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Bob Gunton
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Bob Gunton
Born
Robert Patrick Gunton Jr.
(1945-11-15) November 15, 1945 (age 71)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1979–present
Spouse(s)
Carey (Pitts) Gunton
(August 26, 2006 – present)
Annie McGreevey
(July 6, 1980 – July 31, 2006; divorced; 1 child)
Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. (born November 15, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters, with his best known roles as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison film The Shawshank Redemption, Chief George Earle in 1993's Demolition Man, Dr. Walcott, the domineering dean of Virginia Medical School in Patch Adams, and President Juan Peron in the original Broadway production of Evita, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. He also appears in the Daredevil TV series as Leland Owlsley.
Contents
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1 Early life and education
2 Career
3 Select stage roles
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
Early life and education[edit]
Gunton was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Rose Marie (née Banovetz) and Robert Patrick Gunton, Sr., a labor union executive.[1] He attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, the Paulist Seminary St Peter's College, in Baltimore, Maryland, and the University of California, Irvine. A lifelong devout Roman Catholic, Gunton had initially planned to become a priest.[2][3] Gunton served in the United States Army (1969–71), earning a Bronze Star for valor and the Vietnam Service Medal.
Career[edit]
Gunton played the role of Juan Peron in the original 1980 Broadway production of Evita, earning a nomination for Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance. He later starred in the title role of a 1989 Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd and received a second Tony nomination for his portrayal. Additional Broadway credits include Working, King of Hearts, The Music Women, How I Got That Story, and Big River.
Gunton portrayed President Richard Nixon in a recreation of the Watergate tapes incident for Nightline. He also played President Woodrow Wilson in the film Iron Jawed Angels (2004). Gunton is also known for his guest starring role as Capt. Benjamin Maxwell in the well-received 1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Wounded". Gunton played Warden Samuel Norton, the head of Shawshank State Prison and the primary antagonist in The Shawshank Redemption (1994) opposite Tim Robbins. Gunton played Cecil Dobbs in the 2011 film The Lincoln Lawyer.
Gunton also guest starred in the first season of Desperate Housewives, the sixth season of 24, where he portrayed United States Secretary of Defense Ethan Kanin. He signed on as series regular afterward and reprised the role of Kanin but now as the Chief of Staff to the new president, Allison Taylor, in the show's seventh season as well as the two-hour television prequel film, 24: Redemption. He returned again for the eighth season but this time as the President's Secretary of State. Gunton portrays Leland Owlsley in the 2015 TV series Daredevil.[4]
Select stage roles[edit]
How I Got That Story - The Historical Event
Evita - Juan Peron
Big River - The King
Sweeney Todd - Sweeney
King of Hearts
Working - Various Roles
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Rollover (1981) – Sal Naftari
Static (1985) – Frank
The Pick-up Artist (1987) – Fernando Portacarrero
Matewan (1987) – C.E. Lively
Cookie (1989) – Richie Segretto
Glory (1989) – Gen. Harker
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) – Doctor
JFK (1991) – TV Newsman
The Public Eye (1992) - Older Agent
Sinatra (1992) – Tommy Dorsey
Father Hood (1993) – Lazzaro
Demolition Man (1993) – Chief George Earle
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – Warden Samuel Norton
Dolores Claiborne (1995) – Mr. Pease
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) – Burton Quinn
In Pursuit of Honor (1995) – Colonel John Hardesty
Broken Arrow (1996) – Pritchett
The Glimmer Man (1996) – Frank Deverell
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996) – Bo Gritz
A Thousand Acres (1997) – Judge (uncredited)[5]
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) – Finley Largent
Elvis meets Nixon (1997) – President Nixon
Buffalo Soldiers (1997) – Col. Benjamin Grierson
Patch Adams (1998) – Dean Walcott
Bats (1999) – Dr. Alexander McCabe
Running Mates (2000) – Terrence Randall
The Perfect Storm (2000) – Alexander McAnally III, owner of the yacht the Mistral
61* – Yankees Owner/President Dan Topping (2001)
Boat Trip (2002) – Boat Captain
I Heart Huckabees (2004) – Mr. Silver
Iron Jawed Angels (2004) – President Woodrow Wilson
Believe in Me (2006) – Hugh Moreland
Dead Silence (2007) – Edward Ashen
Fracture (2007) – Judge Gardner
Numb (2007) – Dr. Townsend
Pandemic (2007) – Dr. Max Sorkosky
Rendition (2007) – Lars Whitman
The Lazarus Project (2008) – Father Ezra
Tenure (2009) – William Thurber
The Trial (2010) – Joe Whetstone
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) – Cecil Dobbs
Kill the Irishman (2011) – Jerry Merke
Get the Gringo (2011) – Warren Kaufmann
Trouble with the Curve (2012) – Watson
Argo (2012) – Secretary of State Cyrus Vance
Jimmy (2013) – Sheriff Brinson
Runner Runner (2013) – Dean Alex Monroe
Live at the Foxes Den (2013) – Tony O'Hara
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant (2015) – Flight School Instructor
The 33 (2015) – President Sebastián Piñera
The Gettysburg Address (2017) – William Herndon (voice)
Television[edit]
Miami Vice – Rivas, a brutal drug overlord in the fifth season episode "Heart of Night" (first aired November 18, 1988)
Law & Order – Gil Himes (1990)
Judgment – Monsignor Beauvais (1990)
Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse - Chief Kirby (1990)
A Woman Named Jackie – Jacqueline's stepfather, Hugh Auchincloss (1991)
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Captain Benjamin Maxwell in the episode "The Wounded" (1991)
Wild Palms – Dr. Tobias Schenkl (1993) (miniseries)
Roswell – Frank Joyce (1994)
The Siege at Ruby Ridge – Bo Gritz (1996)
Greg the Bunny – Junction Jack (2002)
Touched By an Angel – Sidney Alcott (2002) (1 episode)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Director Robert Carvallo (2003) (1 episode)
Peacemakers – Mayor Malcolm Smith (2003)
Desperate Housewives – Noah Taylor (2004-2006)
Monk – Trudy's father, Dwight Ellison (2004)
Nip/Tuck – Agent Sagamore (2005)
Pepper Dennis – Dick Dinkle (2006)
E-Ring – General Hughes (2006) (3 episodes)
Women's Murder Club – Arthur Lazar in the episode "Train In Vain" (2007)
24 – Ethan Kanin (2007–2010) (31 episodes)
The Batman – Gorman (2007)
World War II: Behind Closed Doors[6] (BBC documentary with historical reconstructions) – President Franklin D Roosevelt (2008)
24: Redemption – Ethan Kanin (2008) (television film)
Royal Pains – Gen. William Collins (2010)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior – Marshall Phelps (2011)
Family Guy – Warden (2011)
Wilfred – Warner in the episode "Now" (2012)
New Girl – Ed in the episode "Basketball" (2014)
Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street – Ranger's grandfather in the episodes "Ranger and the Mysterious Metamorphosis" and "Ranger and the Fabled Flower of Normal Street" (2015)
Daredevil – Leland Owlsley (2015)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Bob Gunton Biography (1945-)". filmreference.com.
Jump up ^ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
Jump up ^ Angelo Stagnaro (2017-02-26). "Where the Stars Go to Pray: The Churches of Hollywood". ncregister.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
Jump up ^ Netflix Sets Marvel’s “Daredevil” For April!
Jump up ^ "Bob Gunton". IMDb.
Jump up ^ "BBC Two - World War II: Behind Closed Doors". Bbc.co.uk. 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
Further reading[edit]
Voisin, Scott. Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting. BearManor Media, 2009. ISBN 978-1-59393-342-5.
External links[edit]
Bob Gunton on IMDb
Bob Gunton at the Internet Broadway Database
Bob Gunton at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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Bertie Carvel (2013)
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Christian Borle (2015)
Christopher Fitzgerald (2016)
Gavin Creel (2017)
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The Italian Job
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The Italian Job
Original theatrical release poster
Directed by
Peter Collinson
Produced by
Michael Deeley
Written by
Troy Kennedy Martin
Starring
Michael Caine
Noël Coward
Benny Hill
Raf Vallone
Tony Beckley
Music by
Quincy Jones
Cinematography
Douglas Slocombe
Edited by
John Trumper
Production
company
Oakhurst Productions
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
2 June 1969 (1969-06-02)
Running time
99 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
The Italian Job is a 1969 British comedy caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Collinson. Subsequent television showings and releases on video have made it well known in the United Kingdom.
Its soundtrack was composed by Quincy Jones, and includes "On Days Like These" sung by Matt Monro over the opening credits, and "Getta Bloomin' Move On" (usually referred to as "The Self-Preservation Society", after its chorus) during the climactic car chase. Lead actor Michael Caine is among its singers.[1]
In 1999, it was ranked #36 on the BFI Top 100 British films by the British Film Institute. In November 2004, Total Film named The Italian Job the 27th greatest British film of all time.[2] The line "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" by Caine was voted favourite film one-liner in a 2003 poll of 1,000 film fans.[3] The popularity of the film has led to parodies and allusions in other films and productions, including a 2003 remake[4][5][6] and inspired a charity event[7] that has taken place annually since 1990 and involves Minis and other vehicles featured in the original film, driving from the UK to northern Italy and back, visiting Grand Prix circuits, historic Italian cities and the locations in Turin featured in the film, while fundraising for children's charities. The event has raised nearly £2,600,000 so far.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Ending
4 Locations
5 Vehicles
6 Music
7 Reception and legacy
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Plot[edit]
Charlie Croker (Michael Caine), a Cockney criminal, is released from prison with the intention of doing a "big job" in Italy. He soon meets with the widow (Lelia Goldoni) of his friend and fellow thief Roger Beckermann (Rossano Brazzi), who was killed by the Mafia while driving a Lamborghini Miura in the Italian Alps. Mrs Beckermann gives Croker her husband's plans for the robbery that attracted the hostile attention of his killers, which detail a way to steal 4 million dollars in the city of Turin and escape to Switzerland.
Croker breaks back into his former prison to convince Mr. Bridger (Noël Coward), the head of a huge criminal empire, to finance the plan. Bridger, who has bribed almost all of the prison guards to work for him, initially rejects the plan, but changes his mind after he learns Fiat is set to build a new factory in China.
With Bridger's backing, Croker recruits computer expert Professor Peach (Benny Hill), his girlfriend Lorna (Maggie Blye) and a team of thieves and drivers. The plan calls for Peach to replace the programme in the computer controlling Turin's traffic control system, creating a paralysing traffic jam that will allow the thieves to escape with the gold in three Mini Cooper S getaway cars.[8]
After planning and training, Croker and crew set out for Turin. Mafia boss Altabani (Raf Vallone) and his underlings are waiting in the Alps at the same pass where they killed Beckermann. Altabani warns Croker that the Mafia are aware of the gang's intentions and smashes their Jaguar E-Type cars, sending Croker's personal Aston Martin DB4 drophead off a cliff. Just as Altabani is about to give the order to shoot the gang, Croker tells him that Mr. Bridger will avenge their deaths by attacking the Italian community in Britain. Altabani lets them go, ordering them to return to England. Instead, they proceed with the plan, replacing the traffic control system's magnetic tape data storage reels. On the day of the robbery, Croker sends gang member Birkinshaw, disguised as a football fan, to jam the closed circuit television cameras that monitor traffic. The substitute data reel then causes widespread traffic chaos. The gang converge on the gold convoy, overpower the guards, and tow the armoured car into the entrance hall of the Museo Egizio. There, the gang transfer the gold to the Minis.
Altabani recognises that "If they planned this jam, they must have planned a way out." Pursued by the Turin police, the three Minis race through the shopping arcades of the city, speed down stairs, jump between rooftops, and finally escape the traffic jams by a pre-planned route across a weir. The getaway is timed perfectly, and they throw off the police by driving through a large sewer pipe. As Mr. Bridger receives the cheers and adulation of his fellow prison inmates, the gang drive the Minis into the back of a moving customised coach. They then unload the gold and dispose of the Minis by pushing them off the mountainside.
The rest of the gang, having sneaked out of the city in a minibus while disguised as football supporters, rendezvous with the coach in the Alps. On the looping mountain roads, driver "Big" William (Harry Baird) loses control of the coach. The back of the bus is left teetering over a cliff and the gold slides towards the rear doors. As Croker attempts to reach the gold, it slips further. The film finishes on a literal cliffhanger with Croker announcing he has a "great idea".
Cast[edit]
Michael Caine as Charlie Croker
Noël Coward as Mr. Bridger
Benny Hill as Professor Simon Peach
Raf Vallone as Altabani
Tony Beckley as Camp Freddie
Rossano Brazzi as Roger Beckermann
Maggie Blye as Lorna
Irene Handl as Miss Peach
John Le Mesurier as the Prison Governor
Fred Emney as Birkinshaw
John Clive as Garage manager
Graham Payn as Keats
Michael Standing as Arthur
Stanley Caine as Coco
Barry Cox as Chris
Harry Baird as Big William
George Innes as Bill Bailey
John Forgeham as Frank
Robert Powell as Yellow
Derek Ware as Rozzer
Frank Jarvis as Roger
David Salamone as Dominic
Richard Essame as Tony
Mario Valgoi as Manzo
Renato Romano(in Italian) as Cosca
Franco Norvelli as Altabani's driver
Robert Rietti as Police chief
Timothy Bateson as Dentist
David Kelly as Vicar
Arnold Diamond as Senior computer room official
Simon Dee as Shirtmaker
Alistair Hunter as Warder (cinema)
Lana Gatto as Mrs. Cosca
John Morris as Standin
Louis Mansi as Computer room official
Henry McGee as Tailor
Lelia Goldoni as Mrs Beckermann
Valerie Leon as Hotel Receptionist
Noël Coward, who played Bridger, was godfather of the director, Peter Collinson. Bridger's fellow convict and confidant, Keats, was played by Graham Payn, Coward's long-time partner. Lana Gatto was the nom de crédit of Hazel Collinson, otherwise known as Mrs. Peter Collinson. Michael Caine's brother Stanley Caine also appears as one of Croker's gang. The gang also included Robert Powell, in his first film role. Frank Kelly appears as an uncredited prison officer, also in his first film role. American distributors Paramount wanted Robert Redford to play the lead.
Ending[edit]
The artwork Hang On A Minute Lads, I've Got A Great Idea by Richard Wilson on the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea
According to a "Making Of" documentary,[9] producer Deeley was unsatisfied with the four written endings and conceived the current ending as a literal cliffhanger appropriate to an action film which left an opportunity for a sequel. The documentary describes how helicopters would save the bus seen on the cliff at the end of the first film. The grateful gang would soon discover that it is the Mafia that has saved them, and the sequel would have been about stealing the gold bullion back from them.
In interviews in 2003 and 2008, Michael Caine revealed that the ending would have had Croker "crawl up, switch on the engine and stay there for four hours until all the petrol runs out... The van bounces back up so we can all get out, but then the gold goes over."[10] The bus containing the gold would crash at the bottom of the hill where the Mafia would pick it up. The sequel would then have Croker and his men trying to get it back.
In 2008, the Royal Society of Chemistry held a competition for a solution that had a basis in science, was to take not more than 30 minutes and did not use a helicopter.[11] The idea was to promote greater understanding of science, and to highlight the 100th anniversary of the periodic table, on which gold is one of the 118 elements.[10] The winning entry, by John Godwin of Surrey, was: Break and remove two large side windows just aft of the pivot point and let the glass fall outside to lose its weight; break two windows over the two front axles, keeping the broken glass on board to keep its weight for balance; let a man out on a rope through the front broken windows (not to rest his weight on the ground) who deflates all the bus's front tyres, to reduce the bus's rocking movement about its pivot point; drain the fuel tank, which is aft of the pivot point, which changes the balance enough to let a man get out and gather heavy rocks to load the front of the bus. Unload the bus. Wait until a suitable vehicle passes on the road, hijack it, and carry the gold away in it.[12]
Locations[edit]
The opening sequence of the film featuring Beckermann driving his Lamborghini Miura through The Alps was filmed on the Great St Bernard Pass, Aosta, Italy, with the opening scene featuring the Dardanelli Viaduct, which was constructed in 1961. The large house featured momentarily during the sequence is the Maison de Refuge.
The tunnel in which Beckermann abruptly meets his demise at the hands of the Mafia was shot at La Thuile on road SS26, Italy.
The interior of the prison that held Bridger was Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin, Ireland. The exterior, seen when Croker leaves, is HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in west London.
Upon his release, Croker stays at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in Bayswater, London. Denbigh Close, Notting Hill, W11, was used as the location for Croker's (Michael Caine) home.[13]
The highrise apartment where the Turin job is planned was the penthouse flat at Alembic House (now known as Peninsula Heights) on the Albert Embankment. The property was later seen in films such as Theatre of Blood (1973), A Touch of Class (1973), and Sweeney! (1977). It became the London home of novelist Jeffrey Archer,[citation needed]
The training sessions shown for the Mini drivers were at the Crystal Palace race track in Upper Norwood, South London. The attempt to blow the doors off the bullion van, which led to its destruction and Croker's famous line, took place at Crystal Palace Sports Centre. The Crystal Palace transmitter can be seen in the background.
The meeting at the misty funeral was filmed in Cruagh Cemetery, in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains.
The office block that doubled as the Turin traffic control centre was Apex House, the Hanworth, Middlesex head office of the television rental chain DER.[9]
A display of Mini emerging from a sewer tunnel in Coventry Transport Museum
The chase sequences were filmed in Turin, except for the chase through the sewer tunnel, which was shot in the Sowe Valley Sewer Duplication system in the Stoke Aldermoor district of Coventry in the English Midlands, filmed from the back of a Mini Moke.[9] The person on the far side who closes the gate at the end of sewer tunnel is the director, Peter Collinson. Collinson also appeared in the scene on the highway when the ramps get jettisoned, clinging to the right-hand rear door of the coach as the Minis enter at speed.[9]
During the getaway the Minis are pursued by police around the rooftop test track of what was then a Fiat factory in the Lingotto building in Turin. The weir the Minis cross in the car chase is just down river from the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele I at the end of Via Po in central Turin.
A portion of the car chase was filmed as a dance between the Minis and police cars inside Pier Luigi Nervi's Exhibition Building, with a full orchestra playing 'The Blue Danube'.[9] It was cut from the final version and appears as an extra on the DVD.
The final escape from Turin and bus crash was the 'dead end' road from Turin via Ceresole Reale, Lago Agnel and the Colle del Nivolet. The road does not lead to France or Switzerland.
Vehicles[edit]
Minis from The Italian Job on display at Bardney Heritage Centre
Roger Beckermann's orange Lamborghini Miura in the opening scene is actually two cars. The first was a Miura P400 that was sold as new afterwards. In 2015 it was found and verified, and now belongs to Cheshire Classic Cars.[14] The car tumbled down the chasm by the Mafia bulldozer was another Miura that had been in a serious accident and was not roadworthy.
According to the director's commentary on the DVD, despite the publicity the film would give to the Mini, the car's maker, BMC, only provided a token fleet of Minis and the production company had to buy the rest at trade price. Fiat offered the production as many super-charged Fiat cars as they needed, several sports cars for the Mafia confrontation scene, plus $50,000, but the producers turned down the offer because it would have meant replacing the Minis with Fiats.
The Minis seen on screen carry registration numbers HMP 729G (Red), GPF 146G (White) and LGW 809G (Blue). As at July 2012, a DVLA query indicates that two of these plates may still be registered; these, however, are not the cars used in the film as the film cars had "future dated" plates to make them current with the release date of the film, and as such would not be road legal. There were also numerous detail differences between the Minis used during filming and the launch of the "G" year suffix. According to the "making of" DVD extra, the Minis used in the chase scenes were all destroyed in accidents while filming the sewer sequence.
As Croker walks through the garage where the Minis are being prepared, viewers hear that "Rozzer's having trouble with his differential", and the back of the red Mini Cooper is jacked up where Rozzer is working. This is an inside joke since the Mini has front-wheel drive and does not have a rear differential. In the early 1960s, front-wheel-drive cars were new and asking a car mechanic to repair a Mini's rear differential was a popular snipe hunt.
Gold cost $39 per troy ounce in 1968;[15] so four million dollars in gold bars would have weighed about 3200 kg (7000 lb), requiring each of the three Minis to carry about 1070 kg (2300 lb) in addition to the driver and passenger. Since a 1968 Mini only weighs 630 kg (1400 lb),[16] each of these vehicles would have had to carry 1½ times its own weight in gold.
The coach at the end of the film was a 1964 Bedford VAL with Harrington Legionnaire Body, distinctive for its twin front steering axles. Following the filming, the coach had its improvised rear doors welded and was used on a Scottish school bus route until the mid-1980s when, according to the Legionnaire register, it was scrapped.
Charlie Croker picks up his Aston Martin DB4 convertible from a garage after release from prison. The scene was mostly improvised, which caused visible lighting irregularities since the crew did not know where the actors would be. The location of the underground carpark and lift is now part of Park Lane BMW, London.
The original DB4 belongs today to a private English collection. According to several sources, the "Aston" pushed off the cliff was a Vignale Lancia Flaminia mocked up as an Aston. The two E-type Jaguars that suffered from the Mafia's revenge were restored to original condition, the red one of which is owned by Phillip Porter, the founder of the Jaguar E-type owners club.
The black Fiat Dino coupé of Mafia boss Altabani was bought by Peter Collinson but became so rusty that only its doors remain. The Italian police cars seen around Turin were Alfa Romeo Giulias. The Italian police armoured car which escorts the gold convoy is a conversion of a former Second World War American M8 Greyhound armoured car. The original 37mm gun was removed and replaced with a water cannon.
A Land Rover Series IIa Station Wagon registration BKO 686C was used to get to the convoy before attacking and was modified with window bars and a towbar.
A Ford Thames 400E van was used for the football fans' decorated van; this was referred to as the Dormobile, the name of a common camper-van conversion coachbuilder.
The cross-Channel ferry featured in one scene is the MS Free Enterprise I. The ship spent many years as a day cruise ship in Greek waters before being scrapped in 2013.
The "Chinese" plane delivering the gold to Turin is a rare Douglas C-74 Globemaster, of which only 14 were built and only four passed into private ownership. It had been abandoned in Milan by its owners and was moved to Turin for filming. It was destroyed by fire in 1970.[17]
Music[edit]
Main article: The Italian Job (soundtrack)
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The music for the soundtrack was written by Quincy Jones. The opening theme, "On Days Like These", had lyrics by Don Black and was sung by Matt Monro. The closing theme, "Get a Bloomin' Move On" (AKA "The Self Preservation Society"), was performed by the cast and had lyrics featuring Cockney Rhyming Slang. Many incidental themes are based on British patriotic songs, such as "Rule, Britannia!", "The British Grenadiers" and "God Save the Queen".
Reception and legacy[edit]
Poster for the American release of the film. The relative lack of success for the film in the United States was blamed partially on what was seen as an unattractive and misleading advertising campaign
The film has received generally positive reviews, holding an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes and an average of 7.2/10.[18] Most positive reviews focus on the climactic car chase and the acting of both Michael Caine and Noël Coward, complimenting Peter Collinson's directing. It is considered highly evocative of 1960s London and the era in Britain as a whole.[19] In a modern review Nik Higgins of Future Movies claims that the film makes Austin Powers's wardrobe appear 'drab and grey'. He compliments Michael Caine's ability to effectively portray the character of Charlie [20] and also praises the music of Quincy Jones. Higgins particularly highlights how the music 'hops between smooth lounges' like the opener "On Days Like These" and the latter "Get a Bloomin' Move On" ('The Self Preservation Society'), which plays near the film's end.
It has also received some negative reviews, focusing on what is perceived as a predictable chase[21] and a lack of real emotion.[22] Vincent Canby, writing at the time of the film's release, felt that the caper film had been made before and much better as well. He complimented the film's technological sophistication, only criticising what he saw as an 'emotionally retarded' plot. Canby also expressed concern that Coward's appearance in the film, although intended to be kind, 'exploits him in vaguely unpleasant ways' by surrounding his character with images of the royal family, which had not knighted him at the time. A contemporary review in Time magazine felt that the film spent too much time focusing on the film's caper as opposed to building the characters; it also criticised the car chases as 'dull and deafening'.[23]
Although it received a Golden Globe nomination for "Best English-Language Foreign Film", the film was not a success in America. Caine blamed its failure on unattractive and misleading advertising.[24] As a result, plans for a sequel were shelved.
The movie was the 14th most popular at the UK box office in 1969.[25]
The film remains popular, however, and is considered one of the greatest British films in modern polls.[26] James Travers of Films de France believes that the film's enduring appeal rests in the 'improbable union' of Michael Caine, Noël Coward and Benny Hill, whom he considers "three of the best known [British] performers... in the late 1960s".[27] He states that the film has a cult status and stands as a 'classic of its genre'.
A novelisation of the film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin and Ken Wlaschin, was published by Sphere Books in 1969. The book contains numerous differences to the film: for example there is a rival group of German gangsters called the Hamburg Syndicate who try to obtain Beckerman's plans for the robbery, Croker and the three minis travel to Italy by yacht, and Professor Peach is rescued by the gang after he is arrested. The ending of the novel is also significantly different. The bus successfully crosses the border into Switzerland and two days later the gang and the gold arrive on a beach near Dover in a landing craft where they are met by Mr. Bridger and Luigi Altabani. Mr. Bridger tells Charlie Croker that they have come to an agreement to "divide Europe" and that the gold must be given back to the Italians.
Since 2000, there have been two remakes of the film. The first was released in 2003 and also called The Italian Job, set in Los Angeles and starring Mark Wahlberg as Charlie Croker. It features Donald Sutherland as John Bridger, played as more of a father figure to Croker. It employs the updated Mini Cooper for a chase towards the end. An official Bollywood remake of the 2003 film, called Players, was released in 2012.[28]
There is a video game based on the 1969 film, released for the PlayStation game console in 2001 and Microsoft Windows in 2002 and published by Rockstar Games.
Michael Caine's performance and 'bloody doors' line has been parodied in several British comedies, and in a music video for Pick a Part That's New by Stereophonics.
Large portions of the car chase scenes were lifted directly from the film for use in the MacGyver episode "Thief of Budapest" (Series 1, Ep 3) with the main characters setting up the story with three Minis visible at the start of the episode. Most of the end of the episode is footage from The Italian Job.
The film was also the subject of a play, Bill Shakespeare's "The Italian Job", written by Malachi Bogdanov, who used lines from Shakespeare plays to tell the story. It was performed in 2003 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[29]
As part of a celebration of British culture at 2012 Summer Olympics, which were held in Great Britain, a replica of the bus was made and was exhibited balanced on the edge of the roof of The De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea.[30] The famous dialogue and car blowing up scene were shown at the closing ceremony.[31]
In September 2016, NBC and Paramount Television will make a TV series inspired by the original and the remake.[32]
See also[edit]
Players
Heist film
The Italian Bob
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ "Total Film magazine, November 2004". Total Film. Archived from the original on 29 March 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
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Jump up ^ "As If episode 3.12 guide". TV.com. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
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Jump up ^ "Cinema: Britannia Waives the Rules". Time. 19 September 1969. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
Jump up ^ "Citizen Caine: Michael Caine in The Italian Job". Citizencaine.org. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
Jump up ^ "The World's Top Twenty Films." Sunday Times [London, England] 27 Sept. 1970: 27. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. accessed 5 Apr. 2014
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Jump up ^ filmsdefrance.com. "The Italian Job (1969) - Peter Collinson - film review".
Jump up ^ "India to Remake 'The Italian Job'". The Hollywood Reporter. 23 November 2010.
Jump up ^ "Reviews from the 2003 Edinburgh Fringe (20)".
Jump up ^ Tom Goodenough (4 July 2012). "Meet the new Olympic coach". Daily Mail. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
Jump up ^ "London 2012 Olympic Games end with a party". Channel 4. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
Jump up ^ "'The Italian Job' Drama Series Inspired By Movies Set At NBC From Paramount TV". Deadline. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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One Night with the King
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One Night with the King
Movie poster for One Night with the King
Directed by
Michael O. Sajbel
Produced by
Stephan Blinn
Richard J. Cook
Laurie Crouch
Matthew Crouch
Lawrence Mortorff
Written by
Stephan Blinn (screenplay)
Based on
Hadassah: One Night with the King
by Tommy Tenney & Mark Andrew Olsen
Starring
Peter O'Toole
Tiffany Dupont
John Rhys-Davies
Luke Goss
Music by
J. A. C. Redford
Cinematography
Steven Bernstein
Edited by
Gabriella Cristiani
Stephan Blinn
Production
company
Gener8Xion Entertainment
Distributed by
Gener8Xion Entertainment (theatrical)
Fox Faith (home video)
Release date
October 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)
Running time
123 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$20 million
Box office
$13,728,450
One Night with the King is a historical epic film that was released in 2006 in the United States. Based on the novel Hadassah: One Night with the King by Tommy Tenney and Mark Andrew Olsen, One Night with the King is a dramatization of the Biblical story of Esther, who risked her life by approaching the King of Persia to request that he save the Jewish people.
The movie was produced by Matt Crouch and Laurie Crouch of Gener8Xion Entertainment. It was ninth on the list of highest-grossing motion pictures during the week it was released. This film received a 2007 CAMIE Award,[1] as Luke Goss did for his portrayal of King Xerxes.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Modification
3 Production and sales
4 Cast
5 Production
5.1 Promotion
6 Reception
6.1 Box office
6.2 Reviews
7 Classification
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Plot[edit]
The movie is set in Susa, Persia (modern-day Iran). King Xerxes holds a great feast for all the people to attend. Hadassah (the main protagonist) longs to go to Jerusalem to see the Holy Land and prepares to leave with the caravan along with her friend, Jesse. They stop by the King's feast before he goes marching to war to avenge his father’s death. Hadassah and Jesse witness the King summoning Queen Vashti. Queen Vashti was opposed to the war, desiring King Xerxes to enhance his kingdom instead. She holds her own feast in protest to the war. When the king summons her to his own feast, she refuses to come stating, "I am queen, and I will not lower my dignity. Or shame my crown by wearing it before your drunk, and thinly veiled war council". Because of this, King Xerxes is advised to banish her and select a more worthy queen.
All beautiful virgin women in the stronghold of Susa are brought in so Xerxes could leave behind a queen to keep the kingdom unified. Under the command of her foster-father, "Uncle Mordecai" (who was one of the king’s scribes and worked in the palace), Hadassah does not reveal her nationality or family and changes her name to "Esther" (after the Babylonian goddess Ishtar). She is taken in with the rest of the selected women and given cosmetics, perfumes, and treatments under the care of Hegai, the king’s royal eunuch. Through her quick wit, intelligence, and integrity, she becomes Hegai's favorite contestant.
On their night with the king, each contestant is allowed to bring along whatever she wishes from the harem. She goes in the evening and returns in the morning to a second harem to another royal eunuch who is custodian to the concubines. She will not be able to return to the king unless she pleases him and he summons her by name. During their preparation, Hegai discovers Esther can read and listens to her reading to the other contestants. He admires her bravery. Late into the night, he brings her to King Xerxes to read to him. She starts reading from the assigned scroll and then begins telling the love story of Jacob and Rachel (from the Old Testament). He is amused and intrigued and dismisses her, saying she would read to him again. From this interaction, Esther falls in love with the King. When it is Esther's turn for her 'one night with the king', she only wears what Hegai advises. She wins the king's favor by revealing her heart to him. He chooses her and crowns her queen.
Simultaneously, Haman the Agagite is promoted to the highest-ranking official. He has all the king’s servants at the royal gate to kneel before him. Mordecai refuses, declaring he will only kneel before God and the king. He announces himself before Haman to be a son of Abraham, a Jew. Haman, filled with vengeance and hatred, seeks to destroy Mordecai and all his people because centuries earlier, Jews persecuted his forefathers.
Esther discovers the plot and breaks protocol by going before the king unsummoned, risking her life to plead for her people. The king lowers his scepter to her and spares her life out of his love for her. She invites the king and Haman to a banquet and there reveals her nationality and Haman’s plot to kill the Jews. The king, overwhelmed by her revelation, leaves the banquet. Haman then assaults Esther. The king saves her and, in his fury, commands Haman be hanged on the gallows he had erected to hang Mordecai for revenge. After Haman is taken away, the king goes to Esther's side. Esther asks, "What made you come back"? And the king responds with, "I saw the stars". Then King Xerxes kisses Esther, with the camera pulling away from the small temple.
The ending shows Mordecai being made a Prince of Persia, and issuing a royal decree in his own name, with flashbacks of Esther being made Queen, and the crowd of Jews cheering in the streets. The last scenes show the small temple and Mordecai saying, "Thus dictated, I order this decree sent out under the great seal of Mordecai, Prince of Persia, a Jew".
Modification[edit]
The film generally adheres to the main plot of the Biblical version. However, the film adds stylistic elements not present in the Biblical story, as well as depicting several non-Biblical minor characters. The story presents many facets that could have happened rather than strictly sticking to Biblical texts. For example, the build-up to the Biblical story's climax focuses mainly on Haman and his plot to destroy the Jews, whereas Esther is hardly featured until chapter 6. In the film, Esther is featured prominently throughout, and it is Haman who receives very little screen-time until the last third of the film, although his presence is felt throughout.[citation needed]
Production and sales[edit]
The movie’s Premiere Night took place at Mann Bruins Theater in Los Angeles, California. The movie, filmed entirely in the state of Rajasthan, India, was released in theaters on October 13, 2006. During its opening weekend, it earned $4,120,497 in theaters. By the end of its theatrical run, the film had earned $13,395,961 domestically,[2] and $13,728,450 worldwide.
Cast[edit]
Tiffany Dupont as Hadassah/Esther, the main protagonist.
Luke Goss as King Xerxes I of Persia, Esther's love interest and insecure in his new position as king and therefore almost submits to the influence of the Princes of the Face.
John Rhys-Davies as Mordecai, Esther's uncle and father figure.
Omar Sharif as Prince Memucan, one of the few truly loyal Princes of the Face.
Tommy Lister, Jr. as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch, the harem's bodyguard.
Jonah Lotan as Jesse, Esther's close friend who becomes a Eunuch in the Persian palace.
John Noble as Prince Admatha, a scheming Prince of the Face who plots to become king himself.
James Callis as Haman, the Agagite, the film's main antagonist, Haman plans to use his position of power to kill the Jewish inhabitants of Persia. Scenes including Haman and his henchmen in the film make use of imagery associated with Nazism, including swastika-like symbols and torchlit nighttime rallies.
Peter O'Toole as Prophet Samuel
Denzil Smith as Prince Carshena
Jyoti Dogra as Queen of Persia Vashti
Tom Alter as King Saul of Israel
Aditya Bal as Amalekite King Agag
Dilshad Patel as Hannah
Nimrat Kaur as Sarah
Production[edit]
Premiere Night at Mann Bruins Theater in L.A. California
The movie was filmed entirely in the state of Rajasthan, India.[3]
Jeannie Tenney wrote and sang "One Night with the King", which can be heard during the final credits. She was a co-author with her husband, Tommy Tenney (also a producer of the film), of the book upon which the film is based.
Promotion[edit]
The Genius Club[4] from writer/director Tim Chey[5] was also released theatrically in 2006. The film's trailers showed before One Night With The King.[verification needed]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
One Night with the King was released to theaters on October 13, 2006. During its opening weekend, it earned $4,120,497 in theaters. By the end of its theatrical run, the film had received $13,395,961 domestically, with $13,728,450 worldwide.[6] Subsequent DVD sales were strong at $20,688,299, more than making up for production costs.[7] The success of this film encouraged Fox studio executives to approve production of the even more ambitious Exodus: Gods And Kings project.[8]
Reviews[edit]
One Night with the King received a generally negative reception, garnering a 19% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 26 reviews, with a composite average of 4.4 out of 10, with one reviewer, V.A. Musetto of the New York Post, noting that, "The cinematography and sets look great, but the script is a bummer. It's overlong, overwrought and overblown.". By contrast the Rotten Tomatoes audience score was a fairly positive 78%, with an average rating of 3.8/5.[9] The film was awarded four Doves by The Dove Foundation and received the Dove Family-Approved Seal.[10] MovieGuide has also reviewed the film fairly favourably, giving it 3 out of 4 stars, saying that "despite some minor flaws, [it] brings back the biblical epic in an entertaining, inspiring way."[11] The movie has also been endorsed by the American Bible Society.[12]
Classification[edit]
The British Board of Film Classification granted this motion picture a PG certificate, noting that it contained "images of moderate battle violence".[13]
In the US, One Night With The King is also rated PG by the MPAA for violence, some sensuality and thematic elements.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
Esther and the King (1960 film)
Esther (1999 film)
The Book of Esther (2013 film)
List of historical drama films
Book of Esther
Esther
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/One-Night-with-the-King#tab=box-office
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Jump up ^ "One Night With The King (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
Jump up ^ "One Night with the King". The Dove Foundation. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
Jump up ^ One Night with the King - MovieGuide Review
Jump up ^ Mathews, Jack; Elizabeth Weitzman (October 13, 2006). "King-Size Story". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
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External links[edit]
One Night with the King
One Night with the King on IMDb
One Night with the King at the TCM Movie Database
One Night With the King at Rotten Tomatoes
One Night with the King at Box Office Mojo
One Night with the King at AllMovie
Grace-Centered Magazine Christian Movie Review
One Night With the King MovieGuide Review
Financial data from Yahoo!
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OVO Sound
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OVO Sound
Parent company
Warner Bros. Records
Founded
2012 (2012)
Founder
Drake
40
Oliver El-Khatib
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Records (U.S.)
WEA International (Worldwide)
Genre
R&B
Country of origin
Canada
Location
Toronto, Ontario
Official website
www.ovosound.com
OVO Sound is a Toronto-based Canadian record label founded by hip hop artist Drake, his manager Oliver El-Khatib, and long-time producer Noah "40" Shebib in 2012.[1] It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Warner Music Group's Warner Bros. Records.
The label has nine acts signed including Drake himself. PARTYNEXTDOOR became the first signing in April 2013, followed by Majid Jordan in August 2013. Lifelong friend OB O'Brien joined in early 2014, and iLoveMakonnen became the first non-Canadian signing in September 2014. He became the first artist to leave OVO Sound in April 2016 to work solely with Warner Bros. Records. Drake added Roy Woods as the sixth artist in July 2015 and dvsn as the seventh in February 2016. Plaza and Baka Not Nice were both added as the most recent signings in June 2017.
OVO Sound also has in-house producers 40, Boi-1da, T-Minus, Mike Zombie, Nineteen85, Future the Prince and OG Ron C. Unlock The Underground, a collective found by Roy Woods, is featured under the OVO Sound crew.
Co-founder Oliver El-Khatib hosts OVO Sound Radio, a bi-weekly show on Apple Music's Beats 1. Season 1 ran for 57 episodes from July 2015 to December 2017, and returned for Season 2 in March 2018.
Contents
[hide]
1 History
2 Roster
2.1 Current acts
2.2 Former acts
2.3 In-house producers
3 OVO committee
3.1 OVO Fest
3.1.1 Lineups
3.2 OVO Sound Radio
3.3 OVO Clothing
4 Discography
4.1 Studio albums
4.2 Mixtapes
4.3 EPs
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
Co-founder Drake
The label's roots can be traced back to 2006, where Drake's first official mixtape, Room for Improvement, was released under the unofficial record label, "All Things Fresh," which eventually became "October's Very Own." This was due to Drake's standing as an unsigned artist at the time, with subsequent releases published under the "October's Very Own" moniker. Drake would then raise the profile of the label by prominently featuring OVO throughout his music, regularly mentioning the label in songs, on stage as well as the distribution of OVO merchandise.
The record label was then officially founded in 2012, by Drake and long-time producer, Noah "40" Shebib, showing to the huge success of Drake's third studio album Nothing Was the Same. According to Billboard, Drake shortly signed a partnership deal with Warner Bros. Records with the label, in a deal similar to Rick Ross' to the record company. As Ross is signed as a solo artist to Epic, the artists on Ross' Maybach Music Group label are signed to Atlantic Records, former partners with Warner. Drake will still be signed as a solo artist to Republic Records through Young Money/Cash Money, but the artists he signs to OVO Sound will have their content distributed through Warner.[2][3]
Upon founding the label in 2012, Drake and 40 signed frequent collaborators Boi-1da, T-Minus, and later Mike Zombie (thus far the only signee to come outside of Canada) to the label as in-house producers.[4] In April 2013, it was reported that Drake was close to signing the label's first recording artist, PARTYNEXTDOOR, which he ended up revealing shortly thereafter.[5] In August 2013, Drake announced that he signed Toronto music duo Majid Jordan to OvO Sound.[6] OB O'Brien and iLoveMakonnen would soon sign in 2014, with the latter being the first non-Canadian act and second non-Canadian signee next to Mike Zombie. Makonnen would eventually leave OVO Sound in April 2016, wishing to pursue interest in sticking solely with Warner. Canadian rap artist Roy Woods, and R&B duo dvsn soon joined the label in 2015 and 2016, releasing an EP and studio album respectively. Plaza was announced as a new signing on OVO Sound Radio in 2017, followed by Baka Not Nice.[7][8][9][10]
Roster[edit]
Current acts[edit]
Act
Year
Releases
Drake 2012 5
PartyNextDoor 2013 5
OB O'Brien 2014 0
Majid Jordan 2013 2
Roy Woods 2015 4
dvsn 2016 2
Plaza 2017 1
Baka Not Nice 2017 0
Former acts[edit]
Act
Year
Releases
iLoveMakonnen 2014–2016 4
In-house producers[edit]
Act
Year
40 2012
Boi-1da[11] 2012
T-Minus[12] 2012
Mike Zombie[13][14][15] 2013
Nineteen85 2013
Future the Prince[16] 2015
OVO committee[edit]
OVO Fest[edit]
OVO Fest is an annual concert hosted by Drake in Toronto that began in 2010.[17] It is held at the Budweiser Stage, known as the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre until 2017, on the Civic Holiday weekend – which coincides with the Caribana festival.[18] OVO Fest is notable for the special guests that perform at the concert. Multi-platinum artists such as Eminem, Jay Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Nas are frequent performers, as well as artists who used the concert as a platform to gain future success, including J. Cole, The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky and Cardi B.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Lineups[edit]
Year
Performing Artists
Ref
2010 OVO Drake [28]
Other Bun B, Eminem, Fabolous, Francis and the Lights, Jay-Z, Kardinal Offishall, P. Reign, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy
2011 OVO Drake [29]
Other J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Nas, Rick Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Weeknd
2012 OVO Drake [30]
Other 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, French Montana, Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, The Weeknd, Waka Flocka Flame
2013 OVO Drake [31]
Other A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Diddy, French Montana, J. Cole, James Blake, Kanye West, Lil Mama, Lil Wayne, Mase, Miguel, The Weeknd, TLC, Wale [a]
2014 OVO Drake, Majid Jordan, OB O'Brien, PARTYNEXTDOOR [32]
Other 50 Cent, DJ Khaled, G-Unit, J. Cole, Jhené Aiko, Lauryn Hill, Outkast, Tinashe, Trey Songz, Usher, YG
2015 OVO Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR [33]
Other Big Sean, Future, J. Cole, Jeremih, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Travis Scott, YG
2016 OVO Baka Not Nice, Drake, dvsn, Roy Woods [34]
Other French Montana, Future, Kanye West, Machel Montano, Popcaan, Rihanna, Sean Paul [b]
2017 OVO Baka Not Nice, Drake, dvsn, Majid Jordan, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Roy Woods [35]
Other Bunji Garlin, Cardi B, Charly Black, French Montana, Kranium, Machel Montano, Migos, Nelly, Playboi Carti, Rae Sremmurd, The Weeknd, Tory Lanez, Travis Scott, Ultimate Rejects
Kranium performing at 2016 OVO Fest
OVO Sound Radio[edit]
OVO Sound Radio is a radio program that airs on Beats 1, fortnightly on Saturdays. The show primarily airs newer material, with at least one song premiering in each broadcast. The show's initial airing was on July 11, 2015, and it was hosted by Drake and Oliver El-Khatib. The show is notable for debuting hit Drake singles, such as platinum-selling Hotline Bling, Grammy nominated Back to Back, and chart-topping One Dance.
OVO Clothing[edit]
OVO Clothing was launched in 2011.[36] The series of clothing began with a series of collaborations between Roots Canada and OVO, which produced several parkas, jackets and other collaborations. In 2013, merchandise for the OVO figurehead included collaborations with the Toronto Raptors, which coincided with Drake becoming the franchise's Global Ambassador. OVO has since morphed into a clothing line in itself, releasing a slew of clothes during every season of the year. T-shirts, sweatshirts, varsity jackets, baseball hats, and knit beanies are seasonal installations. OVO Clothing oversaw the opening of a flagship store for the brand's clothing in downtown Toronto, opening in December 6, 2014. Exactly a year after the opening in Toronto, OVO stores expanded to the United States, opening a flagship store in Los Angeles, California. Its New York store opened in December 2016 on Bond Street. Other collaborations with OVO have included Canada Goose, and Air Jordan.
Its pre-2016 collection was composed of basketball shorts, OVO jerseys, track jackets, and baggy hoodies.[37]
Discography[edit]
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Studio albums[edit]
Artist
Album
Details
Drake Nothing Was the Same
Released: September 24, 2013
Chart positions: #1 U.S.
RIAA certification: 3x Platinum
PARTYNEXTDOOR PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO
Released: July 28, 2014
Chart positions: #15 U.S.
RIAA certification: uncertified
Majid Jordan Majid Jordan
Released: February 5, 2016
Chart positions: #69 U.S.
RIAA certification: uncertified
dvsn Sept. 5th
Released: March 27, 2016
Chart positions: #133 U.S.
RIAA certification: uncertified
PARTYNEXTDOOR PARTYNEXTDOOR 3
Released: August 12, 2016
Chart positions: #3 U.S.
RIAA certification: uncertified
dvsn Morning After
Released: October 13, 2017
Chart positions: #38 U.S.
RIAA certification: uncertified
Majid Jordan The Space Between
Released: October 27, 2017
Chart positions: #74 U.S.
RIAA certification: uncertified
Roy Woods Say Less
Released: December 1, 2017
Chart positions: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
Mixtapes[edit]
Artist
Mixtape
Details
Drake If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Released: February 13, 2015
Chart positions: #1 U.S.
RIAA certification: 2× Platinum
iLoveMakonnen Drink More Water 5
Released: March 31, 2015
Chart positions: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
Drake & Future What a Time to Be Alive
Released: September 20, 2015
Chart positions: #1 U.S.
RIAA certification: Platinum
iLoveMakonnen & Rich The Kid[38] Whip It
Released: November 26, 2015
Chart positions: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
Roy Woods Waking at Dawn
Released: July 1, 2016
Chart positions: #127 U.S.
RIAA certification: uncertified
Drake More Life
Released: March 18, 2017
Chart position: #1 U.S.
RIAA certification: Gold
EPs[edit]
Artist
Mixtape
Details
PARTYNEXTDOOR PARTYNEXTDOOR
Released: July 1, 2013
Chart position: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
Majid Jordan A Place Like This
Released: July 17, 2014
Chart position: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
PARTYNEXTDOOR COLOURS
Released: December 3, 2014
Chart position: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
iLoveMakonnen iLoveMakonnen
Released: December 15, 2014
Chart position: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
Roy Woods Exis
Released: July 31, 2015
Chart position: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
iLoveMakonnen iLoveMakonnen 2
Released: November 20, 2015
Chart position: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
Roy Woods Nocturnal
Released: December 21, 2016
Chart position: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
PARTYNEXTDOOR COLOURS 2
Released: June 2, 2017
Chart position: #56 U.S.
RIAA certification: uncertified
PLAZA SHADOW
Released: June 10, 2017
Chart position: uncharted
RIAA certification: uncertified
PARTYNEXTDOOR Seven Days
Released: September 28, 2017
Chart position: #82 U.S.
RIAA certification: uncertified
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