Live And Let Die (1973)

The white Chevrolet Corvette 'Corvorado' Dunham Coach from Live and Let Die (1973)

The Supafly Pimpmobile

The white Chevrolet Corvette 'Corvorado' Dunham Coach from Live and Let Die (1973)

The white Chevrolet Corvette ‘Corvorado’ Dunham Coach from Live and Let Die (1973)

An awesome vehicle: a Chevrolet Corvette with Eldorado body panels. It looks like it has a shoulder!

Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto) shows his frustration with James Bond in Live And Let Die (1973)

Bond must die

I like this quick quote from Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto) in Live And Let Die (1973) – short and sweet, to the point. “Any cost. Any. Bond must die.” It sums up his desperation and desire to kill Bond. I think most of Bond’s foes would agree with the sentiment.

Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto) shows his frustration with James Bond in Live And Let Die (1973)

Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto) shows his frustration with James Bond in Live And Let Die (1973)

Earl Jolly Brown as Whisper in Live and Let Die (1973)

A really big fart

Earl Jolly Brown as Whisper in Live and Let Die (1973)

Earl Jolly Brown as Whisper in Live and Let Die (1973)

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Dawes (James Drake), Hamilton (Robert Dix) and Baines (Dennis Edwards) in Live and Let Die (1973)

Dawes, Hamilton & Baines LLP

Dawes (James Drake), Hamilton (Robert Dix) and Baines (Dennis Edwards) in Live and Let Die (1973)

Dawes (James Drake), Hamilton (Robert Dix) and Baines (Dennis Edwards) in Live and Let Die (1973)

The three murdered MI6 agents from the beginning of Live and Let Die (1973) have great names for a law practice.

Bernard Lee as M in Live and Let Die (1973)

Buzzkill

Bernard Lee as M in Live and Let Die (1973)

Bernard Lee as M in Live and Let Die (1973)

Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live And Let Die (1973)

Oh, the HUMANITY!

Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live And Let Die (1973)Jane Seymour tortured as Solitaire in Live And Let Die (1973)

Samuel L. Jackson painting in Live And Let Die (1973)

Morgan Kananga?

Samuel L. Jackson painting in Live And Let Die (1973)

Samuel L. Jackson painting in Live And Let Die (1973)

Am I crazy or does the man in the painting behind Kananga in Live And Let Die (1973) resemble (an older) Morgan Freeman???

Voodoo god of the cemeteries

Whenever Baron Samedi (Geoffrey Holder) is onscreen in Live And Let Die (1973), you’re in for something wild.

In the case of the above scene, we get a glimpse into Samedi’s “musical extravaganza” live show, coincidentally at Bond’s (Roger Moore) hotel in San Monique. Surely Bond has no idea what he’s in for at such an establishment? Kananga’s influence and power over the island is obviously everywhere.

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Live and Let Die (1973) - Bond the Barista

Bond the Barista

An impromptu early morning visit by M at Bond’s home leads to a funny scene in Live And Let Die (1973). Moore’s first on-screen appearance as 007 doesn’t start out great. After bedding an Italian agent Miss Caruso at his place, he bumbles and fumbles as he tries to distract M (Bernard Lee) from running into the woman. Bond makes M some coffee, and knows his way around an espresso machine, much to M’s surprise and a test of his patience.

The personal visit by M is warranted, of course, as the murders of three MI6 agents (Baines, Dawes and Hamilton) make it an urgent matter. But who knew Bond could moonlight as a barista? And it’s pretty cool we get a glimpse into his personal home. Yes, it’s the 1970’s – and I still can’t get over the atrocious kitchen wallpaper, but Bond’s vintage orange sandwich maker on the counter looks pretty sweet!

Live and Let Die (1973) - Bond the Barista

Live and Let Die (1973) – Bond the Barista

The end of Live And Let Die (1973)

Wishful Thinking

Wish we could go back to knowing the title of the next Bond movie after one ends…

The end of Live And Let Die (1973)

Baron Samedi laughs at the thought…

Baron Samedi played by Geoffrey Holder in Live And Let Die (1974)