Shir Sean'sh shpeech? Shurely you can't be sherioush.
It's called s-retraction. It got worse as he got older because of dental problems culminating in false teeth. I haven't been curious enough to identify which year or film this specifically happened with.
I never noticed it until I watched Never Say Never Again. Then I saw it again in an interview he had later. By the way, what was the point of him bring in that film after he already did Thunderball, especially with that speech impediment?
I feel bad for him about it. I am surprised he couldn't fix it with the finest dentists money has to offer. He doesn't seem like the same Bond. I'd like to read up more about the condition. What is the official name? I am kind of surprised that with all the limitations imposed by the producers on the kind of Bond they wanted, age, appearance, etc., that they went ahead with Never Say Never Again with that condition AND the fact that he was already TEN years older than he was when he quit EON.
you really need to read more about the making of Never Say Never Again.
it wasnt a case of the producers settling for Connery. More like Connery's involvement made the film possible at all, he lowered his standards by agreeing to play Bond one more time.
I'll tell you one thing, when NSNA came out there was a lot of hype about "the Battle of the Bonds" and I went into the theatre assuming NSNA would be much better than any MooreBond film, because of course Connery was The Real Bond
I was wrong of course, but I know I'm not the only one who made that assumption.
another thing is that Connery began a real career renaissance round that time, he even won an Oscar (obviously not for NSNA). Hish shlurry shibilansh didnt hurt him at all, it was more like a beloved aspect of his persona. Connery was one of those actors who always talked the same (like Cary Grant or Michael Caine) and part of the fun was how easy he was to impersonate. Fans would probably be upset if he actually did attempt, lets say, a Russian accent. We want that shignature voish to get our moneysh worth!
anyway @Dovy if youve watched NSNA, dont you owe us a proper Report with its own thread?
ah well thats alright then. are you going to watch the "funny" version of Casino Royale too?
you've reminded me I bought the dvd of Never Say Never Again. a while back (before the pandemic!) and haven't watched it yet. I may remedy that this weekend
I have to be diplomatic here people and say that I can't say I really warm to one actor who has played James Bond as I am a fan of the Character in general, I like Sean Connery as an actor as with Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, not to keen on Dalton or Lazenby I'm afraid - sorry to fans of the latter pair but this is my opinion.
Highlighting the character of Bond is interesting, and as the films and "fun" elements have varied over the years the actions, moods and mannerisms of the Bond character within one film can be wildly inconsistent in the more outlandish entries. But in the great "straight" Bond films DN, FRWL, OHMSS and CR, the character of Bond is very focused, consistent and cohesive throughout the screenplay. And to that extent if we had a time-machine/ teleportation device any of the top Bond actors could go back and have a crack at one of those films. Sure RM in OHMSS or DC in DN would be different but they'd still be good as the screenplays' representation of Bond is so on point.
I listened to an interview with Sean Connery in his regular Scottish accent, and I think it's amazing how well he used the regular English accent in the films. That itself is a talent.
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Shir Sean'sh shpeech? Shurely you can't be sherioush.
It's called s-retraction. It got worse as he got older because of dental problems culminating in false teeth. I haven't been curious enough to identify which year or film this specifically happened with.
I never noticed it until I watched Never Say Never Again. Then I saw it again in an interview he had later. By the way, what was the point of him bring in that film after he already did Thunderball, especially with that speech impediment?
That, Dovy, is a long long story which I seem to recall you asking about earlier.
Again I refer you to the book "The Battle For Bond" by Robert Sellers.
see this thread Why did Kevin McClory want to remake Thunderball?
as for why Connery wanted to do it, I believe he still had a grudge against the proper Bond producers
@Dovy have you never seen a comedian impersonating Sean Connery?
Darryl Hammond used to do a good Connery on SNL back in the 90s
Hey, @Asp9mm - @caractacus potts said the forbidden name! 😱
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The first recorded s-retraction by Sean as Bond that I noticed was in DAF at the craps table when he asks for "two shtacks now."
I feel bad for him about it. I am surprised he couldn't fix it with the finest dentists money has to offer. He doesn't seem like the same Bond. I'd like to read up more about the condition. What is the official name? I am kind of surprised that with all the limitations imposed by the producers on the kind of Bond they wanted, age, appearance, etc., that they went ahead with Never Say Never Again with that condition AND the fact that he was already TEN years older than he was when he quit EON.
you really need to read more about the making of Never Say Never Again.
it wasnt a case of the producers settling for Connery. More like Connery's involvement made the film possible at all, he lowered his standards by agreeing to play Bond one more time.
I'll tell you one thing, when NSNA came out there was a lot of hype about "the Battle of the Bonds" and I went into the theatre assuming NSNA would be much better than any MooreBond film, because of course Connery was The Real Bond
I was wrong of course, but I know I'm not the only one who made that assumption.
another thing is that Connery began a real career renaissance round that time, he even won an Oscar (obviously not for NSNA). Hish shlurry shibilansh didnt hurt him at all, it was more like a beloved aspect of his persona. Connery was one of those actors who always talked the same (like Cary Grant or Michael Caine) and part of the fun was how easy he was to impersonate. Fans would probably be upset if he actually did attempt, lets say, a Russian accent. We want that shignature voish to get our moneysh worth!
anyway @Dovy if youve watched NSNA, dont you owe us a proper Report with its own thread?
Connery was a producer on NSNA and very active in getting it made.
Fun Sean/NSNA fact: it was the final film he ever made… without facial hair 😄
I haven't finished NSNA yet.....!!
@Dovy I told you the official name in post #32 above.
Right, I missed it. S-retraction..
dovy said:
I haven't finished NSNA yet.....!!
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ah well thats alright then. are you going to watch the "funny" version of Casino Royale too?
you've reminded me I bought the dvd of Never Say Never Again. a while back (before the pandemic!) and haven't watched it yet. I may remedy that this weekend
I have to be diplomatic here people and say that I can't say I really warm to one actor who has played James Bond as I am a fan of the Character in general, I like Sean Connery as an actor as with Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, not to keen on Dalton or Lazenby I'm afraid - sorry to fans of the latter pair but this is my opinion.
Highlighting the character of Bond is interesting, and as the films and "fun" elements have varied over the years the actions, moods and mannerisms of the Bond character within one film can be wildly inconsistent in the more outlandish entries. But in the great "straight" Bond films DN, FRWL, OHMSS and CR, the character of Bond is very focused, consistent and cohesive throughout the screenplay. And to that extent if we had a time-machine/ teleportation device any of the top Bond actors could go back and have a crack at one of those films. Sure RM in OHMSS or DC in DN would be different but they'd still be good as the screenplays' representation of Bond is so on point.
I listened to an interview with Sean Connery in his regular Scottish accent, and I think it's amazing how well he used the regular English accent in the films. That itself is a talent.
Please, someone else answer this. As our resident Scot my opinion might be skewed.