Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life

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The episode title is a reference to the 1969 comedy film "The Italian Job". After seeing his colleague detonate an explosive that destroys an entire van, Charlie Croker (played by Michael Caine) states "you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" a b "On This Day: The Italian Job". Art & Hue. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018 . Retrieved 5 June 2018. A British icon, hugely respected, knighted in 1992, with a load of nominations and awards, it is all the more impressive given he was destined to follow his father into fish mongering after his early life in Elephant and Castle in Southwark. He is a dedicated family man - buying his mother and brother houses with some of his earliest windfall earnings. Press Office (20 October 2008). " "Italian Job" cliff-hanger solution sought". Royal Society of Chemistry. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012 . Retrieved 11 July 2018. The Italian Job 50th anniversary: exclusive interview with David Salamone". British GQ. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020.

Bhushan, Nyay (23 November 2010). "India to Remake 'The Italian Job' ". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 . Retrieved 11 July 2018. This is the 3rd biography book by Michael Caine. I know I read one previously a few years ago and enjoyed it. Reed, Chris (2003). Complete Classic Mini 1959–2000. Croydon, UK: Motor Racing Publications. ISBN 9781899870608. Sinclair, Lulu (9 January 2011). "Just The Job: Caine Classic Tops Movie Poll". Sky News. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019 . Retrieved 6 September 2019.

The author's youthfulness helps to assure the inevitable comparison with the Anne Frank diary although over and above the sphere of suffering shared, and in this case extended to the death march itself, there is no spiritual or emotional legacy here to offset any reader reluctance. The Italian Job's lost Lamborghini Miura has been found". Sunday Times Driving. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019 . Retrieved 6 May 2019. Field, Matthew (2019). The Self Preservation Society: 50 Years of The Italian Job. Porter Press International. ISBN 978-1907085864. OCLC 1099316716.

The World's Top Twenty Films". Sunday Times. 27 September 1970 – via The Sunday Times Digital Archive. A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly Paterson, Michael (10 March 2003). "Caine takes top billing for the greatest one-liner on screen". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017 . Retrieved 8 February 2009. The Minis featured in the climactic chase were 1275cc Austin Mini Cooper S models. Production took place just as the manufacturer, the British Motor Corporation was preparing for the introduction of the Mk2 Mini, which was launched just before the film's public release. The Minis used were 1967 Mk1 models, fitted with future-dated 1969 G-suffix number plates to match the year of the film's intended release, despite that any 1969-registered Mini would be a Mk2, not a Mk1. BMC provided six new Minis (two of each colour) to the production at cost price. A further 25 were bought on the secondhand market via BMC's agent in Switzerland. Ten of these secondhand cars were Cooper S models and the remainder were standard 848cc models which were modified to various degrees to match the genuine 'star cars' as required for filming. All 16 Mini Coopers were destroyed or rendered unroadworthy in the course of filming, along with nine of the replica cars, leaving six 848cc replicas surviving intact. These were abandoned in the film crew's storage unit in Turin when filming concluded and their subsequent history is unknown. This isn’t so much a biographical retelling of his chronological life as it is pearls of wisdom/words of advice quotes exemplified with stories from his experiences.Lots of insights into life (not just the movie industry) from someone who's lived a long, difficult life and always come out smiling. Honest and compelling (and infinitely quotable), an excellent read.