 You want to put Bond in a gorilla suit?, Octopussy screenwriter reminisces... |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 11 August 2003 From: H O L L Y W O O D  |
28 June 2004 - 22:07
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The Light's on at Signpost, the memoir of George MacDonald Fraser, could not in all conscience be labelled dull; "challenging" is perhaps its most realistic description...
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
28 June 2004 - 22:11
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I've always loved what George McDonald Fraser did with working on the screenstory for Octopussy.
Read this article earlier today, and was thoroughly interested. Fine job, Jim. Nice to see this will be available in some months from now for the US.   ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ D of the CBn Four ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Cammander CMG Group: Veterans Enlisted: 21 June 2003 From: South Pasadena, CA |
29 June 2004 - 08:01
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Fascinating article, Jim. Very interesting stuff. Thanks.
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
29 June 2004 - 08:05
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Wow, what a treat. A fantastic find and a great article, Jim.
Add GMF to the list of people who have testified to the outstanding character of Cubby. And I love that final quoted paragraph. Says it all, doesn't it?  "Fandom is where people come together and complain about what they like." Visit The Young Bond Dossier, now the OFFICIAL site for Young Bond news |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 2 August 2001 From: Oxfordshire |
29 June 2004 - 11:49
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Just thought it was something a little different!
Much credit to Athena for making it look so smart.  And yeah, that closing (quoted) paragraph... 
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 9 January 2002 From: Edmonton, Canada |
29 June 2004 - 14:13
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Great piece, Jim.
Out of curiousity, does MacDonald Fraser actually say "You want to put Bond in a gorilla suit?" in the book at all? And yes, I must agree, that last quoted paragraph is a beaut. I can picture it perfectly.  |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 2 August 2001 From: Oxfordshire |
29 June 2004 - 14:32
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No; sorry if not clear - it was Broccoli who said that to Fraser. One imagines also the look on his face! "There was a violent cruelty, a pathological desire to wound, quite near the surface in the man." CBn: ...we have people everywhere Only James Bond is James Bond. |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 10 February 2002 |
29 June 2004 - 16:35
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Good read about one of those people who we really don't know much about and their experience with the series. I'd rather hear some of these stories rather than the usual suspects.
Wasn't GMF asked back to work on AVTAK as well or was that just a rumor? "You didn't think I'd miss this performance, did you?"
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 10 November 2002 From: Montreal, Canada |
29 June 2004 - 18:54
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wow, interesting article.......
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Commander CMG Group: Veterans Enlisted: 20 June 2002 From: Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
29 June 2004 - 20:30
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Very cool.
When I read the title of the article, my initial thought was that it was about 003 and 004. Never mind.   Spoiler-free for QoS The Circle Trilogy Part III - Method to Madness "For England, James?" "For Scotland, Alec." |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
29 June 2004 - 20:55
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Well as Roger Moore pointed out so cleverly... All good 00-agents must know how to quickly get in and escaoe from a gorilla suit. ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ D of the CBn Four ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 20 July 2002 From: Washington D.C.. USA |
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Interesting article Jim
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
2 May 2007 - 04:35
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Came across this article recently while going through the Octopussy section. Bumping it up for newer members who may not be aware of it.
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