Fountainblau Hotel Florida,
On Screen: James
Bond checks into the Fontainebleau prior to the "Goldfinger" mission
under the pretext of a little R&R, but Bond soon learns his head of
department has other plans. Here it is revealed that 007 has been
charged to keep an eye on the megalomaniacal villain who lends his name
to the movie. Goldfinger passes the time in Miami cheating at cards,
employing the beautiful but doomed Jill Masterson to serve as his
personal companion and to assist in his elaborate ploy to win at Gin
Rummy against his unwitting opponent Mr. Simmons. Whilst indulging in
some R&R on the poolside and in the hands of the very able Dink, Bond
meets Felix Leiter who briefs the British spy. Bond discovers
Goldfinger's secret spy and coaxes her into betraying the villain and
spending the night with him.
James Bond is checked into the Fontainebleau Hotel when
'M' tasks
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Felix Leiter Played by Cec Linder
Visit by Gunnar James Bond Schäfer from James Bond 007
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GOLDFINGER (1964) James Bond
Sean Connery
Svenska Premiär Goldfinger Goldfinger Mission Review: Over the years, Goldfinger has become known as the gold standard (sorry, couldn’t resist) for Bond movies: so much so that the “Bond formula” is essentially based around this movie. It all started with the pretitle sequence, which was a mini-movie in itself. Bond quickly disrobes his wetsuit to reveal a perfectly-pressed white tuxedo underneath, quickly establishing his as a debonair and suave secret agent. He even gets his first pun in before the title sequence with “shocking, positively shocking.” The quintessential Bond movie, of course, had the quintessential Bond theme, as Shirley Bassey belts out what is, arguably, the most recognizable theme song in the entire series: except of course for the Bond tune itself…but that doesn’t count. As the movie continues, Bond continues to be on his A-game both in terms of the ladies (he hooks up with Dink and Jill before he even leaves the Miami hotel) and in regards to action. Also introduced early on, through the striking visual of his shadow against the wall, is Oddjob: yet another icon in the Bond movie canon. Without saying a word, Oddjob is both menacing and evil; he could send a shiver down the spine with a mere look. That said, his apparent invincibility to everything except raw electricity was a bit absurd and takes away from his character. For example, there’s no way Bond could punch his face with a solid gold bar and not have Oddjob feel a thing. Moving along the villain arena we come to he of “No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!” fame: Auric Goldfinger. Due partly to the aforementioned line as well as his voice (even though it was dubbed) and his plot to detonate a nuclear device inside Fort Knox, Goldfinger is one of the most memorable villains of the series. Ken Adams also helped the cause by doing a brilliant job with the sets: especially those related to Auric. His den with rotating pool table and metal window shades truly accentuated Goldfinger’s villainy. Bad guys aside, Goldfinger features Pussy Galore, the woman with the most sexual name of the entire series. In addition, she was the first of the “bad girls” who would sleep with Bond and all of a sudden convert to the side of good. Heck, according to Ian Fleming’s original source material, Bond even made her turn straight. The movie also featured Jill Masterson laying naked, dead and covered with gold paint: an image so iconic that it landed her on the cover of Life magazine. The movie also gave us our first look at Q's laboratory with the gags in the background as well as his gadgets for Bond. The crowning glory of Q's lab was the introduction of the Aston Martin DB5 which has become synonymous with Bond. Finally, Connery has achieved the perfect Bond character and along with a great script, supporting cast, and score, he made the best performance of his Bond career.
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most famous and timeless images of the 1960s is Shirley Eaton painted gold!
Making her film debut in A Day To Remember in 1953, Shirley was then in great demand and starred in films such as Doctor In The House (1954), Doctor At Large, The Naked Truth (both 1957), Carry On Sergeant (1958), Carry On Nurse (1959), Carry On Constable (1960), What A Carve Up (1962) and, of course, Goldfinger in 1964 in which she played the ill-feted Jill Masterson, who died from being painted gold. Subsequent films include Ten Little Indians (1965), Around The World Under The Sea (1966), The Blood Of Fu Manchu (1968) and The Seven Secrets Of Sumuru (1969). Her many television credits include The Saint (including the very first episode), Great Scott, It’s Maynard and many James Bond and Carry On tribute programmes and documentaries. In the late 1960s, she gave up acting to raise her family. In 1999 she
wrote her successful autobiography, Golden Girl.
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