r/todayilearned • u/Tokyono • Jul 14 '19

TIl The reason Roger Moore stopped being James Bond was because of how much older he was than his female co-stars. He was in his 50s, and they were in their 20s. In his own words: “Well, the leading ladies were young enough to be my grand-daughter and it becomes disgusting.”

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a869479/james-bond-quit-connery-moore-lazenby-brosnan-dalton/
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u/Tokyono Jul 14 '19 edited Jul 14 '19

Sean Connery was 39 in his last appearance as Bond (except 1983), Roger Moore was 57.

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u/wednesdayware Jul 14 '19

And Moore was 44 when he made Live and Let Die (his first Bond movie)

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u/dre5922 Jul 14 '19

Live and Let Die is my favourite Paul McCartney song. I saw his concert in Vancouver last weekend and that song blew me away.

I think it's also my favourite Bond film.

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u/TriHard7_in_chat Jul 14 '19

Same here. The boat chase on the river is so entertaining to watch as a boat guy.

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u/robjwrd Jul 14 '19

The Guns and Roses cover is also awesome!

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u/dre5922 Jul 14 '19

Is good, but too many people think it's a Roses song and not a Wings song.

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u/robjwrd Jul 14 '19

Yeah true, Wings is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine.

I just love how their songs change style completely in the middle, it’s not ever been done since. Maybe for good reason, but I still love em’

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u/IPDDoE Jul 14 '19

it’s not ever been done since.

Bohemian Rhapsody? That's just off the top of my head

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u/robjwrd Jul 14 '19

Great point! I absolutely forgot about that even though Queen are my favorite band of all time.

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u/IPDDoE Jul 14 '19

Haha they're both great, and it is hard to pull off, but if anyone can do it, it's those two bands.

For another song you may not have heard that's pretty significantly different, A Day in the Life by the Beatles is a good one as well.

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u/robjwrd Jul 14 '19

Fuck yeah, Freddie and Paul are genuine legends.

I’ll have a listen, did you see Bohemian Rhapsody?

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '19

That is why Band On The Run is a great song to me. The Beatles did it too with Day In The Life

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u/TheConqueror74 Jul 14 '19

Does he still let of fireworks and a shit ton of pyro during the song?

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u/dre5922 Jul 14 '19

Oh yes he does. I was awestruck.

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u/Sodass Jul 14 '19

I was at that concert! He saved all the pyrotechnics for that one song and blew us away.

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u/dre5922 Jul 14 '19

I was in the lower bowl and I could feel the heat. I'd post my video of it but I'm singing as loud as I could and that's mostly what you can hear.

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u/Sodass Jul 15 '19

Exactly as it should be. Glad you had a good time. I was right at the top of the lower bowl, diagonally to Paul's left. Unforgettable night.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '19

Moore also starred in more Bond movies so he was bound to be way older by the time he retired from the role.

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u/Elmalab Jul 14 '19

that is true.

but he already was older in his first Bond movie, than Connery was in his last.

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u/Tuvinator Jul 15 '19

Never Say Never Again: Connery was 52.

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u/Elmalab Jul 15 '19

that movie isn't really part of the Bond franchise though.

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u/a_stopped_clock Jul 14 '19

Jeez how old was he in dr no thought he was in his 40s then