Goldfinger
1964 - imdb (link)
Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
Cast
James Bond - Sean Connery
James Bond - Sean Connery
Villain - Auric Goldfinger - Gert Fröbe
Henchman - Oddjob - Harold Sakata
Bondgirls - Pussy Galore - Honour Blackman
Jill Masterson - Shirley Eaton
M - Bernard Lee
Moneypenny - Lois MaxwellQ - Desmond Llewelyn
Felix Leiter - Cec Linder
Director - Guy Hamilton
Screenplay - Richard Maibaum & Paul Denn
Theme - "Goldfinger" - Shirley Bassey
First proper pun! "Shocking"
ReplyDeleteAnd the first iconic theme.
I think this may be the Bond film that I've watched most often.
ReplyDeleteLife is obviously hard in the CIA as well.
ReplyDeleteHahaha
DeleteCar full of gadgets, Q-branch couldn't afford any labels.
ReplyDeleteFun fact!
ReplyDeleteGert Fröbe spoke very little English, so Michael Collins dubbed his voice. Director Guy Hamilton instructed Fröbe to speak his lines (in German) quickly which would assist the looping.
Ah, the other Masterson sister. Always makes me think of a Frankie Howerd 'Up Pompeii' joke, when you look at the Masterson sisters...
ReplyDelete"We're like two peas in a pod!"
FH "So I see...one all peas and one all pod."
Persistent rumour that Shirley Eaton died after being covered in gold paint turns out to be false: http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/goldfinger.asp
ReplyDeleteAlways a pleasure to see Burt Kwouk in anything.
ReplyDeleteI do love this film, but I've never been a fan of the practice of speeding up the footage in fight scenes or driving sequences.
ReplyDeleteAnd enter Pussy. Honor Blackman was 37 at the time, oldest actress to play a Bond girl so far. Not that that means anything.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Bond gets Christmas cards from Mr and Mrs Masterson after carelessly getting both of their daughters killed?
ReplyDeleteHahahaha
DeletePussy Galore was, of course, a lesbian in the book. Until Bond "straightens her out". I find that funnier than I should...60s attitudes!
ReplyDeleteStill very enjoyable despite some very bizarre plot choices (e.g. explaining the plan to the comedy gangsters only to kill them anyway?). And Bond is a lot more rapey than I remember.
ReplyDeleteFavourites so far...
ReplyDeleteFilm: Dr No
Song: Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey)
Hottest Bond girl: Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress)
Best Bond girl: Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman)
Villain: Dr No (Joseph Wiseman)
Henchman: Grant (From Russia With Love)
Fight: Bond Vs Grant on the train (From Russia With Love)
Pun: “Shocking” After electrocuting someone in the bath (Goldfinger)
Locations: Dr No
Gadget: SCUBA diving duck hat (Goldfinger)
Surprised by how incompetent they make Goldfinger the whole way through the film. Bond forces him to lose at cards at the start, cheats him at golf in the middle then foils the grand plan at the end.
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