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Funny attempt at copying Bond
Verfasst von sunrise-sunsetSTAFFMOD am 15. Dezember 2019 um 00:32
I mean there is a guy who was a war hero and later runs a pet shop and he gets recruited into clandestine action. This almost asks to sound like bargain basement Bond. There was no sequel to this and its no loss but still fun to watch a Bond ripoff as Bond only has so many adventures of his own.
Antwort von znexyish
am 15. Dezember 2019 um 01:20
I will have to look out for it. A few other Bond type secret agent films made to cash in on Bond. Was this straight or a spoof?Casino Royale was a comedy too. Wonder what Bond film was made around that time.
Antwort von sunrise-sunset
am 15. Dezember 2019 um 07:31
Thunderball was made at the time.
Antwort von sunrise-sunset
am 15. Dezember 2019 um 07:35
It was serious enough The Liquidator with a little humor. Production values we're not as high. Rod Taylor however was a strong actor, Jill St. John was good and comely in it and of course she would later do Diamonds are Forever and be forgotten for being in this BBB. Shirley Bassey, who sang Goldfinger, sang the theme song to this I believe.
Antwort von bratface
am 15. Dezember 2019 um 20:14
This was a 'straight' thiller. The producer also wanted a trilogy. Here is part of the Wiki article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Liquidator_(1965_film)#Production
Antwort von znexyish
am 15. Dezember 2019 um 21:40
This sounds that it is worth a look, especially since it is a straight thriller. This brought to mind the parody Dean Martin/Matt Helm and the James Coburn/Derek Flint series films. Anyways thanks for the mention of this title
Antwort von Midi-chlorian_Count
am 16. Dezember 2019 um 04:01
If you are looking for further non Bond Bonds I'd recommend the OSS 117 films
Definitely in the spoof camp though.