MY BOND INFO
A man named Ian Flemming wrote novels about a spy in the British Secret Service named James Bond. After writing many successful novels, two producers came about. Albert R. Broccoli, an American from New York, and Harry Saltzman, a Canadian. They agreed with Flemming to make his novels in films. Given a 1 million dollar budget by United Artists, Dr. No was made in 1962 and Sean Connery was the very first one. It was a great one. Following that, they made From Russia With Love in 1963. Afterwards came Goldfinger in 1964. It was after Goldfinger that James Bond became a world wide sensation. It was because of the greatness of Goldfinger that everyone in the world awaited the next Bond movie, Thunderball in 1965. It shattered Box Office records and to this day is the most selling Bond movie (movie theater tickets) in the series. Then for the first time a year went by without a Bond movie. But he came back in 1967 in the movie: You Only Live Twice. Sean Connery said it was over for him as Bond, and a new one came in. George Lazenby, who had never acted in his life and lied on his resume, was the new Bond in a classic movie: On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969. Nobody really liked him and the pressure was too much for Lazenby so he called it quits. Saltzman and Broccoli managed to get Sean Connery back for a last breath in Diamonds Are Forever in 1971. A new James Bond came in 1973 when Roger Moore took over. Roger Moore is actually older than Connery and had tried out for the part of Bond back in 1961. He was the ideal Bond that Flemming wanted, but of course, Connery was picked. Saltzman and Broccoli agreed on Moore to become Bond for their next movie, Live and Let Die which came out in 1973. Roger Moore was the more laid back Bond, unlike the tough and rough Sean Connery portraied as Bond. At this point Saltzman and Broccoli had too many disagreements so Saltzman called it quits with the Bond industry and left all the desisions to Broccoli. Roger Moore came back in The Man with the Golden Gun in 1975. In 1977, Bond was introduced to a new enemy. His name was Jaws, a steel toothed giant. That was 1977’s huge hit, The Spy Who Loved Me. Then, the fans liked Jaws so much, that they brought him back in the next Bond flick, Moonraker in 1979. After that, no one knew if Roger Moore was going to come back for his 5th appearance. As it turned out, he did and made For Your Eyes Only in 1981. After that came Octopussy in 1983, and finally, Roger Moore ended his Bond career in A View to A Kill in 1985. Now they had to find a new Bond. They wanted Pierce Brosnan, but he was under contract with NBC. So, they went to Timothy Dalton, and the movie The Living Daylights in 1987 came about. Then he returned in Licence to Kill in 1989. Then, there was a halt due to some kind of script conflict. with United Artists and the Broccoli Family. Bond was at a halt. Everyone though it was over for the Bond series. However, six years after that, the strike was over, and Pierce Brosnan was not with NBC anymore. So, he was the new James Bond and he returned in GoldenEye in 1995. (GoldenEye is my favorite with Pierce Brosnan). Broccoli died shortly into production of GoldenEye and his daughter Barbara Broccoli and stepson Michael G. Wilson took over and now produce the Bond movies under Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions. Brosnan returned in 1997 to do Tomorrow Never Dies, and then in 1999 with The World is Not Enough. Then he came back for Die Another Day in 2002. He is still under contract to do one more Bond movie.
ORDER OF MY FAVORITE BOND MOVIES
- 1) For Your Eyes Only *1981*
- 2) Goldfinger *1962*
- 3) GoldenEye *1995*
- 4) The Man With The Golden Gun *1974*
- 5) Live and Let Die *1973*
- 6) Thunderball *1965*
- 7) From Russia With Love *1963*
- 8) Dr. No *1962*
- 9) Diamonds Are Forever *1971*
- 10) The Spy Who Loved Me *1977*
- 11) Tomorrow Never Dies *1997*
- 12) You Only Live Twice *1967*
- 13) The World Is Not Enough *1999*
- 14) Die Another Day *2002*
- 15) On Her Majesty's Secret Service *1969*
- 16) Octopussy *1983*
- 17) Moonraker *1979*
- 18) Licence To Kill *1989*
- 19) The Living Daylights *1987*
- 20) A View To A Kill *1985*
TOP 5 BONDS
- 1) Sean Connery (tied) (6 Bond movies - not including
- 1) Pierce Brosnan (tied) (4 Bond movies)
- 3) Roger Moore (7 Bond movies)
- 4) Timothy Dalton (2 Bond movies)
- 5) George Lazenby (1 Bond movie)
