Parodies of James Bond

Parodies of James Bond

The James Bond series of novels and films have been parodied numerous times in a number of different media including books, films, video games, and television shows. Most notable of all these parodies is the 1967 spoof "Casino Royale", which was produced using the actual film rights purchased from Ian Fleming over a decade prior to its release.

Novels and Comic Books

*"The Book of Bond, or, Every Man His Own 007", sanctioned by Glidrose Productions, official Bond novel publishers, is a tongue-in-cheek guide to being a superspy. It was credited to "Lt.-Col. William 'Bill' Tanner" (a literary Fleming character), but was actually written by Kingsley Amis, who would later go on to write the Bond novel, "Colonel Sun" under another pseudonym, Robert Markham. The book's first hardcover edition had a false slipcover giving the title as "The Bible to be Read as Literature" (in the novel "From Russia with Love", a fake book with this title hides a gun). The paperback edition was published by Pan Books, formatted the same as its regular James Bond novels.
*Michael K. Frith and Christopher B. Cerf of the Harvard Lampoon wrote "Alligator", by "I*n Fl*m*ng" in 1962. Another "J*mes B*nd" story titled "Toadstool" appeared in a "Playboy" magazine parody published by the Lampoon. Rumour has it this has not been reprinted because of plagiarism issues (some sections are very close to Fleming.) The cover of "Alligator" parodies the Signet Books paperback covers used for the Fleming novels in the 1960s, including a short Fl*m*ng biography, and a bibliography of nonexistent B*nd novels: "Lightningrod", "For Tomorrow We Live", "The Chigro of the Narcissus", "Toadstool", "Doctor Popocatapetl", "From Berlin, Your Obedient Servant", "Monsieur Butterfly", and "Scuba Do - Or Die".
*There exists a very short book titled "Pussy L'amour and the Three Bears", starring James Bear. Although the book "James Bond: The Legacy" mentions it, one known copy exists, and belongs to the owner of [http://www.bondian.com Bondian.com.]
*Sol Weinstein wrote four novels about Israel Bond, Agent Oy-Oy-Seven, beginning in 1965: (i) "Loxfinger", (ii) "Matzohball", (iii) "In the Secret Service of His Majesty – the Queen", and (iv) "You Only Live Until You Die". As with the Harvard Lampoon volumes mentioned above, the covers of the American editions of the Israel Bond books were also based upon the cover designs Signet Books used for Fleming's Bond novels.
*Cyril Connolly wrote the short story "Bond Strikes Camp", satirizing a homosexual relationship between M and Bond.
*William Henley Knoles, under the pseudonym "Clyde Allison", wrote a 20-novel series between 1965 and 1968, about Agent 0008, a thinly disguised version of Bond. The books were more stories of action and softcore S&M, than legitimate satire, but their scarcity makes them sought-after Bond collectibles. The series included: (i)"Our Man From Sadisto", (ii) "Our Girl From Mephisto", (iii) "Nautipuss", (iv) "Go-Go Sadisto", (v) "The Desdamona Affair", (vi) "Gamefinger", (vii) "Sadisto Royale", (viii) "0008 Meets Gnatman",(also parodying Batman) (ix) "For Your Sighs Only", (x) "The Lust Bomb", (xi) "The Merciless Mermaids", (xii) "Mondo Sadisto", (xiii) "0008 Meets Modesta Blaze" (also parodying comic strip heroine Modesty Blaise), (xiv) "The Sex-Ray", (xv) "Roburta The Conqueress", (xvi) "From Rapture With Love", (xvii) "The Ice Maiden", (xviii) "The Sin Funnel", (xix) "Platypussy", and (xx) "The Desert Damsels".
*Mabel Maney has written two Bond parodies, "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy" and "The Girl with the Golden Bouffant". The two parodies are based on the character of Jane Bond, James' lesbian sister, who is called upon to replace her brother when he is incapacitated.
*An Agent 00005 appeared in the science fiction epic The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, published in the early 1970s. This character, named Fission Chips, is a somewhat dim-witted Englishman working for British Intelligence, taking orders from a superior named "W." A fan of Ian Fleming's novels, 00005 has patterned his life after James Bond and is obsessed with an organization known as "B.U.G.G.E.R." (s reference to SPECTRE) which he might have completely fabricated.
*Bridge experts Philip and Robert King wrote a collection of bridge game-related short stories titled "Your Deal, Mr. Bond"; the title story features 007. (This shouldn't be confused with the official Bond novel, "No Deals, Mr. Bond" by John Gardner.
*Kim Newman's novel "Dracula Cha Cha Cha" features a vampire agent of the Diogenes Club named "Hamish Bond". The segments of the novel featuring this character are filled with references to the James Bond novels and films, including chapters titled "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "From Bavaria with Love", "Live and Let Die" and "The Living Daylights". Bond's archenemy is a vampiric Blofeld (although there's a twist), and an alteration in his personality, towards the end, portrays the change from Sean Connery to Roger Moore.
*Clive Cussler's novel "Night Probe!" has its hero Dirk Pitt alternately oppose and work with "Brian Shaw," a retired British Secret Service agent recalled to duty who had taken a pseudonym for protection from his many enemies. The book makes abundantly clear, explicitly so in the two characters' final conversation, that "Shaw" is Bond.
*The comic book series Planetary has a secret agent character named John Stone who closely resembles Bond, but has some similarities to Nick Fury
*In "Asterix and the Black Gold", Asterix meets Dubbleosix, a druid-spy modeled after Sean Connery.
*One issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog Archie comics featured several references to James Bond in a story entitled "The Man from H.E.D.G.E.H.O.G." Among these were: a screen that depicted several of Dr. Robotnik's failed operations, all of which had been thwarted by Sonic the Hedgehog, all named after James Bond movie titles: Moonraker, Dr. No, Thunderball, and Goldfinger; the head of a secret intelligence group known by the alias "Who"; a crate labeled "For Your Eyes Only"; and Sonic making use of one of James Bond's humorous quips "Shocking...positively shocking".

Films

* The 1964 film "Carry On Spying" was written as a parody of the Bond series. The character for Charles Hawtrey was originally scripted as James Bind, Agent 006 1/2, but was later rewritten as Charlie Bind, Agent 000 (Double 0, oh!) due to copyright reasons.
* In "Help!" (1965), the Beatles find themselves the target of both an obscure Indian cult and a mad scientist on a Bond-like chase through London, the Austrian Alps, the Bahamas and Salisbury Plain, to a score that quotes liberally from the James Bond Theme.
*"Slå først, Frede!" (1965) and its successor "Slap af, Frede!" (1966) were Danish parodies. Frede was played by Morten Grunwald.
*"Our Man Flint" (1966) and "In Like Flint" (1967), two mid–60s spy adventures starring James Coburn. "Our Man Flint" sees the character of Derek Flint beating up a character who closely resembles Sean Connery's Bond.
*Matt Helm movies, starring Dean Martin - "The Silencers" (1966), "Murderers' Row" (1966), "The Ambushers" (1967), "The Wrecking Crew" (1969). Although based upon a serious, ultra-violent series of novels by Donald Hamilton, it was decided to adapt Hamilton's novels as comedies rather than competing with the Bond series on its own turf.
*Deadlier Than the Male (1966) and Some Girls Do (1969) were essentially British Bond spoofs with the Bulldog Drummond character, played by Richard Johnson, being remodelled as a Connery-like Bond.
*"Se Tutte le Donne del Mondo" (1966) - An Italian spoof of James Bond that has a similar plot to that of "Moonraker", which was released 13 years later.
*"Voitheia! O Veggos faneros praktor 000" which can be translated in English: Help! Veggos apparent agent 000 (] The incident is also a reference to the character Xenia Onatopp, from GoldenEye, who specialises in crushing men between her thighs. [Anderson, Mike B.. (2006). The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "You Only Move Twice" [DVD] . 20th Century Fox.]

The song at the end of the show, written by Ken Keeler, is a parody of various Bond themes. Keeler originally wrote it to be three seconds longer and sound more like the "Goldfinger" theme, but the final version was shorter and the lyrics were sped up.] The writers wanted the song to be sung by Shirley Bassey, who sang several Bond themes, but they could not get her to record the part.

Video games

*"No One Lives Forever" — Released in 2000 by Monolith Productions, the game is Combining elements of James Bond (including Goldeneye 007 and Perfect Dark). [ [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/operative-no-one-lives-forever The Operative: No One Lives Forever for Windows - MobyGames ] ] It features a female secret agent, Cate Archer, that takes place during the 1960s. The game is similarly titled to John Gardner's Bond novel, "Nobody Lives For Ever". "No One Lives Forever A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way" is the 2002 sequel to "No One Lives Forever"
*In ' and its sequel ', the Allies feature a Spy unit, which is dressed in a tuxedo and sounds suspiciously like Sean Connery. In-game he is unarmed, can disguise himself as enemy soldiers, and sneak past any base defense undetected, and is only vulnerable to attack dogs or psi corps troopers. The Spy unit can infiltrate buildings to shut off power, disable unit production, steal resources, or capture plans for enemy unique units like the Chrono (crazy) Ivan or Psychic Commando.
*"James Pond" is a series of games that parody Bond movies. Levels in a James Pond are also parodied with titles like "A View to a Spill" and "Leak and Let Die".
*"" is a video game featuring Muppet characters directly spoofing James Bond characters, plots and titles.
*In "Metal Gear Solid", on the third playthrough of a saved file, Solid Snake wears a James Bond-style tuxedo.
*In "", the character Major Zero is a fan of James Bond as revealed during a codec conversation. The protagonist, Naked Snake, also chides James Bond as not being a real spy, ironically a meta-reference to the many similarities he has with Bond. The title theme, "Snake Eater", is also a play on the jazzy pop title tracks from Bond movies -- constantly describing nuances in the story and repeating the movie title over and over.
*In the expansion pack to "Grand Theft Auto", "", there is a car called the 'James Bomb' which looks strangely like an Aston Martin.
*The computer game "Evil Genius" is played from the perspective of a stereotypical 1960s "Bond villain" type of character, as the player builds a trap-filled base, trains minions, hires elite henchmen, and fights off agents from various world intelligence agencies. The most difficult of the agents to defeat is the British agent John Steele, based on Bond.
*In "", the "Wanna Kick Rayman" Lesson n°73 features a Hoodmonger Private First Class who dons a tuxedo and holds up a handgun in a characteristic 007 pose, before producing an enormous, laser-firing satellite dish-like device out of his arm.
*Spy Fox parodies Professor Q, Money Penny, and his villians

Imitations

There have also been numerous films that have attempted to use the James Bond formula. Some films that have been made have also used the character of James Bond unofficially.

*"xXx" - borrows heavily from James Bond and includes gadgets and so forth that are similar to some found in a Bond film. Its sequel, "", was directed by Lee Tamahori, who had previously directed "Die Another Day".
* "James Bond 777", 1971. Starring: Ghattamaneni Krishna. A black-and-white, Indian-made 007 movie, starring a pompadoured, moustachioed James Bond.
*"The Mahjong Incident", 1987. A Chinese thriller concerning a priceless jade mahjong piece. James Bond (portrayed by Ron Cohen, an American businessman who just happened to be spotted by the director while on vacation) has a brief cameo. Also known as "The Green Jade Mahjongg."
*"Shut Up When You Speak", 1981. Aldo Maccione plays Giacomo ("James" in Italian), who dreams that he is James Bond. Original title: "Tais Toi Quand Tu Parles"
*"Our Man From Bond Street", 1984. The third movie in the "Mad Mission" series, also known as "Aces Go Places". A Bond look-alike appears, played by Sean Connery's younger brother Neil, as does Oddjob (though not played by Harold Sakata), and Richard Kiel (though not as Jaws).
*"Mr. Bond", 1992. An Indian-made musical, starring Akshay Kumar. As with several other Bond ripoffs, the character is never referred to as "James Bond", remaining simply Mr. Bond throughout the entire movie.

Music

* "Regular Urban Survivors", a 1996 album by the British rock band Terrorvision featured sleeve artwork that was very reminiscent of spy movies in general, and Bond in particular. It featured a painted cover, depicting the band members in a montage of Bond-like poses, and included Tropical locales, a man rappelling from the underside of a Navy helicopter, and a car very close to an Aston Martin in appearance crashing off a mountaintop road. The album also featured production credits styled to look like movie credits, and mocked-up 'movie' stills of the band in numerous action-packed poses. The song titles and lyrics do not always continue the Bond theme, though "Enteralterego", the first track, is based on a 'spy theme' type riff, and features lyrics about bombs and cutting differently coloured wires. A second song on the album, "Bad Actress", was considered by some critics to sound like a typical Bond-theme, complete with string arrangements and a suitably bombastic climax.
* Licensed to Ill is an album by the Beastie Boys.

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