Exploring THUNDERBALL'S Palmyra in Bond's Bahamas!

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Жыл бұрын

A walk in the footsteps of Connery's James Bond brings us to Rock Point in the Bahamas, better known as Palmyra in THUNDERBALL! A discussion with the owner, a detailed tour of all the Bond locations on site, and even a re-enactment make this video a MUST SEE for every Bond fan.
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@anneliandersson5770 4 ай бұрын

It´s so fun to see George again as an adult, I was his nanny when he was 9 years old. The house was wonderful and the private beach to the right when you come from inside, was also very nice. I wish him best of luck with the restoration.

@jonastiger1000 Жыл бұрын

Good seeing people like George keeping Bond history alive and restore the property .

@buddy1935star Жыл бұрын

This was great stuff Thunderball is my favorite movie with my favorite Bond girls.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

The best of the best!

@loducawarrior Жыл бұрын

Terrific stuff, sir. Hope the place is renovated and sparkling again. Love the interviews, the re-enactments and cameo by Luciana Paluzzi. Wow.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

We all have our fingers crossed!

@NaomiSwanson Жыл бұрын

Ugh still boarded up and run down as of today

@SNPPS Жыл бұрын

The shark pool has collapsed into the sea recently. No renovation has been done for years and I suspect none will be which is a great shame.

@annhoriuchi7910 6 ай бұрын

😊

@jaycotton7142 9 күн бұрын

I love "Thunderball". I was lucky enough to meet Tom Jones. He was signing a couple of CD's for me and I said, "Thanks for "Thunderball", Mr. Jones" and he said, "You're welcome, mate !".

@loganwb9894 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thunderball is my favorite of all time! If I was there, I couldn’t contain myself. Then Fiona walks up! Oh my!

@Beingjamesbond Жыл бұрын

This was awesome! Was great to hear from the owner, and to know he holds the place in the same reverence as we do!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

He was amazing!

@Asshole88 Жыл бұрын

It's a shithole

@chillimocha Жыл бұрын

I find it hard to believe he does hold it in the same reverence. It’s clearly been very, very neglected for many many years. I’m sure that the bus loads of tourists coming through are paying money to visit and take in the sights. That place has not seen any TLC for a long time. Seems like it’s a good little money earner for the owner.

@lorettapenoli8194 8 ай бұрын

Hello, I worked in Nassau in 1970 as an acrobatic dancer with Tibor Rudas. Don Regan and his Orchestra were the band - now, there was a member of that band that had , I believe, that house, the house with the shark pool in Bond film- they called him Ziggy- if I remember correctly he played trombone…

@Btn1136 Жыл бұрын

You are relentless with content.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Trying!

@Btn1136 Жыл бұрын

@@TheBondExperience well it shows- safe and adventurous travels!

@MrEab2010 Жыл бұрын

super cool. My favorite action movie.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Ya!~

@skiptrace1888 Жыл бұрын

Wow, David, I was transported there. There really is an attractive energy about that place! No wonder they wanted to film there! I am not just talking as a Bond fan, but as a person interested in history. I got this same feeling, when as an active duty Army officer, I visited the fort where the National Anthem was written & the first shots of the revolutionary was were fired. There were still cannon rounds embedded in the walls and as I touched one of those, it was like an electric shock went through me, and I immediately knew what the soldiers, just like me, 100 years before, felt during that battle! Amazing experience then and now! Thank you so much!

@frankb821 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service Skip! God Bless you

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

@Jabberstax Жыл бұрын

I know how you feel. There's nothing like being in places where huge historical events have happened. I had the same electric feelings when I visited the beaches at Normandy. You can clearly see where the US, UK and Canadian forces stormed the beaches and where the Nazis tried to fight them back. Amazing 😉

@MartieD Жыл бұрын

More fan films please!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Coming!

@ryale7174 Жыл бұрын

This home needs to be restored to the Thunderball era. I would be delighted to stay there for a weekend.

@samuelhursti3850 Жыл бұрын

Excelent. More this type of content. 👌

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Coming!

@knjohd Жыл бұрын

I have to watch Thunderball again ASAP, resistance is futile.

@RolandHulme Жыл бұрын

Okay the recreation was brilliant. I loved that so much!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

That was pure fun!

@James-0075 Жыл бұрын

It's amazing how so much of it is still recognisable. Even though some of it has changed. Like the concrete area where you said was originally grassed where Largo and Fiona are watching Bond's seaplane. I really hope it gets fixed up and brought back to life again after so many years. I absolutely loved the reenactment and cameo appearance by Luciana. I didn't even spot her until you pointed her out

@treadstone1970 Жыл бұрын

David Zaritsky walking in the footsteps of legends.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@calibreeze007 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! The recreation of the scenes with Bond and Largo are great! AND to have Luciana Paluzzi happen by. Simply amazing.

@Jollywonnochka Жыл бұрын

Can you please remind me who is she?(

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

A happy accident!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

@@Jollywonnochka Fiona Volpe

@benngunn2034 Жыл бұрын

Paul makes a better Largo! Excellent voice!

@tripi7906 Жыл бұрын

Wow! It must be so cool Being in a filming location were they shot one of your favorite bond films!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Its never NOT exciting!

@noyoutakethatback Жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@gvshutt Жыл бұрын

Great interview and location David. Keep ‘em coming!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Will do!

@Mike-wf1nm Жыл бұрын

And Luciana!! Just now noticed this. She looks great!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

She deifies age!

@jimmyvegas3834 Жыл бұрын

That was great 👍🏻🤣

@libasan Жыл бұрын

Another cool video! Love seeing the former Bond locations, I wish I had a video of my time in Udaipur, India in the summer of 1995, I visited many bond locations and even took a rickshaw ride up to the Monsoon Palace and was allowed to go inside. I do have pictures, your videos make many people happy!

@vishalramotar4298 Жыл бұрын

“Bullet holes on the doors” David: 😳

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Cray cray!

@joanne26 Жыл бұрын

Sean🙏was and still is the ultimate ‘bond’ for me for many reasons mainly because I still love the 60’s today. After 57 years since this iconic location was used it’s been battered by the storms so many times since and I feel that back then films like Thunderball were so glamorous and the locations to It’s like a holiday you go to a place and you have a wonderful romantic holiday and you go back say 30-40 years and the place has ‘gone down the pan’ 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@jeffcompton270 4 ай бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@davidrixson3171 Жыл бұрын

Great video! That must have been a lot of fun recreating the scenes from Thunderball😂

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Too much fun!

@canman5060 Жыл бұрын

Not so much for Sean Connary himself because of the real sharks !

@progressivedemagogue8480 Жыл бұрын

New intro is sick

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Its fun!

@alexlamas6324 Жыл бұрын

I loved it when Luciana Paluzzi and Martijn Mulder were sneaking up behind you. Thank you David for the fantastic tour!

@chrisharper5611 Жыл бұрын

Great work David, I love Thunderball! Stunning Cinematography, Locations, Performances, Fashions, Vehicle's & Music Score 💥 Luciana Paluzzi is also just about my favourite Bond girl 👌

@jedi666sith Жыл бұрын

I would love to visit that amazing place! Can't wait to see it fully restored! :D

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

We all are awaiting!

@jamese1596 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking us to see the grounds. I am thrilled that the house is still there but so disappointed that the current owners clearly don’t have the ability to keep the place up. Situations like that usually end up with the house being sold and eventually demolished (Robin’s Nest in Hawaii being a great example). Please keep us updated on the house’s status.

@haimruimy3564 Жыл бұрын

Excellent I love this guy.

@user-yk3rx7ok1i Жыл бұрын

Trully amazing. I was there two months ago and visited the place (and all the other Bond locations in the Bahamas). I met mr Mosko's wife which was very kind and polite. (I am Greek and she has Greek ancestors). She let us (me and my wife) to enter and tour the whole house and take photos and videos!!!! I wish i could be there again now with all of you

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

So very kind!

@user-yk3rx7ok1i Жыл бұрын

@@TheBondExperience Congratulations for everything David. I am a huge Bond fan since i was 9 years old (i am now 48) and an active member of the "James Bond Greek Fans" community. I am also a huge fan of your channel. As fans we share a lot in common. We both: a) Consider Sean Connery the best James Bond ,and b) Believe that Thunderball is the best classic Bond film ever. You' re doing a great job. Best regards from me and all the Greek fans

@justice4all72 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, amazing location. Kudos to the owner for being so awesome to the Bond community, so grateful we have locations like this today may they remain forever!!

@slayderdouglas Жыл бұрын

Great video my friend.

@RaftCoveProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks David. It would have been fun if you noticed Fiona walking by and saying, "I think I got picked up by her the other night. Does she drive a light blue Mustang?" Great video.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

That would of been classic!

@anthonygray333 Жыл бұрын

Luciana is one of my favorite Bond baddies. She was perfect in the role.

@g.williamwoodward6676 11 ай бұрын

Keep us updated

@mikethekid1980 Жыл бұрын

Thank you David for sharing.

@buddy1935star Жыл бұрын

Great cosplay as well.

@treadstone1970 Жыл бұрын

Essential to cosplay at a Bond location site.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

@@treadstone1970 YA!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@JohnDoe-tm9wz Жыл бұрын

Largo: "Do you know much about guns?" Bond: "No, I know a little about women"

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

BINGO!

@markoantonio1422 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff, thanks for sharing... so sad to see the place in such disarray

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Its getting better!

@jimlubinski4731 Жыл бұрын

So good to know that this place will be renovated. Biggest thrill for me, though, was seeing Luciana Paluzzi!

@andrewmcm3751 Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly for sharing your passion and enthusiasm. Along with giving up your time to share your knowledge and experience with us Bond fans.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Truly my pleasure!

@jorad4887 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Amazing!

@Jolar70 Жыл бұрын

"The sun, she is a-shining"(!), bless you, David! SO cool that the place exists to this day and thank you for being there and sharing it with us! I have such a weird love / hate relationship with Thunderball. At once, my favorite, but, later, not so much. Never Say Never Again made it feel even worse. And I don't hate that movie either, entirely, but they're obviously twins. Yet, it's a massive Bond film that remains a force of nature! The Junkanoo of Bond films! Great music and action and fashion.

@brendanhaley3668 Жыл бұрын

There is so much potential with the location. It would be amazing to be the caretaker of this iconic location and run the restoration of it. To me the potential is controlled tourism at set hours, and having the ability to have either a low impact bar for fan weddings, or one room/area for a paid staying guest. So much low impact potential.

@Jabberstax Жыл бұрын

I've always thought it must be a double edge sword having a property featured in a popular movie/TV show. It can add a lot of value to the property but you have to put up with people encroaching on your property and privacy. That said, this is one amazing property. I couldn't imagine being lucky enough to live there.

@raymondmalone9721 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant 👏

@Bertani1974 Жыл бұрын

When you see what happened to „Robin‘s Nest“ where the original Magnum,p.i. was filmed it‘s so great to see others value the meaning of such a place, hold it in high regard and maintain / restore it. Thanks for the video and bravo to the owner. All great to hear and see.

@eingram141 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Sir 🥂

@JAMESTEMPLAR Жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@colinhanna1640 9 ай бұрын

There was so something particular fascinating about seeing all the parts of the Fleming beach. It really connects to the feeling of Bond for some reason. Amazing video. 👏

@jamesgivens6127 Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful event and tribute! Large would have been proud.

@elorenzo100 Жыл бұрын

Loved it!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@FrogwomanOrgReloaded Жыл бұрын

That was FUN, thanks a lot! A nice tour around, an interesting interview, and then Luciana shows up :-) Hopefully, the place will be in better shape in some years.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing!

@joerngrossblotekamp Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous!

@grafiek Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@jsadowski5 Жыл бұрын

Awesomeness!!🍸

@DavyDredd14 Жыл бұрын

"Stop it you fools ! He's got you shooting at each other.." - Emilio Largo

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

LOL!

@jeffphillips1941 Жыл бұрын

Great video!!! Wonderful reenactment!! 👍👍guys did an outstanding job!

@frankb821 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the amazing tour and interview! Looking forward to buying a copy of that "Bond in the Bahamas" book, and seeing what George does with the place!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Most welcome!

@robinstanley856 Жыл бұрын

Thx, I’ve lived in the islands, nature is a brutal hand. Love this tour.

@michaelpoplawski2998 Жыл бұрын

This was a great day and one of the high points of this Bahama trip.

@caseysmiley7575 Жыл бұрын

Hey David, Another fun and informative video. I’ve been looking forward to highlights from your Bahamas junket. You didn’t disappoint. Can’t wait for more. Thanks!

@RolandHulme Жыл бұрын

Omg so excited to watch this!

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Right up your alley!

@simonfirth2018 Жыл бұрын

That is a great video, utterly hilarious. Thank you David.

@morgan97475 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! I wonder what George plans to do with the place...? A small, boutique Thunderball-oriented B&B might be nice.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Time will tell!

@tlshortyshorty5810 Жыл бұрын

Maybe a skeet shooting range over the ocean would be nice

@MartieD Жыл бұрын

The Largo impression was great!

@stevemac631 Жыл бұрын

Fun video. Well done. Love the Bahamas and love TB (I saw it in the theater when I was 6).

@PaulHagl Жыл бұрын

I really loved this. I do movie location videos on my channel here in Australia and really envy your opportunity to see this sacred place from Thunderball. It's even more interesting to me when the location is run down as is the case sometimes. I hope you do more Bond locations.

@AB-mf6bx 6 ай бұрын

I’ve just seen some newer footage of Palmyra and it seems that the shark pool wall has collapsed. Such a shame to see it this way but fingers crossed they will get it back to its former glory! Great video!

@erikdolnack2737 Жыл бұрын

Much too cool! I loved watching this! :-)

@jasonkyleadams7577 Жыл бұрын

I would love to contact the owner and see if I can get on a 400-year payment plan to purchase the property. Glad the property is being preserved and that fans are respectful when they visit.

@dougwright111 Жыл бұрын

I was so bummed I couldn’t go! Hopefully, you will do this again at another iconic location!

@rivervisual7802 Жыл бұрын

So much history there. Sad to see it like that.

@richarddobson4marrickville Жыл бұрын

Excellent Largo rievocazione

@markward4867 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Would love to see such an iconic place.Saw Thunderball a couple of weeks ago at a local cinema.It is still as fresh and exciting as when I saw it as a 10 year old in the mid 70's. (A double bill with YOLT if I remember correctly).Do you thnk George would let me climb all over the roof?😄

@jamestowell2499 Жыл бұрын

Hi David, I have been really looking forward to this visit to Palmyra. Glad you had your Rum Collins. I hope you were wearing your brown leather sandals to complete your outfit. Great video, thank you.

@TheBondExperience Жыл бұрын

Sandals and all!

@pedroeustaquio8736 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you very much, David!!!! I´m overhelmed by this video. remarkble Luciana cameo apperance. Hope we i´ll seen Palmyra back to 1965 in all there glory full recovered and reconstructed. Good luck George Mosko for that task. Best regards David,

@KEAHON 5 ай бұрын

That James Bond replica linen shirt is amazing! Where did you get it? I know Thomas Mason is high quality material. The guy who played Largo in your video with you was excellent. His voice was amazing.

@canman5060 Жыл бұрын

The one who is being thrown to feed the sharks is the director of cameras !

@MORCOPOLO0817 3 ай бұрын

They make everything look bigger with wide angle lenses in the movies.

@HOTD108_ Жыл бұрын

Wow, this place looks dirtier than Bond's mind when he's talking to Moneypenny.

@theletterlessonsteacher9516 Жыл бұрын

Why did they give the impression that the James Bond Saga is over. Who has the power to do that. This comment may not be the place to ask, but I get that Daniel Craig wants to go on, but canceling or doing away with James Bond is a little too much. I so appreciate your efforts in giving us the Bond Experience. I believe Hollywood wants to alter or eliminate what a masculine man can do for his country. So sad. Sorry if I interfered with this particular KZfaq.

@user-sh8hu6yt4g Жыл бұрын

Hey I recognize that Dave looks a little like Jim Lovell, well known as Apollo13 commander.

@nslayton5 Жыл бұрын

What WAS the set-up for vargas supposed to lead to anyway?

@outtour7518 Жыл бұрын

What trousers are those?

@DarkFright Жыл бұрын

If I had enough money, I’d buy the property to live in, renovate everything with a modern touch to it and have Bond fan party’s once a month!

@tk5743 Жыл бұрын

11:03 😀

@sedgwickthemanufacturer3886 Жыл бұрын

Hi David I am from the UK , after visiting the Jamaican and Swiss Bond locations this place is next on my wishlist .I want to visit the Bahamas in the near future .Is is possible for me to contact George so that I can have a walk around the property ? Just an hour will do.

@MuzixMaker Жыл бұрын

Very cool. Looks like the place needs a good pressure wash.

@mrbojangles8133 Жыл бұрын

The lake Palace hotel in Udaipur from octopussy next

@anthonynigelkendrick5474 Жыл бұрын

Have to say , David We were hoping you had packed your O Brown one piece ?

@rolltide9547 9 ай бұрын

Sad the owner can't afford the upkeep for the property.

@andrewharper4296 Жыл бұрын

Regardless of the history. This is an impressive property. Some time and money and it will looking amazing. And that view in the morning. Beautiful. Typhoons permitting! 😆 A great video. Interesting just how much of the original building is intact. Fingers crossed the owner can bring it back to life. I used to live near the Fawlty Towers building. That was converted into a gay nightclub (which the new owners burnt down to try and claim on insurance). Really hoping that doesn’t happen here. 😂 😂