Jerry Alan has passed away.Jerry Alan did stunts for the Bond films "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), "The Man With The Golden Gun" (1974) and "Casino Royale" (2006)
He died on 26 September 2014 of throat and mouth cancer in Tampa, Florida.
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In Memoriam: Jerry Alan (James Bond stuntman)
Jerry Alan has passed away.Jerry Alan did stunts for the Bond films "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), "The Man With The Golden Gun" (1974) and "Casino Royale" (2006)
He died on 26 September 2014 of throat and mouth cancer in Tampa, Florida.
Bond villain: Francisco Scaramanga
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007 Film: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Actor: Christopher Lee
Mission:
Acquire the Solex Agitator, a vital component for solar power plants, and sell it to the highest bidder; kill Bond, the one man he thinks is his equal.Fate of the Bond villain:
Shot in the heart by Bond in the Hall of Mirrors when he pretended to be a James Bond statue.See more information here
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New event: James Bond 007 Film Fest
Event: James Bond 007 Film FestWhere: Paramount Theatre, 213 North Schuyler Avenue, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
When: 5-6 September 2014
5 September 7.15PM:
50th Anniversary "Goldfinger" (1964)
6 September 4.00PM
40th Anniversary "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1973)
6 September 7.15PM
"The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)
Special Appearances by:
* Richard Kiel
(Jaws in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)
and "Moonraker" (1979))
* Maud Adams
(Andrea Anders in "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1973) and Octopussy in "Octopussy" (1983)
* Raymond Benson
Bond Author:
"Blast from the Past" (short story, 1997)
Zero Minus Ten (1997)
Tomorrow Never Dies (novelisation, 1997)
The Facts of Death (1998)
"Midsummer Night's Doom" (short story, 1999)
"Live at Five" (short story, 1999)
The World Is Not Enough (novelisation, 1999)
High Time to Kill (1999)
DoubleShot (2000)
Never Dream of Dying (2001)
The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002)
Die Another Day (novelisation, 2002)
Autograph Session:
6 September 10AM - 2PM at The Majestic Theatre
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007 Vehicle: AMC Matador Coupe / The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Bond vehicle: AMC Matador Coupe
Bond movie: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Scaramanga had an original way to sneak away from Bond in Thailand: his Matador Coupe changed amazingly to a flying car, which took him to his private island hide-out.
Engine: 5899 cm3, V8, two barrel carburetor
Top speed: 186 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 8,9 seconds
Length: 5316 mm
Width: 1965 mm
Weight: 1792 kg
Price 1974/2008: $ 3149 / approx. $ 2500 - 10 000
See more 007 VEHICLES (miniature collection) here
Bond movie: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Scaramanga had an original way to sneak away from Bond in Thailand: his Matador Coupe changed amazingly to a flying car, which took him to his private island hide-out.
Engine: 5899 cm3, V8, two barrel carburetor
Top speed: 186 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 8,9 seconds
Length: 5316 mm
Width: 1965 mm
Weight: 1792 kg
Price 1974/2008: $ 3149 / approx. $ 2500 - 10 000
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See more 007 VEHICLES (miniature collection) here
007 Vehicle: AMC Hornet / The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Bond vehicle: AMC Hornet
Bond movie: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
In the movie "The Man with the Golden Gun" Bond takes hatchback Hornet X coupé car from AMC store in Bangkok and goes after Scaramanga to busy streets.
Engine: 360 CID or 5,9 l V8
Top speed: 169 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 8,4 seconds
Length: 4696 mm
Width: 1803 mm
Weight: 1492 kg
Price 1974/2008: $ 3750 / $ 2500
See more 007 VEHICLES (miniature collection) here
Bond movie: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
In the movie "The Man with the Golden Gun" Bond takes hatchback Hornet X coupé car from AMC store in Bangkok and goes after Scaramanga to busy streets.
Engine: 360 CID or 5,9 l V8
Top speed: 169 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 8,4 seconds
Length: 4696 mm
Width: 1803 mm
Weight: 1492 kg
Price 1974/2008: $ 3750 / $ 2500
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See more 007 VEHICLES (miniature collection) here
007 Soundtrack: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
SOUNDTRACK RELEASED: 1974
SCORE COMPOSER: John Barry
TITLE SONG: "The Man with the Golden Gun"
COMPOSED BY: John Barry, Don Black
COMPOSED BY: John Barry, Don Black
PERFORMED BY: Lulu
The Man with the Golden Gun is the soundtrack for the ninth James Bond film of the same name.
Barry considered the theme tune – the only Bond film title track not to chart as a single in either the U.K. or U.S. – and score to be among the weakest of his contributions to the series: "It's the one I hate most... it just never happened for me." Certainly the title song is notable for having suggestive lyrics, and during a TV celebration for the series' 40th anniversary, Lulu's performance was introduced with reference to its being the raunchiest of all Bond songs.
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The Man with the Golden Gun is the soundtrack for the ninth James Bond film of the same name.
Barry considered the theme tune – the only Bond film title track not to chart as a single in either the U.K. or U.S. – and score to be among the weakest of his contributions to the series: "It's the one I hate most... it just never happened for me." Certainly the title song is notable for having suggestive lyrics, and during a TV celebration for the series' 40th anniversary, Lulu's performance was introduced with reference to its being the raunchiest of all Bond songs.
See more information here
TRACK LISTING
- "The Man with the Golden Gun (Main Title)" (J. Barry/D. Black) – Lulu
- "Scaramanga's Fun House"
- "Chew Me in Grisly Land"
- "The Man with the Golden Gun (Jazz Instrumental)"
- "Getting the Bullet"
- "Goodnight Goodnight"
- "Let's Go Get 'Em"
- "Hip's Trip"
- "Kung Fu Fight"
- "In Search of Scaramanga's Island"
- "Return to Scaramanga's Fun House"
- "The Man With the Golden Gun (End Title)" (J. Barry/D. Black) – Lulu
See more 007 SOUNDTRACKS here
007 Book: The Man with the Golden Gun (1965)
Bond book: The Man with the Golden GunAuthor: Ian Fleming
Publication date: 1 April 1965
The Man with the Golden Gun is the twelfth novel (and thirteenth book) of Ian Fleming's James Bond series. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in the UK on 1 April 1965, eight months after the author's death. The novel was not as detailed or polished as the others in the series, leading to poor but polite reviews. Despite that, the book was a best-seller.
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007 Vehicle: MGB / The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Bond vehicle: MGB
Bond movie: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Bond travels on the streets of Hongkong in a car driven by Mary Goodnight. MGB is one of the most best-selling British sports car.
Engine: 1798 cm3 OHV 4 cylinder in-line
Top speed: 169 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 12,1 seconds
Length: 4021 mm
Width: 1570 mm
Weight: 971 kg
Price 1972/2007: £ 1200 / £ 4000
See more 007 VEHICLES (miniature collection) here
Bond movie: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Bond travels on the streets of Hongkong in a car driven by Mary Goodnight. MGB is one of the most best-selling British sports car.
Engine: 1798 cm3 OHV 4 cylinder in-line
Top speed: 169 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 12,1 seconds
Length: 4021 mm
Width: 1570 mm
Weight: 971 kg
Price 1972/2007: £ 1200 / £ 4000
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007 Director: Guy Hamilton
Who: Guy HamiltonBorn: 16 September 1922, Paris, France
Guy Hamilton is an English film director.Hamilton was born in Paris, France, where his English parents were living. Remaining in France during the Nazi occupation, he was active in the French Resistance. After the end of the war, he worked as an assistant to Carol Reed on films, including "The Fallen Idol" (1948) and "The Third Man" (1949), before turning to directing with his first film "The Ringer" in 1952. He made 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four James Bond films.
Guy Hamilton´s 007 production:
Director:
"Goldfinger" (1964)Director:
"Diamonds Are Forever" (1971)
"Live and Let Die" (1973)
"The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974)
Miscellaneous crew:
“The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977) (Director: pre-production – uncredited)
Other works:
DVD commentaries on the following James Bond films: ”Goldfinger” (1964), ”Diamonds Are Forever” (1971), ”Live and Let Die” (1973), ”The Man with the Golden Gun” (1974)James Bond: 1964, 1971-74
Hamilton was one of many directors who turned down "Dr. No" (1962), but he entered the series after Terence Young's departure from "Goldfinger" (1964). He left during pre-production of "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977).
007 Film: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
007 Film: The Man with the Golden GunRelease year: 1974
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
The Man with the Golden Gun was the fourth and final film in the series directed by Guy Hamilton. The script was written by Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz. The film was set in the face of the 1973 energy crisis, a dominant theme in the script—Britain had still not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released in December 1974. The film also reflects the then-popular martial arts film craze, with several kung-fuscenes and a predominantly Asian location, being shot in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Macau.
CAST:
CAST:
- Roger Moore as James Bond: An MI6 agent who receives a golden bullet, supposedly from Scaramanga, indicating that he is a target of Scaramanga. This was Moore's second outing as Bond; he appeared in seven Bond films in total, from Live and Let Die in 1973 to A View to a Kill in 1985.
- Christopher Lee as Francisco Scaramanga: The main villain and assassin who is identified by his use of a golden gun; he also has a 'superfluous areola', or supernumerary nipple. Scaramanga plans to misuse solar energy for destructive purposes. Lee was Ian Fleming's step-cousin and regular golf partner. Scaramanga has been called "the best-characterised Bond villain yet."
- Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight: Bond's assistant. Described by the critic of the The Sunday Mirror as being "an astoundingly stupid blonde British agent". Ekland had previously been married to Peter Sellers, who appeared in the 1967 Bond film, Casino Royale.
- Maud Adams as Andrea Anders: Scaramanga's mistress. Adams described the role as "a woman without a lot of choices: she's under the influence of this very rich, strong man, and is fearing for her life most of the time; and when she actually rebels against him and defects is a major step." The Man with the Golden Gun was the first of three Bond films in which Maud Adams appeared; in 1983, she played a different character, Octopussy, in the film of the same name. She would also later have a cameo as an extra in Roger Moore's last Bond film, A View to a Kill.
- Hervé Villechaize as Nick Nack: Scaramanga's dwarf manservant and accomplice. Villechaize was later known to television audiences as Tattoo, in the series Fantasy Island.
- Richard Loo as Hai Fat: A Thai millionaire industrialist who was employing Scaramanga to assassinate the inventor of the "Solex" (a revolutionary solar energy device) and steal the device.
- Soon-Tek Oh as Lieutenant Hip: Bond's local contact in Hong Kong and Bangkok. Soon-Tek Oh trained in martial arts for the role, and his voice was partially dubbed over.
- Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper: A Louisiana sheriff who happens to be on holiday in Thailand. Hamilton liked Pepper in the previous film, Live and Let Die, and asked Mankewicz to write him into The Man with the Golden Gun as well. Pepper's inclusion has been seen as one of "several ill-advised lurches into comedy" in the film.
- Bernard Lee as M: The head of MI6. The Man with the Golden Gun was the ninth Bond film for Lee, who had appeared in every Eon-produced Bond film since Dr. No as Bond's superior, Admiral Sir Miles Messervy.
- Marc Lawrence as Rodney: An American gangster who attempts to outshoot Scaramanga in his funhouse. Lawrence also appeared in Diamonds Are Forever.
- Desmond Llewelyn as Q: The head of MI6's technical department. The Man with the Golden Gun was the seventh of 17 Bond films in which Llewelyn appeared. He appeared in more Bond films than any other actor and worked with the first five James Bond actors.
- Marne Maitland as Lazar: A gunsmith based in Macau who manufactures golden bullets for Scaramanga.
- Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny: M's secretary. Maxwell played Moneypenny in fourteen Eon-produced Bond films from Dr. No in 1962 to A View to a Kill in 1985; The Man with the Golden Gun was her ninth appearance.
- James Cossins as Colthorpe: An MI6 armaments expert who identifies the maker of Scaramanga's golden bullets. The first draft of the script originally called the role Boothroyd until it was realised that was also Q's name and it was subsequently changed.
- Carmen du Sautoy as Saida: A Beirut belly dancer. Saida was originally written as overweight and wearing excessive make-up, but the producers decided to cast a woman closer to the classic Bond girl.
007 James Bond actor: Roger Moore
Who: Roger George MooreBorn: 14 October 1927, London, England
Sir Roger George Moore, KBE is an English actor. He is perhaps best known for playing British secret agent James Bond in the official film series for seven films between 1973 and 1985. He appeared as Bond in more official Bond films than any other actor, and is the oldest actor to play Bond. Moore also portrayed Simon Templar in The Saint from 1962 to 1969. He is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the charity organisation UNICEF.
Roger Moore trivia facts:
- While a struggling young actor in the early 1950s, he briefly worked as a truck driver. Many years later, he impressed the crew on the set of A View to a Kill (1985) with his truck driving skills.
- Ironically, for an actor who has played a weapons-wielding James Bond in no fewer than 7 movies, Moore suffers from hoplophobia (fear of firearms).
- Has named The Spy Who Loved Me(1977) as his favorite Bond movie of the seven he starred in, and A View to a Kill (1985) as his least favorite.
Roger Moore´s 007 production:
TheSpy Who Loved Me(1977)
Moonraker (1979)
ForYour Eyes Only(1981)
Octopussy (1983)
A View to a Kill (1985)
James Bond: 1973–1985
Because of his commitment to several television shows, in particular the long-lasting series The Saint, Roger Moore was unavailable for the James Bond franchise for a considerable time. His participation in The Saintwas not only as actor, but also as a producer and director, and he also became involved in developing the series The Persuaders!. Moore stated in his autobiography My Word Is My Bond (2008) that he had neither been approached to play James Bond in Dr. No, nor does he feel that he had ever been considered. It was only after Sean Connery had declared in 1966 that he would not play Bond any longer that Moore became aware that he might be a contender for the role.However, after George Lazenby was cast in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Connery played Bond again in Diamonds Are Forever, Moore didn't consider the possibility until it seemed abundantly clear that Connery had in fact stepped down as Bond for good. At that point Moore was approached, and he accepted producer Albert Broccoli's offer in August 1972. Moore says in his autobiography that he had to cut his hair and lose weight, but although he resented that, he was finally cast as James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973).
Moore played Bond in Live and Let Die (1973); The Man with the Golden Gun (1974); The Spy Who Loved Me(1977); Moonraker (1979); For Your Eyes Only (1981); Octopussy(1983); and A View to a Kill (1985).
Moore is the longest-serving James Bond actor, having spent 12 years in the role (from his debut in 1973, to his retirement from the role in 1985), having made seven official films in a row. Moore is the oldest actor to have played Bond - he was 45 in Live and Let Die (1973), and 58 when he announced his retirement on 3 December 1985.
Moore's Bond was very different from the character created by Ian Fleming. Screenwriters like George MacDonald Fraser provided scenarios in which 007 was a kind of seasoned, debonair playboy who would always have a trick or gadget in stock when he needed it. This was designed to serve the contemporary taste of the 1970s. Moore's version of Bond was also known for his sense of humor and witty one-liners, but also an extremely skilled detective with a cunning mind.
In 2004 Moore was voted 'Best Bond' in an Academy Awards poll, and he won with 62% of votes in another poll in 2008. In 1987 he hosted Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond.
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