DAD homages

chrisno1 · June 2011

Ok so I'm probably really late on the up take, but ...
having watched DAD recently, I compiled my list of "homages" to the previous 19 Bond films. I'm aware these were deliberatly included by the writers/produceers/directors, but I have never known how many there were, or what they were. I know there is a DVD soundtrack you can listen to, but I'm too lazy to bother, and frankly testing my own memory banks was more fun.
This is my list, does anyone have any others to add?

1. Gun barrel – NUMEROUS
2. Surfing suits are stripped off to reveal real suits – GF
3. Smuggling diamonds – DAF
4. Using a helicopter to transport said diamonds to/from rendezvous – DAF
5. C4 explosion in PTS – GF
6. Moon has his own bust (as did Whittaker) – TLD
7. Identifying 007 – NUMEROUS particularly YOLT
8. Trading diamonds for weapons – TLD
9. Bomb in a suitcase – TWINE
10. Disfigured faces – YOLT & GE
11. Fight on top of the hovercraft is similar to fights on trains & planes – OP
12. Hovercraft reminiscent of hovercraft/gondola – MR
13. Hovercraft or boat sent over a waterfall – MR
14. The ringing bells have the same tone as the Venice bells after Corinne’s death – MR
15. Bollinger ’61, I think 007 may have ordered this before – TMWTGG
16. Inner thigh gun under a tear off dress – LTK
17. Two way mirror and camera – FRWL
18. An off shore island needs to be investigated – OP
19. Medical research centre – OHMSS
20. A Guide to Birds of the West Indies by James Bond – not a film reference, but worth a mention as this is the book Fleming used to borrow his hero’s name
21. Cigar smoking – LALD & TMWTGG
22. Halle Berry’s appearance – DN
23. Friday 13th is mentioned as unlucky – OHMSS
24. Bond pretends to be bird watching – DN
25. Mind hypnosis – OHMSS
26. Diving from a height – TWINE
27. Gold bullet (although it is only the bullet case) – TMWTGG
28. The diamonds come from Africa - DAF
29. During the video link to his office, we can see a Derringer pistol behind Falco – not a film reference, but surely meant to represent the one the CIA gave Ian Fleming, I guess
30. Union Jack parachute – TSWLM
31. Fencing duel is another variant of the golf /backgammon game – GF & OP
All the next 7 are in Q's underground lab
32. Acroset jet – OP
33. Alligator sub – OP
34. Jetpack – TB
35. Klebb’s boot – FRWL
36. Ghettoblaster – TLD
37. Cello – TLD (though what that’s doing there and not in Kara’s musical hands I don’t know!)
38. Another version of the Aston Martin – GF, TB, OHMSS & GE
39. Icarus demonstration is similar to Carver’s News Co launch – TND
40. Hothouse similar to Blofeld’s office garden – YOLT
41. Icarus satellite – DAF
42. Korean Generals are an interested foreign party like the Chinese – YOLT
43. Mad scientist – NUMEROUS particularly AVTAK
44. Palm print reader is another version of the Q’s fingertips – DAF
45. Biosphere dome looks very much like the US Space Research Centre near Las Vegas – DAF
46. Drop wire – TND
47. Miranda's gun under the pillow speech – TND
48. The villain has two identities – LALD
49. Using a laser to slice someone in two – GF
50. The watch laser – GE (also NSNA)
51. Rebreather – TB
52. Ultra sonic ring is familiar design to Q’s magnetized ring he used on the slots – DAF
53. Bond sits hidden in a chair to surprise an unsuspecting baddie – TB
54. The walkway gets shot up as Bond escapes – GE
55. Bond walks down the biosphere roof a la Wai Lin – TND
56. Bond trips up a snow speeder – AVTAK
57. A chase on the ice – TLD
58. Driving backwards – FYEO
59. Shot of the occupants of a car as it slides on its roof – OHMSS
60. Ejector seat – GF
61. Death of Zao by the chandelier is shot-for-shot the death of Trevelyan – GE
62. Icarus destroys a satellite – MR
63. Transporter plane finale – TLD
64. Depressurisation – GF
65. Electrocution used as a means of killing – GF & TND
66. Exit through the rear of a crashing plane - TLD

Any more any one?

Napoleon Plural · June 2011

DAD is the death of James Bond, a homage to the pts of YOLT.

SilentSpy · June 2011

I haven't watched Die Another Day enough to find all those. I think I've only watched the full movie once maybe twice. Anyway, my favorite and what I didn't see on the list is the eating grape scene from Thunderball.

chrisno1 · June 2011

SilentSpy wrote:

I haven't watched Die Another Day enough to find all those. I think I've only watched the full movie once maybe twice. Anyway, my favorite and what I didn't see on the list is the eating grape scene from Thunderball.

The what?

Napoleon Plural · June 2011

Well, there 's a scene in TB isn't there when Bond in nonchalent mode stops to pick a grape off a fruit bowl and eat it before leaving, it's at Shrublands when he's looking at the bandaged Lippe or something. I guess there's a similar scene in DAD.

chrisno1 · June 2011

Ah yes, I remember it now, when he's searching Lippe's room and Angelo disturbs him.
No idea where the equivalent scene is in DAD.
Help, please, Silent Spy!

Peppermill · June 2011

It is in the scene in Cuba at the clinic. Bond distracts the guards by driving the guy in the wheelchair into a wall, then climbs trough the window of a patient's room, says hi and eats a grape.

DJ007 · June 2011

PB wears blue pajama bottoms like the ones SC wears in Goldfinger.

SilentSpy · June 2011

Peppermill wrote:

It is in the scene in Cuba at the clinic. Bond distracts the guards by driving the guy in the wheelchair into a wall, then climbs trough the window of a patient's room, says hi and eats a grape.

Yes, that's it. I wish many of the homage scenes were that subtle. Too many were the look at us we're referencing a past Bond film type. Especially the Halle Berry bikini scene. Which wasn't that impressive to me compared to the original. Quantum of Solace has the same problems, the biggest of which is the homage to Goldfinger.

Mark Hazard · June 2011

One homage to YOLT that never made it was Little Nellie. Ken Wallis had taken Nellie to Pinewood (at Eons request) and when he later collected it commented that it was exactly where he had left it. Methinks that the stickers/decals adorning the nacelle weren't to Eon's liking and it seems that no-one could be bothered to "cover" the offending items to allow filming of her - such a shame.

zaphod · June 2011

SilentSpy wrote:

Peppermill wrote:

It is in the scene in Cuba at the clinic. Bond distracts the guards by driving the guy in the wheelchair into a wall, then climbs trough the window of a patient's room, says hi and eats a grape.

Yes, that's it. I wish many of the homage scenes were that subtle. Too many were the look at us we're referencing a past Bond film type. Especially the Halle Berry bikini scene. Which wasn't that impressive to me compared to the original. Quantum of Solace has the same problems, the biggest of which is the homage to Goldfinger.

A friend and I use the distinction 'homage' vs 'fromage' and the ref in QOS was most definitley cheesy to say the least...lazy and crass filmaking, which I hope we avoid in 23.

Blackleiter · June 2011

In my opinion, the Halle Berry "rising from the ocean scene" topped the original. No knock on Ursula Andress, who was fantastic, but I found Ms. Berry to be even more stunning. Can't say the same about her acting in DAD, though. In general, I think she's a good actress, but I thought some of her line readings in DAD were way off.

SilentSpy wrote:

Peppermill wrote:

It is in the scene in Cuba at the clinic. Bond distracts the guards by driving the guy in the wheelchair into a wall, then climbs trough the window of a patient's room, says hi and eats a grape.

Yes, that's it. I wish many of the homage scenes were that subtle. Too many were the look at us we're referencing a past Bond film type. Especially the Halle Berry bikini scene. Which wasn't that impressive to me compared to the original. Quantum of Solace has the same problems, the biggest of which is the homage to Goldfinger.

SilentSpy · June 2011

Blackleiter wrote:

In my opinion, the Halle Berry "rising from the ocean scene" topped the original. No knock on Ursula Andress, who was fantastic, but I found Ms. Berry to be even more stunning. Can't say the same about her acting in DAD, though. In general, I think she's a good actress, but I thought some of her line readings in DAD were way off.

I just watched the Halle Berry clip on YT and it's still not that great. It's as showy as I remember with the slow motion and no where near as natural as the Honey Rider scene. Her acting is just as bad too in Die Another Day. I'm probably not Halle Berry's biggest fan. X2 is her best performance and even that is strained at times.

Blackleiter · June 2011

I totally agree about Berry's acting in DAD and X-2, although she has occasionally been quite good ("Jungle Fever", "Monster's Ball"). But I also think she is an incredibly beautiful and sexy woman. Sure, her rise from the ocean scene was very showy and splashy, and too obviously an homage to Dr. No, but I still enjoyed the heck out of it. Oh well, to each his own, my friend.

SilentSpy wrote:

Blackleiter wrote:

In my opinion, the Halle Berry "rising from the ocean scene" topped the original. No knock on Ursula Andress, who was fantastic, but I found Ms. Berry to be even more stunning. Can't say the same about her acting in DAD, though. In general, I think she's a good actress, but I thought some of her line readings in DAD were way off.

I just watched the Halle Berry clip on YT and it's still not that great. It's as showy as I remember with the slow motion and no where near as natural as the Honey Rider scene. Her acting is just as bad too in Die Another Day. I'm probably not Halle Berry's biggest fan. X2 is her best performance and even that is strained at times.

GaddGeneGadd · July 2011

Great List. Loved Halle coming out of the water. All the homages are why I like DAD, I know it gets bashed alot and yeah it went all moonraker in it's absurdity, but I think one of the reasons Bond has lasted so long is because the movies are like an accordion. It stretches out so it can stretch in ect. YOLT twice goes absurd, then Majesty goes more realistic, Moonraker is a comic book then FYEO comes back down to earth. Sir Roger is tongue in cheek, Dalton is serious. DAD goes over the top and we are rewarded with a classic FRWL type movie in CR. I think this is why we are looking forward to our 50th year of Bond movies ( Think about that for a second, that is amazing in it's own right ) Also Chrisnos1 I think I have another one for you. Just watched AVTAK and Bond uses a piece of fender from a snowmobile and he skies to the beach boy music. In DAD Bond uses a piece of fender from the ice speed racer and surfs to safety on it.

Napoleon Plural · July 2011

That's a good post. It reminds me of a post about YOLT on another site, someone praised it because it was the first film to get beyond Fleming, which the series had to do. It's true, up until that point they were more or less based on the novels and sort of grounded. Some like that, but in a way it would have been like many movie adaptations today, ie Potter and LOTR, you are merely following the plot already lain down and if you've read it, surprises are few. That may be why they introduced gimmicks into the films, gadgets etc, to surprise the avid readers. The opening of FRWL, for instance. Also, Grant taking Bond's cigarette case when he's lying unconcious in the train.

walther p99 · July 2011

one that i always noticed was during the PTS when Bonds on the hovercraft hes turning it while shooting off the rockets in the enemy base,very reminiscent of bond in the jet in TNDs PTS.

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