"the film: it may be found in James Wallerstein's ""The Cactus Wildcat"" (1954) and E.B. White's ""The Trumpet of the Swan"" (1970).) Daniel Craig, who has portrayed James Bond on screen since 2006, credited the Austin Powers franchise with the relatively serious tone of later Bond films. ""We had to destroy the myth because Mike Myers fucked us,"" Craig said in a 2014 interview, making it ""impossible to do the gags"" of earlier Bond films which Austin Powers satirized. ""Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"" received positive reviews. The film received a 70% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on"
"A Kill"", made an appearance. Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming is a 1990 TV biographical film of the life of Ian Fleming, creator of the popular James Bond spy character, retracing his playboy youth, his expulsion from various colleges, his experiences as a newspaper writer and his tour of duty for the British intelligence agency during World War II. Fleming himself is played by Jason Connery, son of Sean Connery, the actor who helped make Bond an icon in the films made in the 1960s. Ex-Bond girl Fiona Fullerton , who"
"Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming is a 1990 TV biographical film of the life of Ian Fleming, creator of the popular James Bond spy character, retracing his playboy youth, his expulsion from various colleges, his experiences as a newspaper writer and his tour of duty for the British intelligence agency during World War II. Fleming himself is played by Jason Connery, son of Sean Connery, the actor who helped make Bond an icon in the films made in the 1960s. Ex-Bond girl Fiona Fullerton , who appeared in ""A View To"
"of Bond in a different way. James Bond (literary character) Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR, is a fictional character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the protagonist of the ""James Bond"" series of novels, films, comics and video games. Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels and two short story collections. His final two books—""The Man with the Golden Gun"" (1965) and ""Octopussy and The Living Daylights"" (1966)—were published posthumously. The Bond character is a Secret Service agent, code number 007, residing in London but active internationally. Bond was a composite character who was based"
"James Bond (literary character) Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR, is a fictional character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the protagonist of the ""James Bond"" series of novels, films, comics and video games. Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels and two short story collections. His final two books—""The Man with the Golden Gun"" (1965) and ""Octopussy and The Living Daylights"" (1966)—were published posthumously. The Bond character is a Secret Service agent, code number 007, residing in London but active internationally. Bond was a composite character who was based on a number of commandos whom"
"episodes in the previous series, it includes a character named for a real person. In this instance it is spy novelist Ian Fleming who makes the acquaintance of Miss Marple and is struggling with writer's block, trying to come up with the name of his hero for his spy story. Just then James Bond (Charlie Higson) appears on the platform to deliver a speech, and introduces himself as ""My name is Bond, James Bond"", which ultimately interests Fleming causing him to write. Just as with the Joan Hickson versions, ""Nemesis"" was filmed prior to ""A Caribbean Mystery"". There are some"
"he is supplied by Q Branch. The films are also noted for Bond's relationships with various women, who are sometimes referred to as ""Bond girls"". Ian Fleming created the fictional character of James Bond as the central figure for his works. Bond is an intelligence officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond is known by his code number, 007, and was a Royal Naval Reserve Commander. Fleming based his fictional creation on a number of individuals he came across during his time in the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, admitting that Bond ""was"
"actor Rowan Atkinson famous all around the world. Later, he played in two movies based on 'Mr Bean' : ""Bean"" in 1997, and ""Mr. Bean's Holiday"" in 2007. Later, he parodied the James Bond secret agent in two British spy comedy film : ""Johnny English"", and ""Johnny English Reborn"". Some British comedies examined the role of the Asian community in British life, including ""Bhaji on the Beach"" (1993), ""East Is East"" (1999), ""Bend It Like Beckham"" (2002), ""Anita and Me"" (2003) and ""Death at a Funeral"" (2007). Some other comedies takes place in India, such as ""The Best Exotic Marigold"
"Inspirations for James Bond A number of real-life inspirations have been suggested for James Bond, the fictional character created in 1953 by British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence officer Ian Fleming; Bond appeared in twelve novels and nine short stories by Fleming, as well as a number of continuation novels and twenty-six films, with seven actors playing the role of Bond. Although the stories and characters were fictional, a number of elements had a real life background, taken from people whom Fleming knew or events he was aware of. These included the spy's name, which Fleming took from the American"
"Harry Chess Harry Chess is the central character of the first gay-themed ongoing comic strip, first appearing in the mid 1960s. He was created by Al Shapiro under the pseudonym ""A. Jay"". He is a parody of the secret agent trope popularized in the 1960s, as exemplified by ""The Man from U.N.C.L.E."" and the James Bond franchise. Rather than the heterosexual romantic themes common to the source material, the adventures of Harry Chess were openly homosexual, intended to appeal to gay male readers. Harry Chess is a former trapeze artist; his name is a pun referring to his hairy chest."
"the character James Secretan before he appropriated the name of James Bond, author of the ornithology guide, ""Birds of the West Indies"". Fleming explained to the ornithologist's wife ""that this brief, unromantic, Anglo-Saxon and yet very masculine name was just what I needed, and so a second James Bond was born"". He further explained that ""When I wrote the first one in 1953, I wanted Bond to be an extremely dull, uninteresting man to whom things happened; I wanted him to be a blunt instrument ... when I was casting around for a name for my protagonist I thought by"
"however. The fictional secret agent is more often a loner, sometimes amoral—an existential hero operating outside the everyday constraints of society. Loner spy personalities may have been a stereotype of convenience for authors who already knew how to write loner private investigator characters that sold well from the 1920s to the present. Johnny Fedora achieved popularity as a fictional agent of early Cold War espionage, but James Bond is the most commercially successful of the many spy characters created by intelligence insiders during that struggle. His less fantastic rivals include Le Carre's George Smiley and Harry Palmer as played by"
"James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: ""It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy."" The show generated a number of popular catchphrases during its run, including ""Would you believe..."", ""Good thinking, 99"", ""Missed it by ""that much""!"", ""Sorry about that, Chief"", ""The old (such-and-such) trick"", ""And ""loving"" it"", and ""I ""asked"" you not to tell me that"". The show was followed by the films ""The Nude Bomb"" (a 1980 theatrical film release) and ""Get Smart, Again!"" (a 1989 made-for-TV sequel to the series), as well as a 1995 revival series, and a 2008 film remake. In"
"series (1997–2002). The 1999 ""The Powerpuff Girls"" episode ""Cat Man Do"" also features a supervillain with a cat, though it is the feline that turns out to be the criminal mastermind. In ""The Penguins of Madagascar"", the recurring villain Dr. Blowhole is a parody homage to Blofeld. Ernst Stavro Blofeld Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character and villain from the James Bond series of novels and films, created by Ian Fleming. A criminal mastermind with aspirations of world domination, he is the archenemy of the British Secret Service agent James Bond. Blofeld is head of the global criminal organisation"
"James Bond variety, in which the eponymous Cat-22, an agent for a secret organization of cats directed by Gato Primo (voiced by Garrett Fisher), seeks to discover the mysteries associated with the life of dogs (who, despite their oblivious imbecility in the series, are treated by the cats like agents of a hostile superpower or enemy agency). Each episode's plot follows a set formula. 22, (a rail-thin black cat in a stereotypical ""men-in-black""-style secret agent suit) is found relaxing in some foreign venue, until given a briefcase containing an assignment by Agent Andrew (a short, stout black cat with a"
"Derek Flint Derek Flint is a fictional world adventurer and master spy featured in a series of movies and comic books. Flint, a parody of James Bond and Doc Savage, is an agent for Z.O.W.I.E. (Zonal Organization World Intelligence Espionage). In 1965, 20th Century Fox presented its own version of a master spy to take on United Artists' popular James Bond franchise. The first three James Bond movies had already made considerable money for that studio, so Fox decided to try for itself. Their hero was wholly a celluloid creation, however, not a transfer from a book series. The first"
"mean the Special Air Service) during the Troubles, where he had been held hostage by the Irish Republican Army for three months. In ""Spectre"", the 00 Section of MI6 is briefly dismantled in addition to Mallory being demoted. He assists Bond in the field when it is revealed that the Nine Eyes initiative is part of Spectre's plan for world domination. The 1967 satire ""Casino Royale"" featured not one but two Ms. The first is played by John Huston, who also co-directed. In this film, M's real name is McTarry and he is accidentally killed when, in order to get"
"inspired by other fictional characters such as James Bond created in 1953 and Cleopatra Jones created in 1973. Rightly so, she was dubbed by the press ""Asia’s female James Bond"". Her creation also took inspiration from the roles played by Bruce Lee in ""The Big Boss"" (1971), ""Fist of Fury"" (1972) and ""Way of the Dragon"" (1972), to such an extent that Cleopatra Wong was nicknamed the ""Female Big Boss"", and that Doris Young who acted the part was given by Bobby A. Suarez the screen name ""Marrie Lee"", thus sharing Bruce Lee’s surname. The name of the character was"
"as they ""form the backbone of the industry"". Television also saw the effect of Bond films, with the NBC series ""The Man from U.N.C.L.E."", which was described as the ""first network television imitation"" of Bond, largely because Fleming provided advice and ideas on the development of the series, even giving the main character the name Napoleon Solo. Other 1960s television series inspired by Bond include ""I Spy"", and ""Get Smart"". A British cultural icon, by 2012, James Bond had become such a symbol of the United Kingdom that the character, played by Craig, appeared in the opening ceremony of the"
"introduced Johnny Fedora, the secret agent with a licence to kill, the government-sanctioned assassin. Ian Fleming, a former member of naval intelligence, followed swiftly with the glamorous James Bond, secret agent 007 of the British Secret Service, a mixture of counter-intelligence officer, assassin and playboy. Perhaps the most famous fictional spy, Bond was introduced in ""Casino Royale"" (1953). After Fleming's death the franchise continued under other British and American authors, including Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver and William Boyd. Despite the commercial success of Fleming's extravagant novels, John le Carré, himself a former"
"Some time later other Spy and Space Big Jim action figures were renamed Bond too. The main villains of this series were Professor O.B.B. and Boris. This last one was renamed Boris Craneo de Acero (Boris SteelSkull). The professor is supposed to be the leader of SPECTRE, while Boris is KGB's prime director. The James Bond series lasted up to 1986, when it was officially retired from the market. A small handful of Hot Wheels have been found with unusual colors along with the Mattel ""meatball"" replaced with the CIPSA logo. Kid Acero Kid Acero(which translates as Kid Steel) was"
"James Bond filmography Commander James Bond RN—code number 007—is a fictional character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1952. The character appeared in a series of twelve novels and two short story collections written by Fleming and a number of continuation novels and spin-off works after Fleming's death in 1964. There have been twenty-six films in total, produced between 1962 and 2015. Fleming portrayed Bond as a tall, athletic, handsome secret agent in his thirties or forties; he has several vices including drinking, smoking, gambling, automobiles and womanising. He is an exceptional marksman, and skilled in"
"three children, including twins born in 2005. George Lazenby George Robert Lazenby (; born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor and former model. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in the film ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (1969). He was the youngest actor, at the age of 29, to have portrayed Bond. Lazenby is also the only Bond actor to receive a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. Prior to his portrayal as Bond, Lazenby was a model and appeared in advertising."
"man Bob Simmons playing the part of Bond. The remake of the sequence for the wide-screen Thunderball featured Connery as Bond. This is accompanied by the opening bars of the ""James Bond Theme"", composed by Monty Norman, orchestrated by trumpeter and composer John Barry and Burt Rhodes. After Maurice Binder's death in 1991, Daniel Kleinman was responsible for the gun barrel sequence up to and including ""Casino Royale"". Design house MK12 supervised the graphics for ""Quantum of Solace"". Chapman has suggested that the sequence is a significant part of the James Bond mythos because it ""foregrounds the motif of looking"""
"James Bond movie ""Die Another Day"", ""The Quiller Memorandum"" (1966), ""The Man Who Haunted Himself"" (1970), Lindsay Anderson's ""O Lucky Man!"" (1973), ""The Avengers"" (1998), ""Nicholas Nickleby"" (2002), ""Quantum of Solace"" (2008) and ""Sherlock Holmes"" (2009). It has also been used as the lobby of the Dolphin Hotel in the film adaptation of Stephen King's short story ""1408."" In the 1982 BBC television adaptation of ""Smiley's People"", based on the Cold War spy thriller by John le Carré, the titular character visits the Reform Club at the start of the third episode, spending an extended period of time in the"
"William Stephenson Sir William Samuel Stephenson , (23 January 1897 – 31 January 1989) was a Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, spymaster, and the senior representative of British Security Coordination (BSC) for the entire western hemisphere during World War II. He is best known by his wartime intelligence codename Intrepid. Many people consider him to be one of the real-life inspirations for James Bond. Ian Fleming himself once wrote, ""James Bond is a highly romanticized version of a true spy. The real thing is ... William Stephenson."" As head of the British Security Coordination, Stephenson handed over British scientific secrets"
"Green Hornet"", and ""The Invaders"", as well as such titles as ""Korak, Son of Tarzan"", ""Brothers of the Spear"", and many of Gold Key's mystery/occult titles. In 1966, at the height of popularity of the James Bond film series, Spiegle provided naturalistic backgrounds and human characters while funny animal artist Paul Murry drew Mickey Mouse and Goofy for the short-lived ""Mickey Mouse Super Secret Agent"". As comic book historian Scott Shaw notes, ""What's even weirder about these stories is that in them, none of the 'real' human characters seem to notice anything remotely unusual about occupying space with a three-foot-tall"
"the name James Secretan as Bond's cover name while on missions. Bond's number—007—was assigned by Fleming in reference to one of British naval intelligence's key achievements of World War I: the breaking of the German diplomatic code. One of the German documents cracked and read by the British was the Zimmermann Telegram, which was coded 0075, and which was one of the factors that led to the US entering the war. Facially, Bond resembles the composer, singer and actor Hoagy Carmichael. In ""Casino Royale"" Vesper Lynd remarks, ""Bond reminds me rather of Hoagy Carmichael, but there is something cold and"
"manners ""A Bit of a Do"". He portrayed James Bond in a radio adaptation of ""You Only Live Twice"" in 1990. In 1991, he appeared as Colonel Mustard in the television series ""Cluedo"", and a year later made a guest appearance in the ""Press Gang"" episode ""UnXpected"". Other TV appearances include in ""EastEnders"", ""Coronation Street"", ""Only Fools and Horses"", ""The Darling Buds of May"", ""Tales of the Unexpected"", ""The Bill"" and the character of Donald De Souza in ""Emmerdale"". He has also appeared in ""Foyle's War"", ""Holby City"" and ""Tracy Beaker Returns"". In 1986, Jayston played the role of the"
"a 1989 TV film about James Bond creator Ian Fleming, Coward was played by Julian Fellowes. Coward is portrayed by Guy Siner in the 1991 episode ""Royal Flush"" of the BBC comedy ""You Rang, M'Lord?"". Marcy Kahan's Noël Coward quintet for BBC Radio 4 dramatises Coward as a detective in ""Design For Murder"" (2000), ""A Bullet at Balmain's"" (2003) and ""Death at the Desert Inn"" (2004), and as a spy in ""Blithe Spy"" (2002) and ""Our Man in Jamaica"" (2007). The cast of the quintet includes Malcolm Sinclair as Coward, Eleanor Bron as his secretary and Tam Williams as Cole"
"Squirrel"" was a parody of the spy genre, and most of the shorts parodied elements of the James Bond films. Secret Squirrel was also known as ""Agent 000"". In 1993, thirteen new ""Secret Squirrel"" cartoons appeared in-between the ""2 Stupid Dogs"" episodes, with the updated title ""Super Secret Secret Squirrel"" and a new cast. Secret Squirrel (voiced with a slight lisp by Mel Blanc) serves as a secret agent, taking orders from his superior, Double-Q (voiced by Paul Frees), of the International Sneaky Service. His designation is Agent 000. Secret Squirrel is assisted in his adventures by fez-wearing, bespectacled sidekick"
"with Elliott Gould, Streisand's ex-husband), ""The Amityville Horror"" (1979), ""Night of the Juggler"" (1980), and ""High Risk"" (1981). When Roger Moore expressed his desire to leave the role of James Bond, Brolin screen tested for the role in the next film ""Octopussy"" (1983) and was tentatively given the part. Ultimately, however, Moore decided to continue in the series. In 1985, Brolin parodied his near-hiring as James Bond in the film ""Pee-Wee's Big Adventure"". In a film within the film, he merged the characters of Bond and Pee-Wee Herman, the ""real"" version of whom was played by Paul Reubens. He is"
"with those films. With the continued popularity of the James Bond films starring Roger Moore in the mid 1970s, talk of Sean Connery reprising his 007 role in the planned ""James Bond of the Secret Service"" and the delay in the production of Eon Productions’ ""The Spy Who Loved Me"", Shonteff thought he would return to the imitation James Bond field with his own film. The original title of ""008 of the Secret Service"" was replaced by ""No. 1 of the Secret Service"". Perhaps to avoid rights difficulties with producer James Ward, Shonteff replaced the name of ""Charles Vine"" with"