Goldfinger The Reunion
Honor Blackman among many other stars from Goldfinger came together for one very special event.
Honor Blackman at Goldfinger The Reunion
© Mark Mawston
On Sunday 13th April 2008 over 120 guests plus over a dozen cast and crew members came together to celebrate what is considered to be a Bond classic - Goldfinger.
At 10:45 the doors were opened and our attendees enjoyed refreshments and mingled with our special guests - Norman Wanstall, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallett, Margaret Nolan, Caron Gardner, Guy Hamilton and Burt Kwouk. The Cinemastore were also on hand to sell Bond goodies to eager Bond fans. A little later more special guests arrived in the guise of production designers Peter Murton, Sir Kenneth Adam with his Lady Adam, Peter Lamont, lyricist Leslie Bricusse and his wife Yvonne Romain, and Martin Benson.
Special guests aside, the event had on display a prototype Corgi Aston Martin DB5 loaned for the day, and said to be worth in excess of £15,000! The real deal was waiting for guests in Pinewood's Covered Way as they toured the films locations around Pinewood Studios with Dave Worrall.
The afternoon featured a screening of the newly remastered Goldfinger, with a little surprise! Introducing the film was none other Pussy Galore herself, Honor Blackman, all to a well deserved standing ovation.
After a short break, the Q & A session took place with Golden Girl Shirley Eaton and Tania Mallett reminiscing about their time on the film where Shirley was again asked to explain the procedure for covering her body in gold paint - a question she never tires of answering with great enthusiasm.
Goldfinger The Reunion - Honor Blackman, Guy Hamilton, Shirley Eaton and Tania Mallet
© Mark Mawston
Goldfinger The Reunion,
Souvenir Brochure
© Bondstars.com
Tania chatted about how she was offered the lead in From Russia With Love, but declined as she 'was not an actress' and said she'd prefer 'a smaller role to get started with'. Her wish was granted on the next film!
Many more guests followed including Leslie Bricusse, Burt Kwouk, Margaret Nolan and Guy Hamilton and you can read what they had to say over at Bondstars.com (link further down the page).
Guy spoke about his four Bond films, and revealed he had been asked to helm Dr No, but could not for family reasons. He also spoke about how he is still not quite satisfied with the movie, and feels he could improve on some scenes. Is that really possible?!
Before leaving the stage, Guy was presented with the Cinema Retro Outstanding Achievement award by Honor Blackman.
The event ended with refreshments, autographs and each attendee receiving a souvenir Corgi Aston Martin DB5. If you want to relive the event, or even pretend to have lived the event there are a small number of souvenir brochure still available from Bondstars.com, priced at £8 including postage and packing.
The Bondstars team with Shirley, Honor, Tania and Margaret
© Mark Mawston
View more photos and a full write up at Bondstars.com, if anyone else who attended the event would like to write a report for us here at ajb007.co.uk please let me know in the usual ways!
