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Thunderball Review

Release Date: Dec 29, 1965
Rated:
Runtime: 2 hr. 10 min.
Genres: Action/Adventure
Director:Terence Young
Cast:Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rick van Nutter. Full cast + crew

Iffy for 13+

Even James Bond can miss his mark.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie delivers the usual Bond fare: sexy, scantily clad women, bed-hopping, and gun and fist fights.

Families can talk about the James Bond character. Are viewers supposed to like him? Why does he have lasting appeal? How does he treat women? What do you think of this behavior? Has this changed at all over the years?

The good stuff

Messages: Not an issue
Role models: Bond's womanizing and violent tactics make him an iffy role model -- though he does save the day in the end.

What to watch for

Violence: Shooting, stabbing, and spear-gunning. Men are fed to the sharks, but none of the scenes are overly graphic. Bond's first seduction is forceful.
Sex: Some bed-hopping and a few revealing bikinis.
Language: Not an issue
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Bond does like his martinis.