Imitations
There have also been numerous films that have attempted to use the James Bond formula. Some films that have been made have also used the character of James Bond unofficially.
- G-2 (1965), A Filipino movie starring Tony Ferrer as Tony Falcon:Agent X44, the Filipino James Bond equivalent. G-2 was the first of 16 Agent X44 movies released in the Philippines.
- Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang (1966), Italian Eurospy film with Giuliano Gemma.
- Lightning Bolt aka "Operazione Goldman" (1966) - one of many low-budget Italian Eurospy films.
- One Spy Too Many'' (1966), feature film release of 2-part TV episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
- Secret Agent Fireball (1966), standard Italian Eurospy film of the period.
- Spy in Your Eye (1966), Italian Spy-fi espionage tale.
- Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966), failed TV pilot released as a feature film.
- Dimension 5 (1966), derivative spy-fi yarn involving time travel.
- The Venetian Affair (1967), capitalises on star Robert Vaughn's image from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. series.
- Hammerhead (1968), Vince Edwards trades in his Ben Casey scrubs for a tuxedo in this campy, imitative James Bond knock-off.
- James Bond 777 (1971), low-budget Indian-made 007 movie with Ghattamaneni Krishna as a pompadoured, moustachioed James Bond.
- Shut Up When You Speak (1981), Aldo Maccione plays Giacomo ("James" in Italian), who dreams that he is James Bond. Original title: Tais Toi Quand Tu Parles.
- Our Man From Bond Street (1984), third in the Mad Mission series, also known as Aces Go Places. A Bond look-alike appears, played by Sean Connery's younger brother Neil, as does Oddjob (though not played by Harold Sakata), and Richard Kiel (though not as Jaws).
- The Mahjong Incident (1987), Chinese thriller concerning a priceless jade mahjong piece. James Bond (portrayed by Ron Cohen, an American businessman who just happened to be spotted by the director while on vacation) has a brief cameo. Also known as "The Green Jade Mahjongg."
- Mr. Bond (1992), Indian-made musical, starring Akshay Kumar. As with several other Bond ripoffs, the character is never referred to as "James Bond", remaining simply Mr. Bond throughout the entire movie.
- xXx (2002), borrows heavily from James Bond and includes gadgets and so forth that are similar to some found in a Bond film. Its sequel, XXX: State of the Union, was directed by Lee Tamahori, who had previously directed Die Another Day.
Read more about this topic: List Of James Bond Parodies And Spin-offs
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