Having amassed a large collection of James Bond related memorabilia over the last twelve years, I thought I would spend some time documenting all of the items that are available out there, as well as giving some extra information along the way. With the release of new books and films, I will also be posting reviews and other informative videos in the run up to these.
OHMSS was a hit b/c of Diana Rigg. She was fresh out of The Avengers where she was a huge TV star and sex symbol. Nobody was showing up to see George Lazenby. 😂
I consider the Daniel Craig era a completely separate continuity from the first 20 Eon films in the series. I look at them as an alternate universe James Bond. The first 20 films can be viewed in a modified order from how they were originally released if you want a smoother continuity. You can switch Diamonds are Forever and On Her majesty's Secret Service around and then watch For Your Eyes Only for a clearer continuity. That would make the viewing order as follows: Dr No -> From Russia with Love -> Goldfinger-> Thunderball -> You Only Live Twice -> Diamonds are Forever -> On Her majesty's Secret Service -> For Your Eyes Only -> Live and Let Die -> The Man with the Golden Gun -> The Spy Who Loved Me -> Moonraker -> Octopussy -> A View to a Kill -> The Living Daylights -> License to Kill -> Goldeneye -> Tomorrow Never Dies -> The World is not Enough -> Die Another day. After that you can move the final two Roger Moore movies later in the order if you have an issue with his age in them. It would go the same as above through Moonraker -> The Living Daylights -> License to Kill -> Octopussy -> Goldeneye -> Tomorrow Never Dies -> The World is not Enough -> Die Another day -> A View to a Kill. Octopussy can move no further back in the order since it is a Cold war movie and M calls Bond a "Relic of the Cold War in Goldeneye. A View to a Kill can really be viewed anywhere in the order, but Roger Moore is at his oldest here. The only Craig film that can be viewed as part of the original 20 would be Skyfall, as it is the only standalone Daniel Craig film.
The money. Sadly the hefty paycheck meant less money was spent in other areas and parts of the movie did look cheap like the melting leaser beam scenes.
As a way to reconsile the continuity problems caused by Bond not recognising Blofeld in OHMSS, I actually came up with the idea that there are _two_ branching timelines in the original continuity. Both timelines contain the events of Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger and Thunberball as a basis. Branch A then begins with OHMSS and then picks up again for Live and Let Die and runs all the way up to Die another Day. Branch B on the other hand is strictly one where Sean Connery is *the* bond and follows his two final films YOLT and DAF.
Little Nellie was a subscriber gift with the car collection partworks. It didn't come in a display case, so I got a spare one and used a custom background.
The down to earth Bond movies are usually my least favourites in the series. I love the campy, over the top nature of Diamonds are Forever, Moonraker and Die another Day. I'd rather enjoy the film instead of being sad and bored.
Michael Gothard (R.I.P.) who played the silent side villain Emile Leopold Locque in *"For Your Eyes Only"* had minor roles in later films: He played "Bukovsky" in Tobe Hopper's 1985 space vampire film: *"LIFEFORCE"* (which also had stuntpeople who worked in the James Bond films, including Dickie Beer, Dorothy Ford, & Alf Joint). He played "the Inquisitor's Spy" in John Glen's *"Christopher Columbus: The Discovery",* a 1992 rival film to Ridley Scott's *"1492: Conquest of Paradise"* (also set for release in 1992). Glen's film also starred Bond villain actors Robert Davi & Benicio Del Toro from *"Licence To Kill"* and would've starred Timothy Dalton as Columbus himself, but due to problems during the production, he left the project and was replaced by Georges Corraface. His final film appearance was "Boatswain" in the TV film adaptation of Mary Shelley's *"Frankenstein"* (released in the UK on December 29, 1992 and on June 14, 1993 in the U.S.) starring Patrick Bergin & Randy Quaid.
Unlike some Bond fans, I don’t picture Kevin McClory as a villain in this story. He had legitimate rights from his days as partner to Ian Fleming and Jack Whittingham (including the creation of SPECTRE). And this was before Messieurs Saltzman and Broccoli came along. McClory had developed ten scripts or treatments, including “Longitude 78 West.” The Mafia figured in one; an underwater nuclear headquarters became the basis for “Warhead.” I doubt whether Sean Connery or Len Deighton would have become involved had they felt that McClory had no legitimate claim. He had signed a contract with Eon, promising to lay off Bond until 1976 - ten years after “Thunderball.” Afterwards he would be free to make his own Bond pictures. McClory can be faulted on two issues: not setting up a solid production (and legal) infrastructure between 1966 and 1976; and waiting too long before suing Eon for royalties on the SPECTRE concept. He did not have the production experience of Broccoli or Saltzman; but he had served as assistant director and associate producer on several Hollywood films. His business skills may have been erratic, but his rights were solid. Eon maintained that McClory was limited to a remake of “Thunderball,” but fought him even on that - through the making of “Never Say Never Again”! Thank you, Jack Schwartzman, for keeping up the fight; the end result was well worth it! In my “if only” file is the wish that “Warhead” had been made. That sounded exciting!
This is just such an obvious opportunity to expand the universe. You could easily have different 00 agents, female etc, without ruining the lore of 007. An opprtunity missed A
Richard Marner played the Soviet space controller in YOLT. Born Alexander Pavlovich Molchanoff in Russia in 1921 before he and his family emmigrated to the UK (via Finland and Germany) later in the 20s. Although a veteran of many films and TV shows, he was famous as Colonel Kurt Von Strohm in “Allo Allo”.
When you mentioned Dolph Lundgren in A View To A Kill, I thought you would also shout out Alison Doody who was Jenny Flex in that movie and went on to star as Elsa Schneider in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. She was also in Taffin with Pierce Brosnan.
The Connery and Dalton era of 007 has been ignored completely: however I make some notable mentions that come to mind. Anthony Dawson features as Professor R J Dent in Dr No - ironically he played Ernst Blofeld in From Russia With Love and Thunderball - in silhouette (voiced by Eric Pohlmann), still with Connery, "Goldfinger" was his second time co starring with Gert Fröbe - their first was "The Longest Day" in 1962. Charles Gray and stuntman Joe Robinson feature in You Only Live Twice - both return in Diamonds Are Forever 4 years later, not forgetting Robert Shaw who starred in "Robin And Marian" opposite Connery in the 70's. Pakistani born actor Art Malik has been on both sides of the Atlantic in TV and movies, "The Jewel in the Crown" - of course Dalton's first outing in 1987's The Living Daylights, along with him being a lead villain opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies and BBC's Holby City as Dr Zubin Khan. By the time he was cast as secondary villain Milton Krest in Licence To Kill, Anthony Zerbe was a veteran already in the acting world, he's one of those actors where some (myself included) say "I've seen that guy before", rightly so, as he's been a co star opposite Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery, John Wayne, Dustin Hoffman, Keanu Reeves and Christopher Walken et al - thank you for the upload.
Thanks for the comment. There was no hard or fast rule as to who to include and who not to. I guess my main focus was on those that featured in very minor roles who went on to be big names in the future. I know this definitely doesn't hold true throughout the video though! LTK was definitely an oversight, particularly with regard to Benicio del Toro. Some of those that you mention have been featured in other videos of mine, about actors who have appeared in different roles within the Bond series.
@@samhodgson2262 oh yeah lol for some reason I was thinking Octopussy but Sean Connery wasn't in that film it Was Roger Moore but for some reason I was thinking that Octopussy was the one with Sean and Rowan Atkinson and Never Say Never was with Roger moore LOL
I tend to not include Never Say Never Again, partly because it's the unofficial Bond, and partly because I'm not that familiar. But good shout on Rowan Atkinson - I was aware of him appearing but didn't cross my mind to include him.
I'll see what I can do. I've tried videos like that before, but I've never been happy with the result. I tend to just talk for far too long and end up with a massively long video! But I am overdue a NTTD rewatch, so I'll see if inspiration strikes!
On the Spanish speaking side. Many of the Latin actors featured in License to Kill are well known Mexican actors from novelas and film, sadly many of them have now passed. For those who recognize them, it truly is a gem to see that they were once featured in a James Bond film.
Funny you should say that, after I posted the video, I was starting to think that Licence to Kill may have been overlooked, which is annoying considering it's one of my favourite Bond films. I should have definitely included Benicio del Toro, with LTK being his second ever film credit. I'm sure there'll be more I've missed, so I'll be sure to include them in a follow up video.
@JBond007 : Sorted - I focused on Connery and Dalton era of 007 - ones mentioned immediately come to mind and Robert Davi - also an opera singer - his long list of credits speak for themselves.
