Product Description

A unique autobiography from the most prolifie director of James Bond movies. During the 1980s John Glen directed all five Bond movies, including For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987) and License to Kill (1989). Glen's Bond association goes back further as he was closely involved in the making of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979). He now lives in London. For My Eyes Only includes candid and sometimes hilarious behind-the-scenes stories of the making of eight Bond movies; previously unpublished film stills and storyboard illustrations; and details of some classic stunts. It takes a look inside the world of action films, revealing the secrets behind some of the most popular movies ever made.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #535760 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

About the Author
Marcus Hearn is the author of Kiss, Kiss Bang! Bang! and the Tarantino A-Zed.

Customer Reviews

For My Eyes Only Is For All Our Eyes Forever
The autobiography of the director of more James Bond films than anyone else to date is indispensible to any James Bond fan. Glen had a surprisingly rich career which came into its own in the 1960's with superior British spy television, progressed in the 1970's with his time on big British-produced international actioners (he worked with Roger Moore, Peter Hunt and Maurice Binder throughout this period) before his career was crowned in the 1980's with his unsurpassed period with 007. Glen goes into great detail about all his time with Eon Productions covering his second unit directing and editorial stints for OHMSS, The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker and then his time as helmer on For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View To A Kill, The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill. Despite the recent golden DVD releases, the volume unearths a wealth of new information about the above films. Very much a producer's director, Glen is nevertheless underrated for he was a resourceful, skillful yet pragmatic professional. The director had a strong vision of how to shoot action sequences. He also succeeded in his aim of getting 007 back to the essence of Fleming's blood and thunder creation. He was partly responsible for building the "New Eon" team who continue to make Bonds to this day. Especially interesting are his surprisingly frank tales of who tested to play Bond, pre-production and logistical battles, how each film was developed and his impressions of Cubby Broccoli, Michael G Wilson, John Barry, Maurice Binder, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton amongst others. Starting with a funny "forewarning" by Roger Moore, this is also the wider story of a journey through the British film industry from post-war to present day. The rare photographs are particularly well-chosen and capture an era that is now past and the jacket is classy. You will look at the Bond films John Glen directed and appreciate them in a whole new light after reading this book. For all our eyes only. Forever.

A must for Bond fans, perhaps too dry for others.
What John Glen's prose lacks in style it makes up for in content, particularly on the technical side. Those looking for back-set gossip will be dissapointed by the book, but those interested in gaining an insight into the later Bond films should not be dissapointed.

Doesn't go the extra mile
For me the Bond films of the late 80's is where it all started . I'm a huge fan of Timothy Dalton's Bond. John Glen doesn't really go into enough depth about his feelings toward the people he worked with. He concentrates heavily on the production side of all his films. However there is just enough gossip into his feelings and views. Generally a good read and infact a must for Bond fans.
Glen certainly seems to have a good grasp on what he was doing and is honest in his views on films such as 'Licence to Kill'which he felt failed due to marketing and competition in fact he rates as his best Bond film!!!!!