He did indeed, and he declined to be in Cannonball Run 2 because he felt like the joke had been told enough. But when he saw CR2 he wished he'd done it.
@@dars5229 I'm fairly sure the reason he wasn't on Cannonball Run 2 is because of the accident that killed/severily injured a stunt driver when filming the DB5. He didn't want any part on it due to the neglect of the studio regarding safety and compensation.
Three years later, I still can't believe that Roger Moore isn't among us anymore. One of the classiest acts that ever graced the silver screen. May he rest in peace.
I had the pleasure of boarding him and his wife on a domestic flight when I worked at LaGuardia Airport in NYC. He was such a gentleman ( he and his wife made a lovely couple). After his flight departed, I told coworkers that I hoped I'd look half as good as he did when I would be 77 yrs old.
Shame we didn’t get Roger Moore (cannonball run) and Richard Kiel (cannonball run 2) together. I can just imagine the awkward smiles as Bond and Jaws met up again RIP Roger and Richard.
Fun fact: Although Sir Roger Moore loved sending himself up like this, EON productions were absolutely NOT happy about it. That's why to this day it's the actor's contract playing 007 that while under contract they're not allowed to appear in another film wearing a tuxedo or driving an Aston Martin. And I just think that's cool AF. Have so much fun that they have to invent rules after you.
🍷😆👍 Loved the way you put the bit about the rules, god bless Roger and his carefree sense of humor. Ya I bet Eon seems seriously touchy about anyone including Bond actors, mocking Bond from what you shared.
@Big Chap My favourite Bond. Played it so tongue-in-cheek, and the Bond I grew up with. I liked Pierce Brosnan too, as he seemed not to take it all too seriously either. Arguable not the "best" Bonds, depending on what you want from the franchise, but my favourites. Roger Moore was pure class in Cannonball Run!
Although they had less and less control over what he said in later years, as in an interview following "Octopussy". He said to the interviewer, "Do you know why James Bond wears a dinner jacket in India?" "No," replied the interviewer, "Why?" "Because," replied Roger, "he's a nit."
@@MrMairu555 There was a documentary about Bond and at the time all the actors realised he was a fantasy character not to be taken seriously, except for Dalton who wanted Bond to be more "grounded" in reality. This just doesn't work for Bond, other wise it would be completely different character.
@@CheepchipsableDalton wanted to stick closer to the literary Bond instead of what Bond became in the films. He later praised Daniel Craig for also going for the more serious approach.
I remember seeing this movie as a child while this was on a double-feature at the drive-in with "For Your Eyes Only" and thinking to myself, "Wow! James Bond is so cool that he even crossed over into the other film!!". I had no idea that he was actually playing a parody and not the real thing.
Just to be clear: His role during the movie occurred in the middle of his James Bond series of movies from the mid-70's to the mid 80's, and he essentially cameo'd himself.
Yeah. I like Moore a lot but toward the end of his run as James Bond it had become pretty campy. Live and let Die is really the only Roger Moore film I'd go back to view again today. The rest are pretty horrible. This isn't really Roger Moore's fault though. Directors, writers and production all played a big part in it. There's always been a "tongue in check" element to every Bond movie but you walk a fine line with the potential to push it too far. During the Roger Moore era that certainly happened and it made for some pretty poor Bond movies.
Roger Moore IMO is the best thing about this movie. I read his books, so many great stories (especially his "One Lucky Bastard" book), he was such a sweet guy but also had a great salty sense of humor. True legend.
He played a bit against his usual type in the 1984 thriller "The Naked Face." Also, I hear good things about "The Man Who Haunted Himself" from 1970, though I haven't seen it.
@@flitsertheoThere is a church in New Jersey right down the road from a quaint ski resort where I first went skiing as a child. The name of the church is St. Simon. That’s pretty interesting to me.
I love when Moore used to really laugh - great smile -- (at 1:26) - this whole sequence is delightful as I would never be able to sit through this whole film.... Moore was one of a kind. "the fly who bugged me" - what a hoot
With some subtle editing, this could easily work as a lost Bond scene. Just put the real 007 theme in, and remove the bits with his mother and the references to Roger Moore and his movies.
The Aston Martin DB5 Roger Moore drove in The Cannonball Run was in fact one of the original Goldfinger DB5's, it was privately sold after Thunderball and was not in the best mechanical shape when it appeared in this movie.
3:18 Oh my gosh! June Foray aka Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Natasha Fatale (Boris and Natasha) is doing the voiceover for Roger Moore’s girlfriend, awesome! 😁
I was watching this with my dad when I was a kid. I was so frightened when Roger raised the gun toward his mom. But it’s a good one to see him with DB5. Also Bond with Matt Helm in the same picture is a big fun. The movie plot is boring imho.
It seems there are a couple of scenes missing, including the one with the revolving licence plates. Still, many thanks for uploading this. Mr Moore was truly in a class of his own.
Roger’s mother is played by Molly Picon, the great star of the Yiddish stage and screen. She also played Yenta in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof.
Awwww... One of the best gags is missing.... "What's the delay you see we're on our honeymoon and she can't wait.."......... "Oh it's a stake-out.." .........."Oh. Well, bon appeti.."
Another great stunt (another Roger Moore movie) was the corkscrew car jump in The Man With the Golden Gun. Practical effects were always so impressive back in the day, although there are admittedly some stunning CGI effects these days, that are difficult to separate from live action. CGI's come a long way in the last 30 years.
One of the best Bond performance of Moore :) could you guys imagine a remake, with Daniel Craig playing a guy who plays a an actor name Craig who portrais a secret agent :D ?
The Cannonball Run Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures (HBO Films), Golden Harvest Productions and Fortune Star Media Limited. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Danjaq LLC., used under licensed for James Bond Characters. James Bond 007 actor, Roger Moore featuring in a cameo appearances in The Cannonball Run. Jackie Chan is also featured in a cameo appearances in The Cannonball Run.
I never seen this James Bond before. Okay, I will be watching some of Roger Moore James Bond movies. I really like Pierce Brosnan and Denial Craig James Bond.
His lotus espirit submarine is probably the coolest car ever in any movie, maybe only topped by like the batmobile or some amazing cartoon car. Ecto one. Marty's delorean.
I didn’t realise it but this is not an Aston Martin it is THE Aston Martin from thunderball. Look at the shots carefully. The slot in the boot for the bullet proof screen and the off centre cut out in the roof. This car was stolen a long time ago and never seen again!
They used 2 different cars = bonnet - wipers - rear wiew mirror etc etc are very different. The car used in the highway scene got smashed, in a head on collision, that left stunt woman Heidi von Beltz paralyzed.
is sort of depressing realizing that most of the celebrities that took part in this movie are already dead... R.I.P. Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Peter Fonda, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin and Burt Reynolds among others.
Roger Moore looked like he had fun making Cannonball Run.
Roger Moore looked like he had fun breathing.
He did indeed, and he declined to be in Cannonball Run 2 because he felt like the joke had been told enough. But when he saw CR2 he wished he'd done it.
@@hamburgareable See im at the other end. I love how crazy this movie gets. It can and will go off the rails.
@@dars5229 I'm fairly sure the reason he wasn't on Cannonball Run 2 is because of the accident that killed/severily injured a stunt driver when filming the DB5. He didn't want any part on it due to the neglect of the studio regarding safety and compensation.
He had fun playing MI-6 Agent 007 without mentioning that his name is Bond....James Bond 😉😂
Three years later, I still can't believe that Roger Moore isn't among us anymore. One of the classiest acts that ever graced the silver screen. May he rest in peace.
Most of the stars in this movie are gone now, unfortunately.
I had the pleasure of boarding him and his wife on a domestic flight when I worked at LaGuardia Airport in NYC. He was such a gentleman ( he and his wife made a lovely couple). After his flight departed, I told coworkers that I hoped I'd look half as good as he did when I would be 77 yrs old.
Everyone gets old and dies, man. What's hard to believe about that?
he was a perfect English gentleman!
He was an old man so you might as well believe
I loved that Roger never took himself too seriously and always happy doing his job.
That moment mother reveals the gun and he snaps into full 007, music and expression. Absolutely hilarious.
The only time we see Roger Moore in the DB5
God bless you, 007.
He did drive another Aston in The Persuaders though.
Actually, that's a DB7.
Shame we didn’t get Roger Moore (cannonball run) and Richard Kiel (cannonball run 2) together. I can just imagine the awkward smiles as Bond and Jaws met up again RIP Roger and Richard.
Fun fact: Although Sir Roger Moore loved sending himself up like this, EON productions were absolutely NOT happy about it. That's why to this day it's the actor's contract playing 007 that while under contract they're not allowed to appear in another film wearing a tuxedo or driving an Aston Martin. And I just think that's cool AF. Have so much fun that they have to invent rules after you.
🍷😆👍 Loved the way you put the bit about the rules, god bless Roger and his carefree sense of humor. Ya I bet Eon seems seriously touchy about anyone including Bond actors, mocking Bond from what you shared.
@Big Chap My favourite Bond. Played it so tongue-in-cheek, and the Bond I grew up with. I liked Pierce Brosnan too, as he seemed not to take it all too seriously either. Arguable not the "best" Bonds, depending on what you want from the franchise, but my favourites. Roger Moore was pure class in Cannonball Run!
Although they had less and less control over what he said in later years, as in an interview following "Octopussy". He said to the interviewer, "Do you know why James Bond wears a dinner jacket in India?" "No," replied the interviewer, "Why?" "Because," replied Roger, "he's a nit."
@@MrMairu555 There was a documentary about Bond and at the time all the actors realised he was a fantasy character not to be taken seriously, except for Dalton who wanted Bond to be more "grounded" in reality.
This just doesn't work for Bond, other wise it would be completely different character.
@@CheepchipsableDalton wanted to stick closer to the literary Bond instead of what Bond became in the films. He later praised Daniel Craig for also going for the more serious approach.
Only Roger Moore could have been such a comedian
He'd be nothing without the inimitable Miss Hayes. Imo
He was before he did acting and he said he was terrible
Roger will always be my Bond. The man.
I like how in every scene he’s with a different lady 😂👌👌
Got to love Roger Moore not being afraid to make fun of himself.
I remember seeing this movie as a child while this was on a double-feature at the drive-in with "For Your Eyes Only" and thinking to myself, "Wow! James Bond is so cool that he even crossed over into the other film!!". I had no idea that he was actually playing a parody and not the real thing.
3:07 In all my years, i've never since seen a car spin out as brutal as this one. That stuntman was nuts.
One of the stuntwomen was paralyzed because of an accident on set. The movie makers were a bit reckless.
I was thinking that. Presumably some contraption underneath caused it.
That was an incredible spin out.
I think they uses a small rocket motor to do that.
@@tiadaid The movie maker itself was a stuntman. Hal Needham.😉
R.I.P. Sir Roger Moore (1927-2017).
That's a full life. I bet he enjoyed himself.
He had some interesting medical issues but never let them slow him down...
"When I was in Egypt, making The Fly who Bugged Me..." 🤣🤣🤣
the spy who shagged me?
He was joking about The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), his third Bond film.
Just to be clear: His role during the movie occurred in the middle of his James Bond series of movies from the mid-70's to the mid 80's, and he essentially cameo'd himself.
Yeah. I like Moore a lot but toward the end of his run as James Bond it had become pretty campy. Live and let Die is really the only Roger Moore film I'd go back to view again today. The rest are pretty horrible. This isn't really Roger Moore's fault though. Directors, writers and production all played a big part in it. There's always been a "tongue in check" element to every Bond movie but you walk a fine line with the potential to push it too far. During the Roger Moore era that certainly happened and it made for some pretty poor Bond movies.
Roger Moore IMO is the best thing about this movie. I read his books, so many great stories (especially his "One Lucky Bastard" book), he was such a sweet guy but also had a great salty sense of humor. True legend.
RIP Sir Roger Moore. A true gentleman.
The legendary 007
So sad how many of these stars have passed.
yes but it's also natural and most of them lived a long life
I thought the same thing when I watched this.
The absolute beauty of film. No one is ever gone who is remembered daily by the fans who still love them and continue to watch their movies!
I miss Sir Roger
His signing in scene is classic...the one and only Roger Moore...God bless you Sir
3:50
"The Fly Who Bugged Me" LMFAOOOOOOOOO
you know you are a living legend when you play a character in a movie impersonating yourself, just like he did in Curse of the Pink Panther.
Roger Moore always played himself, be it as Ivanhoe, The Saint, The Persuader, James Bond or any other role.
He played a bit against his usual type in the 1984 thriller "The Naked Face." Also, I hear good things about "The Man Who Haunted Himself" from 1970, though I haven't seen it.
@@flitsertheoThere is a church in New Jersey right down the road from a quaint ski resort where I first went skiing as a child. The name of the church is St. Simon. That’s pretty interesting to me.
@@Yngvarfo Don't forget "Crossplot" from 1971, I think.
My nan used to be sir roger moores house keeper when he lived in bexley Kent. My nan said he was a true gentleman. We diffo lost a legend 😔
I love when Moore used to really laugh - great smile -- (at 1:26) - this whole sequence is delightful as I would never be able to sit through this whole film.... Moore was one of a kind. "the fly who bugged me" - what a hoot
🍷😆👍 And to think the man was still playing Bond while this movie was shot!
This makes me wish roger had the dB5 in at least one of his bond movies.
With some subtle editing, this could easily work as a lost Bond scene. Just put the real 007 theme in, and remove the bits with his mother and the references to Roger Moore and his movies.
He played this so well. Always smile that he's in the Aston.
Funny he wasn’t in one in his Bond movies.
Or maybe an AMC Javelin...
@@robertmorris8997a beautiful car, shame AMC got bought out
I love how the music closely resembles James Bond music in how it’s slightly altered enough to where it doesn’t copy it note for note
Roger Moore wasn't ever playing James Bond. Roger Moore was playing Roger Moore.
The Aston Martin DB5 Roger Moore drove in The Cannonball Run was in fact one of the original Goldfinger DB5's, it was privately sold after Thunderball and was not in the best mechanical shape when it appeared in this movie.
Awesome to see Farrah having a hearty laugh.
5:06 "George Hamilton?!?" 🤣🤣 Loved how Sir Roger enjoyed taking the mickey out of himself
Writers from back then were awesome!
Apart from great looks and personality his voice is too good. The way he delivers dialogs is just awesome.
How he stayed out of the tabloids is a miracle in itself.
Sean Connery, too.
"When I was in Egypt making the fly who bugged me".
The late Sir Roger Moore playing a mixture of Simon Templar and 007 in these scenes.
It's awesome when celebrities can poke fun of themselves.
3:18 Oh my gosh! June Foray aka Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Natasha Fatale (Boris and Natasha) is doing the voiceover for Roger Moore’s girlfriend, awesome! 😁
Obe of the greatest things about Roger Moore was that he didnt take himself too seriously.
God bless Sir Roger
Roger Moore was very good parodying himself.
From 0:47 to 1:25 is one of the iciest performances I ever saw him give.
🍷😆 I know right, and to think he did 7 Bond movies and almost non of them quite compares with his performance here!
Der beste und feinste James Bond allerzeiten.
I was watching this with my dad when I was a kid. I was so frightened when Roger raised the gun toward his mom. But it’s a good one to see him with DB5. Also Bond with Matt Helm in the same picture is a big fun. The movie plot is boring imho.
Roger Moore will always be a class act.
It seems there are a couple of scenes missing, including the one with the revolving licence plates. Still, many thanks for uploading this. Mr Moore was truly in a class of his own.
Roger’s mother is played by Molly Picon, the great star of the Yiddish stage and screen. She also played Yenta in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof.
RIP Sir Roger Moore.
@3:08 still blown away by this stunt, looks so good on screen.
He shouted O Y V E Y too
I remember this, they were one of the first to run bloopers at the end of the movie
Leuk om te zien dat Roger Moore zichzelf op de hak neemt. Veel bekende acteurs nemen zichzelf veels te serieus.
I met this man a few times, living in the South of France, he was such a dude.
Love the fact he has a different Bond girl each time lmao
Roger Moore My Sweetheart Darling
I Love You
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Just proves how much Roger Moore was a good sport and willing to send himself up 👍
Most of the actors from that film are gone now!! RIP
Hal Needham told a great story about almost being sue by the people who owned James Bond by the theme being off.
Awwww... One of the best gags is missing.... "What's the delay you see we're on our honeymoon and she can't wait.."......... "Oh it's a stake-out.." .........."Oh. Well, bon appeti.."
what is really impressive is that that cop car spinning around was done for real...no CGI or trickery
Another great stunt (another Roger Moore movie) was the corkscrew car jump in The Man With the Golden Gun. Practical effects were always so impressive back in the day, although there are admittedly some stunning CGI effects these days, that are difficult to separate from live action. CGI's come a long way in the last 30 years.
@@MrMairu555 agreed
@@MrMairu555 Interestingly the corkscrew car jump was probably the first stunt to be designed on a computer!
I hope the stuntman who performed it didn't have lunch first.
Always shit my pants watching that spin out
Too bad he didn't do more comedy I'm sorry this talented and generous man is gone
makes you feel old now when you see everyone at the end are all dead.
The fly who bugged me 😂😂😂
RIP Sir Roger Moore
I love that Roger Moore and Daniel Craig are kind of the jokesters of the six. Never taking things too seriously. Sensitive and game for a laugh
This movie had all star cast. Most are gone from us.
He was the best Bond.
One of the best Bond performance of Moore :) could you guys imagine a remake, with Daniel Craig playing a guy who plays a an actor name Craig who portrais a secret agent :D ?
You know what they say, history repeats itself haha.
Yeah I can, DC seems like a pretty genial guy.
DC doing it in a Fast and Furious movie!
Those are some great scenes! I'll always love watching them.
Loved this, especially the end - that's the trouble with the world today, not enough laughter.
로저무어님 인성이 아름다운분입니다 한결같아서 고개숙여지네요
My uncle had to explain to me (since I was a naive kid) the "Glass Jaw" during the biker bar fight...
We all dragged our parents to this movie just to see the Roger Moore scenes.
The original Meta scene in movie history
Roger was a lovely soul. Truly great and kind man. This movie, it’s one of the few you could buy just because the end credits. True joy.
Its a mad, mad, mad world 1981.
Roger Moore was something else, unfotunately he is no more.
“My business is not worth a f*cking f*ck.”
RIP Roger Moore.
👀
El mejor James Bond fue Roger Moore,
Siempre tan elegante con una gran personalidad.
I watched this in the theater in the summer before 7th grade. Fun times. Fun movie. GREAT CARS.
Haha June Foray with her Natasha voice.
Dear, dear Roger. Such a wonderful comedian!
Sapere che non ce' più nessuno di loro....😢😢😢😢😢😢....GRANDI ATTORI!!!❤❤❤
Cannonball Run I, II and even III (with John Candy) are Masterpieces. Back in the days of human Art.
He even uses a Walther PPK - kudos to the prop department!
The Cannonball Run
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James Bond 007 actor, Roger Moore featuring in a cameo appearances in The Cannonball Run. Jackie Chan is also featured in a cameo appearances in The Cannonball Run.
This is the only time I saw Roger Moore in the DB5.
I never seen this James Bond before. Okay, I will be watching some of Roger Moore James Bond movies. I really like Pierce Brosnan and Denial Craig James Bond.
I used to think the girl in the car was the voice of Magica DaSpell in Ducktales
It’s June Foray, aka Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Natasha Fatale (Boris and Natasha). She also did Duck Tales.
Love the self-deprecating 🤣🤣🤣
Blond lady: I'm going to tell all my friends that I was actually sitting net to George Hamilton!
Roger Moore: (bemused) George Hamilton?!?
He should have been in the second one with his lotus espirit.
His lotus espirit submarine is probably the coolest car ever in any movie, maybe only topped by like the batmobile or some amazing cartoon car. Ecto one. Marty's delorean.
I love Roger Moore and I've read his book but this was a weird role.
Seeing Dean and Roger laughing together is something else
You can't help but hear the original Bond riff whenever you hear a knockoff riff play
I didn’t realise it but this is not an Aston Martin it is THE Aston Martin from thunderball. Look at the shots carefully. The slot in the boot for the bullet proof screen and the off centre cut out in the roof. This car was stolen a long time ago and never seen again!
They used 2 different cars = bonnet - wipers - rear wiew mirror etc etc are very different.
The car used in the highway scene got smashed, in a head on collision, that left stunt woman Heidi von Beltz paralyzed.
Terry Bradshaw and Jackie Chan are still with us
Bond’s American holiday that time.
Class act Sir Roger Moore ♥️♥️
is sort of depressing realizing that most of the celebrities that took part in this movie are already dead... R.I.P. Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Peter Fonda, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin and Burt Reynolds among others.
His mother there at the beginning, she was in an episode of "highway to heaven" i remember, where she lived in an old peoples home.
Lois Hamilton was stunning. Roger Moore cooler than ice.