"The Italian Job"

 

We get this fine look north on Western with a partial view of the west vertical of the Wiltern Theatre, Wilshire and Western, in "The Italian Job" (Paramount, 2003). 

 

Edward Norton had betrayed his colleagues after a heist in Venice. Mark Wahlberg figures out he's got the $35 million in gold in Los Angeles and comes looking for it. The film also stars Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def, Franky G and Donald Sutherland. F. Gary Gray directed. The cinematography was by Wally Pfister. 

 

A disabled truck at the Chinese, 6925 Hollywood Blvd. It's part of the plot. 

 

In the distance across Highland we get quick look at the Hollywood Theatre, 6764 Hollywood Blvd. 

 

On the sidewalk. Despite all the driving in Hollywood, this is about all we get of the El Capitan.

 

 Getting ready to cut a hole in the street from the Metro tunnel to grab an armored car. 

 

 

Scared tourists -- and Spiderman -- run as the street in front of the theatre caves in. 

 

 

 

The truck's Pepsi billboard flops down to cover the hole. 

 

Edward Norton is up in a helicopter wondering where his armored car went. 

 

 

A last look from the sky as the chase moves to the Metro tunnels.

See the pages about the Wiltern Theatre, the Hollywood Theatre, the El Capitan and Grauman's Chinese on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more information about these famous showplaces. 

On IMDb: "The Italian Job"