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Bowie the Bond Villain?

Posted by Moonage | Filed under The World Of David Bowie

I have had this feeling in the past myself, now someone else has the same idea and is acting on it. Bowie playing the villain in a Bond movie?

Now, let’s examine this more closely. Would Bowie’s evil villain more closely resemble:

the aloof character of The Man Who Fell To Earth?

The cold personna of John in The Hunger?

The maniacal bad guy ( good guy? )of The Linguini Incident?

Now, I could go wondering off on the tangent I was going to, that Bowie could play the villain ala Goldmember of The Spy Who Shagged Me. However, as odd as this might sound, and I swear I’m not making all this up, that angle has already been taken:

And in typical Bowie fashion, it’s kind of bizarre in itself. From Teenage Wildlife:

This shameless knockoff cover for a DVD was released in 1999 by Reel Entertainment in Digital DVD. Billed as a “Totally Outrageous Comedy” with David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette in wacky poses. it’s really just The Linguini Incident repackaged to try and fool people into thinking it’s an Austin Powers spin-off.

The DVD itself has the original trailer for “The Linguini Incident” on it, with the title “Shag-O-Rama!” tacked on the end in place of the original title. This is also done during the opening credits. The film, as far as I know, hasn’t been altered in any way. It also has cast bios. For Bowie, it says that he is the son of a wrestling promoter, and that he began his career in 1972 with Ziggy Stardust. It goes on to pan his performances in The Man Who Fell To Earth and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Are bios supposed to have misinformation and insults aimed at the actors in a film?

Hard to find online, the issuing companies don’t even have it listed on their web sites. However, Walmart in the US seems to stock copies if you’re looking for a delightfully tacky collectible.

So, apparently the loony-over-the-top-silly villain has been taken.

He could I guess play one of the even more villainous versions, like the incredibly evil character in Zoolander who coerces two male models in a walk-off to go to such extremes that I can not even describe them here.

The options are limitless given Bowie’s stage history. He could even morph into an Elephant Man version, a punk-rock version, a slick-Euro version, a drugged-up disco version. You name it.

Regardless of the personna Bowie might choose to give the villain in a Bond movie. I think he would be one hell of a perfect fit.