Dr.No trivia

According to Lois Maxwell, Ursula Andress made quite an impression at the wrap party. "At the party, she danced with all the crew and she was the first grown woman I had ever known who didn't wear a bra. As she danced, those wonderful breasts were just swaying. I remember thinking how marvelous it must be to be that uninhibited and I wanted to throw my bra off, but I didn't have the courage."

Ah. So Lois had the hots for Arsela Undress. That would be a bedroom scene worth watching--think Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin in Unbearable Likeness of Being--Lois was mighty fetching all the way up through Spy.

"think Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin in Unbearable Likeness of Being"


I am now.

Well, don't let me interrupt...

I thought it might be cool to have a trivia thread under each movie but the more I read this was the only fact that really interested me.

'Twas a juicy tidbit...

What a wrap party that would have been. Perhaps only surpassed by the Thunderball wrap party, what with Claudine, Luciana, Martine, Molly, Lois...

PK wrote:

Lois was mighty fetching all the way up through Spy.

Wasn't she! I think she looked her absolute best in FRWL.

Her beauty was perfect for the role. She was pretty enough to attract just about any red-blooded man, but just shy of the incandescent beauty of Bond's romantic interests.

When Bond enters his apartment at the beginning, and finds Sylvia Trench playing golf, she was originally supposed to be nude, but the censors objected to this.

Sarai wrote:

When Bond enters his apartment at the beginning, and finds Sylvia Trench playing golf, she was originally supposed to be nude, but the censors objected to this.

Ha! And well they might in 1962.

As was Honey's original introduction, as written in the book.

As for Sylvia, there's something very sensual about her introduction; undressing then dressing in Bond's shirt says so much about her character and Bond's lure.

Perilagu Khan wrote:

Her beauty was perfect for the role. She was pretty enough to attract just about any red-blooded man, but just shy of the incandescent beauty of Bond's romantic interests.

And, curiously, she managed to come off as a strong and intelligent enough individual without needing to be a field agent, spout PC platitudes, or repress any attraction she might feel for that white cis-male hetero prick, James Bond. Times change, however, and we can't be having any more of that, thanks.

CJB wrote:

Perilagu Khan wrote:

Her beauty was perfect for the role. She was pretty enough to attract just about any red-blooded man, but just shy of the incandescent beauty of Bond's romantic interests.

And, curiously, she managed to come off as a strong and intelligent enough individual without needing to be a field agent, spout PC platitudes, or repress any attraction she might feel for that white cis-male hetero prick, James Bond. Times change, however, and we can't be having any more of that, thanks.

And so this is progress...

Welllll ... I'd argue there's still a playful flirtation type thing going on in Skyfall's shaving scene although she hasn't been officially introduced as Moneypenny at that stage, granted.

Yes, there's a certain amount of sexual tension between Bond and Harris' Moneypenny--at least, so far. We shall see if NtTD puts paid to all of that.

CJB wrote:

Perilagu Khan wrote:

Her beauty was perfect for the role. She was pretty enough to attract just about any red-blooded man, but just shy of the incandescent beauty of Bond's romantic interests.

And, curiously, she managed to come off as a strong and intelligent enough individual without needing to be a field agent, spout PC platitudes, or repress any attraction she might feel for that white cis-male hetero prick, James Bond. Times change, however, and we can't be having any more of that, thanks.

If there ever was a truer post at BAB...

Probably the most intimate moment in the series is when Penny nestles in Bond's neck in DN.
Lois could do more with a cocked eyebrow or an inflection in her voice than most anyone. One always gets the impression Bond is a dithering idiot or a lost cause for continuing in the service otherwise.
The best banter is FRWL bar none. The best relationship is ironically with George.

As usual I'd like to point out that the sexual tension drops dramatically once Young is not in the director's chair...

The best relationship is with George because it's been built up excellently over the course of Connery's films, bar YOLT, though she tries and looks mighty fetching anyway.

Lois is downright hot in YOLT. That may have been her physical peak.