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No Sean Connery?

posted 11 years ago by asc85
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I'm guessing that he didn't give permission to be portrayed in this movie? I haven't read anything about that, but given the fact that Tippi's speaking to someone else on the set with the same Sean Connery mannerisms but it isn't Sean Connery leads me to think that's what they had to do. I don't fully know or understand what the rules are when trying to portray people in real-life who are still around, but I know that in Moneyball, Jonah Hill's character was actually someone else who refused to allow his name to be used in the picture.

[–] Jawsphobia 11 years ago

This was a bit of a distraction for me as well. I'd like to know.

They don't name him, do they? I think they just say "he" has agreed to be in the movie as long as he has an equal size part, and that he just finished Dr. No.

The camera goes out of its way to avoid whoever is the unnamed stand-in actor for Connery.

It's also odd that a writer (I think) who befriends Tippi sort of looks like Connery. But the guy doing his scenes generally leaves frame the minute we might see him. The close up on his chin near the end seems right, but it is definitely a quirk of the movie.

I would have liked to see what Connery's restrained reaction might have been if he knew Tippi was being treated this way. Maybe he did nothing and feels bad about it. Maybe it was early enough on that he kept his mouth closed.

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[–] Jes' Sayin' (5998) 4 years ago

No, the Hitchcock character clearly says his name, at least on the DVD version.

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[–] asc85 11 years ago

I'm pretty sure in some cases that you do need permission. Again, in my original post, I know that occurred with Billy Beane's (Brad Pitt's) assistant in Moneyball. But I'd be the first to say I don't understand all the rules around this.

[–] Pedro_H 11 years ago

You don't need permission, but they could sue for deformation. Lots of films (about real people) simply buy the people off with a cheque so they won't. Ike Turner was bought off for "What's Love Got To Do With It." Curious that one actor was the spit of Connery though.

[–] Prismark10 11 years ago

I think the filmakers felt it was better to cut out a lot of the living stars in case they may threaten to sue over defamation.

Its that man again!!

[–] darthstuey 11 years ago

That character ( in Moneyball) was made up from three or more real people- there was no one person who did all that.

[–] bilsnod 11 years ago

I also didn't hear them mention Jessica Tandy.

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[–] beersandshots 11 years ago

I guess that's why they titled the project "The Girl" instead of "The Casts". Or maybe I missed the parts where Hitchcock's romantic advances to Sean Connery, Suzanne Pleshette, Rod Taylor et al were rebuffed and he, as petty retaliation, gave them a little slice of filmmaking hell.

"In a time of universal deceit,
telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
George Orwell

[–] Prismark10 11 years ago

Wait till they are dead and someone will make an accusation that Hitchcock was obsessed with Connery!!

Its that man again!!

[–] DavidTL 11 years ago

Because there aren't many people who look like Connery and didn't want to distract the audience?

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[–] oldgoatee 7 years ago

The Evan Hunter character to me looks like a composite of Rod Taylor and Sean Connery. I came in toward the end of the movie and thought that, boy, they sure must have paid leading men a lot less then if all he could afford was a dressed up VW bug...