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[Alex Zamudio]

I have Stoner on DVD ( a cool 70's martial Arts movie, kind of Low Budget, but entertaining) and Universal Soldier on VHS (an interesting movie, but the quality of the audio in my print (it is of original release) is very bad, can hardly understand what they are saying...

and of course OHMSS.

[right idea, wrong pussy]

I've seen On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Gettysburg for Lazenby. I think that's all.

Likewise here. And while Gettysburg is an excellant film (though I'm a little biased as a huge American Civil War buff) Lazenby's role in the film is minor indeed. He plays the Confederate division commander General Pettigrew, and on the third day of the battle he is one of the commanders who is going to be involved in Pickett's Charge, so General Longstreet (Tom Berenger) "briefs" him and the other division commanders. Lazenby is wearing a fake mustache or beard, or both, so he's unrecognizable. He also says next to nothing. One character says to the other, "And of course you know General Pettigrew" and PERHAPS Lazenby says some brief greeting (don't remember). That's it, and he's never seen again. Lazenby must have really needed the money to "star" in such a minor role. I wouldn't have known it was him if I didn't frequent imdb.com

To be honest, other than OHMSS, Lazenby has never been involved in anything of note other than Gettysburg, Kentucky Fried Movie, and the U.N.C.L.E. return special. Unless you're a martial arts film buff or watched the Emmanuelle films in their period of early 1990's decay, you wouldn't see him much save by accident.

By the way, wasn't Lazenby's role in the Emmanuelle's just that of the guy Emmanuelle tells her stories to (i.e., he isn't in on any of the "action")? Haven't seen them myself, so I really don't know (no REALLY! I swear! . )

[Athena007]

... Gettysburg is an excellent film (though I'm a little biased as a huge American Civil War buff)...

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[quote name='Athena007' date='3 December 2004 - 02:31'][quote name='right idea' date=' wrong pussy,2 December 2004 - 21:38']... Gettysburg is an excellent film (though I'm a little biased as a huge American Civil War buff)...[/quote]
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while Gettysburg is an excellant film (though I'm a little biased as a huge American Civil War buff) Lazenby's role in the film is minor indeed. He plays the Confederate division commander General Pettigrew, and on the third day of the battle he is one of the commanders who is going to be involved in Pickett's Charge, so General Longstreet (Tom Berenger) "briefs" him and the other division commanders. Lazenby is wearing a fake mustache or beard, or both, so he's unrecognizable. He also says next to nothing. One character says to the other, "And of course you know General Pettigrew" and PERHAPS Lazenby says some brief greeting (don't remember). That's it, and he's never seen again. Lazenby must have really needed the money to "star" in such a minor role. I wouldn't have known it was him if I didn't frequent imdb.com

Having looked over my DVD of Gettysburg again, I have to amend my above-referenced post. In the scene I am referring to, Lazenby DOES have a few lines. I must say that the voice is recognizably his (unlike "Hilly" in OHMSS) but he does a quite servicable North Carolinian aristocrat's accent. He doesn't make the mistake so many actors do of making every Southern accent sound like an Ozark hillbilly. Also, his beard, unlike Martin Sheen's and Tom Berenger's, is real, and you can just make out the familiar lines of his face underneath it.

His part actually has a note of humor about it. Not worth picking up if you have no interest in American history or war movies in general, but if you are or have the DVD, put it on side 2 around track 10 or 11 (if my memory serves me right) and have a little Bondian treat in the midst of the Civil War!

[Get_MOOre7]

I believe I remember seeing Gettysburg on TV years ago. I think Lazenby's role was something like 5 minutes or so. Wasn't a small role really, just one of a many in an ensemble.


The only Lazenby films that I can remember seeing would be of course On Her Majesty's Secret Service, then Gettysburg which I did see on television, The Kentucky Fried Movie, and Lazenby's three Hong Kong films.

I do think that I may have seen the film Universal Soldier whn it came out, but I am having a difficulty remembering exactly. I remember there was a film with Lazenby that caused a lot of controversy back around the early 70's, a British film I believe. This might be the same film.


From what I remember back in the late 70's after Lazenby made The Kentucky Fried Movie, my memory seems to be that the last film he made before this was a movie called Kill Factor, which I remember was in Hong Kong playing at the time I was there: he basically retired from acting and went into business, real estate, and investments. I remember reading something about him moving to Hawaii and that he opened a chain of restaurants somewhere. He did some tv interview around that time from a 600 acre ranch that he had bought in Southern California. He basically was a great buisness man, got amazingly rich, and didn't need to act anymore.

He also gave an interview where he attacked Hollywood and told them off, and said he was done with acting because of how weird and odd actors and directors were. I think the SAG might have removed him from its membership after that. I do remember Sean Connery doing a tv interview back then saying Lazenby was right and that people should stop lambasting him for his decison and comments.


Pretty much after that I think Lazenby just appeared in minor things here and there as favors when someone wanted him to do something. But I do remember him saying back in the 70's that he would never do anything with Bond ever unless he got paid.

Edited by Get_MOOre7, 19 December 2004 - 08:32 PM.