Oy and that ridiculous crazy stupid mad bonkers Bananas Crackers Nuts brilliance outrageous hysterical hilarious comedy fight at the end with everything just about thrown in. Comic Book madness more like and the very funny Berlin Wall Scene of the wall at last coming down. And all those gorgeous very nice good looking beautiful Women you couldn't miss. The special effects for the time it was made and a very great brilliant fantastic film TV Star Cast of brilliant fantastic Actors. That fight was right out of a classic comic book of bonkers madness. They' just about practically got away with throwing in anything. And if you didn't find that fight very funny and those women gorgeous your definitely not watching the same film I'm watching. And your forgotten this is James Bond Spoof Comedy style not serious James Bond. This who film is a classic as the theme soundtrack is.
@@imfsresidentotaku9699 I'll admit, it was good -- still not quite great. Great is Casablanca, Citizen Kane, The Big Sleep, etc. Doesn't mean I didn't love the movie. I have it on DVD. Is it my favorite movie of all time? No, since it doesn't have Bogart in it. But it's definitely in my "rewatch many times" list.
Yes, this movie is pretty much of a mess but its a glorious train wreck of a movie and it remains a personal favorite of mine. It's a perfect example of the old 'so bad its good' theory...and of course David Niven is absolutely wonderful in it- as he was in virtually everything he did.
This movie was made after Ian Flemmings death, now could hou imagine the movie if they had the rights to Casino Royal.......just saying, also if I recall... play house 90 did a Casino Royal on tv in the late 50's.......there are two people in the 1966 movie I despised... ..Orson Wells and Woody Alen.....I fast forward through their parts.....a perfectly fine movie with out them!
"Casino Royale" from 1967 was a complete spoof and parody of the whole spy novel/movie genre and was therefore the most realistic of all the James Bond films.
Just shows that a chaotic movie directed by a committee can result in utter brilliance. This music and title sequence combined forgives any nonsense that may follow. Thank you Burt Bacharach.
Just a Shame he didn't get to do it straight,,,,when they where going to a rogue Bond film in the late 70s ( after Spy cleared up and made a lot €$€$) Orson was named in The casting for 'Warhead " which became Never Say Never Again " ,,,,
I read that, at some point in the 80s and 90s, Columbia decided to make a sequel to Casino Royale, MGM was not happy with that and they have a legal battle... at the end of this legal struggle, MGM gave to Columbia the rights to produce a live-action Spider-man movie, and Columbia ceded the rights of Casino Royale to MGM (including the original from 1967); all of this before Sony bought part of MGM. That's why MGM produced the new Casino Royale, and Columbia produced the Spidey movies.
You just have to understand the comedy. It's half Monty Python half airplane and a dash of pre Austin powers and there you have it. It's honestly a cinematic masterpiece
ITV1 here in the UK just showed this film (05/06/2021at 10:20pm) and I have to say that although it's incredibly cheesy, it was a guilty pleasure to watch with a few drinks going and a nice distracter from Covid, plus it's kind of touching that a mainstream British channel still shows the film in 2021; an age where most young people have to stay at home, can't be out clubbing and you'd think that the channel wouldn't dream of putting it on for them. Total Respect for them appreciating classic films!
"Incredibly cheesy" nothing. Anything can be sincere given its context, and this movie succeeds at being a nutty spy spoof. Why call something "a guilty pleasure" when it can just be a pleasure?
Back when I played basketball I was on a team that was down at halftime by 56 points at halftime. 56 points. But then Coach Wooden, Coach John Wooden, he came into the locker room, he gave a speech and played this song for us. This song got us so fired up that we came back and mounted the greatest comeback in college basketball history.
+Jill Deel // I ENJOY ALL THE CAMEO CHARACTERS IN THE MOVIE // BUT THE MUSIC IS SPECTACULAR // THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW SONGS WHICH I ALLOW MYSELF THE SELF INDULGENCE OF DANCING TO, IN THE PRIVACY OF MY HOME //
I remember begging my mom to let me stay late one Sunday night to watch this on the late show. She gave in and she, my dad and myself stayed up! The next day, I found out that several of my classmates had talked their parents into it, as well !!! We were a bit sleepy during classes, but it was so worth it !!
Two songs from this movie charted at the same time, this theme and Dusty Springfield's "The Look of Love". Did any other Bond movie claim the same? Didn't think so! Good on you, Burt.
Ohhhhh . . . . .my ......gosh . . . . . . Herb Alpert's sexy trumpet shines through. Love it !! What a great theme song...very 60's ~ fun, flirty and exuberant. Thanks for posting !! :)
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, is that so? I have one question: if, by chance, your coach celebrated with a martini after the comeback win, was it shaken instead of stirred?? :D (sorry -- I just ABSOLUTELY HAD to get that line in!)
If this song didn't encapsulate the mid-60s nothing did. There's hardly a song that Bacharach and David didn't hit out of the ball park, they were so damned talented. Made stars out of a whole lotta singers -- AND the Tijuana Brass.
Wonderful, wonderful instrumental song. Far better than any opening songs to the more serious James Bond movies. Herb Alpert ruled the instrumental genre in the '60s.
This James Bond movie is underrated and under appreciated. The cast is a who’s who of Hollywood’s greatest actresses, actors, and directors. The soundtrack is melodically beautiful and timeless. A boundless plethora of mind numbing escapism and comedic satire.
Gee, this film got the HELL directed of of it! Having said that, I liked it when I was 10 and didn't have a clue what was happening, and I still like this hot mess of a movie.
I remember seeing this on TV expecting it to be the newer one. I will never forget the moment the opening sequence started and that music started playing. Talk about undermining expectations!
Just for the record, the 1967 "CASINO ROYALE" was produced by Charles K Feldman's Famous Artists company, and released by Columbia Pictures, while this was more of a comedic spoof of the 007 material that United Artists and Danjaq/Ion Productions had the exclusive rights to back in those days before the MGM merger with UA in 1981. Feldman's company did two known United Artists releases, "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?" in 1965, and "THE GROUP" in 1966. the 1967 movie was first aired on Primetime in Fall 1970 on THE CBS FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES
haha that is so true, and I love the version with the lyrics in it too from the trailer, this is probably my favorite movie of all time. I love the scenes with ursula andress and peter sellers, they are electric!
I love this movie (it's one of my very favourites) and forgive its many sins because of the great music. However, I must allow that Thunderball may be more definitive, especially of the "canon" series JB movies.
Never saw the remake and don't want to. I was just stating that the writers of Austin Powers used a lot of gags in the original Casino Royal. Its obvious when you watch it.
@@lancelotlink3907 If you mean the Daniel Craig Casino Royale, it's hardly a remake. It's just a different adaptation of the same thing. It's like calling BBC's Sherlock a remake of the classic ones.
The production of this movie must have been scientifically fascinating. All those assets - Peter Sellers, David Niven, Orson Welles, Woody Allen - and they *still* managed to create a complete flop. It's like playing Goldeneye 64 with all the cheat codes on and still failing to complete the first level.
Gawd I love this song, it's so peppy and unique. The movie is completely ridiculous and that's why I now want to go watch it. I believe in the beginning when they are in Berlin it was amusing to see "The Beatles" written in graffiti.
Have a search for the 2006 Casino Royal opening titles with the 1967 Casino Royal theme played over them. It's on RUclips. The weird thing is that it the titles still work extraordinarily well.
Just noticed: the titles were done by Richard Williams, of Roger Rabbit, etc etc fame! The talent involved in this beautiful trainwreck of a movie is astounding!
Love this movie, and the opening credit animation is so cool. Not only that -- and I just found this out while watching this -- it was by master animator Richard Williams no less!
Just flew into my head from nowhere, then I remembered it all :-) It was a glorious film, only a philistine would disagree. Or maybe a fan of Roger Bore
Listening to this really put a smile on my face...it made me happy! I loved the movie back in the day...great cast....do you remember who the great LOVE of James Bond's (David Niven) life was in this movie?...........Mata Hari!!!!
Orson Welles Last Role Ever Before He Died In 1986 Was The Voice Of Unicron For THE TRANSFORMERS THE MOVIE He Even Uttered The Last Words Unicron Spoke From His Death Bed.
So Herb Alpert did the title theme for one unofficial Bond, and his wife Lani Hall did the title theme for another unofficial Bond 16 years later. Coincidence?
This along with 2 Thunderbirds films (Thunderbirds are Go and Thunderbird 6) and Peter Cushing's Doctor Who/Dalek films has got to be few of the insane films of the 1960s i've ever heard in my life, no matter how good or bad these films are. Quite surprised that neither of the films has made its cult following.
This movie has the credits for being the shittiest movie ever, with one of the best opening soundtracks ever. Everything and everyone sucked. Maximum suckage. First wormhole ever was created the night of the movie premiere. True story. Actually happened. I was there.
Someone once described it as 'The worst film I ever enjoyed' ,and I agree! Such fun and so silly with great music. Had a lot of style in the anarchy,very much of its time. And for a wet wintertime sunday afternoon when you are feeling a tad down...it can't be beat. Turn on the telly and enjoy! Don't analyse,its just for entertainment - It's not high art,but if you can't find something in it that makes you smile then maybe you need to see a funeral director.
Love this song use in Mad Men, season 5 epi 13 when Don met Peggy at the theatre. I wanted to find out what movie they were watching. This song was also used on SNL when hosted by Peyton Manning in the scene in the locker room and the coach trying to get the team rived up, lol.
yes, these are called idiots. their contact information should show an IDIOT count on their site. 67 out of 1600+ IDIOTS so far. they would rather have rubbish. one of the best intros of all films.
It really boggles the mind that while the Beatles, and the Stones, and Cream, and on and on and on were doing their thing, AT THE VERY SAME TIME in history, glorious and just downright FUN music such as THIS was being written and produced. And of course we have geniuses like Burt Bacharach and Herb Alpert to thank. The sheer originality and versatility that existed then was / is STAGGERING! And if you think I'm insinuating that there's nothing musically today that even remotely comes close to this belle epoch -- YOU'RE RIGHT.
The opening credits and rousing score by Herb Alpert right after the short first scene with Peter Sellers offers so much hope. It’s still a fun mess and enjoyable, uneven misfire. It had like 6 directors and scenes were filmed with certain actors present and some not (sellers famously didn’t want to act with Orson Welles, who he was intimidated by). Niven is great, Sellers is entertaining and it’s easy to wish this had been the perfect Bond spoof. But it was probably the best until Austin Powers, or maybe Trail of the Pink Panther. :)
There is actually another Casino Royale made in 1954 with Barry Nelson, an American actor in it! Also there are 2 radio versions one of Moonraker and the other of Live and let die, there is a Moonraker series made in 1959 too, by Warric Studios and finally there is Never say Never again, which you probably already know about! I am unsure if there are others!
@@RJSRdg I have always loved the James Bond series, did you know that in the 60's there was another spy film known as the second best spy in the world. My favourite Bond film is licence to kill and I also like For you're eyes only, because it's the most gritty of the Roger Moore films. I have yet to hear the radio versions or read the novels, from what I gather their much darker and hard core then the films!
It is the great actors in this film. a scene with Orsen Wells chewing gum is better than 75% of almost everyone else. Like the Pink Panther films, Rodney Dangerfield and more, being human can be great art. All the people that are from when we and the world were young and innocent are gone. As just a visual record, well worth watching.
Love the theme song but man, oh man what a mess of a movie. Consider the pivotal scene between Peter Sellers and Orson Welles where they had to shoot both actors seperately because they were feuding with each other. Both actors were prima donnas and it came to a head on this movie.
Firstly I think there is a vein of darkness running through this movie that lifts it above your average film spoof (there's so much death in the film) but also it has a stunning soundtrack and it is a beautifully stylish and elegant movie. People say its disjointed and messy but really no more than a Monty Python movie is. Its a surreal/psychedelic comedy but also, like Barbarella or The Beatles Help or The Rocky Horror Picture Show, its an experience like going to a groovy psychedelic party with a lot of interesting funny, glamorous people or listening to a great 60's pop record. Definitely in a different league to modern film spoofs like Scary Movie or Austin Powers; like Austin Powers smarter, older and more sophisticated brother.
But the Python films were meant to be disjointed and messy. CR is disjointed and messy because several directors walked out, and then so did Peter Sellers!
Great fun lampoon of entire James Bond brand back in the 60's. People who don't like take movie watching to serious. Laughs and lampoons of men. This was a cavalcade of Hollywood stars playing a joke on the movie goers. The women were beautiful. The men were tough except for David Niven and Woody Allen.
Reminds me of the days that several guys in my frat house were film majors. After hours of spirited discussion concerning the latest movie attended, everyone would agree to just enjoy. One thing I learned above all else in appearing in several film school productions, it's hard work making a movie and damn hard making a good one.
Nicholas Roeg also photographed such films as Schlesinger's "Far From The Madding Crowd" and Lester's "Petulia". Then as director he helmed such surreal, cerebral and visually arresting films as "Wakabout" and "The Man Who Fell To Earth".
Although credited to Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Band, in reality, this is solo Herb Alpert with the Burt Bacharach Orchestra. That's according to Wikipedia
This music is so uplifting and the screen titles capture the mood of the swinging '60's perfectly 💋
❤❤👍👍
best intro of most movies
@@bobbycv64 hell yes
I used to hate this piece of music then I watched the film during lockdown and became obsessed with this tune
I have to agree, the only other one that gets me in the same way is the theme from Murder on the Orient Express.
The best 2 minutes and 35 seconds of the whole movie.
Agreed.
Oy and that ridiculous crazy stupid mad bonkers Bananas Crackers Nuts brilliance outrageous hysterical hilarious comedy fight at the end with everything just about thrown in. Comic Book madness more like and the very funny Berlin Wall Scene of the wall at last coming down.
And all those gorgeous very nice good looking beautiful Women you couldn't miss.
The special effects for the time it was made and a very great brilliant fantastic film TV Star Cast of brilliant fantastic Actors.
That fight was right out of a classic comic book of bonkers madness.
They' just about practically got away with throwing in anything.
And if you didn't find that fight very funny and those women gorgeous your definitely not watching the same film I'm watching.
And your forgotten this is James Bond Spoof Comedy style not serious James Bond.
This who film is a classic as the theme soundtrack is.
Burt Bacharach certainly brought his A game to this one. Loved it!
Don't forget,
It is performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass with the lyrics sung by Mike Redway.
This Gen-Xer says "YES" to Burt Bacharach and Herb Alpert. You Baby Boomers had some great tunes!
R.I.P Burt Bacharach (94)
This is one of my favorite songs of all times. Was the movie great? No. Was the acting great? No. But it was a fun movie, and a great opening song.
It was not great, but it was fun and a dynamic of its time.
Procily one My favourite bond/Spy films
But the movie and acting are great. With such high-energy farce and a star-studded cast caught up in it all, how can they not be?
This type of entertainment will probably never be seen again.
@@imfsresidentotaku9699 I'll admit, it was good -- still not quite great. Great is Casablanca, Citizen Kane, The Big Sleep, etc. Doesn't mean I didn't love the movie. I have it on DVD. Is it my favorite movie of all time? No, since it doesn't have Bogart in it. But it's definitely in my "rewatch many times" list.
Yes, this movie is pretty much of a mess but its a glorious train wreck of a movie and it remains a personal favorite of mine. It's a perfect example of the old 'so bad its good' theory...and of course David Niven is absolutely wonderful in it- as he was in virtually everything he did.
Indeed
Of course it’s a mess ,but it’s a wonderful mess…. And then again so was the 60s…
This movie was made after Ian Flemmings death, now could hou imagine the movie if they had the rights to Casino Royal.......just saying, also if I recall... play house 90 did a Casino Royal on tv in the late 50's.......there are two people in the 1966 movie I despised... ..Orson Wells and Woody Alen.....I fast forward through their parts.....a perfectly fine movie with out them!
@@tomobrien6983 Woody Allen i understand, but how is it possible to despise Orson Welles!?
@@tomobrien6983 Though the scene with Woody escaping from the firing squad is one of the best in the film!
One of the greatest opening title sequences ever--LOVE the little details in the huge letters!
Amen to that bro.Barely remember the movie,altho remember getting a little stiffy coupla times,but that music will stay with me
Remember pressing my cassette tape player against the tv speaker to record this during the 70's....
#me2
Yes!!!! I would try to catch it, but it miss it practically every time.. :)
Yesss
"Casino Royale" from 1967 was a complete spoof and parody of the whole spy novel/movie genre and was therefore the most realistic of all the James Bond films.
One of the greatest main title sequences ever. Thanks for the upload.
and the end credits are great too the middle of the film you can burn
Just shows that a chaotic movie directed by a committee can result in utter brilliance. This music and title sequence combined forgives any nonsense that may follow. Thank you Burt Bacharach.
Say what you will about the movie, but Orson Welles delivered the best "Goodbye Mr. Bond." ever.
Better than any Bond villain in THIS century.
Just a Shame he didn't get to do it straight,,,,when they where going to a rogue Bond film in the late 70s ( after Spy cleared up and made a lot €$€$) Orson was named in The casting for 'Warhead " which became Never Say Never Again " ,,,,
I read that, at some point in the 80s and 90s, Columbia decided to make a sequel to Casino Royale, MGM was not happy with that and they have a legal battle... at the end of this legal struggle, MGM gave to Columbia the rights to produce a live-action Spider-man movie, and Columbia ceded the rights of Casino Royale to MGM (including the original from 1967); all of this before Sony bought part of MGM.
That's why MGM produced the new Casino Royale, and Columbia produced the Spidey movies.
I do not care how bad people say this movie is, but I liked it...and the theme is brilliant.
You just have to understand the comedy. It's half Monty Python half airplane and a dash of pre Austin powers and there you have it. It's honestly a cinematic masterpiece
It's a fun movie.
@@chappingcleeks76 Would agree with your analysis!
5 directors, not the least John Huston
Its ment to be a farce. How can people not understand that? The prettiest women of the 1960s no question
Richard Williams at the peak of his animation skills. Titles for the age.
Long before his animated movie, the thief and the cobbler. The movie that was 20 years in the making.
ITV1 here in the UK just showed this film (05/06/2021at 10:20pm) and I have to say that although it's incredibly cheesy, it was a guilty pleasure to watch with a few drinks going and a nice distracter from Covid, plus it's kind of touching that a mainstream British channel still shows the film in 2021; an age where most young people have to stay at home, can't be out clubbing and you'd think that the channel wouldn't dream of putting it on for them. Total Respect for them appreciating classic films!
"Incredibly cheesy" nothing. Anything can be sincere given its context, and this movie succeeds at being a nutty spy spoof. Why call something "a guilty pleasure" when it can just be a pleasure?
Back when I played basketball I was on a team that was down at halftime by 56 points at halftime. 56 points. But then Coach Wooden, Coach John Wooden, he came into the locker room, he gave a speech and played this song for us. This song got us so fired up that we came back and mounted the greatest comeback in college basketball history.
What an iconic theme from Burt Bachrach and played by Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass. I mean is there honestly ever any better Bond theme song?
Maybe Goldfinger
Live And Let Die.
Well, yes! But this is FUN!
ever heard of goldfinger????????????????
Beautiful title sequence. Great score. The End
The film was goofy but I LOVED the music. I love Herb Alpert. I'd watch the film, again and again, just to hear the music!
+Jill Deel yes. Dusty Springfield singing the Look Of Love is so sexy that it makes the movie worth it just to hear that.
i listen to the OST from time to time..its truly great..
+Jill Deel // I ENJOY ALL THE CAMEO CHARACTERS IN THE MOVIE // BUT THE MUSIC IS SPECTACULAR // THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW SONGS WHICH I ALLOW MYSELF THE SELF INDULGENCE OF DANCING TO, IN THE PRIVACY OF MY HOME //
Me too. Good music.
I love herb too...
I remember begging my mom to let me stay late one Sunday night to watch this on the late show. She gave in and she, my dad and myself stayed up!
The next day, I found out that several of my classmates had talked their parents into it, as well !!! We were a bit sleepy during classes, but it was so worth it !!
cozy!!
Two songs from this movie charted at the same time, this theme and Dusty Springfield's "The Look of Love". Did any other Bond movie claim the same? Didn't think so! Good on you, Burt.
I forgot about "The Look of Love" being from this movie......great 1960s remembrance!
Ohhhhh . . . . .my ......gosh . . . . . . Herb Alpert's sexy trumpet shines through. Love it !! What a great theme song...very 60's ~ fun, flirty and exuberant. Thanks for posting !! :)
My favorite film when I was a wee tyke. 50 years later still love Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass.
Movie was not great, but the soundtrack was epic. Let us not forget The Look of Love either!
I totally agree 100%, that's why Austin Powers improved on the MOVIE PART. OHHHHHHH BEHAVEEEE LOL
The real Bond stole number of ideas from the spoof Casino Royale.
That "not" is unnecessary.
My basketball coach played my team this song and we got so pumped up that we had the biggest comeback of the season.
That is hilarious!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, is that so? I have one question: if, by chance, your coach celebrated with a martini after the comeback win, was it shaken instead of stirred?? :D (sorry -- I just ABSOLUTELY HAD to get that line in!)
I love this tune, its so 60's its uplifting, makes me just go out with a smile on my face, wish I was back in the 60's and a bit younger
If this song didn't encapsulate the mid-60s nothing did. There's hardly a song that Bacharach and David didn't hit out of the ball park, they were so damned talented. Made stars out of a whole lotta singers -- AND the Tijuana Brass.
The analog recording of the soundtrack is thought to be the best there ever was.
Wonderful, wonderful instrumental song. Far better than any opening songs to the more serious James Bond movies. Herb Alpert ruled the instrumental genre in the '60s.
This James Bond movie is underrated and under appreciated. The cast is a who’s who of Hollywood’s greatest actresses, actors, and directors. The soundtrack is melodically beautiful and timeless. A boundless plethora of mind numbing escapism and comedic satire.
👍❤❤
not by me
@@TheDominic1963 You don’t recognize great movie making when it’s on the screen.
Awful film
Kurt kasznar who played the rogue fitzugh in land of the giants made a guest appearance
Gee, this film got the HELL directed of of it! Having said that, I liked it when I was 10 and didn't have a clue what was happening, and I still like this hot mess of a movie.
Up the meds girl 😂 🤣.
Yeah, me too, Julie I can't justify it, but I still like it.
One of the greatest earworms of all time, and I've just reinfected myself!
I remember seeing this on TV expecting it to be the newer one. I will never forget the moment the opening sequence started and that music started playing. Talk about undermining expectations!
What, you like that bonehead Daniel Craig?
Just for the record, the 1967 "CASINO ROYALE" was produced by Charles K Feldman's Famous Artists company, and released by Columbia Pictures, while this was more of a comedic spoof of the 007 material that United Artists and Danjaq/Ion Productions had the exclusive rights to back in those days before the MGM merger with UA in 1981. Feldman's company did two known United Artists releases, "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?" in 1965, and "THE GROUP" in 1966. the 1967 movie was first aired on Primetime in Fall 1970 on THE CBS FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES
haha that is so true, and I love the version with the lyrics in it too from the trailer, this is probably my favorite movie of all time. I love the scenes with ursula andress and peter sellers, they are electric!
And the late great Dusty Springfield with The Look of Love!
arguably the greatest song created by mankind
The gods gathered to create this
Hang on, what about, ummm ....
You may be right.
Mankind? BACHARACH! Also Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass? Nice horns!
@@unowen-nh9ov Bacharach is a member of mankind, is he not?
Wouldnt go that far....but it is iconic...
I loved this film, and the titles were great! Thanks!
The greatest Bond theme of all.
I love this movie (it's one of my very favourites) and forgive its many sins because of the great music.
However, I must allow that Thunderball may be more definitive, especially of the "canon" series JB movies.
The theme song reeks 1967 and makes me smile : ) Love it. Thanks Herb Alpert.
Austin Powers is just a 1997 Casino Royale.
Never saw the remake and don't want to. I was just stating that the writers of Austin Powers used a lot of gags in the original Casino Royal. Its obvious when you watch it.
@@lancelotlink3907 The main Bond makers used a lot of ideas from 1967 Casino Royale later.
I just made the same comments and just saw your post. BINGO. OH BEHAVE!!! LOL
@@lancelotlink3907 If you mean the Daniel Craig Casino Royale, it's hardly a remake. It's just a different adaptation of the same thing. It's like calling BBC's Sherlock a remake of the classic ones.
The production of this movie must have been scientifically fascinating.
All those assets - Peter Sellers, David Niven, Orson Welles, Woody Allen - and they *still* managed to create a complete flop.
It's like playing Goldeneye 64 with all the cheat codes on and still failing to complete the first level.
It made three and a half times its money back and was the 13th highest-grossing film in the US in its release year.
Found it! Mad Men's Don Draper runs into the Peggy Olson at a theatre and this is the movie's music you hear as it begins off screen.
This was the only Bond film I saw more than once on Release. I must have seen it 8-10 times.
Gawd I love this song, it's so peppy and unique. The movie is completely ridiculous and that's why I now want to go watch it. I believe in the beginning when they are in Berlin it was amusing to see "The Beatles" written in graffiti.
Have a search for the 2006 Casino Royal opening titles with the 1967 Casino Royal theme played over them. It's on RUclips. The weird thing is that it the titles still work extraordinarily well.
Just noticed: the titles were done by Richard Williams, of Roger Rabbit, etc etc fame! The talent involved in this beautiful trainwreck of a movie is astounding!
Love this movie, and the opening credit animation is so cool. Not only that -- and I just found this out while watching this -- it was by master animator Richard Williams no less!
昔1度だけ聞いて耳に残っていたもの。探して探してやっと見つけた。ワクワク感があるのに妙に落ち着く感じがたまらない。
one of the greatest songs ever made!.
Just flew into my head from nowhere, then I remembered it all :-) It was a glorious film, only a philistine would disagree. Or maybe a fan of Roger Bore
LOVED Sir Rajah!
I love Roger Moore, and I think this film is glorious!
I agree. One of the best spoofs ever made.
Listening to this really put a smile on my face...it made me happy! I loved the movie back in the day...great cast....do you remember who the great LOVE of James Bond's (David Niven) life was in this movie?...........Mata Hari!!!!
Herb Alpert at his brilliant best!
Orson Welles Last Role Ever Before He Died In 1986 Was The Voice Of Unicron For THE TRANSFORMERS THE MOVIE He Even Uttered The Last Words Unicron Spoke From His Death Bed.
So Herb Alpert did the title theme for one unofficial Bond, and his wife Lani Hall did the title theme for another unofficial Bond 16 years later. Coincidence?
Thanks. I love Bond trivia but I never knew that. A real conversation stopper
+Mark Dallinger No problem. :)
which one did lani hall do
@@gkroll8467 never say never again
Just listening to this could listen all day to this very catchier music
Herb Alberts music was iconic back then. I remember the old man having the album with all the instruments on the vinyl album cover.
Great! Perfect collaberation makes this one of my favourite all time movie intros/tunes.
Great cast and soundtrack. Watched it in the theater. Got the DVD.
This along with 2 Thunderbirds films (Thunderbirds are Go and Thunderbird 6) and Peter Cushing's Doctor Who/Dalek films has got to be few of the insane films of the 1960s i've ever heard in my life, no matter how good or bad these films are.
Quite surprised that neither of the films has made its cult following.
This movie has the credits for being the shittiest movie ever, with one of the best opening soundtracks ever.
Everything and everyone sucked. Maximum suckage. First wormhole ever was created the night of the movie premiere.
True story. Actually happened. I was there.
Fantastic artwork...
A favorite film of mine. Love the theme, love the film.
Someone once described it as 'The worst film I ever enjoyed' ,and I agree!
Such fun and so silly with great music. Had a lot of style in the anarchy,very much of its time. And for a wet wintertime sunday afternoon when you are feeling a tad down...it can't be beat. Turn on the telly and enjoy! Don't analyse,its just for entertainment - It's not high art,but if you can't find something in it that makes you smile then maybe you need to see a funeral director.
I love this, one of the most underrated films .... ever.
Channel 4 in Little Rock Arkansas would have that theme playing in the background as they were dialing for Dollars. 😆
Love this song use in Mad Men, season 5 epi 13 when Don met Peggy at the theatre. I wanted to find out what movie they were watching. This song was also used on SNL when hosted by Peyton Manning in the scene in the locker room and the coach trying to get the team rived up, lol.
Ha!
I remember that MM episode, and I laughed at recognising it.
Pleased that you bothered to find out the source.
Have you seen the movie?
I have heard this a lot on my magnetophon in the 60s, very nice.
When I watched this movie for the first time. It was my fav unoficial Bond film.
One of the most memorable opening credits ever!
Brings back another time.
PS - saw it at Pacific drive in in Ventura, CA
I don't see how three people can dislike this great theme.
yes, these are called idiots. their contact information should show an IDIOT count on their site. 67 out of 1600+ IDIOTS so far. they would rather have rubbish. one of the best intros of all films.
Well how strange, it’s 0 now.
The 1967 version of Casino Royale and You Only Live Twice were released in theatres on the same year.
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It really boggles the mind that while the Beatles, and the Stones, and Cream, and on and on and on were doing their thing, AT THE VERY SAME TIME in history, glorious and just downright FUN music such as THIS was being written and produced. And of course we have geniuses like Burt Bacharach and Herb Alpert to thank. The sheer originality and versatility that existed then was / is STAGGERING! And if you think I'm insinuating that there's nothing musically today that even remotely comes close to this belle epoch -- YOU'RE RIGHT.
The opening credits and rousing score by Herb Alpert right after the short first scene with Peter Sellers offers so much hope. It’s still a fun mess and enjoyable, uneven misfire. It had like 6 directors and scenes were filmed with certain actors present and some not (sellers famously didn’t want to act with Orson Welles, who he was intimidated by). Niven is great, Sellers is entertaining and it’s easy to wish this had been the perfect Bond spoof. But it was probably the best until Austin Powers, or maybe Trail of the Pink Panther. :)
Loved this film Ursula Andress so beautiful in it.
That theme is so much better then the film!
There is actually another Casino Royale made in 1954 with Barry Nelson, an American actor in it! Also there are 2 radio versions one of Moonraker and the other of Live and let die, there is a Moonraker series made in 1959 too, by Warric Studios and finally there is Never say Never again, which you probably already know about! I am unsure if there are others!
Most of the Fleming stories have been recorded for radio by the BBC - my distant relative Sir John Standing played "M" in them.
@@RJSRdg I have always loved the James Bond series, did you know that in the 60's there was another spy film known as the second best spy in the world. My favourite Bond film is licence to kill and I also like For you're eyes only, because it's the most gritty of the Roger Moore films. I have yet to hear the radio versions or read the novels, from what I gather their much darker and hard core then the films!
It is the great actors in this film. a scene with Orsen Wells chewing gum is better than 75% of almost everyone else. Like the Pink Panther films, Rodney Dangerfield and more, being human can be great art.
All the people that are from when we and the world were young and innocent are gone.
As just a visual record, well worth watching.
Love the theme song but man, oh man what a mess of a movie. Consider the pivotal scene between Peter Sellers and Orson Welles where they had to shoot both actors seperately because they were feuding with each other. Both actors were prima donnas and it came to a head on this movie.
The best part of this film! The soundtrack and Sellers!
My dad always said David Niven was the best bond... Had all the right qualifications.. :)
Firstly I think there is a vein of darkness running through this movie that lifts it above your average film spoof (there's so much death in the film) but also it has a stunning soundtrack and it is a beautifully stylish and elegant movie. People say its disjointed and messy but really no more than a Monty Python movie is. Its a surreal/psychedelic comedy but also, like Barbarella or The Beatles Help or The Rocky Horror Picture Show, its an experience like going to a groovy psychedelic party with a lot of interesting funny, glamorous people or listening to a great 60's pop record. Definitely in a different league to modern film spoofs like Scary Movie or Austin Powers; like Austin Powers smarter, older and more sophisticated brother.
But the Python films were meant to be disjointed and messy. CR is disjointed and messy because several directors walked out, and then so did Peter Sellers!
Great fun lampoon of entire James Bond brand back in the 60's.
People who don't like take movie watching to serious.
Laughs and lampoons of men.
This was a cavalcade of Hollywood stars playing a joke on the movie goers.
The women were beautiful. The men were tough except for David Niven and Woody Allen.
Good mouie; great theme.
ALRIGHT! NOW I'M READY TO PLAY MY BEST BASKETBALL, COACH!!!
One of my favourite films. I'll be singing that song for days.
That's what makes it so bloody brilliant.
I love this song and fuck the haters this movie was hilarious!
One of the best Bond movies.
Absolutely amazing!
Reminds me of the days that several guys in my frat house were film majors. After hours of spirited discussion concerning the latest movie attended, everyone would agree to just enjoy. One thing I learned above all else in appearing in several film school productions, it's hard work making a movie and damn hard making a good one.
Nicholas Roeg also photographed such films as Schlesinger's "Far From The Madding Crowd" and Lester's "Petulia". Then as director he helmed such surreal, cerebral and visually arresting films as "Wakabout" and "The Man Who Fell To Earth".
What a banging tune!!!
Stupendous! Bond at his trippy best!
Yes the film was a mess...but what a glorious mess..
This movie was just an excuse for everyone to get paid for getting drunk in Monte Carlo. There are a surprising amount of movies like that.
This was, and is, a legit James Bond as the rights were owned, even if it was a comedy.
Although credited to Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Band, in reality, this is solo Herb Alpert with the Burt Bacharach Orchestra. That's according to Wikipedia
I love this music.
Where's Will Forte and Peyton Manning when you need them?
EEEYEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God I love that sketch. But you can't find it anywhere on RUclips. Guess they don't want to pay for the music licensing.