Saltzman, who had previously rejected the chance to produce A Hard Day's Night, decided not to make the same mistake twice and agreed. He stated that "Connery and Lazenby had an air of concealed thuggishness, clenched fists at the ready, but in Moore's case a sardonic quip and a raised eyebrow are his deadliest weapons". Despite viewing actual demonstrations, due to political unrest in the country at the time it was decided not to film in Haiti. [43] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 65% from 52 reviews based on 5.7/10. Among the actors to test for the part of Bond were Julian Glover, John Gavin, Jeremy Brett, Simon Oates, John Ronane, and William Gaunt. After Moore was chosen, Billington remained on the top of the list in the event that Moore declined to come back for the next film. Trumpeter Alvin Alcorn plays the killer. Billington ultimately played a brief role in the pre-credit sequence of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Beatle. In December, production was divided between interiors in Pinewood Studios and location shooting in Harlem. Although McCartney's previous single, "My Love", had been credited to "Paul McCartney & Wings", the label of the "Live and Let Die" single credited the performing artist simply as "Wings." [86] [nb 14] Paul's collaboration with Linda and former Beatles producer Martin resulted in the song "Live and Let Die", which was the theme song for the James Bond film of the same name. The main frontrunner for the role was Michael Billington. Live and Let Die (album), an album by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo. For similar topics, see, "James Paul McCartney". Pepper to add comic relief. The script supervisor was so afraid that she refused to be on set with them, an actor fainted while filming a scene where he is killed by a snake, Jane Seymour became terrified as a snake was held up to her face, and Geoffrey Holder only agreed to fall into the snake-filled casket because Princess Alexandra was visiting the set. [12], Lois Maxwell had only been included in Diamonds Are Forever during filming as a late addition, as she had asked for a pay increase. Ruth Kempf as Mrs. Bell, a student pilot. Solo Discography: McCartney (1970) Ram (1971) McCartney II (1980) Tug of War (1982) Pipes of Peace (1983) Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) Press to Play (1986) Snova v SSSR (1988) Flowers in the Dirt (1989) Off the Ground After the agent is stabbed, the band starts playing the more lively "Joe Avery's Piece", a.k.a. Pete: "Live and Let Die" is not a good James Bond song but it is a good Paul McCartney song. McCartneys post-Beatle career has been diverse and wide-ranging. Oxford University Press 2014. The storyline involves a Harlem drug lord known as Mr. Big who plans to distribute two tons of heroin for free to put rival drug barons out of business and then become a monopoly supplier. In the 2001 documentary Wingspan, Paul revealed that Linda wrote the bridge section "What Does It Matter To You". Paul McCartney performed one of the James Bond themes - Live and Let Die. [6], While searching for locations in Jamaica, the crew discovered a crocodile farm owned by Ross Kananga, after passing a sign warning that "trespassers will be eaten". Moore later wrote that Maxwell celebrated the double-pay-day by purchasing a fur coat.[16]. "Live And Let Die" is the only song to appear on all of McCartney's live albums (barring the acoustic-based 'Unplugged.'). 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