We take a stab at list them all!
Indeed, it found the missing ingredient that James Bond producers have recently lost.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
In the original 1960s American TV series, U.N.C.L.E.
didnt serve a single government or secret service.
U.N.C.L.E., like the Kingsmen, is an independent and international intelligence group.
During a deceptively peaceful denouement, Rosa shows up at the last minute to corner Sean Connerys unarmed 007.
The Dart Watch, Mr.
Bond
Having secret gizmos in the watch dates back toDr.
Yet, the film that featured a dart-ejecting mechanism, much like Harrys inKingsman, isMoonraker(1979).
When assembled, Bond had a small aircraft that came fully stocked with a huge arsenal.
Lifted by weather balloons, Roxys yellow flyer comes complete with a couple of space age missiles and radar.
Guess which one lands empty handed?
Indeed,Kingsmanproduction designer Paul Kirby did a superb job of evoking that retro style.
But two films seem more influential than the rest.
Pretty much every movie fromDr.
Nostraight through toSkyfallfeatures it in some form.
However, Goldfinger could not predict how on top of things Mr.
Bond would become when it came to convincing Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman) into switching many sides.
In the book, Fleming clearly is advising readers of how best to make a proper martini: One.
Shake it very well until its ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel.
But it would seem Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman have a problem with both recipes.
We imagine that 007 and Eggsy could come to blows over this distinction.
So there are 17 spy genre influences onKingsman: The Secret Service.
Did we miss any?
Let us know in the comment section below!
*An earlier version of this article inaccurately described actor Robert Vaughn as a relative of Matthew Vaughn.
Thank you to all the commenters who corrected us on this point.
