Syd Cain..RIP

ppw3o6rppw3o6r Great BritainPosts: 2,280MI6 Agent
http://www.007magazine.co.uk/news_syd_cain.htm

Not sure if this is the right place for this post but damn!
RIP Syd Cain, met him once at a JBIFC convention at Wembley Conference Centre. He had fantastic tales of the happenings on set in front and behind the camera. One which comes to mind is while constructing the gator farm for Live & Let Die one of the crew was oblivious to the fact that one great muther XXXXXX was sneaking up to take a lump out of him. As it appeared to Mr Cain that the gator was about to strike the chippy turned, whacked the gator across the snout with a saw & said "SOD OFF!".
Mr Cain, you, Mr Stears, Mr Meddings, Mr Luxford, Mr George & many other unmentioned SFX pioneers made Bond what it is today. You will be sorely missed.

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  • nms75nms75 United KingdomPosts: 1,233MI6 Agent
    Sad news :(
    A sense of humour is no laughing matter!
  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Very sad to hear this. A true iconic film artist. I remember as a kid people asking who I'd like to be like, and not having a clue who syd cain was. 8-)

    RIP mr cain, goldeneye is still a massive favourite of mine.
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  • thespyboys11thespyboys11 Lindenwold,NJPosts: 1,894MI6 Agent
    VERY sad news. I was lucky enough to have met Syd Cain at Pinewood Studios dining room when we met with him and Bert Luxford to discuss Bond prop.

    What a great guy. He was most helpful in telling us how he designed some of the props like the LALD Buzzsaw watch and even brought several of his original art to show us.

    He went with us as we toured the Pinewood lot and introduced us to Cliff Cully who was at the studio painting that day.

    R.I.P., Syd. It was a pleasure to have gotten to meet you.
    Ed

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  • ke02ewwke02eww USPosts: 2,063MI6 Agent
    Syd Cain was instrumental in building Bond into an icon and success....he will be sorely missed.

    I was fortunate to obtain several of his hand coloured designs for Goldeneye, and as a tribute I hoped others here might enjoy them.
    Apologies for the poor photography but the originals are still in storage and these snaps were quick archive prior to my move.

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  • thespyboys11thespyboys11 Lindenwold,NJPosts: 1,894MI6 Agent
    Those were the ones Syd brought.
    Nice to see them again and to know they wound up in a good collection.
    Ed
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,769Chief of Staff
    Great memories there, ke02eww....Syd did some sterling work on the Bond series...
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    :o very nice -{
  • scaramangasgoldengunscaramangasgoldengun ScotlandPosts: 1,388MI6 Agent
    A sad loss... his work and legacy within the Bond series will
    live on! in history, great designer! and great legacy! RIP
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