Sir Sean Connery at the opening of the Scottish Parliament:
We may have patience, but we don’t have much time.
So true and so sad. I think many of us here were all privileged to see his work as it happened.
You must be talking about Connery in Outland. He and Franny Sternhagen trading quips was worth the price of admission. The movie? Eh.
“Outland,” “Just Cause,” “Medicine Man,” and “Rising Sun” were the first ones that came to mind.
But he was a ridiculously prolific actor. I don’t even know what films he was in that I haven’t seen.
Although a problematic movie in many respects Rising Sun has one of my favorite quotes from Connery when he is blocked by two body guards at the entrance of a house:
Jeff: You should know, I’m a black belt.
John Connor (Connery): But of course you are dear.
…and then he takes him out with one hit.
Red October was great and Untouchables and… I was sad when I had heard he had retired and of course sad now that he is completely retired… His speech at the AFI was great.
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Maybe this one, from 1957? I saw it a long time ago (probably in the '80s), and Connery’s small role was the only one that stuck in my mind.
I’ve never even heard of that one. Sounds campy as hell [NPI].
I’ll definitely have to add it to the list. Thanks !
It’s actually quite good. More gritty than campy, I’d say. It held my attention for two hours.
Make it an evening and show it back-to-back with this movie as a double feature:
Also looks like a great recommendation. Thanks !
“I got my big break at the age of five…
… I learned to read.”
We all got a big break, by seeing him practice his art and gaining so much enjoyment from it.
I’m a little surprised this ‘movie’ didn’t destroy his career.
Wasn’t his fault. He didn’t write it or direct it. People understand that to a British (Scottish) actor, acting is a job, then a craft, and then maybe art. But the paycheck comes first.
RIP. All told, 90 years is a very good run. This is sad, but not a tragedy.
They’ve shown it on TCM.
Sean/Bond was the cornerstone of so many movies and TV shows when I was growing up; beyond 007 there was The Man From Uncle, I Spy, The Wild Wild West, Get Smart…they all sprouted from Bond, James Bond. Oh, to be so confident, so debonair, so ready to spring into action and get the girl (even if she was on the other side)…all while not-quite suppressing a knowing grin. No other actor did it like Connery.
He had other great roles and great movies, but none that left such an indelible impression. Thank you, Sir Connery, your work was and will continue to be a wonderful part of my movie watching experience.
In the MAD satire of The Man from UNCLE (The Man from AUNTIE), Napoleon Polo confronts his tormentor, who turns out to be “007”:
NAPOLEON: Aha! I should have known it was you who wanted in on my wild women and fantastic adventures!
007: Me? HA! I have more in one movie than you have in a whole season!
(He had only been hired by Ilya Nutkrakin to bump off Polo.)
Ah, Sean. We hardly knew ye. RIP. 
Leave it to Death to bring a scythe to a gun fight.
I used to watch that on some cable station that occasionally showed stuff like that and/or rented it on VHS several times as a kid (in the 80’s) but haven’t seen it in ages. I put it on my watchlist on Disney+ then promptly never got around to it. 
Is this movie so bad? I’ve always seen the “diaper and suspender” still of Connery, but never seen the movie.
Nice nudity. 
I still use this:
Friend: Arthur! We’ve all been used…
Arthur Frayn: And reused!
Friend: And abused!
Arthur Frayn: And amused!