That's No Moonraker: Live and Let Die

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Date

July 11th, 2020

Summary

Pete and Alex are back for Moore, this time to discuss the 8th James Bond film.

Duration

1:18:30

Notes

Film

• 8th movie based on the 2nd book.
  • Although major plot elements from the novel will be included in future James Bond movies For Your Eyes Only and License to Kill.

Podcast

• Google brief.
• The producers tried to throw even more money at Sean Connery to get him to come back but he said no.
  • If he had been game, how long would they keep going with him?
  • What else was Sean Connery doing around this time.
    • In addition to his truck load of money for doing Diamonds are Forever Connery was also promised that he could to do two films all his own.
• Other actors considered (besides the ones mentioned last movie):
  • Michael Billington (front-runner) if Roger Moore couldn't do it (recall they wanted Moore since at least On Her Majesty's Secret Service if not as early as Dr. No, though he would have been a little too young for that one).
    • They screen tested him for this, Moonraker, and Octopussy. He was there every time Roger Moore was thinking about asking for more money.
    • He does actually appear on screen in a later film in the series.
  • United Artists still wanted an American but the producers said "no has to be British".
  • Also considered: William Gaunt, John Ronane, Simon Oates Jeremy Brett (TV's Sherlock Holmes), John Gavin (mentioned last time) and Julian Glover (General Veers).
• Prior to this project, Roger Moore was definitely Pete's James Bond of record.

Quotes

• Alex: Farewell to my bad Sean Connery impression, say hello to my bad Roger Moore impression.

Star Wars names

This is Red Five; I'm going in!Star Wars pun names for Live and Let Die
Alex	Name 1 Name 2 Name 3
Pete	Name 1 Name 2 Name 3

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