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Funny attempt at copying Bond
posté par sunrise-sunsetSTAFFMOD le 15 décembre 2019 à 00h32
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.
Réponse de znexyish
le 15 décembre 2019 à 01h20
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.
Réponse de sunrise-sunset
le 15 décembre 2019 à 07h31
Thunderball was made at the time.
Réponse de sunrise-sunset
le 15 décembre 2019 à 07h35
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.
Réponse de bratface
le 15 décembre 2019 à 20h14
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
Réponse de znexyish
le 15 décembre 2019 à 21h40
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
Réponse de Midi-chlorian_Count
le 16 décembre 2019 à 04h01
If you are looking for further non Bond Bonds I'd recommend the OSS 117 films
Definitely in the spoof camp though.