How have Bond’s key allies translated from page to screen?
Observing the passing of David Hedison - two time Felix Leiter - we note how he became the first man to return to the role some 10 years later with the long-serving ally’s pivotal role in ‘Licence to Kill’. We continue by discussing Leiter and Bond’s relationship and how the re-casting has lead to some inconsistent characterisation. Along the way, we stumble on Leiter’s drinking habits, Felix’s faux pas, his Kennedy impersonation, Jack Lord’s moisturiser, Felicia Leiter, big livers, the martini olive scam, an ill-fated fishing trip, Le Chiffre’s undead exit, rewrites whilst boozing, and the Leiterverse.
The recording took place on July 26th, 2019 in the USA, New Zealand, Spain, and Portugal.
Paul Atkinson and James Page are co-founders of MI6-HQ.com and the magazine MI6 Confidential
Marcos Kontze is creator and editor of jamesbondbrasil.com
David Leigh runs thejamesbonddossier.com
Bill Koenig runs the Spy Command at hmssweblog.wordpress.com
Ben Williams writes for MI6-HQ.com and MI6 Confidential
This podcast is copyright Pretitles LLC © 2019
Music credit 'Spy & Die' by Jay Man
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0075: Holiday Fireside Chat
0074: Bond Family Feud - Grand Final
0073: Bond Family Feud - Semi Final 2
0072: Bond Family Feud - Semi Final 1
0071: Watchalong with Goldfinger
0070: Bond Women of the 1980s
0069: Remembering Sir Sean Connery
0068: Watchalong with Thunderball
0067: No Time To Release
0066: Killing Fleming
0065: Watchalong with Live And Let Die
0064: Trailer Reaction
0063: Watchalong with Octopussy
0062: Watchalong with A View To A Kill
0061: Watchalong with The Spy Who Loved Me
0060: Watchalong with Casino Royale
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