12 Crazy Facts About The James Bond Movies

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The James Bond franchise has been around for more than 50 years, and in that time they have ammased some pretty interesting behind-the-scenes facts.

1. The Aston Martin factory has a robot nicknamed the "James Bonder."

It's the only robot used to apply adhesives that bond aluminum body panels together.

2. In his entire career, James Bond has been shot at 4,662 times.

3. Barbara Broccoli has been a producer for the Bond films for more than 30 years.

She plays a major role in who will play Bond, the Bond girl and which stories make it to the big screen.

4. James Bond works for MI6, which is a real agency.

However, the British government didn't officially recognize the organization until 1994.

5. Liam Neeson was once offered the role of Bond.

He turned it down because he didn't want to do action movies. That changed, I guess.

6. Sean Connery began balding when he was 21-years-old.

He had to wear a toupee in every appearance as Bond.

7. James Bond has killed 352 people over 22 films.

Pierce Brosnan was the deadliest Bond. In GoldenEye alone, he killed 47 people.

8. Daniel Craig is able to take any Aston Martin from the factory for the rest of his life, because of his time as Bond.

9. Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds were both offered the role of Bond, but turned it down.

They both said they believed Bond should be played by a British actor.

10. While he was still contracted to play Bond, Pierce Brosnan wasn't allowed to wear a tuxedo in any film where he wasn't playing Bond.

11. President John F. Kennedy was a very big James Bond fan.

He got an early print of "From Russia with Love" to view at the White House.

12. While Sean Connery was taking martial arts lessons for a Bond film, his instructor got angry and broke his wrist.

The instructor was Steven Seagal.