" Lautner’s work appears in many Hollywood Films and the Elrod house is used as a primary set in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. https://inhabitat.com/.../lautner-elrod-house-bambi-thumper 00:10 The John Barry Orchestra & John Barry. After the windstorm shattered the glass, the pavilion was left as a completely open space. It's got to go to the Bambi and Thumper fight scene, which is simply appalling in every conceivable way. There are no visible signs of drilling, bolting or dynamiting. Shot twice in the groin and twice in the chest by Bond. Swimming pool at the house where James Bond met Bambi and Thumper in Diamonds Are Forever. Glover said he was surprised at being chosen, because at first producers said he was too normal and that they wanted a deformed, Peter Lorre-like actor. Above, Lautner stacks boulders to connect the main pavilion to the pool. Prior to Internet Brands, Bob held the positions of president of Universal Studios Hollywood and CityWalk, and senior vice president at The Los Angeles Times where he oversaw all of The Times' new media operations and directed the launch of LATimes.com. But a favorite scene was shot here when Bond fought energetic assassins Bambi and Thumper. It's enough to make one weepy with gratitude. Progressive attitudes, spacious landscapes, and temperate climate have provided architects with a playground to experiment with materials, style and technology. Blofeld : [to Bond, casually walking towards a large sharp object] Please don't get any foolish notions. Apparently Messrs. Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, who have made a fortune producing these Ian Fleming-inspired mellers, have reached that point where a sustained story means little in prepping an 007 picture. [9], Mankiewicz says he was hired because Broccoli wanted an American writer to work on the script, since so much of it was set in Las Vegas "and the Brits write really lousy American gangsters" — but it had to be someone who also understood the British idiom, since it had British characters. At the craps table Bond meets the opportunistic Plenty O'Toole, and after gambling, brings her to his room. Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about John Barry - Diamonds Are Forever (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Discogs. When James Bond stumbles into Whyte's desert enclave, the two women "welcome" him with … Frank Lloyd Wright famously said, "Turn the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles." Geologists had the boulders reinforced by drilling and bolting them together with 20–30-foot rods. John Lautner Elrod House - 1960's Photograph. "Lautner’s fascination with new shapes and structures had nothing to do with Space Age futurism, or movieland glamour, or virtuoso engineering, but came from his determination to humanize the spaces of the built world and create an endlessly varied organic poetry. Bambi and Thumper are henchwomen of SPECTRE leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld . Photo via Ozone Design. GrummanCat. "[50], The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound for Gordon McCallum, John W. Mitchell and Al Overton. John Lautner Elrod House - James Bond, Bambi & Thumper from Diamonds Are Forever. [5], The producers originally intended to have Diamonds Are Forever re-create commercially successful aspects of Goldfinger, including hiring its director, Guy Hamilton. Thumper is the name of one of two women acting as guards for Blofeld to prevent anyone from seeing the reclusive Willard Whyte. 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