For Your Eyes Only Behind the Scenes of the James Bond Films

by Giammarco, David

• ISBN13: 9781550224993
• ISBN10: 1550224999
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: ECW Press

Summary

All-new stories told by the people who make Bond come to life. For Your Eyes Only: Behind the Scenes of the Bond Films is a rare tour of the world’s most successful film series of all time. Explore the exciting world of James Bond through unprecedented access on the 007 sets and exclusive interviews with Bond’s leading players, from Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Sean Connery, to the key directors, stunt and special effects wizards, to the legendary producers and writers, to old series favourites like "Q" and Miss Moneypenny. And, oh yes, the bevy of Bond girl beauties. Retracing the cultural and political impact of the Bond series, the book also features interviews with such luminaries as Hugh Hefner and CIA agent E. Howard Hunt discussing the Bond phenomenon. From literary beginnings, to international film sensation, to mid-’80s faltering, to the spectacular resurgence when Pierce Brosnan took over the infamous role, James Bond is now more popular — and a bigger box-office behemoth — than ever before. Tomorrow Never Dies — and neither does Bond … James Bond.

Author Biography

David Giammarco is an entertainment journalist whose interviews and reviews are syndicated to newspapers and magazines worldwide — from The Hollywood Reporter and Elle magazine, to Ocean Drive, Cinefantastique, Max, the Financial Post, the London Times, the Sydney Daily News, and the National Post. As well, he covers Hollywood’s movers and shakers for Canada’s national daily newspaper, the Globe and Mail. He has been a James Bond aficionado since well before he could legally order a vodka martini and drive an Aston Martin. His first tuxedo came courtesy of Baby Gap

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Foreword	ix
E. Howard Hunt
Introduction	xi
The Man with the Golden Pen	1	(14)
His Words Were Their Bond: Broccoli & Saltzman	15	(24)
Bond ... Sir James Bond: Sean Connery	39	(54)
The Connery Bonds (1962--71)	55	(38)
For One Bond Only: George Lazenby	93	(20)
The Lazenby Bond (1969)	107	(6)
Moore the Merrier: Roger Moore	113	(82)
The Moore Bonds (1973--85)	131	(64)
The Bard's Bond: Timothy Dalton	195	(27)
The Dalton Bonds (1987--89)	209	(13)
Golden Spy: Pierce Brosnan	222	(37)
The Brosnan Bonds (1995--2002)	237	(22)
Goldeneye	259	(36)
Tomorrow Never Dies	295	(50)
The World Is Not Enough	345	(38)
Die Another Day	383	(16)
Ice Spy: Crafting the Chilling Thrills of Die Another Day	399	(12)
Bibliography	411