Trivia: Desmond Llewelyn originally proposed playing Q in this film as the ultimate fanboy of James Bond, eager to show off all the gadgets he whipped up and gush about the honour of someone as cool as Bond getting to use them. Albert Broccoli responded, "No, Bond is the guy who constantly loses and destroys all the equipment you give him. You don't look up to him, you think he's annoying as hell!" Llewelyn agreed that was probably a better take, and thus was born the iconic Bond/Q animosity.
Goldfinger (1964)
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Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Sean Connery, Desmond Llewelyn, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Shirley Eaton, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe
Continuity mistake: The T-Bird, following Oddjob to the junkyard, does not have fender skirts, but does when they give up the chase and head back to the farm. (01:16:25 - 01:20:30)
James Bond: A martini. Shaken, not stirred.
Question: Can someone please explain the scene where Bond says something is "As bad as listening to The Beatles without earmuffs?" Were The Beatles unpopular in 1964, or is Bond just a snob?
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Chosen answer: The Beatles were wildly popular with the youngsters of the time and not so with the older generation, of which Bond is part. Obviously, Bond's comment shows the Beatles were not to everyone's taste in music, especially his. And it was a good line for comic relief.
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