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*3rd film based on the 7th book. | *3rd film based on the 7th book. | ||
*First Bond movie to be a blockbuster with a budget equivalent to the previous two movies combined. | *First Bond movie to be a blockbuster with a budget equivalent to the previous two movies combined. | ||
*Alex's quick summary: James Bond goes up against Goldfinger, r a rich guy obsessed with gold who plans to bomb Fort Knox in conjunction with the Chinese, thereby destabilizing American currency and making his own gold more valuable in the process. Bond defeats him with the help of his former henchwoman and personal pilot Pussy Galore | *Alex's quick summary: James Bond goes up against Goldfinger, r a rich guy obsessed with gold who plans to bomb Fort Knox in conjunction with the Chinese, thereby destabilizing American currency and making his own gold more valuable in the process. Bond defeats him with the help of his former henchwoman and personal pilot Pussy Galore. | ||
*First time we have the theme song be the title of the film. | |||
**Performed by Shirley Bassey, who we'll hear from again. | |||
*Gildfinger body was Gert Fröbe. He was dubbed by Michael Collins for almost the whole thing. | |||
===Podcast=== | ===Podcast=== | ||
*The popular, critical, and cultural success of this movie. Many "Bond tropes" come specifically from this film. | *The popular, critical, and cultural success of this movie. Many "Bond tropes" come specifically from this film. | ||
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**One-off action set piece that doesn't have anything to do with the rest of the movie. | **One-off action set piece that doesn't have anything to do with the rest of the movie. | ||
**This sets a precedent for other James Bond films. | **This sets a precedent for other James Bond films. | ||
**Bond has a duck on his head and a tuxedo under his dry suit. | |||
*Title sequence is now what we've come to expect: scenes from the movie projected against a woman painted gold. | |||
*The theme song is extremely on the nose. It does meet Pete's three criteria for consideration for top Bond song. | |||
*TV's "The Golden Girls". | |||
*The team of Fröbe and Collins | |||
===Meta Notes=== | ===Meta Notes=== | ||
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*The Mythbusters tested a myth based on the cold open of this film. They concluded that it is possible to wear a tuxedo under your dry suit, scuba dive to reach a party and then (once you've removed your scuba gear) infiltrate the party without rumpling your tux and giving yourself away. | *The Mythbusters tested a myth based on the cold open of this film. They concluded that it is possible to wear a tuxedo under your dry suit, scuba dive to reach a party and then (once you've removed your scuba gear) infiltrate the party without rumpling your tux and giving yourself away. | ||
**They also tested being painted with gold paint as a means of execution on a | **They also tested being painted with gold paint as a means of execution on a number of occasions, and found that although it's probably not a good idea, it is not deadly as myth proponents would claim. | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
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Revision as of 00:23, 4 November 2020
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Date
June 6th, 2020
Summary
Alex and Pete assess the value of 1964's "Goldfinger"
Duration
1:50:15
Notes
Film
- 3rd film based on the 7th book.
- First Bond movie to be a blockbuster with a budget equivalent to the previous two movies combined.
- Alex's quick summary: James Bond goes up against Goldfinger, r a rich guy obsessed with gold who plans to bomb Fort Knox in conjunction with the Chinese, thereby destabilizing American currency and making his own gold more valuable in the process. Bond defeats him with the help of his former henchwoman and personal pilot Pussy Galore.
- First time we have the theme song be the title of the film.
- Performed by Shirley Bassey, who we'll hear from again.
- Gildfinger body was Gert Fröbe. He was dubbed by Michael Collins for almost the whole thing.
Podcast
- The popular, critical, and cultural success of this movie. Many "Bond tropes" come specifically from this film.
- Cold open.
- One-off action set piece that doesn't have anything to do with the rest of the movie.
- This sets a precedent for other James Bond films.
- Bond has a duck on his head and a tuxedo under his dry suit.
- Title sequence is now what we've come to expect: scenes from the movie projected against a woman painted gold.
- The theme song is extremely on the nose. It does meet Pete's three criteria for consideration for top Bond song.
- TV's "The Golden Girls".
- The team of Fröbe and Collins
Meta Notes
- The Mythbusters tested a myth based on the cold open of this film. They concluded that it is possible to wear a tuxedo under your dry suit, scuba dive to reach a party and then (once you've removed your scuba gear) infiltrate the party without rumpling your tux and giving yourself away.
- They also tested being painted with gold paint as a means of execution on a number of occasions, and found that although it's probably not a good idea, it is not deadly as myth proponents would claim.
Quotes
Star Wars names
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