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This article is from the Movie Trivia,
by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions
by others.
423 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- At 140 minutes, this is in the longest 007 movie.
- 'George Lazenby' (qv) appears for the first and last time as James Bond.
- Originally intended to follow "Goldfinger (1964)" (qv) then
"Thunderball (1965)" (qv).
- Lazenby was previously a car salesman with a part time job as a male model.
- The search for a new Bond was compared with the search for Scarlett O'Hara.
Lazenby was determined to get the role, he spent most of what money he had
on a Saville Row suit and a Rolex watch, then while having a Bond type
haircut Cubby Broccoli walked into the same salon, made the connection and
later offered him the part.
- Blofeld's headquarters was a partially completed restaurant on top of Mount
Schilthorn. The owners allowed filming on condition EON paid $125,000 to
refit the interior and construct a helicopter pad. When the restaurant opened
it was given the name Piz Gloria used in the film.
- Actors considered for the part of Tracy Draco included 'Bridget Bardot' (qv)
and 'Catherine Deneuve' (qv). 'Diana Rigg' (qv) was finally chosen partly
because of her appearance as Emma Peel in British TV's spy series ``The
Avengers''.
- Lazenby and Rigg were rumored to have had a bad relationship on set. One
of the more ridiculous suggestions was that Rigg ate garlic before filming
the love scenes.
- Director 'Peter Hunt' (qv) had previously edited many 007 movies, the job of
editor (and second unit directing) went to 'John Glenn' (qv).
- Lyrics were originally intended for 'John Barry' (qv)'s main theme, but were
later rejected in favor of 'Louis Armstrong' (qv)'s memorable rendition of
``We Have All The Time In The World''.
- Lazenby was originally offered a three picture deal, but when this film
performed badly at the box office he rejected the contract believing that
being associated with a series which he thought had no commercial future
would harm his career.
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