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[TheLazenby]

I've always been mildly curious about this.

It's pretty much common knowledge now that the Laz ended up doing pørn flicks, all in the "Emmanuelle" series. I'm almost afraid to ask, but does this mean ol' George bared all? Even... engaged in a bit of hardcore in out in out?

Come on, I know SOMEONE here has watched one out of curiosity. :-P

[zencat]

He did?

I've never heard this.

[AMC Hornet]

I haven't seen any of the Emmanuelle films which featured George Lazenby, but I can tell you that they were all soft-core - plenty of female nudity and simulated humping but no naked men.

Nor does George drop anything in Saint Jack, a movie about Ben Gazzara as a brothel keeper somewhere in Malaya or the Philipenes (he may not even had any dialogue in that one).

George seemed to do a lot of speechless roles, such as 'Hans' in Hell Hunters - a drab little movie which also featured Stewart Granger and Maud Adams (briefly). In this one he just walked through once and disappeared (he was the lucky one).

[mccartney007]

I think he only did one "Emmanuelle" film and, as I seem to remember reading, he just plays an old guy on a plane or something that the main girl begins to tell all her dirty stories to before the slow, fuzzy fade into softcore pørn scenes.

[Righty007]

He did?

I've never heard this.

Yeah, that's what they all say...

[Safari Suit]

It "seems" (winkity wink wink etc.) he was in several Emmanuelle's, but they were later made-for-tv revivals rather than the more revolutionary box-office-busting wrist-shakers of the 70s

[Turn]

I think he only did one "Emmanuelle" film and, as I seem to remember reading, he just plays an old guy on a plane or something that the main girl begins to tell all her dirty stories to before the slow, fuzzy fade into softcore pørn scenes.

Yeah, I actually saw that on cable, probably back in the '90s, hadn't thought about this in years. I don't know how I stumbled across it, but there was Lazenby as a guy on a plane flight listening to Emmanuelle. I don't recall Laz getting down and dirty at all.

Laz doing this series is kind of like Adam West doing a part in the Happy Hooker series.

[elizabeth]

He did?

I've never heard this.

Yeah, that's what they all say...

No, really, I've never heard about this either...

[Righty007]

Elizabeth, this series isn't really tailored toward your age and demographic if you catch my drift.

[elizabeth]

Elizabeth, this series isn't really tailored toward your age and demographic if you catch my drift.

Nor would I watch it if it was. I abhor pørn.

[coco1997]

Elizabeth, this series isn't really tailored toward your age and demographic if you catch my drift.

Nor would I watch it if it was. I abhor pørn.

I don't think there's prawn tailored for teens.

[THX-007]

Laz has said that in the Emmanuelle movies all he did was play a pilot. He would just sit in a cockpit set, steer the plane, and talk with a character. And at the end of the day he'd get paid a sum of money. He also said that many people believed he was in nude scenes because of the nature of the film.

"This never happened to the other fella... well, at least its not Zardoz or Highlander II."

[Guy Haines]

If, as mccartney007 says, Lazenby played an old geezer on a plane listening to a young woman's, er, "experiences", then it lends a whole new meaning to the quote "This never happened to the other fella", let alone the term "in-flight entertainment".

If, as THX-007 suggests, Lazenby played the plane's pilot - well, if I were a passenger, I'd be a bit concerned. "Keep your mind on the driving, keep your hand on the wheel", to borrow a line from a song from the early 1960s I recall.

Another line I keep thinking of is "Say it ain't so, George". But it is. Oh dear. If the Countess Teresa were alive to hear this, she'd be spinning in her grave!

[THX-007]

This thread gave me an idea for a SNL-like sketch: Bond is fired from MI6 and has to find another job.

"What are your skills Mr. Bond?"
"Well, I have a black belt in karate, weapon expert, former Royal Navy commando, very good at driving, gambling, and seducing women."
"And how does that qualify you to work at Kinkos?"
"I'm former British spy. I think I know how to use a bloody xerox machine."
"...You're hired."

James Bond stars in his all-new adventure:

James Bond: Formerly of Her Majesty's Secret Service

[The Shark]

Elizabeth, this series isn't really tailored toward your age and demographic if you catch my drift.

No, far too tame for teens.

[elizabeth]

Why is everyone acting like I want to watch this ? I don't, so enough already. Please.

[Righty007]

Why is everyone acting like I want to watch this ? I don't, so enough already. Please.

[Guy Haines]

Why is everyone acting like I want to watch this ? I don't, so enough already. Please.

I don't think that anyone is suggesting this, elizabeth. Certainly not me. Rather that it is just as well you are not interested. I've not seen George in these films, and, frankly, I'd rather not.

[Aris007]

Well I've seen one, but really I didn't know George was involved in this "franchise". As "AMC Hornet" said though it's not something too hardcore. It's just nudity with no scenes, in which the gentleman's area is featured.

[Mark_Hazard]

If, as THX-007 suggests, Lazenby played the plane's pilot - well, if I were a passenger, I'd be a bit concerned. "Keep your mind on the driving, keep your hand on the wheel", to borrow a line from a song from the early 1960s I recall.

Seven Little Girls? (Sitting in the back seat).

[Guy Haines]

If, as THX-007 suggests, Lazenby played the plane's pilot - well, if I were a passenger, I'd be a bit concerned. "Keep your mind on the driving, keep your hand on the wheel", to borrow a line from a song from the early 1960s I recall.

Seven Little Girls? (Sitting in the back seat).

That's the one Mark, by "The Avons", and it was released, I've just found out, in 1959. Certainly pre dates me. In view of the description of George Lazenby provided earlier on this thread, I thought the line from the song was, er, "apt".

[THX-007]

Okay, curious I downloaded one of the Emmanuelle films and, well, its soft core pørn.
George's appearance: The film I downloaded was Emmanuelle's Magic. Here George and (I guess) Emmanuelle are sitting on a plane. Their scenes are brief and only serve to bridge the different sequences that make up the "story". George looks the like he does now. Gray, slicked back hair. The dialogue between the two contain no sexual words at all. Maybe George thought he was part of an actually romantic film.
I edited together his scenes and also those from "Winter Break", a teen romantic comedy. I'll post the video sometime tomorrow.


And here it is:


Onto a different story, I bought a VHS copy of The Newman Shame (1977) off Amazon. Its pretty good! A fun, Aussie TV-movie. Feels like a pilot for a TV series because by the end I wanted more! Lazenby stars as an ex-cop named Brandy (like the drink) who's friend commits suicide after he's blackmailed. Lazenby teams up with his girlfriend Ginger (Diane Craig) to find who blackmailed him. Highly recommended for Laz fans!

Edited by THX-007, 28 September 2010 - 02:24 AM.

[DaveBond21]

Yes, I remember seeing this back in the 1990's when I was living in Germany. These sort of movies are always on German cable TV at any time of the day.

I didn't realise it was George Lazenby at the time.

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[pgram]

Actually, I think George was very well cast in these films. Mature Emmanuelle (played by Silvia Cristel) narrates stories of her youth to a handsome, mature gentleman (I don't recall any name, but I haven't seen them recently)... Now, considering Emmanuelle is a powerful female symbol of an era, who could be better to discuss these things with than James Bond, a powerful male symbol (of another era, or of all eras...)?

George has a minor role, is not involved in any (softcore, anyway) erotic scenes (and neither is Cristel, a younger actress plays young Emmanuelle), and is (if you ask me) very good and impressive, solidifying my belief he could have been a perfect Bond for many many years to come...

Edited by pgram, 27 November 2010 - 11:27 PM.

[Wade]

So, then ... "On Her Mammaries' Secret Surface"? (I apologize in advance.)

[pgram]

So, then ... "On Her Mammaries' Secret Surface"? (I apologize in advance.)

Apology not accepted (I laughed really hard)

[JimmyBond]

I remember these, though I never knew they were films. HBO alwasy presented them in hour long format, and it felt more like a series than actual films. Maybe they were films at one point that were edited into a series? I don't know, but they were a step above the other type of softcore pørn one would normally find late at night on HBO.