The name's Lazenby, George Lazenby…
A unique documentary/narrative hybrid chronicling the stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life. Then after being offered the next six Bond films and a $1 million signing bonus, he turned it all down…
Critic Reviews:
- “Becoming Bond” is a delightful dip into someone's own version of their past. It might be light on tuxedo talk, but the biggest takeaway is how much more there is learn." – New York Times
- “We get to know a man who relished almost every minute of what he experienced” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- “It makes for great cinema about great cinema.” – National Post