It is one of the most iconic movie cliffhangers in history , with Michael Caine and his gang of gold robbers perched precariously on a mountain top . Now , an art installation in Hong Kong has replicated the famous finale to 'The Italian Job ' and balanced a full-sized replica coach on the luxury Peninsula Hotel . The eye-catching display is called 'Hang On a Minute Lads , I 've Got a Great Idea ' and is by British artist Richard Wilson . Iconic : Perched on the edge of The Peninsula 's seventh floor Sun Terrace , the work features a replica of a twin-axel Harrington Legionnaire coach from the classic 1969 British heist caper . Famous : The eye-catching display is called 'Hang On a Minute Lads , I 've Got a Great Idea ' and is by British artist Richard Wilson . Perched on the edge of The Peninsula 's seventh floor Sun Terrace , the work features a replica of a twin-axel Harrington Legionnaire coach from the classic 1969 British heist caper . The artwork is part of The Peninsula 's new collaboration the Royal Academy of Arts . The famous movie scene sees the coach dangling delicately over an Alpine ravine , after a gang of British robbers – led by Michael Caine 's character Charlie Croker – have to choose between saving themselves or risking all to retrieve the gold they have stolen from Turin . But each move they make towards the rear of the coach to reach their loot , pushes the vehicle closer to the edge . The film ends with the famous words from Croker : 'Hang on a minute , lads – I 've got a great idea . ' Collaboration : The artwork is part of the luxury Peninsula 's new collaboration the Royal Academy of Arts . On the brink : The famous final scene from the 1969 film The Italian Job when Michael Caine utters the line : 'Hang on a minute , lads - I 've got a great idea ' Tense : The famous movie finale sees Caine 's character Charlie Croker inching towards the gold . Three years ago , the work was featured on the roof of the De La Warr Pavilion , in Bexhill , Surrey , as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad . Mr Wilson recently told TimeOut Hong Kong : 'What 's always extraordinary for me is the notion of the selfie . ' '' Hang On A Minute ... '' went around the world instantly as soon as it was launched because people wanted to stand under it . 'The town mayor sent me a letter and said it 's an absolutely fabulous piece but also sent me a parking fine . It just seemed to gel people together . 'And I think that 's similar to what 's going to happen in Kowloon , where one will be on the boardwalk along the river , taking the view in , and then look up outside the hotel . It 's going to be a crowd-puller . '
Tense scene of iconic movie finale has been replicated on Peninsula Hotel . Full-size coach is part of eye-catching artwork by Hong Kong 's Richard Wilson . Called 'Hang On a Minute Lads , I 've Got a Great Idea ' after famous film line .