Legendary actor Joe Don Baker might be best ed for his action movie roles in the 1970s, but his six-decade career saw him play a wide variety of unique characters. The Texas-born performer got his start in the late 1960s with an uncredited role in Cool Hand Luke, but would soon begin showing up in ing roles in action films and westerns at the beginning of the next decade. By the middle of the 1970s he was a bona fide movie star, and was often given top billing in many exploitation and genre films. 1z31e

It’s been thirty years since Martin Campbell’s classic James Bond movie Goldeneye was released in 1995, and it remains the pinnacle of what the franchise can deliver. Although most audiences look to Sean Connery or Daniel Craig’s movies as the exemplary James Bond eras, Brosnan’s time in the role often gets overlooked because of how underwhelming his final movies were. But on the 30th anniversary of Brosnan’s GoldenEye, it’s increasingly clear that Martin Campbell’s movie was something the franchise hasn’t quite topped since then.

Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan recalls how his first day on GoldenEye was almost derailed due to a finger injury. Released in 1995 and directed by Martin Campbell, Brosnan's debut entry as 007 follows the British superspy as he faces off against rogue MI6 agent Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean), who is attempting to use a satellite weapon to cause a global financial crisis. The film, which also stars Judi Dench, Famke Janssen and the late Robbie Coltrane, was a hit with audiences and critics alike, leading to Brosnan returning for three more James Bond movies.

The 30th anniversary of Pierce Brosnan's GoldenEyemakes me want him to return for an Old Man 007 movie more than ever. Since the inception of the James Bond movie franchise with Dr No, the Broccoli family has been shepherding the saga. The Broccolis wanted to make each movie a true cinematic event, which meant carefully developing each entry and not watering down the brand with various spinoffs. I was stunned as anyone to hear that the family had sold the creative rights to Bond to Amazon, freeing the way for more movies and TV shows.

There are great spy movies from every era, with the 1960s cementing the genre as a timeless classic and the 1990s pushing boundaries, incorporating contemporary themes into iconic narratives. Movies like GoldenEye are obvious choices for the '90s' best contributions to espionage cinema. The James Bond projects of every decade come to define the spy thrillers of that era, as they're a good indication of where the genre is headed and what spy movies are going to be focusing on throughout that decade. However, that doesn't mean other franchises or stand-alone works aren't as good.

GoldenEye actor Alan Cumming recalls filming the 1995 James Bond movie and worrying that he was going to ruin it by not nailing one crucial detail. Directed by Martin Campbell, GoldenEye marks Pierce Brosnan's first outing as 007 and it comes six years after 1989's Licence to Kill starring Timothy Dalton. The soft rebootfollows Bond as he faces off against a rogue MI6 agent, played by Sean Bean, to stop a satellite attack against London. Cumming appears in the film as Boris, a tech whiz, who has one standout story beat involving Bond's exploding pen.

Pierce Brosnan starred in four James Bond movies, but he never topped his first and best film, GoldenEye. Released in 1995, GoldenEye was directed by Martin Campbell, and it introduced the world to Pierce Brosnan as the new James Bond. GoldenEye also starred Sean Bean as the villainous Alec Trevalyan AKA 006, Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp, Isabella Scorupco as Natalya Simonova, and introduced Jedi Dench as the new M. GoldenEye was a box office smash, grossing $356 million worldwide.

The charms of former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan were not lost on Dame Judi Dench, who recalls her first meeting with the 007 star on the set of 1995’s GoldenEye. Brosnan, who had originally been prevented from taking over as Bond following Roger Moore’s departure, was the first choice for producers to succeed Timothy Dalton in the mid-90s. Meanwhile, Dench was tapped to replace Robert Brown as the new M, Bond’s boss and head of MI-6, a role that she would continue to hold until 2015’s Spectre.

Still considered one of the more iconic demises in the franchise, GoldenEyestar Sean Bean recalls the unique challenge behind his James Bond villain's death. Bean starred in the 1995 movie as Alec Trevelyan, a longtime friend of Pierce Brosnan's Bond and a fellow 00 agent who faked his death who attempts to use a satellite weapon to take down the global financial system. Marking Brosnan's franchise debut, GoldenEye scored rave reviews and was a box office hit, grossing over $350 million against its $60 million production budget.

After over 30 years of meeting his maker, Sean Bean is looking back on his first onscreen death in the historical drama Caravaggio and his infamous trend of dying. Though having found larger success with the British war drama series Sharpe, Bean made his acting debut with the British procedural series The Bill and Caravaggio. The English actor has since become a household name thanks to his roles in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, Pierce Brosnan's first James Bond movie GoldenEye and HBO's Game of Thrones, all of which shared one unique element for the actor.