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[DLibrasnow]

Caught part of the documentary "James Bond Girls Are Forever" on AMC as I was getting ready for work this morning.
During the interview with Jill St John she made the claim (in an offhand manner) that she was in that car during the infamous two-wheel stunt in DAF....who is she trying to kid?

Did anyone else catch this?

[Tarl_Cabot]

I thought *you* were in the car! :mad:

No I didn't see it...sounds good though. Maybe she was...laws were lax then...

[DLibrasnow]

Well really it was quite a tame stunt -- perhaps she was!!??

[ChandlerBing]

Well, supposedly, in just the film before that, Diana Rigg did a lot of her own driving on the ice in the Cougar.

[DLibrasnow]

That was a lot more dangerous....wow, well I always knew there was more to Diana Rigg than met the eye!

[DLibrasnow]

This has me wondering....do other CBNers know of any other Bond girls who went beyond the call of duty in completing a Bond movie!!??

[Moore Not Less]

How about Britt Ekland in The Man With The Golden Gun? Running around in a bikini with all those explosions going off was a pretty brave thing to do, was it not?

[Jaelle]

Originally posted by Moore Not Less
How about Britt Ekland in The Man With The Golden Gun? Running around in a bikini with all those explosions going off was a pretty brave thing to do, was it not?

Other than Michelle Yeoh?

It was reported in the 80s that Maryam D'Abo did a lot of her own stunts and she does describe what it felt like guiding that cello case, driving the jeep and punching out the Russian soldier, riding the horse and falling on the ground, falling several feet onto a cushion into Tim's arms, etc.

Also, I think Octopussy had a lot of women doing some of their stunts. Kristina Wayborn was a serious athlete and insisted on doing that balcony drop (one of my favorite scenes in any Bond film) along with other action scenes.

[Tarl_Cabot]

Maryam D'Abo "

You must hate her!

[DLibrasnow]

Originally posted by Jaelle


Other than Michelle Yeoh?

It was reported in the 80s that Maryam D'Abo did a lot of her own stunts and she does describe what it felt like guiding that cello case, driving the jeep and punching out the Russian soldier, riding the horse and falling on the ground, falling several feet onto a cushion into Tim's arms, etc.

Also, I think Octopussy had a lot of women doing some of their stunts.  Kristina Wayborn was a serious athlete and insisted on doing that balcony drop (one of my favorite scenes in any Bond film) along with other action scenes.

You are correct on both accounts Jaelle... Maryam D'Abo does describe the sheer terror she was feeling on that cello case and if it had not been for a member of the crew diving and catching the cello case it all could have ended very nastily indeed.

[Righty007]

I believe that Jill St. John was in that car when it was on two wheels. They probably had the car stable so that people could be inside without the risk of the car being fliped over or soemthing. BTW, I hate Maryam D'Abo...

[DLibrasnow]

Why do you hate Maryam D'Abo???
If you had seen her pictorial in Playboy I doubt you would hate her!!

[Pussfeller]

Yeah, D'Abo isn't all that annoying. Better than that soap carving Talisa Soto.

[Righty007]

Originally posted by DLibrasnow
Why do you hate Maryam D'Abo???
If you had seen her pictorial in Playboy I doubt you would hate her!!

I don't really hate her as much as I hate her character Kara Milovy.

[DLibrasnow]

Originally posted by Pussfeller
Yeah, D'Abo isn't all that annoying. Better than that soap carving Talisa Soto.

Yeah, I would agree with this.

[ChandlerBing]

I saw her in this movie called Tropical Heat with one of the guys from Top Gun. She's not that much to sneeze at, guys.

[Jaelle]

Originally posted by DLibrasnow
You are correct on both accounts Jaelle... Maryam D'Abo does describe the sheer terror she was feeling on that cello case and if it had not been for a member of the crew diving and catching the cello case it all could have ended very nastily indeed.

She was the one responsible for guiding the case, and Tim being heavier than her, and she was so slight, it was very hard for her to do. It kept veering to the side and stopping and sliding on the snow.

[Jaelle]

Originally posted by Tarl_Cabot
Maryam D'Abo "
You must hate her!

Sure I hate her....and Carey Lowell and Talisa Soto and Fran Drescher and Sela Ward and Sharon Whitt and Ornella Mutti and Zelah Clarke and Marg Helgenberger and Vanessa Redgrave and Stephanie Powers and Penelope Cruz and Lynn Redgrave and Anna Calder Marshall and Jennifer Connelly and Leonora Varela and Joanne Whalley Kilmer.... I hate them all!!!

[Simon]

Originally posted by Righty007
I don't really hate her as much as I hate her character Kara Milovy.

Hmm, careful fella.

Can we say we don't so much hate Chris Wright as we do Righty007? I feel you would have something to say about that.

[Simon]

Originally posted by DLibrasnow

During the interview with Jill St John she made the claim (in an offhand manner) that she was in that car during the infamous two-wheel stunt in DAF....who is she trying to kid?

Let's hope she didn't mean the moment when the car moved from its two right wheels to its two left ones!

[DLibrasnow]

Originally posted by Jaelle


She was the one responsible for guiding the case, and Tim being heavier than her, and she was so slight, it was very hard for her to do.  It kept veering to the side and stopping and sliding on the snow.

Yes, and in one of the documentaries it is mentioned that they lost total control of the case and a crew member had to dive and catch the case in one instance because it was about to head down a particulartly precarious slope.

[Moore Not Less]

Originally posted by Jaelle


Sure I hate her....and Carey Lowell and Talisa Soto and Fran Drescher and Sela Ward and Sharon Whitt and Ornella Mutti and Zelah Clarke and Marg Helgenberger and Vanessa Redgrave and Stephanie Powers and Penelope Cruz and Lynn Redgrave and Anna Calder Marshall and Jennifer Connelly and Leonora Varela and Joanne Whalley Kilmer....  I hate them all!!!  

Envy: Bitter contemplation of another's success.
Jealous: Watchfully tenacious, suspicious, resentful, of rivalry in success.
Timothy Dalton: Messiah, demigod, man of great deeds, person of extreme courage.
Stalker: Jaelle

[Jaelle]

Originally posted by Moore Not Less
Envy: Bitter contemplation of another's success.
Jealous: Watchfully tenacious, suspicious, resentful, of rivalry in success.
Timothy Dalton: Messiah, demigod, man of great deeds, person of extreme courage.
Stalker: Jaelle

I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

(Rotten, MNL, you're just rotten!)

[CommanderBond]

bunch of **** she couldnt have been in the car when it tilted

[Righty007]

Originally posted by CommanderBond
bunch of **** she couldnt have been in the car when it tilted

Why don't you believe her? To lie about something like that would be so stupid. Like I said before, they probably had the car stable so that people could be inside without the risk of the car being fliped over or soemthing.

[Moore Not Less]

Originally posted by Jaelle



I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.  

(Rotten, MNL, you're just rotten!)

Sorry, Jaelle. It was mean't to be a joke, but it's clearly backfired. It was basically mean't to convey that you are jealous of all the women who have got close to Timothy Dalton and you would get your revenge one way or another.

My sense of humour gets the better of me sometimes. I hope you are not too upset with me.

[Jaelle]

Originally posted by Moore Not Less
Sorry, Jaelle. It was mean't to be a joke, but it's clearly backfired. It was basically mean't to convey that you are jealous of all the women who have got close to Timothy Dalton and you would get your revenge one way or another.  
My sense of humour gets the better of me sometimes. I hope you are not too upset with me.

Oh dear, I guess MY sense of humor didn't show thru enuf! I was *joking* with you, MNL. I didn't take your post seriously, I thought it was very funny. You know how I feel about you! You're a huggable English gentleman, like I said before.

[Moore Not Less]

Originally posted by Jaelle


Oh dear, I guess MY sense of humor didn't show thru enuf!  I was *joking* with you, MNL.  I didn't take your post seriously, I thought it was very funny.  You know how I feel about you!  You're a huggable English gentleman, like I said before.  

I nice hug from you Jaelle seems like heaven to me. I am relieved and thankful that I did not upset you. I have been called many things in my time, but I have never been called an English gentleman. Cheers!

[DLibrasnow]

Originally posted by CommanderBond
bunch of **** she couldnt have been in the car when it tilted

I agree with you CommanderBond...but why would she lie about it?!

[Righty007]

She wouldn't lie about it because lying about something so small and insignificant like that would be so stupid and pointless.