Sean Connery's James Bond movies were so popular in the 60s...
...that in 1967, Sean's younger brother Neil was courted to star in a Bond clone.
It was called "Operation Kid Brother", aka "O.K. Connery."
Neil bore a resemblance to Sean, but with little of his screen presence.
And although he sounded much like his brother, Neil's voice was dubbed by another actor...
...because he'd suffered a throat injury prior to the ADR sessions.
The producers cast as many familiar faces as possible from the actual Bond films.
The music was composed by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai.
The movie itself was your typical Italian "spy-ghetti" romp.
Sean Connery was so upset by it that he didn't speak to any of the participants for some time.
But most earned more for this film than for their Bond movie roles.
And it still has its fans.
I neither own nor claim any rights to this material. Just having some fun with it. Thanks for watching!
2 comments:
If you know what to expect from Euro spy movies, this is quite entertaining at times. Its depiction of an international crime organization, with all the infighting, is ironically more convincing then some of the Bond movies (relatively speaking lol)
Lois Maxwell not only apparently got paid more money for this than for all her Bond movie appearances, but she also got to do more then Miss Moneypenny ever did. Incidentally, so does Daniela "From Russia With Love" Bianchi.
Not that it's GOOD, but it's certainly worth seeking out.
Thanks for the interesting comment!
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