FILM

VESPA V FILMIH

  • Absolute Beginners – Directed by Julien Temple, starring David Bowie and Patsy Kensit
  • American Graffiti – Directed by George Lucas, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard and Harrison Ford. The character Toad crashes it into a vending machine in the opening minutes.
  • American Pie – Directed by Paul Weitz, starring Mena Suvari. Ridden by Paul Finch
  • An American in Paris – Directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Gene Kelly
  • Alfie – both the original with Michael Caine and the re-make with Jude Law
  • Austin Powers – Directed by Jay Roach, starring Mike Myers and Elizabeth Hurley
  • Avanti! – Directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills-Both the Vespa and Ape are in this film
  • Barcelona – Directed by Whit Stillman, starring Taylor Nichols and Chris Eigeman-They are seen throughout the film on the street, and most notably one of the tradeshow girls is riding one
  • Bob the Butler – Ridden by Bob
  • Bourne Ultimatum, The – Directed by Paul Greengrass, starring Matt Damon and Julia Stiles-A Vespa is used for transportation around Tangier, Morocco by a CIA-contracted asset. It is later used to deliver a bomb
  • Caro diario and Palombella rossa – Directed by and starring Nanni Moretti
  • Chak De India – Shahrukh Khan – Coach of Indian Women’s hockey Team
  • Chasing Liberty – Ben Calder (played by Matthew Goode) rode around Prague with Mandy Moore.
  • The Conversation – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Gene Hackman and Harrison Ford
  • The Darjeeling Limited – Directed by Wes Anderson, starring Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Adrien Brody-Vespa Ape
  • Dick Smart, Agent 2007 – features a flying and submersible Vespa, termed by the factory as the Vespa Alpha
  • Encino Man – Ridden by Stoney
  • Europa di notte (Europe by Night) – Directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Domenico Modugno
  • Jessica – Ridden by Angie Dickenson’s character
  • L’avventura – Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring Gabriele Ferzetti and Monica Vitti
  • La dolce vita – Directed by Federico Fellini, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg
  • Le Notti di Cabiria (The Nights of Cabiria) – Directed by Federico Fellini, starring Giulietta Masina-Two Vespa faro basso models are featured in a key scene
  • Lizzie McGuire – Hilary Duff’s character Lizzie rode one with Paolo in Rome in The Lizzie McGuire Movie
  • The Happy Road – Directed by and starring Gene Kelly
  • Il Bidone (The Swindle) – Directed by Federico Fellini, starring Broderick Crawford and Giulietta Masini
  • The Interpreter – starring Nicole Kidman
  • Of Love and Shadows – Directed by Betty Kaplan, starring Antonio Banderas and Jennifer Connelly
  • Over the Hedge Ridden by the pizza deliverer.
  • Professor Nachtfalter – Directed by Rolf Meyer and starring Johannes Heesters and Gisela Schmidting, it was the first movie to feature the Vespa
  • Quadrophenia – Directed by Franc Roddam: musical with songs by The Who, starring Sting
  • Revenge of the Pink Panther – with Peter Sellers
  • Roman Holiday – with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn
  • Rome Adventure/Lovers Must Learn- Directed by Delmer Daves, starring Troy Donahue, Angie Dickinson and Suzanne Pleshette
  • Runaway Jury – Rachel Weisz character Marlee rides an ET4
  • The Russian Dolls – Cédric Klapisch, starring Romain Duris.
  • The Spy Who Loved Me – Ridden by Vivienne Michel
  • Saved! – staring Mandy Moore and Mary Louise Parker. Ridden by Patrick.
  • Saving Silverman – Ridden by Darren Silverman
  • Spaceballs – the character Princess Vespa of Druidia is named after the Vespa scooter
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley – Starring Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow The World of Suzie Wong – Directed by Richard Quine, starring William Holden and Nancy Kwan
  • Transformers (film) – Directed by Michael Bay, starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox – Vespa’s USA webpage is running a contest to win a Vespa like the one in Transformers (film)