Borrowing Blockbusters: Bondsploitation - The Best Worst James Bond Knock Offs

[@cweaver4080]

This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. From the subtle sarcasm with a hint of admiration, the deadpan delivery, and all the absurd movies.

[@mirvjournal1693]

Yes to all of that

[@clarencewalker3925]

Are you referring to all the bad movies or the automaton hosting the program?

[@mirvjournal1693]

Both. Automaton, lol

[@dominicruiz6529]

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[@vaguerant]

"Who'd need a freelance rapist?" is some kind of line.

[@logician7517]

"why this scene happens in front of polar bears breaking the fourth wall" I feel confident in saying this phrase has never been uttered before in human history.

[@ssoory6343]

Bless you man. Being an Indian who speaks Telugu, this was was so nostalgic to revisit Krishna's movies from 70s and 80s. The man was so committed to entertain audiences he used to sign on for more than 10 films in a single year. Besides the stylish James Bond knockoffs, he also starred in Curry Westerns which were staple of the 70s in Southern India.

[@TheBadMovieBible]

I came to really like him watching these movies. Such charisma!

[@MikeGiallo]

wow one question are they seen as rip offs or are they parodies because in some indian version of movies i saw i had the feeling they were bad subtitled and sold as knock offs but they were intended to be sold as pariodies of the original films

[@ssoory6343]

In most Indian movies, you dont see this tongue in cheek self awareness that they are ripping off something popular because a lot of people from small towns and villages dont watch hollywood movies. Because these films are catering to those unknown people, they play it straight. If they do parodies, they will be a 100% parody like airplane or hot shots.

[@sunilbose1442]

@@TheBadMovieBible goodachari has been rebooted in 2018 to massive commercial success. Krishna lives again!

[@mrblonde609]

These videos are out of this world. Please never stop making them.

[@CrudForge]

This channel is criminally underrated

[@novelezra]

"They began to film in glorious... Jesus... 'Colour'" Your dry wit kills me everytime.

[@TheAdarkerglow]

It's true. Archer is the Uber-Bond. It even pokes fun at his recklessness through his apparent awareness that he miraculously pulls through impossible odds too often.

[@viljamtheninja]

I think that's the funniest thing about Archer. He's got such a toxic personality and such an obvious slew of mental issues, but he keeps winning because of it so he never has to change. It's self-aware of his negative sides but is also a celebration of how ridiculously awesomely fun it is.

[@Norvik_-ug3ge]

Archer is the worst aspects of Bond, combined with Napoleon Solo, and a dash of Flashman.

[@Janika-xj2bv]

"I'm the leader of a worldwide organisation with affiliations all over the world." Bad news, villain so keen on making sure we understand you operate on a global scale : The world is not enough.

[@Hardworlder]

Typhoon the Baboon legitimately having a more impressive career than his human co-star is amazing.

[@BrainDamageComedy]

🤣🤣

[@SardonicCrows]

It's like a Simpsons bit come to life

[@golu_badbola]

A true masterclass in obscure movies curation. You are doing amazing work buddy.

[@williamnoonan7380]

"Who'd need a freelance rapist?" made me laugh for 10 straight minutes.

[@RØSSETTØ.KUSTØM.MØPEDS]

The french foreign legion?

[@disconnected22]

“They started filming him in glorious...(Jesus!)... color” And I love that the Bond vehicle keeps changing as it moves around the map

[@amp6057]

Stuck on bed rest due to covid/Pneumonia and I just discovered late last night. I've been watching all your stuff, and man, it's exactly what I've needed. You've got yourself another loyal fan. Excellent work, and thank you!!

[@TheBadMovieBible]

Cheers!

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

This is just wonderful. I love the global perspective. You're doing a great service to film history.

[@rikkiwear853]

One of the pilot movies for The Six Million Dollar Man was a Bond type movie. Even had Dusty Springfield singing the theme.

[@FelixWarren]

The onslaught of gymnasts actually makes sense. It's connected to the Olympics craze that peaked in the 80s, and also the fact that so much cold war diplomacy and espionage was being done through international sports meets. For a little bit a famous gymnast really could be seen as a potential spy. Wish they'd put 'em on ice skates.

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

Plus, I can see the simple logic behind "get athlete to do stunt heavy role", even if it might not have actually been as good an idea as the folks making those movies thought it was. Same thing with the later "wrestler turned action movie star" trend.

[@jacklawrence2212]

Without doubt, this is an awesome documentary. Hilarious clips, fantastic jokes and sharp analysis. Kudos, sir, kudos.

[@asadath99]

"Where there is ruin, there is hope for treasure ". ❤

[@variaphora]

I cannot tell you how happy I am for this. Well done, as always!

[@TheBadMovieBible]

Thanks, Scott!

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

Have you thought of covering King Kong & Godzilla knock-offs? There's plenty to choose from. You could even put them in one video.

[@TheBadMovieBible]

These videos are all based on research I did for a book (sadly the publisher went under). There was a chapter on Kaiju clones though and one day I'll get to them!

[@rootfish2671]

@@TheBadMovieBible I would love to see your book reprinted under a different publisher

[@isrisentoday]

I was watching this inside a coffee shop. Had a very difficult time trying not to spew the coffee to two people sitting in the next table. I was convulsed with suppressed laughter and swelling tears. Made me recall the sensation of nearly drowning in a beach when I was 18.

[@frankowalker4662]

I'm glad you mentioned 'O.K. Connery'. A classic.

[@theboombody]

What other movies have a lip-reaching archer plastic surgeon hypnotist? Can't be many.

[@frankowalker4662]

@@theboombody LOL

[@weezercollector]

Have only recently discovered this brilliant channel, and as a Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, I've seen many of these good/bad films, so it's great to see someone else talking about them. 😁👌

[@MrQdiddy85]

Everytime I hear about a Brandon Lee movie I get so sad that we did get to enjoy more of his work. Honestly had Brandon lived he'd probably be John Wick

[@MrPolicekarim]

Yeah! A real- life John Wick!

[@sgt.tackleberry8752]

@27:15 I love how you casually inform us which is the 'Bond' costume. 🤣🤣🤣

[@taylorhamblin1540]

In the film “Operación 67 with Santo, the main villain is played by Elizabeth Campbell. My mother. She’s alive and well at 85 years old, living in the Pacific Northwest. She was in several of the (rock n roll) Wrestling Women Vs…movies. She went on to be an actress in commercials and a Las Vegas show girl. Before meeting my dad and having me. Thus ending her entertainment career. I found many of her movie posters online a few years ago and had them framed. My mom finds it all pretty silly. But I think it’s awesome!

[@disneyboy3030]

I wonder what she would think about the films brief mention in this video.

[@matane2465]

The best Bond clone is probably Lupin the third. Globe trotting Adventures, a sexy woman that is an all encompassing Bond Girl in Fujiko Mine, a stylish dressed man and master of disguise in Lupin. Bond type villains. Tricked out cars he also sometimes makes his own gadgets, he doesn't need Q. He's basically Bond but better.

[@lasskinn474]

lupin the 3rd is more like phantom of pink panther. well if lupin held his cool more and was older. inspector makes an appearance too. or well, arsene lupin who the 3rd is named after and phantom is done after as well I suppose, the gentleman thief.

[@christianemden7637]

Lupine the third is following the literary figure of Arsene Lupin written even before Bond.

[@matane2465]

@@christianemden7637 I know but if you look up interviews with his creator, Monkey Punch, he used to talk about the influence Bond had on Lupin.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I can't imagine Lupin III beating a man to death in a bathroom like in Casino Royale. But then again it's not super easy to imagine Moore or Brosnan's Bond doing that.

[@stephennootens916]

I love Lupin The Third, the franchise mix good humor with globe growing adventures, plus he is a one woman man deep inside.

[@cg167]

"STOP FINGERING THAT F***ING PIANO!" My new favorite clip. Well done.

[@craiciswhack1243]

The borrowing blockbusters series feels like something I would’ve stayed up to watch with my dad on a Saturday night. Amazing content, please keep it up.

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

After a long hard day, nothing makes happier than dry British wit & facts about film history.

[@petercampbell8694]

Technically “Never Say Never Again” COULD be considered a Bond knock-off (even if it has Connery in it) 🧐

[@Deadguy2322forreal]

Same goes for the 1960s version of Casino Royale.

[@ThreadBomb]

No. Never Say Never Again is an actual James Bond movie, even if it wasn't made by Eon.

[@geofff.3343]

God damn that Secret Service one had thirty shots in those five shot revolvers.

[@milczyciel]

Jesus...! I might have been 8 when I've seen "Freddie as F.R.O.7" with my class in now long defunct Kino Ognisko ("Campfire" Cinema) in Wroclaw, Poland. It somehow managed to make just enough of an impression, that I kept some very, very vague but intrusive memories of it for all the years to come. And now, after 3 decades I can put those memories to rest and FINALLY stop looking for it. A dauntless task which most probably I'd otherwise never finish, given that most if not all of my "memories" of the movie became by now misplaced pictures and stories of other amphibian-related media I've been absorbing since. Thank you!

[@johnmcelroy2410]

"The only real loser is the notion of copyright" ❤ love it

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

Truly the best part of East Asian media, their complete disregard for the rest of the world's laws.

[@Chronoplague]

Freddie from F.R.O.7 (or Freddie the Frog as it was called here in the U.S.) was a movie my brother and I watched a lot as kids. I have no idea how our parents came across it, other than it was probably a cheap vhs! I didn't realize until I was older how prolific the voice cast was, or its history as a flop.

[@emitindustries8304]

Completely awesome video. Great clips and commentary. The research that went into this is astounding. So many bad movies resulting in so many nightmares. Thank you for your service!

[@willmfrank]

I am seriously disappointed that Blackadder never featured Rik Mayall as a 007 knock-off. Rowan Atkinson may have been Johnny English, but Lord Flashheart would have been a great James Blond.

[@grannyweatherwax8005]

No idea why, but this reminds me of a tongue in cheek Canadian show called Murdoch Mysteries about a turn of the twentieth century detective. It has an intermittent character who is an inept, Canadian version of James Bond who fights in a secret Cold War with America. Needless to say, it's played for laughs.

[@ScarletCharlotte]

The line read at 50:26 had me howling. And that shootout from No. 1 of the Secret Service looked so fun. Like Bond meets Revolver Ocelot.

[@youtubeletmeintoyoutube4580]

“Hunter’s Breen-like lack of self-awareness” is a genius line

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

It's also highly dubious in accuracy, I doubt any of the many egotripping writer-producer-director-stars of so-bad-it's-good legend have unironically cast themselves as God as many times as Breen has...

[@MMaximuSS1975]

This has to be one of the most undersubscribed channels on YT.

[@Dusty78dk]

If you want a DANISH Bond, I can recommend "Slå først frede": A salesman is mistaken for at seceret agent and is used to smoke out an organisation of baddies. The Salesman is s typical done to earth dane, not heroic. All the tropes are there: an unknown evil mastermind, beautiful girls, gadgets and foolery. It was made in 1965 I think and the production value is great - all great danish actors from the era is featured.

[@KlausKokholmPetersen]

Pretty much a mix of 'Olsen-banden' and James Bond.... 🤣

[@payammasali2365]

I Love this channel. I watch atleast once a day or just have it in the background when im doing something else. Its nostalgic, funny and incredible good made,, Thank you

[@brucejr.5833]

Man you had to watch a lot of movies and do a lot of research to bring us this! I hope you took a few days off or vacation when you were done. This is awesome content! Thank you.

[@jamesblahut5008]

I love the jewel thief dogs. They look so sweet and gentle.

[@pawejankowski9364]

The tall blonde with the black shoe is a master piece! Very funny tragicomedy with an incredible soundtrack.

[@jackburton806]

Your delivery is so deadpan yet so funny. You, my friend, are a genius.

[@joshslater2426]

What’s weird is just how many of these eurospy films managed to have actors from the Bond series in them like Charles Gray, Luciana Palluzi, Kurd Yurgens and Adolfo Celi. Even stranger is that people cast in the unofficial Casino Royale ‘67 and Never Say Never again managed to get cast in a proper Bond film afterwards, with Angela Scoular in On her majesty’s secret service and Manning Redwood in View to a Kill.

[@mrjockt]

Some of these I wouldn't call 'Bond Knock-Offs', the Matt Helm movies were based on their own series of books written by Donald Hamilton, the first of which was published in 1960, and Modesty Blaise was based on a popular comic strip.

[@Norvik_-ug3ge]

Exactly. And Bond in turn was based on prior Spy/Detective novels, Bulldog Drummond meets Mike Hammer.

[@LynnHermione]

I hope Operación Rosa Rosa is here. The movie was inept but I found Sandro to be a pretty charismatic Bond knock off 19:00 YEAAAHHH. Also can I say it is heartwarming you called Sandro the south american tom jones. He was actually trying to be the SA Elvis but he managed to keep singing and having loyal fans until his death at 64 so his life was happier than Elvis'.

[@TarotKiller-z7h]

Fahrettin Cüreklibatır (8 September 1937 - 28 June 2022), better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkın, was a Turkish film actor, director, producer and martial artist.[1] Having starred in somewhere around 300 movies and TV series, he is widely considered one of the most prominent Turkish actors of all time. Arkın's films have ranged from well-received dramas to mockbusters throughout his career spanning four decades.

[@sairadha674]

The child sidekick in Gudachari 117 is Krishna's son in real life and is currently a leading star in Telugu film industry.

[@travisa7669]

I actually saw HARD TICKET TO HAWAII at my hometown movie theater in 1987. I can tell you that the audience was a mix of amused and weirded out as we all thought we were going to see a nationally released film. That was the first and only night HTTH showed at the mall’s CINEMA 4.

[@mattblom3990]

I'm friends with the guy that CGI animated Brosnan arctic kite surfing in Die Another Day. The story is fascinating, they CGI was terrible because it was a last minute decision, animated by rookies, and Brosnan had no idea what was going on or how he was supposed to me.

[@arcadiaberger9204]

Right at the very end, one of the most wonderful automated subtitling errors EVER: Archer is identified not as a "manwhore" but as a "manhole", a term which is so perfectly fitting as an insult that I completely forgot it's also an actual noun.

[@federicovicente8116]

I'm from Argentina and watching our dearest Sandro in the list was unexpected and funny as hell, all at the same time.

[@nicknewman7848]

"Kraftwerk fighting John Barry" That gave me a chuckle

[@caeserromero3013]

4:45 The long anticipated fight between Debbie Harry and Linda Ronstadt 😂

[@maxsothcott4484]

That was superb! You are to be applauded for dredging through that dross to extract the worst bits! Outstanding!

[@caeserromero3013]

7:31 That’s the scariest I’ve ever seen Chuck Norris.

[@paulware4701]

Thank you for mentioning What's Up Tiger Lily. Remember seeing that in the Seventies and nearly dying laughing.

[@bernardroth7200]

I actually thought for a second you were going to talk about the first James Bond 1956 Barry Nelson

[@thomastuthill5276]

I was not ready for this.

[@garyclouse4164]

Matt Helm novels were early parodies of the James Bond style stories. It's fitting to know that Ian Fleming took inspiration from his experience at the OSS in his Bond novels intended to mock earlier spy novels

[@JohnHenderson-qm4ng]

that gunfight at the 52:35 mark with the spinning guns had me pissing myself

[@vasilypugh1516]

Fantastic. The most sublimely dry narration too. I can even forgive you forgetting 'Three Kinds of Heat'.

[@TheBadMovieBible]

It was recommended but I thought it didn't sound very Bondy. You're not alone in suggesting it as an oversight, though, so I think I'll have to chalk it up as a missed opportunity. Next time!

[@vasilypugh1516]

@@TheBadMovieBible not a problem mate - there were much more exciting films to cover. Three Kinds of Heat is terrifically dull.

[@ARTEMISXR]

I have only “Too hot for June” to add but you offered a lot of interesting suggestions to search and watch! Very good job!

[@OperativeD]

Being a young Bond fan I was one of the only American kids to actually go and see Freddie as FRO7 in a theatre. I haven't been able to see it since unfortunately, but I wouldn't mind revisiting it now as an adult. I remember liking it, but there were times where I've mentioned it and no one else remembers it to where I thought I'd imagined it! After watching this I have many more titles to try and check out that I haven't seen. Big Zapper looked entertaining as hell so that's a top priority.

[@joshslater2426]

47:21 Oh yeah that reminds me that those Viking chess pieces ended up as background props in The Man with the Golden Gun. I don’t know if it was a homage or a dig at Deadlier than the male, but it’s a nice detail regardless.

[@MrShowbiz48]

Fun fact. If Looks Could Kill was renamed Teen Agent in the UK, but you already knew that probably. I think it was to cash in on the Teen craze started by Teen Wolf, followed by Teen Witch.

[@TheBadMovieBible]

Eerie fact. I went on my first date to see the movie that, to me, is absolutely called Teen Agent.

[@MrShowbiz48]

​@@TheBadMovieBibleI must admit "If Looks Could Kill" is a better title in my opinion.

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

​@MrShowbiz48 it definitely fits Bond title styling, though Teen Agent is definitely the most on the nose titles they could pick without having a Japanese LightNovel style synopsis-as-title deal...

[@gootarguy2320]

One of the funnest and best curated channels on Earth. Well done man!

[@TheBadMovieBible]

Thank you!

[@Elementa2006]

We had a number of Bondian inspired films here in Egypt. For example There's the 1969 crime/espionage film "الشيطان" El Shaitan (The Devil), starring onscreen tough-guy Farid Shawqi. Another 1969 Bond inspired film starring Farid Shawqi, " العميل77" El Ameel 77 (Agent 77), which is a more lighthearted film as he shares the billing with popular three-man comedy team, Tholathy Adwa Al Masrah (The Spotlight Theatre Trio) And there's 1989's " العميل 13" Al-Ameel Raqam 13 (Agent No.13), a spy parody starring Egyptian comedian, Mohamad Sobhi I had links to the films but KZbin removed the comment. I've watched some of the German Kommissar X films and I enjoyed them, also I do remember one of the Lemmy Caution (the protagonist of 1965's French New Wave neo-noir film Alphaville) films, "Lemmy pour les dames" dabbled in some of the Bond tropes 77

[@markhadfield6346]

Just found your channel and I have to say it's amazing! Your videos deserve so many more views. Thank you.

[@celluloidprojectile]

So many gems in this subgenre! Colossal work, thanks.

[@MKhrome]

27:15 killed me. DAMN IT. Your dry humour is fantastic XD

[@YoShImUrA53]

I was so gutted you didn't include Bill Cosby's Leonard 6 on this... Still an absolute blast!😂👌🏻

[@chinabluewho]

No mention for the Eiger Sanction or The Brotherhood of the Rose I get where he was coming from with this list as a 'spy' genre but government sponsored assassins should have been included, I mean how many times did Bond ever spy on the Russians to steal top secret files? His whole thing is to be told there is a problem then murder the shit out of people. The best State sponsored assassin film made was 1990's Le femme Nakita by Luc Besson wasn't even mentioned and the second and third best ones were, Point of No Return and Atomic Blonde I would understand if they were cheap unknown films that were bad but they were excellent films and should have had a large segment dedicated to them, I mean Red Sparrow wasn't mentioned as it wasn't that good but .

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

​@@chinabluewho It's probably just a matter of not being able to cover every single relevant film. I'm sure we could think of several decent movies he didn't include. For example: Cloak & Dagger, the 1984 film in which a government spy, played by Dabney Coleman, teams up with then-child actor Henry Thomas. I loved that movie when I was young.

[@Irrelevant402]

Double O 007 or whatever it was staring Sean Connery's brother better be here. Y'know that movie did have one neat idea: a hero with hypnotism. Make for an interesting lead if he were the underdog in a political thriller, kind of like Lelouch from Code Geass.

[@dedsun81]

Weng Weng Died: August 29, 1992 (age 34 years), Pasay, Philippines Cause of death: Heart attack "Rest in peace", little guy.

[@garethmoores4168]

The guy doing the dance sequence in Lady Janes bond looks like his outfit was based on a tunnocks tea cake wrapper🤣 i am perfectly aware that reference may be lost on a few....

[@andriygriffin4782]

Thank you for including Dragon Lives Again! Ironic as Enter the Dragon is probably the best Bond knock off ever.

[@MrMann0123]

If you are doing Palmer I'm surprised Callan didn't show up too.

[@The-Wolf-with-no-name]

Im amazed how the narrator of this can narrate without bursting into laughter. I mean iv been cracking up all the way through but here he is a consummate professional.

[@betamaxblocker]

I wish "The Billion Dollar Threat" was more readily accessible. Seeing Patrick Macnee in a rare turn as a supervillain would definitely make it worth a watch.

[@dsagman]

the jewel thieve dogs almost had me fall off the chair laughing. my own dog however was intrigued.

[@lifeschool]

The Tuxedo is another good one I think. True Lies really ripped off the formula. Obviously the worst rip-off of all has to be Never Say Never Again.

[@jamie8032]

Why doesn't this video have 100k views? such a must see channel for any cinephile!

[@petercampbell8694]

Where was “The Avengers” with John Steed & Mrs Peele? 🤨

[@favoritemustard3542]

@17:59 _"Where there is ruin, there is hope for treasure."_ Now *that's* a perfect byline! How did I miss spying this collection before? Thank you!

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

Sounds like the tagline for an Indiana Jones nock-off...

[@darrinrace8865]

I was an extra In "The Order of the Black Eagle" I remember when Steve got hurt that night.

[@carlgarrett5142]

"My copy had no subtitles, so I'm not sure why people keep exploding." OMG I'm dying. 😂😂😂

[@LynnHermione]

5:05 I mean, charisma deficit is actually a good thing for a spy! You are not supposed to remember them XD

[@DavidPaulMorgan]

A brilliant compilation! Did anyone notice how often the Pinewood Studios hose and grounds were used..?

[@ghw7192]

The Our Man Flint movies were so good because James Coburn did tongue in cheek so well!

[@ABC-sc2ip]

Laser Mission is awesome! Thanks for the cheat sheet to other great bad Bonds! Subscribed!

[@SammEater]

Just found about this channel, I am loving it, I never heard about some of these movies but you definitelly made me interested in checking out quite a lot of them.

[@garyjbaker]

“Move over Bond… here comes Banner.” I’m getting serious Michael Scarn “Threat Level Midnight” vibes from that one!

[@sweeneezy]

so glad I found this video and your channel today. this is going to keep me sane for many midnight shifts

[@bloodrunsclear]

Bond's very first appearance officially was an American actor. Barry Nelson appeared as the spy in 1954's 'Casino Royale' Peter Lorre played Le Chiffre!

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

"There is a cane in your back, but it is a gun, not a cane."

[@alexanderharris8310]

Anti Zionism is not Antisemitism. Anti zionism is being opposed to Netunyahus foregn policy. Anti semitism is hating someone because they happen to be Jewish

[@kuribayashi84]

I remember once watching clips of an Indian Bond-Knockoff where "Bond" fights "Jaws", first at a Hotel (I think) - also recreating the bit from TSWLM where 007 buries the Henchman under rubble - and later at a Lighthouse, which was crucial to a Sheme involving a... Cardboard-cutout Submarine? For the life of me, I can't find these Clips anymore.

[@nolanolivier6791]

'Kraftwerk fighting John Barry'... ... is NOT an image I'll get out of my head anytime soon!