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THE LAZENBY/BRUCE LEE CONNECTION...Bigger than I'd realized.

Wikipedia and IMDb differ on whether the two planned to make 3 or 4 films together. Either way, the collaboration would have rocked. Lee wanted Laz because he'd played Bond and Laz believed partnering with Lee would help raise from his career downslide. He signed on at $10,000 US per film.

Sony Chiba was also on board for the first, "The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss". But he learned at almost the moment his plane landed that Bruce Lee had died. He managed to bow out while Laz was contracted to do three films: The Shrine....(aka Stoner), The Man From Hong Kong and A Queen's Ransom. All were cheaply made, now that Lee was gone, and not released in th U.S.

The original marketing plan for the first: "It's Lee. It's Lazenby. It's Bruce vs. Bond."

The Shrine...was meant to be the biggest budgeted martial arts film of all time, with international release.

Ah, what might have been!

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SHOW YOU THE MONEY? THEY DID, SEAN. (Source: The Express, Nov. 19, 1996, article by Paul Callan)

On Cubby Broccoli's funeral:

"Sadly...Connery was absent from Sunday's proceedings. He is in Canada but did not even respond with a short, filmed tribute to the man who had wrenched him from screen obscurity...

"Connery had a deep resentment of what he considered to be the Bond film-makers' meanness. It has been estimated, conservatively, that in 1981 the Connery-Bond earnings were around $260 million. But it was highly unlikely that the actor, who brought the character alive on the screen, would have netted even a 50th of that.

"...Essentially Connery was James Bond. Yet Connery seems to have forgotten that without Broccoli's determination and ability to cajole those who opposed him, there could have been a different actor playing the plum role."

And Broccoli did persevere. Resistance from the gray-suited money men was, initially, so fierce that he sent a worried cable from New York to Harry Saltzmasn:

"NEW YORK DID NOT CARE FOR CONNERY. STOP. FEELS WE CAN DO BETTER. STOP. CUBBY."

Still, Cubby championed Connery. And the rest is history--including Sean's disgraceful failure to attend the funeral.

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The really burning question about DAF: Hats off to "craigjclark" for posting this on Todd Alcott's site. A virgin question for Virgin Bond:

"From what I can recall, during the fight scene at the very end Mr. Kidd catches on fire--so quite literally, he becomes a flaming homosexual. I wonder if that was the screenwriter's idea of a joke..."

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Did you know....? (source: www.didyouknow)


"In the first 21 movies, Bond has 20 martinis, 5 of which he orders himself but two of those he never receives. The rest are prepared and brought to him. More surprisingly, in his 7 appearances as Bond, Sean Connery utters the phrase 'shaken, not stirred' only once, in Goldfinger.

"In the first 20 movies, Bond is told 33 times that he will die, and he makes love 79 times. Of the 58 Bond girls, 29 were brunettes, 25 blondes, and 4 redheads. Women moaned 'Oh, James!' 16 times."

Jesus, what a studmuffin.

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Did you know....? (source: www.didyouknow)


"In the first 21 movies, Bond has 20 martinis, 5 of which he orders himself but two of those he never receives. The rest are prepared and brought to him. More surprisingly, in his 7 appearances as Bond, Sean Connery utters the phrase 'shaken, not stirred' only once, in Goldfinger.

"In the first 20 movies, Bond is told 33 times that he will die, and he makes love 79 times. Of the 58 Bond girls, 29 were brunettes, 25 blondes, and 4 redheads. Women moaned 'Oh, James!' 16 times."

Jesus, what a studmuffin.

I might be wrong here, but doesn't Henderson offer SC a martini in YOLT that is "stirred not shaken, am I correct?" And SC politely accepts without correcting him in classic "no, just milk, no sugar" style.

If I'm correct, I need to be instantly transported to Judo's editing thread, where either SC can correct him, or Henderson can be re-dubbed.

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Did you know....? (source: www.didyouknow)


"In the first 21 movies, Bond has 20 martinis, 5 of which he orders himself but two of those he never receives. The rest are prepared and brought to him. More surprisingly, in his 7 appearances as Bond, Sean Connery utters the phrase 'shaken, not stirred' only once, in Goldfinger.

"In the first 20 movies, Bond is told 33 times that he will die, and he makes love 79 times. Of the 58 Bond girls, 29 were brunettes, 25 blondes, and 4 redheads. Women moaned 'Oh, James!' 16 times."

Jesus, what a studmuffin.

I might be wrong here, but doesn't Henderson offer SC a martini in YOLT that is "stirred not shaken, am I correct?" And SC politely accepts without correcting him in classic "no, just milk, no sugar" style.If I'm correct, I need to be instantly transported to Judo's editing thread, where either SC can correct him, or Henderson can be re-dubbed.

I remember that scene now, Plank. Thanks. But so far the entry would still seem to stand since Connery himself didn't utter the phrase. Now you've got me going though and I'd simply love to how many times other Bonds used the phrase vs. how many times it was said by other actors!

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With a big ol' stetson and a pair of chaps, too?

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I have not contributed anything of substance to this thread since the first page (a post which I still feel is under acknowledged), and I feel absolutely terrible about it. I still have nothing of real interest, and so I resort to hacking up my Bondlung to discharge any little glob that might qualify.

The song “Brian Wilson” by Bare Naked Ladies is concluded with a bass guitar solo. Incidentally, this solo section is set upon an underlying part that is identical in rhythm and progression to that of the Barry Bond theme.
The "do

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[quote name='Judo chop' post='737623' date='11 May 2007 - 17:23']I have not contributed anything of substance to this thread since the first page (a post which I still feel is under acknowledged), and I feel absolutely terrible about it. I still have nothing of real interest, and so I resort to hacking up my Bondlung to discharge any little glob that might qualify.

The song

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Oh yes... I know YOU did Dodge. That's all that keeps me from shriveling up into a Harlow monkey version of myself, quivering in some obscure corner of a Great Quote Conversation thread.

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A little light Lazenby news. (Source: wikipedia)

Laz served as a military unarmed combat instructor in the Australian Army Special Forces before moving to Londin in 1964.

"By 1968, he was the highest-paid model in the world (reportedly, in 1967, he made 40,000 pounnds directly from modeling, and 60,000 pounds from commercials and product endorsements--equivalent to more than one million pounds in 2004); he was also the European Marlboro Man."


Note: moved from post above, where it was entered in error. Sorry, all.

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I feel so inadequate! I have absolutely nothing to offer .

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I feel so inadequate! I have absolutely nothing to offer .

You could talk about Roger Moore

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But given my feelings about Roger, that wouldn't be very virginal...

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Heads up on 'Brenda Starr'. (combined sources: IMdB and DVD and Video Guide). Tim Dalton's said to have completed filming BS two just days before starting TLD. Filmed in 1986, it wasn't released till 1992. The DVD guide rates it as a total turkey. IMdb gives it a guarded thumbs up as pure mindless entertainment--but gives a rousing endorsement of Dalton's performance. May be worth a look.

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Heads up on 'Brenda Starr'. (combined sources: IMdB and DVD and Video Guide). Tim Dalton's said to have completed filming BS two just days before starting TLD. Filmed in 1986, it wasn't released till 1992. The DVD guide rates it as a total turkey. IMdb gives it a guarded thumbs up as pure mindless entertainment--but gives a rousing endorsement of Dalton's performance. May be worth a look.

No. It's truly dreadful in every way. Sorry .

[Milovy]

Times columnist Anne Robinson, writing in 1994:

The other week, returning from New York, I found myself next to an impossibly handsome Englishman probably in his Seventies with a flock of grey hair. He was so twinkly it was hard to take my eyes off him. We didn't speak until the last half hour of the journey when I asked him if he had been on holiday. ''Sort of,'' he said. ''I went over to see my son's latest film. Have you heard of him, he's called Timothy Dalton?''

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Times columnist Anne Robinson, writing in 1994:

The other week, returning from New York, I found myself next to an impossibly handsome Englishman probably in his Seventies with a flock of grey hair. He was so twinkly it was hard to take my eyes off him. We didn't speak until the last half hour of the journey when I asked him if he had been on holiday. ''Sort of,'' he said. ''I went over to see my son's latest film. Have you heard of him, he's called Timothy Dalton?''

Wonderful story, Milovy. Thanks for sharing with us.

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Times columnist Anne Robinson, writing in 1994:

The other week, returning from New York, I found myself next to an impossibly handsome Englishman probably in his Seventies with a flock of grey hair. He was so twinkly it was hard to take my eyes off him. We didn't speak until the last half hour of the journey when I asked him if he had been on holiday. ''Sort of,'' he said. ''I went over to see my son's latest film. Have you heard of him, he's called Timothy Dalton?''

That's lovely . Perfect entry for this thread.

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Two mini Mooreisms. A freshing little pause from the alarming growth in posts of 1000 words or more.

--Rog was the only Bond actor, besides Timothy Dalton, to study at the prestigious RADA.
Not bad for an actor whose style was said to consist of eyebrows raised or lowered.

--Rog made sure the following clause was written in stone in each Bond contract: he would enjoy an unlimited supply of Montecristo cigars, the cost running to thousands of pounds for each film.

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How Japan attempted to kill Dr. No. (source: www.abc.net.au/thingo)

DN was accidentally released in Japan under the title 'We Don't Want a Doctor'.

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Two mini Mooreisms. A freshing little pause from the alarming growth in posts of 1000 words or more.

--Rog was the only Bond actor, besides Timothy Dalton, to study at the prestigious RADA.
Not bad for an actor whose style was said to consist of eyebrows raised or lowered.

--Rog made sure the following clause was written in stone in each Bond contract: he would enjoy an unlimited supply of Montecristo cigars, the cost running to thousands of pounds for each film.

Hm. I'd be very interested in seeing a Shakespeare comedy with Moore. I bet he really would be quite fantastic.

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Sean, we hair-dly knew ye!

Connery, per several sites, wore toupees on all of his Bond films--and had begun losing his hair at age 21.

In his teens he worked as a nude model for the Edinburgh Art College.

And his acting apprenticeship before Bond was more extensive than is generally known.
Credits cited are:
Lilacs in the Spring (1955)
Let's Make Up (1955)
No Road Back (1957)
Action of the Tiger (1957)
Hell Drivers (1957)
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
On the Fiddle (1961)
Operation Warhead (1961)
The Frightened City (1961)
Operation Snafu (1961)

Also The Longest Day (1962)--shot before or after Bond?

[Mister Asterix]

On the Fiddle (1961)
Operation Warhead (1961)
Operation Snafu (1961)

These three are just different names for the same film. In Italy On The Fiddle was later released with the title A 077, dalla Francia senza amore (‘To 077, From France Without Love’)

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[quote name='Mister Asterix' post='744871' date='6 June 2007 - 14:14'][quote name='dodge' post='744870' date='6 June 2007 - 09:07']On the Fiddle (1961)
Operation Warhead (1961)
Operation Snafu (1961)[/quote]

[mra]These three are just different names for the same film. In Italy On The Fiddle was later released with the title A 077, dalla Francia senza amore (

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Don

[Mister Asterix]

Thanks for the clarification. All three of the titles are better than Japan's first title for Dr. No: 'We Don't Want a Doctor'.

As I understood that, that was the title on that was nearly used on the first posters, not on the actual films. But as Judo points out it could be an urban legend.

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[quote name='Judo chop' post='744938' date='6 June 2007 - 18:32'][color="#00FFFF"]Don

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Sean and Rog: two great roads not taken.

Sean was reportedly offered the lead role in the original Thomas Crown Affair...but passed.

Rog was seriously considered for the lead role in Day of the Jackal--but was rejected because he was too well known.

Now, Jackal and LALD were both released in 1973. It's hard not to speculate what might have happened if Rog had done Jackal first somehow, then begun his reign as Bond. His films might have had a good deal more a dark cutting edge, don't you think?

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[quote name='Judo chop' post='744938' date='6 June 2007 - 18:32']Don