2007-02-10 20:57:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
In Ian Flemming's novels... the 00 (Double-0) prefix is the "license to kill" issued by the British Intelligence...
And SINCE it is a "license"... like ANY bureaucracy, it will be sequentially numbered... 001-009999999999999. Bond, James received his license before 008 and after 006
2007-02-11 03:04:10 · answer #1 · answered by mariner31 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That was the number given to him. There is already a 008 and 009 and all the previous ones were killed in various Bond films.
008 is mentioned a few times through out the films when M threatens to "sack" James and replace him with 008 (though we never see him)
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2007-02-11 05:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by PAL 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say that when Commander Bond left the Royal Navy to be co-opted into the British Secret Service that was the next available designation, maybe there were plenty more 007s before him but they had been killed in action or left the service etc.
2007-02-11 06:12:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because 008 and 009 r his collegues, if u saw the film Goldfinger when the villan Goldfinger tied him up 2 a laser James Bond said: "If u kill me 008 will replace me..." (sort of i'm not sure he really said it that way but that's what he ment)
2007-02-11 15:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because he got the job after 006 and before 008 did
2007-02-11 05:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by peehand1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The British Secret Service classification for licenced to kill is 007.
2007-02-11 05:08:49 · answer #6 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Actually, I think it's just the double 0 prefix that designates a license to kill.
2007-02-11 05:24:33 · answer #7 · answered by Bill B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a 009 in Octopussy he gets killed in germany
(dressed as a clown).
2007-02-11 06:03:34 · answer #8 · answered by clomtancy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the name of the first movie of this kind was 007 .
2007-02-11 05:56:45 · answer #9 · answered by Rain 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
007-means licensed to kill, thats why james bond is called 007 coz he is licensed to kill.
2007-02-11 05:12:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋