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James Bond parodies
The James Bond series of novels and films have been parodied numerous times.
Novels
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The Book of Bond, or, Every Man His Own 007 , sanctioned by Glidrose Productions, official Bond novel publishers, is a tongue-in-cheek guide to being a superspy. It was credited to "Lt.-Col. William 'Bill' Tanner" (a literary Fleming character), but was actually written by Kingsley Amis, who would later go on to write the Bond novel, Colonel Sun under another pseudonym, Robert Markham. The book's first hardcover edition had a false slipcover giving the title as The Bible to be Read as Literature (in the novel From Russia, With Love , a fake book with this title hides a gun).
- Michael K. Frith and Christopher B. Cerf of the Harvard Lampoon wrote Alligator, by "I*n Fl*m*ng" in 1962. Another "J*mes B*nd" story titled "Toadstool" appeared in a Playboy magazine parody published by the Lampoon. Rumour has it this has not been reprinted because of plagiarism issues (some sections are very close to Fleming.) The cover of Alligator parodies the Signet Books paperback covers used for the Fleming novels in the 1960s, including a short Fl*m*ng biography, and a bibliography of nonexistent B*nd novels: Lightningrod, For Tomorrow We Live, The Chigro of the Narcissus, Toadstool, Doctor Popocatapetl, From Berlin, Your Obedient Servant, Monsieur Butterfly, and Scuba Do - Or Die.
- There exists a very short book titled Pussy L'amour and the Three Bears, starring James Bear. Although the book James Bond: The Legacy mentions it, one known copy exists, and belongs to the owner of Bondian.com.
- Sol Weinstein wrote four novels about Israel Bond, Agent Oy-Oy-Seven, beginning in 1965: (i) Loxfinger, (ii) Matzohball, (iii) In the Secret Service of His Majesty – the Queen, and (iv) You Only Live Until You Die. As with the Harvard Lampoon volumes mentioned above, the covers of the American editions of the Isreal Bond books were also based upon the cover designs Signet Books used for Fleming's Bond novels.
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Cyril Connolly wrote the short story "Bond Strikes Camp", satirizing a homosexual relationship between M and Bond.
- William Henley Knoles , under the pseudonym "Clyde Allison", wrote a 20-novel series between 1965 and 1968, about Agent 0008, a thinly disguised version of Bond. The books were more stories of action and softcore S&M, than legitimate satire, but their scarcity makes them sought-after Bond collectibles. The series included: (i)Our Man From Sadisto, (ii) Our Girl From Mephisto, (iii) Nautipuss, (iv) Go-Go Sadisto, (v) The Desdamona Affair, (vi) Gamefinger, (vii) Sadisto Royale, (viii) 0008 Meets Gnatman, (ix) For Your Sighs Only, (x) The Lust Bomb, (xi) The Merciless Mermaids, (xii) Mondo Sadisto, (xiii) 0008 Meets Modesta Blaze (also parodying comic strip heroine Modesty Blaise), (xiv) The Sex-Ray, (xv) Roburta The Conqueress, (xvi) From Rapture With Love, (xvii) The Ice Maiden, (xviii) The Sin Funnel, (xix) Platypussy, and (xx) The Desert Damsels.
- An Agent 00005 appeared in the science fiction epic The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, published in the early 1970s.
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Bridge experts Philip and Robert King wrote a collection of bridge game-related short stories titled Your Deal, Mr. Bond; the title story features 007. (This shouldn't be confused with the official Bond novel, No Deals, Mr. Bond by John Gardner.
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Kim Newman's Anno Dracula novel Dracula Cha-Cha-Cha features a vampire agent of the Diogenes Club named "Hamish Bond". The segments of the novel featuring this character are filled with references to the James Bond novels and films, including chapters titled "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "From Bavaria with Love", "Live and Let Die" and "The Living Daylights". Bond's archenemy is a vampiric Blofeld, (although there's a twist), and an alteration in his personality, towards the end, portrays the change from Sean Connery to Roger Moore.
Films
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From Hong Kong With Love , 1975. Starring: Lois Maxwell, Bernard Lee, Clifton James. James Bond dies in the gunbarrel opening, and Her Majesty's Secret Service must replace him. Despite being an obscure parody, the film features many legitimate Bond film actors. Originally released as Bons Baisers de Hong Kong .
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In Like Flint and Our Man Flint, two mid–60s spy adventures starring James Coburn. In Like Flint sees the character of Derek Flint beating up a character who closely resembles Sean Connery's Bond.
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Matt Helm movies, starring Dean Martin - The Silencers (1966), Murderers' Row (1966), The Ambushers (1967), The Wrecking Crew (1969). Although based upon a serious, ultra-violent series of novels by Donald Hamilton, it was decided to adapt Hamilton's novels as comedies rather than competing with the Bond series on its own turf.
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Se Tutte le Donne del Mondo (1966) - Possibly the inspiration for the Moonraker film?
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Spy Hard , starring Leslie Nielsen
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Undercover Brother (2002)
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Johnny English (2003), starring Rowan Atkinson
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Cannonball Run, 1981. Roger Moore is a man believing himself to be both Roger Moore and James Bond, who participates in a madcap, cross-country, road race driving a gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5 similar to that driven by Sean Connery in Goldfinger.
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The Dragon Lives Again , 1978. Starring: Alexander Grand . A Hong Kong movie featuring an undead Bruce Lee alongside characters such as Popeye, Dracula, and James Bond. Original title: La Resurrection du Dragon
- Sean Bond Agent 0023 is a pornographic version of James Bond who appeared in Coldfinger and For Your Ass Only .
- The animated film, Freddy (the) Frog, featured the title character as a reluctant secret agent "FRO7".
A film series from comedian actor Mike Myers. Many of the characters throughout the series are parodies of Bond characters, including the main character, Austin Powers. In addition, the names of the films are also parodies of Bond novels and films.
Films
Characters
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Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. and Bond's archenemy is parodied in all the Austin Powers films as Dr. Evil. Like Blofeld, Dr. Evil also wears either a white or a grey suit, and has a facial scar over his eye. Both characters also possess white Angora cats. Evil's cat, however, loses its hair due to a side-effect of the cryogenic freezing process which preserved Dr. Evil for 30 years. Dr. Evil is clearly a combination of Donald Pleasence's Blofeld as well as Dr. Julius No. In one scene of the first Austin Powers film, Dr. Evil even has a protective suit identical to one worn by Dr. Julius No in Dr. No.
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Emilio Largo, the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. villain from Thunderball is parodied in all of the Austin Powers movies as "Number Two". Largo and Number Two are both played by an older gentleman wearing a black eyepatch, and are the Second-in-Command of their respective evil organizations.
- Colonel Rosa Klebb in the Bond film From Russia With Love and Irma Bunt from On Her Majesty's Secret Serive are said to be the prototypes of Frau Farbissina, a top villain in Dr. Evil's organization. The actresses who play Klebb and Farbissina are similar in appearance.
- Basil Exposition, the head of Austin Power's organization is meant to be a parody of M.
- Random Task, is identical to Goldfinger's henchman, Oddjob, except he throws a deadly shoe, instead of a bowler hat.
- Alotta Fagina is a parody of the Bond girl Pussy Galore.
- The character Goldmember, like Auric Goldfinger, also had a passion for gold that also included a golden gun similar to Goldfinger's and, later, Francisco Scaramanga.
Television shows & episodes
- Get Smart television series
- The British comedian Russ Abbott's television series featured a character called Basildon Bond named after a brand of writing paper. Russ Abbot (outside link).
- In the television series Clerks the villain, Leonardo Leonardo, has an assistant, Mr Plug, who is a parody of Goldfinger's assistant Oddjob. However, Plug is a publicist not a bodyguard.
- A 1989 episode of the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, titled "Diamonds Aren't Forever", featured George Lazenby as a retired spy referred to only as "James ..." (the name is listed in the credits with the ellipsis included; characters are always interrupted before completing the name). The episode includes many subtle references to James Bond, implying that the character played by Lazenby might indeed be Bond.
- An episode of The Simpsons, "You Only Move Twice", features the supervillain, Hank Scorpio. The James Bond analogue, "Mr. Bont", is based on Sean Connery's portrayal, but, unlike Bond, he is captured and killed, because Homer Simpson interferes with his attempted escape from captivity. This is not the only James Bond homage in The Simpsons, however—the "Chief Wiggum P.I." segment of "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" episode borrows heavily from Live and Let Die, even duplicating certain shots. The character Rainier Wolfcastle, an action movie actor, also regularly references Bond.
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The Man Called Flintstone was a popular 1966 film, based upon the animated television series The Flintstones, wherein Fred Flintstone is recruited for a spy mission. The Flintstones series itself also featured an episode parodying Goldfinger entitled "The Stonefinger Caper" which aired in 1965.
- The Dangermouse cartoon series
- Colonel K is clearly based on M
- Baron Greenback is similar to Blofeld, most notably the white, hairy caterpillar in place of Blofeld's cat.
- On the Garfield and Friends TV-series' sequence U.S. Acres, Orson Pig plays the Bondian alter-ego named Double-O-Orson.
Video games
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No One Lives Forever — Released in 2000 by Monolith Productions, the game is a cross between the James Bond series and Austin Powers. It features a female secret agent, Cate Archer, that takes place during the 1960's. The game is similarily titled to John Gardner's Bond novel, Nobody Lives For Ever.
- The computer game, Red Alert, features a nameless spy unit dressed in a tuxedo, which sounds suspiciously like Sean Connery.
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James Pond is a series of video games that parody Bond movies. Levels in a James Pond are also parodied with titles like A View to a Spill and Leak and Let Die.
- is a video game featuring Muppet characters directly spoofing James Bond characters, plots and titles.
Last updated: 05-07-2005 09:40:30
Last updated: 05-13-2005 07:56:04
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