.
  • Bullets traveling through water at full speed are challenged.
  • The transcript correction addresses the bullet objection but says the cold water and shared air would still kill the crew. — Chris Ryan
  • The absence of police is challenged.
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