Becoming Bond (2017)

The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty's ... See full summary »

Director:

Josh Greenbaum

Writer:

Josh Greenbaum

Stars:

George Lazenby, James Walsh, Jason Maybaum

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Lazenby	...	Himself - James Bond
James Walsh	...	Doctor
Jason Maybaum	...	Young George
Kelly Lester	...	Teacher
Nathan Lovejoy	...	Chook Warner
Savannah Judy	...	Girl in Class
Matthew Josten	...	Teenage George
Teressa Liane	...	June Green
Josh Lawson	...	George
Brendan Parry Kaufmann	...	Young Man Not Buying
Monty Franklin	...	Johnny Horton
Ben Bowen	...	Customer Buying Car
Mercer Boffey	...	Richard Bloque
Kassandra Clementi	...	Belinda
Nicholas Popov	...	Belinda's Ex-Boyfriend (as Nick Popov)

Storyline

The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life. Then after being offered the next seven Bond films and a $1 million signing bonus, he turned it all down...

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Plot Keywords:

girlfriend | london england | secret agent | james bond spoof scene | espionage | 

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Taglines:

The name's Lazenby, George Lazenby.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Comedy | History

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Hulu Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Becoming Bond

Filming Locations:

Air Hollywood - 13240 Weidner Street, Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Delirio Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is split into 13 chapters, each with a title that is a James Bond reference or pun. The titles are: You Only Live Once, The Road to Pussy Galore, Try Another Day, For Her Eyes Only, From Australia with Love, The Guy Who Loved Me, Single Oh Seven, The Man with the Golden Tongue, Unlicensed to Kill, Tomorrow Sometimes Dies, Shaken Not Deterred, The World is Never Enough, and Decisions are Forever.

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Goofs

It has been pointed out that the car driven to Bristol is left hand drive, but it is never clear which side of the road it is being driven on except that he parks at the kerb to pick up his girl, he may just be polite. It is common to drive imported LHD cars on the left hand side.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Himself - James Bond: I'd like them to know that you can defy what is expected of you, and write your own story.

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Connections

Features Goldfinger (1964)

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Soundtracks

He Makes Me Holier
Performed by Ike Turner (as Ike) & Tina Turner
Written by Ike Turner
Published by Swing Beat Songs
Courtesy of Tuff City Records

User Reviews

A raconteur in full swing

Well worth a look, perhaps best described as a slapstick documentary of GL's life. I am around the same age as George and remember the Bond films and On Her Majesty's Secret Service was the only one I ever liked enough to watch again. I was always curious as to whether the stories of the making of that film were true as there was a lot of talk about it at the time. The "Australian" settings bear no resemblance at all to the Australia of the time, and it was a bit bizarre to see it dressed it as some sort of Antipodean California. I liked the intentionally corny acting as it fitted well with the overall tone of the film, and the cinematography was excellent. Jason Maybaum playing the young Lazenby was perfect.

Very enjoyable and a lot of fun to watch a charming man continuing the tradition of the Great Australian Yarn.