I remember hearing something like Casino Royale was the first one based on one of his books.
But is that true? were all of em based on books by the same name?
Which were and which werent?
2007-03-28 00:21:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Casino Royale
Live and Let Die
Moonraker
Diamonds Are Forever
From Russia with Love
Dr. No
Goldfinger
For Your Eyes Only
Thunderball
The Spy Who Loved Me
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
You Only Live Twice
The Man with the Golden Gun
Octopussy
The Living Daylights
Some of these are not novels but short stories published as part of a collection. Ian Fleming died in 1964 so some of these were published posthumously and that led to the rumor that they are not original Fleming works. In all Fleming wrote twelve novels and nine short stories featuring James Bond and some of the material was used in the "non-Fleming" movies.
Thunderball was used as the basis for two movies, Thunderball (Duh!) and Never Say Never Again.
2007-03-28 02:30:40 · answer #1 · answered by Robert B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of the Connery Bond movie (except Never Say Never Again), and all the Moore Bond movies (except Octopussy and View to a Kill) are "based" on Flemming books - or rather use the titles of the Flemming books. Beyond that, there is little similarity in plot between ANY of the movies and the books.
The Dalton and the Brosnan movie are "original". Not based on anything by Flemmings.
Casino Royale uses the title of the very first Bond novel by Flemmings.
2007-03-28 07:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋