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Sharky

posted 2 years ago by MovieChatUser497 (18943)
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OK first of all, great character but seriously why not just make him Quarrell Jr. From Live and Let Die. I mean hell the reason they brought back David Hedison as Felix was so that we would have a familiar face that we could sympathize with during the shark scene, and I mean hell the 3 of them went on a mission together in Live and Let Die. I say if you’re trying to recreate a comradery from a previous film just go all the way with it.

[–] Ismailov (163) 2 years ago

If I had to guess, it was felt that having Quarrell Jr killed in a movie where another previously-established Bond associate is maimed would be going a bit overboard.

I will say though, it's rather convenient that Felix is friends with a character nicknamed Sharkey who can therefore inform Bond that the wound was caused by a shark bite, not a chainsaw.