Nobody does it better The complete, uncensored, unauthorized oral history of the James Bond

Mark A. Altman

Book - 2020

"For over five decades, the cinematic adventures of James Bond have thrilled moviegoers. Now, bestselling authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross take you behind-the-scenes of the most famous and beloved movie franchise of all-time filled with reflections from over 150 cast, crew, critics and filmmakers who reflect on the impact of this legendary movie franchise as well as share their thoughts about their favorite (and least) favorite 007 adventures and spy mania which gripped fans the world over in the wake of the success of the James Bond films"--

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Published
New York : Forge 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Mark A. Altman (author)
Other Authors
Edward (Edward A.) Gross (author), Richard Schenkman (contributor)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Physical Description
720 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN
9781250300959
  • Just say (Doctor) no : "Why is it that people who can't take advice always insist on giving it?" / Mark A. Altman
  • Tomorrow never lies : "I'm putting on a little scientific demonstration in Iceland this weekend. Perhaps you could join us?" / Edward Gross
  • Bond, James Bond : "The name is Bond, James Bond"
  • The road to Bond : "You seem to have this nasty habit of surviving."
  • The sixties : the Doctor is in : "No, Mister Bond, I expect you to die..."
  • "This never happened to the other fella" : "You can shoot me! I have a very low threshold of death. My doctor says I can't have bullets enter my body at any time."
  • The seventies : Go Mr. Big or go home : "Look after Mister Big. See that some harm comes to him."
  • The eighties : "I hope we're going to have some gratuitous sex and violence around here again."
  • The nineties : golden years : "Christ, I miss the Cold War."-- The 2000s : Bourne again : "You think of women as disposable pleasures, reather than meaningul pursuits. So as charming as you are, Mr. Bond, I will be keeping my eyes on our government's money, and off your perfectly formed arse."
  • The 2010s : it's your SPECTRE against mine . . . : "A gun and a radio; not exactly Christmas, is it?"
  • James Bond will return : "It's quite alright, really. She's having a rest. We'll be going on soon. There's no hurry you see, we have all the time in the world.".
Review by Kirkus Book Review

An oral history of six decades' worth of entries in the James Bond film franchise.For some fans, James Bond is Sean Connery, who turns up here at the last moment to mutter, "Of course the films will go on, but who'll play me, I just don't know and can't guess." Others are perfectly happy with the work of Daniel Craig, who lacks Connery's twinkle but has nicely captured the character's essential amorality: He's perfectly capable of mayhem and extreme violence without pausing for a breath (and doesn't really need to, the Bond of today having lightened up on the cigarettes and booze of his 1960s iteration). Besides, he looks good in a tux. Altman, the co-author, with Gross, of like-minded oral histories of Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Battlestar Galactica, talks to figures before and behind the camera to chronicle the changing face of Bond and the Bond filmsincluding the "Bond girls," some lethal and some merely eye candy. The compilers don't always hit the mark: It does little perceptible good to know that Robert Rodriguez was introduced to Bond through The Spy Who Loved Me or to repeat the well-worn truism that Ian Fleming named his spy after the author of a book about Caribbean birds. But there's plenty of meat on the bones, too, such as the authors' exploration of the pioneering work of Bond's early producers in product placements, with Dr. No sporting more than 20 of them as "a result of James Bond and Sean Connery being fairly unknown entities" at the time. Pierce Brosnan, George Lazenby, and Timothy Dalton weren't much better known. However, along with Roger Moore and Craig, all, note the authors in a rare criticism, have done their part to play Bond as Fleming wrote him, "a sexist, misogynist dinosaur who is always ready to do what's right for England and the world."Die-hard Bond fans will delight in this compendium. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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