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From: leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper)
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Subject: Re: Fleming's 007 vs. Broccoli's 007
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Date: Wed, 22-May-85 23:39:10 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 22 23:39:10 1985
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 >From: Hank Shiffman <Shiffman@WHITE.SWW.Symbolics.COM>
 >
 >    From: mtgzz!leeper@topaz.arpa (m.r.leeper)
 >    Date: 12 May 85 02:15:21 GMT
 >
 >    Also, occasionally the film maker wants to make a
 >    faithful adaptation but does not have the rights to the
 >    story.  Sound far-fetched?  They are adapting the film
 >    but don't have the rights to do the story?  Ian Fleming
 >    sold only a few of his novels to the films but he sold
 >    all of the titles.  That is why the James Bond films
 >    soured after THUNDERBALL.
 >
 >Not exactly.  Fleming sold both titles and stories to Albert
 >Broccoli.  The rest of the films ignored the books because
 >the producer felt that it was SF hardware, lots of women,
 >exotic locations and car/boat/plane/...  chases which made
 >money.
 >

My "facts" are based on hearsay and reading Variety.  I don't remember
the source of my information.  I (gulp!) bow to your better knowledge,
if it is better.  Where did you hear it?

				Mark Leeper
				...ihnp4!mtgzz!leeper