The salary of playing James Bond through the ages...
Jun 18, 2011 · Only one of Connery's 3 non-Bond films allocated in the deal was actually produced, and Connery claimed that Bond co-producer Cubby Broccoli never paid him the $4.75 million of the film's profits that he was owed, although there was never any legal verification or ruling that was true.
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Aug 23, 2011 · 2. Bennett Cerf, the publisher of Random House (and whose son co-authored the Bond novel parody Alligator) was a regular panelist (though he absent for Connery's appearance). In an audio interview that was posted on YouTube, he said panelists prepped for the show by checking what movies or new Broadway plays were about to open. 3.
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Jun 10, 2012 · Although Moore was the Bond of record when I was a kid there was only one true James Bond for me - Sean Connery. I saw a double feature of GF and DAF on TV when I was 11 or 12 and I was hooked. I had never seen anything like those films and they struck me - and all the other guys at my school - they way that Star Wars did for so many kids.
Many people look at Sean Connery as their favorite Bond, but I …
Dec 2, 2012 · Rog nailed the movie Bond as well as Sean ever did in TSWLM, MR and OP but only had fleeting moments of Fleming Bond. Tim nailed Fleming Bond (possibly better than Sean) but was always uncomfortable as movie Bond. Brozza attempted to strike the same balance as Sean but just wasn't as good.
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He's a lot of fun in that film, although it's sad to watch that scene with the Aston (actually a DB4 and not a DB5) driving on the wrong side of the road after the cabin supposedly fills with smoke: the lady doubling for Roger's love interest was paralysed for life after the Aston crashed head-on into one of the other vehicles.
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Mar 14, 2011 · Connery was/ is the ultimate Bond. He had the sexual charisma, the intelligence, and the fact that he actually could do action scenes well!! Dalton is my third favorite Bond, (C,C, D,M, L, B) The Living Daylights is a classic Bond flick.
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Mar 1, 2014 · Probably the main thought I came away with was how good Sean Connery was in the part, for the character, his acting, and his looks and physique. In his first Bond film he really hit the ground running--he was Bond and kept the British end up. The scenery, sets, casting, cinematography, direction and editing are great.
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1. Sean Connery Began losing his hair at age 17. By age 21 Sean had a receeding hair-line. By age 27 he was beginning to bald on top. Sean wears a toupee in all of his films from 1958 onward, including all 7 of his Bond movies. Sean had two seperate toupees for the Bond movies.
New thoughts on Connery's last four Bond movies...
Nov 15, 2024 · Dahl being told that Bond must bed three women is another indicator that this is a bit of "Bond's greatest hits" and not an engaging film. DAF ups the fun factor at the sacrifice of the danger that was around in the early Connery films. I give Sean credit for leaning into that fun and not trying to play it like FRWL or even GF.
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You can look into his eyes and get a sense of what the character is thinking. Whether Connery was a better actor than his predecessors is really an evaluation of his non Bond films. As Bond, Connery is a far better actor than all of them. I like GL, TD, and DC as Bond, but Connery possesses qualities the others don't share.