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A lengthy series of [[Film|films]] based on Ian Fleming's [[James Bond (Literature)|literature]] about a British secret agent, code-named 007, which have also inspired many TV series. The 23 official movies thus far are:▼
'''[[Sean Connery]]''': As the first cinematic Bond <ref>but not the first person to play him -- that title goes to Barry Nelson in the 1954 TV movie ''Casino Royale'', while the first person to play a British Bond was Bob "I'll have a Q, Bob" Holness in a 1956 South African radio version of ''Moonraker''</ref>, Connery is perhaps the best known. When people think of Bond, they often think of his distinctive accent and his suave sophistication. In fact, it was due to Connery's portrayal that Bond was canonically established as half-Scottish. First to employ the [[Bond One Liner]], naturally.▼
* ''[[Dr. No (Film)|Dr. No]]'' (1962) -- Bond shoots someone in cold blood. He encounters a number of [[Death Trap|death traps]]. Ursula Andress [[Fan Service|comes up from the water]].▼
* ''[[From Russia With Love (Film)|From Russia With Love]]'' (1963) -- [[Big Bad|Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] makes his first appearance and does [[The Blofeld Ploy|his first ploy]]. Features [[The Baroness]] in the form of Rosa Klebb, a [[Cat Fight]] and one interesting seduction technique. Closest to an old-fashioned spy romp of the early films, with its code-breaking [[McGuffin]].▼
* ''[[Goldfinger (Film)|Goldfinger]]'' (1964) -- A battle at Fort Knox, the infamous laser scene and a scene that got busted by [[Myth Busters]]. Perhaps most famous for the oft-parodied line, "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die." Set many of the tropes of the series, including [[The Dragon|the elite henchman]] dispatched by [[Hoist By His Own Petard|forcing a backfire of his trademark gimmick]], the [[Cool Car|cool car with hidden spy-gadgets]], and of course, Pussy Galore.▼
* ''[[Thunderball (Film)|Thunderball]]'' (1965) -- Two stolen nukes, the Bahamas, a shark and "[[Bond One Liner|I think he got the point]]".▼
* ''[[You Only Live Twice (Film)|You Only Live Twice]]'' (1967) -- 007 goes to Japan and becomes a [[Ninja]]. 007 gets married (it's only part of his cover though). 007 meets Blofeld.▼
▲A lengthy series of [[
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▲'''[[Sean Connery]]''': As the first cinematic Bond <ref>but not the first person to play him -- that title goes to Barry Nelson in the 1954 TV movie ''Casino Royale'', while the first person to play a British Bond was Bob "I'll have a Q, Bob" Holness in a 1956 South African radio version of ''Moonraker''</ref>, Connery is perhaps the best known. When people think of Bond, they often think of his distinctive accent and his suave sophistication. In fact, it was due to Connery's portrayal that Bond was canonically established as half-Scottish. First to employ the [[Bond One
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'''George Lazenby''': Lazenby was an obscure actor and an obscure Bond. He only appeared in one movie, ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]''. However, it is well liked among hardcore Bond fans and casual viewers alike. The film is widely ''assumed'' to be bad, since if it had been good, Lazenby would have made more, right? Well, not really. Lazenby's problems were primarily behind the scenes, and the fact that he was replacing Connery made it a no-win situation with some critics, but most of that criticism has faded with time. The film is well regarded these days among those who have seen it. Lazenby says that he didn't return because he was given advice not to. Apparently his agent told him that the Bond franchise was on its way out, but [[Cash Cow Franchise|boy was that wrong]]. Lazenby fired his agent soon afterwards.▼
▲* ''[[From Russia
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▲'''George Lazenby''': Lazenby was an obscure actor and an obscure Bond. He only appeared in one movie, ''[[
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'''Sean Connery Again''': See above.
* ''[[
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[[File:james_bond_roger_moore.jpg|frame|[[Sean Connery Is About to Shoot You|Sean Connery's Replacement Is About to Shoot You]].]]
'''Roger Moore''': Moore tended to play his Bond [[Lighter and Softer|more for comedy]], but he did do it pretty serious at times, as in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (
▲* ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (Film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' (1971) -- Blofeld [[The Other Darrin|looks different]] again. A less than thrilled 007 chases diamond smugglers. [[Ho Yay|A couple]] of assassins chase 007. [[Fictional Counterpart|Not guest-starring Howard Hughes]].
* ''[[Live and Let Die (
* ''[[The Man
* ''[[
▲'''Roger Moore''': Moore tended to play his Bond [[Lighter and Softer|more for comedy]], but he did do it pretty serious at times, as in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (Film)|For Your Eyes Only]]''. He probably hung around too long, and was older than Connery when he took over the role, and is tied with Connery for the number of Bond movies made. He's perhaps the most [[Base Breaker|polarizing]] actor on this list, since two of his movies--''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (Film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' and ''[[For Your Eyes Only (Film)|For Your Eyes Only]]''--are among the most well-received Bond flicks, while ''[[The Man With the Golden Gun (Film)|The Man With the Golden Gun]]'' and ''[[A View to A Kill (Film)|A View to A Kill]]'' are considered among the worst.
▲* ''[[Live and Let Die (Film)|Live and Let Die]]'' (1973) -- Includes the line, "take that honky out and waste him." Also prompted some controversy as to whether or not Bond's bedding of Jane Seymour was really consensual. Has a villain who may or may not be an actual Loa (voodoo god). Also has [[The Beatles|Paul McCartney]] singing the theme song, which is arguably the most popular in the series considering it still gets frequent airplay on classic rock radio stations.
▲* ''[[The Man With the Golden Gun (Film)|The Man With the Golden Gun]]'' (1974) -- [[Christopher Lee]] tries to hold the world to ransom during the energy crisis. One of the greatest car stunts in Bond history is ruined by a sound effect.
▲* ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (Film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' (1977) -- Barbara Bach does [[Just a Stupid Accent|a bad Russian accent]]. The film makes a [[A Nuclear Error|bad nuclear error]]. And Jaws (as in Richard Kiel with metal teeth, not [[Jaws (Film)|the shark]], although he does bite a few) does a bad job of trying to kill 007.
** And it's ''still'' one of the best Moore-era Bond flicks, and one of the best-loved Bond movies ever.
* ''[[Moonraker (
** The scene in which Bond's Venice gondola turns first into a speedboat and then a hovercraft, whizzing across St. Mark's Square while a pigeon does a [[Double Take]], is widely regarded as one of the low points of the entire series. It is widely thought that the producers watched it back, thought "[[My God, What Have I Done?]]" and commissioned...
* ''[[For Your Eyes Only (
* ''[[
* ''[[A View to
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[[File:timothy-dalton.jpg|frame|[[Running Gag|Sean Connery's Replacement's Replacement Is About to Shoot You]].]]
'''[[Timothy Dalton]]''': Nothing will start an argument among Bond fans as quickly as praising Timothy Dalton, [[Love It or Hate It|the Marmite of Bond actors]]. He began the trend of portraying Bond [[Darker and Edgier|with a darker tone]], and is still considered the darkest of all of them, which [[Your Mileage May Vary|some felt was needed]] after the sometimes overly comedic Moore films. He was also [[Ascended Fanboy|a fan of the books]] and tried to create Ian Fleming's Bond on-screen twenty years before Daniel Craig and the Bond producers ever thought of doing so. At the same time, he has also been praised for having the most realistic love scenes. The producers actually considered him for ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', but he felt he was too young at the time, and didn't want to be the one that replaced Connery. ▼
▲'''[[Timothy Dalton]]''': Nothing will start an argument among Bond fans as quickly as praising Timothy Dalton, [[Love It or Hate It|the Marmite of Bond actors]]. He began the trend of portraying Bond [[Darker and Edgier|with a darker tone]], and is still considered the darkest of all of them, which [[Your Mileage May Vary|some felt was needed]] after the sometimes overly comedic Moore films. He was also [[Ascended Fanboy|a fan of the books]] and tried to create Ian Fleming's Bond on-screen twenty years before Daniel Craig and the Bond producers ever thought of doing so. At the same time, he has also been praised for having the most realistic love scenes. The producers actually considered him for ''[[
* ''[[
** [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] in that it features rebel Afghans as the good guys and Bond's allies. Of course, [[Enemy Mine|they were fighting the Soviets at the time]], rather than the British and Americans. Not aired so much these days for obvious reasons.
* ''[[
** A persistent rumour also claims that test audiences didn't know what "revoked" meant or that they thought it meant Bond wasn't allowed to drive. Pre-production Artwork and posters have the License Revoked title, and some pre-premiere interviews refer to it as such, but the title was changed at the last minute and this blunder ultimately hurt the film.
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'''[[Pierce Brosnan]]''': Brosnan is the other person whom people think of when they imagine Bond these days, especially among viewers who came of age in [[The Nineties]] and ''[[Goldeneye (Film)|Goldeneye]]'' was the first Bond flick they saw. He was supposed to appear in ''[[The Living Daylights (Film)|The Living Daylights]]'', but the production staff of ''[[Remington Steele (TV)|Remington Steele]]'' decided to pull a fast one on EON Productions. Brosnan was just what the franchise needed after the six-year hiatus due to legal issues. He rates second on the Bond poll. He also scores points for looking the most like Bond as Ian Fleming described him (Black hair that falls into a comma over the right eye, cold blue eyes). ▼
[[File:brosnan_bond.jpg|frame|Sean Connery's Replacement's ... Okay, we'll stop now.]]
▲'''[[Pierce Brosnan]]''': Brosnan is the other person whom people think of when they imagine Bond these days, especially among viewers who came of age in [[The Nineties]] and ''[[
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'''[[Daniel Craig]]''': When [[Base Breaker|Daniel Craig]] was cast as 007, he got a [[Ruined FOREVER|lot]] [[Tainted
Due to the [[Comic Book Time]] employed by the rest of the movies, though the Craig films are often branded a [[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Skyfall (
* [[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]] (2015) -- 007 got a message from the previous M to send him to Mexico City for a mysterious yet unauthorize mission.
* ''[[No Time to Die]]'' (2020) -- The film is Daniel Craig's fifth and last time as the MI6 spy. It was set to be released on April 8, 2020, but the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] postponed that indefinitely.
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▲* ''[[Casino Royale (Film)|Casino Royale]]'' (2006) -- The series gets a [[Continuity Reboot]]. 007 gets his license to kill, falls in love, beats everyone at poker and [[Cold Blooded Torture|gets tortured]]. [[Groin Attack|With a knotted rope]]. (In the novel it was a carpet beater.) Daniel Craig [[Shirtless Scene|comes up from the water]].
▲* ''[[Quantum of Solace (Film)|Quantum of Solace]]'' (2008) -- Bond goes on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]], [[He Who Fights Monsters|pissing off M and the CIA as a result]]. This time around, the [[Bond Girl]] also turns out to be more than just a [[Faux Action Girl]]. Often criticized for it's tonal inconsistencies compared to the previous film and unanswered questions regarding the new evil organization Quantum. [[Word of God|As it eventually turned out]], most of these issues occurred because the 2007-2008 [[Writers Strike]] left the film with more or less [[Real Life Writes the Plot|no script during production]].
▲* ''[[Skyfall (Film)|Skyfall]]'' (2012) -- The film spent years in [[Development Hell]] due to MGM having serious financial problems, but was finally green-lighted for [http://www.slashfilm.com/sam-mendes-officially-directing-daniel-craig-bond-23-release-november-9-2012/ November 9, 2012]. Stars Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem and Albert Finney, no less.
There are also at least three Bond films outside of the EON Productions canon:
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{{tropelist|[[Strictly Formula|Common things in the official Bond films]] include:}}
* The Q scene, in which Bond [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?|gets his gadgets for the movie]]. Expect humorous other gadgets to be seen i.e. a decapitating tray (completely absent from ''Casino Royale'', ''Quantum of Solace'' and ''Live And Let Die''. While Q appears in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', he introduces only one rather disappointing gadget to M -- radioactive lint to plant on a suspect's clothes as a form of tracer device).
** Also worth noting that many pre-Craig movies had a scene where Bond's watch has just the function needed when he's in a tight spot.
* Bond and Moneypenny flirting. (She has
* [[Bond Gun Barrel|The gun barrel sequence]], which has started every movie (yet again, except for ''Casino Royale'' onwards, where it's moved to the end of the pre-titles sequence and incorporated into the sequence's plot).
* The Bond Girls. Usually at least two of them in one movie. You could write a book on the different girls Bond has bedded over the years -- in fact, Maryam D'Abo and John Cork did. The former played Kara Milovy in ''The Living Daylights'', so she knows what she's talking about. Although it goes back to ''Thunderball'', the Bad Bond Girl has become something of a feature recently.
** [[Saturday Night Live|"Mr. Bond, I don't know how you've done it, but you have 107 different venereal diseases...three of which are only found in sharks."]]
* "Oooh, James!"
* [[Design
* Every Bond film includes ''at least one'' of the following
** Underwater action sequence
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** An action scene with a helicopter (which might be any of the above)
* Bond And A Babe In A Boat: On a documentary about the making of ''The World Is Not Enough'', one scriptwriter commented that the ending had to follow the form "[[Collapsing Lair|the villain's base explodes]] as Bond and the girl escape in a rubber dinghy". But, because it had become a [[Dead Horse Trope|cliche of the series]], it couldn't actually ''be'' "the villain's base explodes, as Bond and the girl escape in a rubber dinghy".
** Actual rubber dinghies: ''[[
** Even if they're not on a dinghy, they're probably on a boat: See ''[[From Russia
** Heavily averted in ''[[
* Usually a title with one or more of the following:
** "Gold" (such as "Goldfinger", "Man with the Golden Gun" and "[[
** "Day" or similar (such as "The Living Daylights" or "Tomorrow Never Dies")
** "Die" ("Live And Let Die", "Tomorrow Never Dies" and "Die Another Day")
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* M tries to call Bond at the end of most films, but Bond [[Coitus Uninterruptus|ignores him/her]].
The cultural impact of 007 is, in a word, immense. The tuxedo has become associated with James Bond. The series has spawned [[Follow the Leader|legions of imitators]] and is pretty much ''the'' [[Small Reference Pools|definitive spy fiction]]. Legions of media have also tried to "de-glamorise" espionage, such as the works of [[Len Deighton]] (the Stale Beer Approach To [[Spy Fiction]], although it in fact [[Unbuilt Trope|predates Bond).]] He is also the definitive [[Action Hero]], and many elements of many an action film can be traced directly to Bond, or at least were popularised by him, such as the hero saying something cool [[Pre
Arguably the most iconic character in cinematic history. On a number of occasions, people declared that Bond is old hat and that some new spy has replaced him, most recently with [[The Bourne Series|Jason Bourne]]. The Bond films continue to be massively popular among cinema goers, hugely influential in popular culture, and the franchise is the highest grossing in history by a mile (accounting for inflation; at face value its second behind ''[[Harry Potter (
So let's see what he's responsible for:
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* [[
* [[Bond Gun Barrel]]
* [[Bond One
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]
* [[The Name Is Bond, James Bond]]
* [[No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine]]
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* [[Aborted Arc]]:
** Movie-wise, it has been announced that ''Skyfall'' will not follow the ''Quantum Of Solace'' storyline in the Daniel Craig era.
*** YMMV, as I thought that was the point. IIRC, [[Daniel Craig]] did an interview where he said the Quantum storyline was left open so another director could choose to finish, but it wasn't necessary. And who knows
* [[Action Girl]]: Wai Lin and May Day, principally. Eve from ''Skyfall'' as well, {{spoiler|although she ultimately decides she isn't suited to the role}}. Though others, despite not lacking of good moments, go more for the [[Faux Action Girl]] side, sadly.
** Camille Montes from ''[[
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: Also quite a bit, as Ian Fleming was inordinately obsessed with Bond's food and drink.
** Also there is a good deal more racism/sexism (especially heterosexism) in the books than in the movies. [[Values Dissonance|Not really surprising]], given that the books were written in [[The Fifties]].
* [[Anti
* [[Artistic Title]]: These films usually have trippy title montages with naked dancing women's silhouettes in appropriate environments.
** An extra bonus that most of these openings are directed by [[Maurice Binder]].
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass in
* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: Besides ''[[
* [[Big Bad Friend]]
* [[Body Count Competition]]: Bond probably has the highest on-screen body count of any film character ever, counting all 22 official movies. Unsurprisingly for an action hero/government assassin, he kills at least one person in every film, and more commonly ''a lot'' of people.
* [[Carpet of Virility]]: Just look at [[Sean Connery]]'s chest hair!
* [[Cartwright Curse]]: For the few times when he ''has'' decided to settle down.
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* [[Chronically Crashed Car]]: Bond has a habit of destroying whatever [[Cool Car]] Q provides him.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: For every movie you see, you can bet that you will never see the Bond girl in the next movie again. They will almost never even be mentioned.
** Averted with the first-ever movie Bond Girl Sylvia Trench - after ''[[
* [[Clothes Make the Legend]]: James will wear a tuxedo at some point in each movie.
* [[Cool Car]]: Varies from film to film, but you can usually count on at least one per film.
* [[Corrupt Hick]]: At least two films contain a racist sheriff.
* [[Death
* [[Death Trap]]: Not the originator, but certainly a popularizer.
* [[Design
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: The John Gardner continuation novels had a female version of Q nickname Q'ute, who was basically a Q that Bond could (and did) [[Freud Was Right|have sex with]].
* [[Disposable Love Interest]]: the Bond Girls after Bond is through with them.
* [[The Don]]: ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' has Marc-Ange Draco, head of the Unione Corse.
* [[Double Entendre]]
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|''[[
* [[The Dragon]]: Several, rarely if ever appearing in a later movie.
* [[Duel of Seduction]]
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]] / [[Non
* [[Evolving Music]]: The iconic theme tune has changed over the years.
* [[Girl of the Week]]: Or, in Bond's case, more a Girl Of The Movie -- though some movies have two, often one good and one evil.
* [[Go
* [[Graying Morality]]: Over the course of the series, though the Craig
** ''[[
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Often happens with Dragons.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Though only three of them, one of which Bond had killed.
* [[Heroic Dimples]]: Some Bond actors (notably [[Sean Connery]]) add their natural genetics to Bond's heroism, attractiveness and his mischievous sexual exploits on the job.
* [[Hollywood Darkness]]
* [[Incredibly Long Note]]: The title themes tend to end in a suitably epic fashion. ''Especially'' [[Shirley Bassey]]'s songs.
**
* [[It May Help You
* [[Jerkass]]: Sure, he's a hero and he saved the world on numerous occasions, but the guy's an ''asshole''. Just how much is subject to change with every actor.
* [[Just Between You and Me]]: Probably better named "Before I Kill You, Mister Bond...". Actually averted in nearly every movie - Bond almost always figures the gist of the plan on his own, and what the [[Big Bad]] tells him is usually more like a [[Motive Rant]], explaining the ''profit'' in their otherwise senseless act of mass murder or seemingly mundane criminal enterprise that Bond was trying to stop anyway.
** ''[[
* [[Large Ham]]: Practically [[Evil Is Hammy|all villains and/or henchmen like to chew scenery.]]
* [[Latex Perfection]]: The [[Cold Open]] of ''[[From Russia
* [[The Magic Poker Equation]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: KGB-Chef is called Gogol. His second's name is Pushkin. For anyone with a degree in literature, they might as well have an [[Awesome McCoolname]].
* [[Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot]]: The plot always starts with something minor.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Very much so in the Brosnan era, but present in the Connery and Moore films too.
* [[No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup]]{{context}}
* [[Not My Driver]]{{context}}
* [[One
* [[Overt Operative]]
* [[
* [[Plot Tailored to
* [[Porn Names]]: Quite popular among the Bond Girls.
* [[The Pornomancer]]: Bond. It's one of his defining traits. The Dalton and Craig eras, being [[Darker and Edgier]], play with it. Bond practically has to be dragged into bed in the teaser for ''The Living Daylights'', and stays monogamous throughout that movie ''Licence to Kill''. In the Craig era, he actually '''doesn't''' sleep with the Bond girl of ''Quantum of Solace''.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Diana Rigg's character actually wears a sexy yet practical fur coat.
** There's others who also don fur coats and look good in them.
* [[Product Placement]]: A lot, especially in the Craig films. It has been joked that Bond has a License To Shill.
* [[Pursued Protagonist]]
* [[Rated
* [[Ready for Lovemaking]]
* [[Recurring Character]]: Q, M, Moneypenny and Felix Leiter are the ones who appear the most.
** Blofeld and Jaws are about a fair bit, on the other side of the fence. Until [[Roger Moore]] [[Dropped a Bridge
* [[Recurring Extra]]: In the Roger Moore films ''[[
** Producer Michael G. Wilson, Albert Broccoli's adopted son, has several cameos as various different characters, mostly extras or single-scene appearances; in ''[[
* [[Red Right Hand]]: Frequently.{{context}}
* [[Right
* [[Right Under Their Noses]]{{context}}
* [[Scenery Porn]]
* [[Sealed
* [[Sequel Escalation]]: Sometimes inverted (''[[
* [[Second
* [[Sex God]]: Guess who?
* [[Shoe Phone]]{{context}}
* [[Sociopathic Hero]]: How long have you got? Aside from Bond's endless coldly wasting [[Mooks]] with the only emotion registering usually being amusement, he doesn't treat women much better: he all but rapes Solitaire in ''[[Live and Let Die (
* [[Spy Drama]]
* [[Spy Speak]]
* [[Spy Tux Reveal]]
* [[Storming the Castle]]: Bond's preferred method of dispatching his enemies.
* [[Supervillain Lair]]: The best of which, like the volcano rocket base in ''[[
** On ''[[
*** It was also [[Lampshaded]] in a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' sketch where an interviewer talked with Blofeld, Goldfinger and Largo. For example, they mention how contractors tended to jack up the price of gadgets (like electric chairs) when they find out a Bond villain is the customer.
* [[Tech Marches On]]: Given that it's a gadget-heavy series that spans over 50 years, it's bound to happen every now and again. However, the more basic and low-tech a gadget was, the less likely it was to look silly in a few years.
** ''[[
* [[Technology Porn]]: Any scene in Q's workshop where he demonstrates his latest gadget for Bond to use on his next mission. A great example is in ''Goldfinger'' where he shows 007 his new Aston Martin DB5 with all kinds of hidden weapons and features.
* [[Textual Celebrity Resemblance]]: In ''Casino Royale'', Ian Fleming describes Bond as looking like [
* [[Time Bomb]]: ''Goldfinger'' has the most memorable one.
* [[Title Drop]]: In most of the movies.
* [[Token Romance]]: Most of the series' films. ''[[
* [[Trophy Wife]]: A few of the women Bond manages to maneuver into a [[Sex Face Turn]] are the villain's neglected or duped trophy wife. [[Disposable Woman|Paris Carver]] in ''[[
* [[Trust Password]]: Being spies, James has a number of signs and countersigns for when he meets friendlies (in ''[[
* [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty]]: Every close combat fight scene.
* [[Tuxedo and Martini]]: Normally only in Bond rip-offs or parodies; however, the Moore Bond sometimes ended up like this, yet normally with hints of self-parody.
* [[Unguided Lab Tour]]: Bond does this on occasion, though most of the time he's impersonating someone who has a reason to be there.
* [[Universal
* [[Villain Song]]: Characteristic of the Brosnan films - ''Goldeneye'' and ''The World Is Not Enough'' have two of the most iconic ones, and ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' has "Surrender" by
* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Most of the villains.
* [[What Happened to
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: In fifty years, the number of women Bond has directly killed can be counted on three fingers, and two of those happened in the relatively recent Brosnan era: Fatima Blush (''[[Never Say Never Again]]'', 1983), Xenia (''
** In ''[[
* [[You Have no Chance to Survive Make Your Time]]: "No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" See also [[Bond Villain Stupidity]].
* ''[[Agent for
* ''[[
* ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Austin Powers]]''
* ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|''The Avengers
* ''[[
* ''[[Cars]] 2''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Fur Fighters]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[I Spy]]''
* ''[[James Bond Jr
* ''[[Johnny English]]''
* The works of [[John Le Carre]], not stylistically but Bond's popularity lead Le Carre to write his novels as a [[Deconstruction]] of Bond and a depiction of what real spy work is like.
* ''[[The Laundry Series|The Jennifer Morgue]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Man
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', particularly the third
* ''[[Mission: Impossible (TV series)|Mission Impossible]]''
* ''[[No One Lives Forever]]''
* ''[[Operation Double 007]]''
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* ''[[Spy Fox]]''
* ''[[Young Bond]]''
* ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]'': The [[Show Within a Show]]'s James Hound.
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