Talk:Casino Royale (1967 film)

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Contents 1 Late Show With David Letterman 2 Sean Connery 3 Where'd my edits go? 4 Different Cuts 5 comparison chart 6 LSD 7 Trenchcoat Incident 8 Cast 9 References 10 The missing footage section 11 Good Article?

[edit] Late Show With David Letterman

Fun Fact The CBS Orchestra played the 1967 Casino Royale theme when Daniel Craig was a guest. Dudtz 11/11/06 12:14 PM ET

[edit] Sean Connery

Since when does Casino Royale star Sean Connery?Not Once

[edit] Where'd my edits go?

If I view the "current" page by using the history tab, I can see my additions (regarding the vinyl release of the soundtrack being held in high regard by audiophiles). But if I view the article normally I don't see it. What gives? --Larry Hastings 08:56, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Different Cuts

I saw this movie several times in Mexico, and I am pretty sure that it had a different cut than the one that we see in the U.S. The movie is longer, and it has some parts that connect the story better. Of course, I was a child when I saw this, and I haven't been able to find other cuts of the movie. Is there anyway to find if I am right about the existence of other cuts or not? Hugo Estrada

Although it is almost universally panned I have always loved this movie and, back in the pre-VCR days, watched it every time it came on broadcast TV. What I saw was usually an edited version, but every so often they would show a more complete version of the film, and of course now you can rent it without cuts for commercials. As I recall, some of the most glaring edits were in the "McTavish Castle" segment. I don't recall the details, just that seeing the less-edited version made much more sense--if anything about this film can be said to make sense. Despite its flaws--or, more likely, because of them--this film is a wonderful example of psychedelic camp at its best, and it should be required viewing for all of those who take the Sixties just a little too seriously. PurpleChez (talk) 15:53, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] comparison chart

It would be good to have a comparison of this film with the new one (unless they're too different) and the novel. Peter 01:06, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] LSD

The article is missing a lot of the drug-culture context of the film. The super explosive that Bond used was called "Trinitro Lysergic Acid". Even without that obvious reference to LSD, the editing and animated elements of the film were synesthesiac and very obvious to us watching the film in the 1960s. DonPMitchell 02:32, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trenchcoat Incident

I've heard (not from any referencable sources unfortunately) that on the opening night of this film, a major theater in New York promised free admission to anyone who showed up for the midnight showing wearing a trenchcoat. However, they failed to anticipate how widespread this information would go, and were unprepared for a rather large mob of trenchcoat-wearing movie-goers, most of whom had to be turned away due to lack of enough seats. (My father was among this group, but I obviously can't use him as a source in an article.) This resulted in a sizeable disgruntled mob of trenchcoat-wearing people wandering around New York causing some minor trouble in the middle of the night. If anybody knows more about this incident, and can find a verifiable source for it, it'd be an interesting addition to the article. Lurlock 03:35, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Update - I've just been corrected on this story - it was Boston, not New York. And the late showing of the film ended up letting out after the last subway trains from the area had left, so this mob of disgruntled people in trenchcoats was actually left stranded. Not sure if any of this helps at all. I still only have my father's word as source on this. Lurlock 04:22, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cast

As with any film article, only notable cast members and characters should be listed, with a little info on their character. In the list right now, it looks like the notables go from David Niven to Jacqueline Bisset. Cliff smith 00:43, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

While it's obvious that the article needs more refs, please don't forget to add page numbers when citing texts. Cliff smith 02:26, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The missing footage section

I have removed two items from this section. First was the claim that Sellers may have quit because he "improvised scenes or re-wrote parts", as while it may be true, there's nothing linking his improvisation with his quitting. The second was the statement that there was "never any explanation of why Vesper shoots Tremble", because there is an explanation: Vesper's line, "Never trust a rich spy." Clockster (talk) 10:51, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Good Article?

I've spent several days correcting numerous punctuation and spelling errors and cleaning up the grammar. Not to be rude, but I can't understand how this article was given "Good Article" status in the state that it was. Clockster (talk) 11:04, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree...not a bad article, but the "plot" section too often quotes the script (e.g. "blazing bordello"). PurpleChez (talk) 14:57, 8 April 2008 (UTC)