Dr Kananga

Strangeways

Hi fellow fans.

Some joker here at work who thinks he's a bigger 007 fan than me tested me out this morning by asking where did Dr Kananga's name come from. Aaaggghhh!

I wouldn't admit this to him but I don't know!

Can anyone help me out??? ?:)

Barbel

He's named after Ross Kananga, the crocodile/alligator expert involved in the "Trespassers Will Be Eaten" sequence- and who doubled for Roger Moore during the jumping over the crocs. The screenwriter, Tom Mankiewicz, liked his name and used it.

Strangeways

Thanks Barbel.
Now you mention it I had heard this before!

Mister Biswas

This story is recounted so wonderfully in the Live and Let Die Making of documentary included on the DVD.
I just love Julius Harris (Tee Hee) in that. The look on his face when he talks of this is just wonderful: "He had a lion. AND THEY GOT TO THE LION." )

heartbroken_mr_drax

Beautiiiiiiiiiful day, yes sir a beautiiiiiful day.

mrbond

The should have used the name for the book

Silhouette Man

I do wonder what his first name was though? Ross, after Ross Kananga? Or Buonaparte after Mr Big in the original 1954 Fleming novel. I find it a bit odd that they never gave him a first name - just like Investigator Brimmer in the Columbo episode 'Death Lends A Hand', where no first name is given either.

AlphaOmegaSin

Whatever became of Ross Kananga? Is he still kicking around or did his Alligators eat him?

Barbel

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

Whatever became of Ross Kananga? Is he still kicking around or did his Alligators eat him?

Sadly, he died of a heart attack at a young age a few years after LALD.

Thunderpussy

Just in case anyone hasn't seen it. Here Is Ross Kananga
doing the Croc Stunt from LALD.

http://youtu.be/EikxJDFQD78

IMHO, One of the greatest stunts ever in a Bond Film. -{

Silhouette Man

Barbel wrote:

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

Whatever became of Ross Kananga? Is he still kicking around or did his Alligators eat him?

Sadly, he died of a heart attack at a young age a few years after LALD.

That's very sad indeed. I didn't know that.

ChromeJob

Mister Biswas wrote:

This story is recounted so wonderfully in the Live and Let Die Making of documentary included on the DVD.
I just love Julius Harris (Tee Hee) in that. The look on his face when he talks of this is just wonderful: "He had a lion. AND THEY GOT TO THE LION." )

Yeah, Kananga's stunt outtakes are scarier than the take they used. Brave effing guy.

Julius Harris came to a rare screening of the US TV "Casino Royale" kinescope at USC (1982 or 1983), along with Barry Nelson. Harris was such a big, warm, nice fellow. A lot of career actors are....