Taxi Driver in Paris

AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
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Does anyone know what the Taxi Driver said to Bond before he pulled him out of the Cab in AVTAK?
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,871MI6 Agent
    No, but he was obviousdly an Englishman trying to play a Frenchman, hence the general incoherence!

    Shades of British anti-French sentiment there...plus a small dose of racism from the shouting to the bombastic hand signals!

    Awful scene!
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I always though he said 'Me no speak English Sir!' :s
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,871MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    I always though he said 'Me no speak English Sir!' :s

    I'll rewatch that scene and get back to you on it.

    Have you read Andrew McNess's new book James Bond in our Sights: A Close Look at 'A View to A Kill'.

    If not, you should have a look at it!
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,241MI6 Agent
    As much as I love AVTAK, the taxi driver is the worst thing about the film. Really bad actor :#
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,871MI6 Agent
    Jarvio wrote:
    As much as I love AVTAK, the taxi driver is the worst thing about the film. Really bad actor :#

    Agreed, I love AVTAK too, but this scene of a (drunk) French taxi driver had too many cliches and should have been left on the cutting room floor where it belonged!
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    I always though he said 'Me no speak English Sir!' :s

    I'll rewatch that scene and get back to you on it.

    Have you read Andrew McNess's new book James Bond in our Sights: A Close Look at 'A View to A Kill'.

    If not, you should have a look at it!


    Not yet. Any good?
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,871MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    I always though he said 'Me no speak English Sir!' :s

    I'll rewatch that scene and get back to you on it.

    Have you read Andrew McNess's new book James Bond in our Sights: A Close Look at 'A View to A Kill'.

    If not, you should have a look at it!


    Not yet. Any good?

    Yes. Go get it.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • scotty8692scotty8692 Posts: 137MI6 Agent
    He may say something else, but what I recall was 'No, no English/english!' so he either didn't fancy driving around an English bloke (imagine, and old Rog, too!) or he didn't speak any English. He seemed a bit annoyed as he was supping red wine and eating some bread (bit of a stereotype-though though AVTAK and subtle probably aren't two things that go together!) when Bond pulled him out of the Taxi.
  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    no idea what he said, but i thought he was funny. reminded me of the similar scene in Octopussy with the women in the phone booth.
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    Firemass wrote:
    no idea what he said, but i thought he was funny. reminded me of the similar scene in Octopussy with the women in the phone booth.
    I've always ignored both strangely enough, looking forward to,the,chase,scene.
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  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,241MI6 Agent
    Firemass wrote:
    no idea what he said, but i thought he was funny. reminded me of the similar scene in Octopussy with the women in the phone booth.

    Nein, das is mine auto!
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  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Think the French guy is sat in his Renault, under or by the Eiffel Tower, eating cheese and drinking red wine, Bond shout at him to follow Mayday's parachute, but Frenchy ain't having any of it, zooot allor!! So Bond evicts the wine guzzling fromage chomper and makes off in the shed of a voituer that is the Renault 12 (?) as the taxi driver shouts things like "OH!" And "Oh my carrr!!" Etc while flapping his arms around like a windmill.

    I think the scene is fantastic, well acted and perfectly written.

    If the taxi driver was wearing a string of onions however, well, I'd be outside 138 with a placard. :))
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  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    Keep in mind the stunt driver coordinator on that scene was the Frenchman Rémy Julienne. Maybe it was an inside joke poking fun at him. I don't think Remy even spoke much english, but still managed to pull off all these great car chases for 007.
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Firemass wrote:
    Keep in mind the stunt driver coordinator on that scene was the Frenchman Rémy Julienne. Maybe it was an inside joke poking fun at him. I don't think Remy even spoke much english, but still managed to pull off all these great car chases for 007.

    Brilliant guy, very talented and probably most known for a film involving 3 little minis taking a trip to Italy. He looks great in a black wig too.... :))
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  • StraightUpWithATwistStraightUpWithATwist Posts: 23MI6 Agent
    I used to think he was saying "Lazy English!", although "No Speak English!" would go with his disgusting behaviour :))
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