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Terrore Nello Spazio/Planet of the Vampires (1965)
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This was the day the universe trembled before the demon forces of the killer planet! After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.

Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires along with It! The Terror From Beyond Space was a clear influence for Ridley Scott's Alien and to some extents Prometheus. That in isolation make this a film a worthy a watch...

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Grand Prix (1966)
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The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japanese racing team. While juggling his career with a torrid love affair involving an ex-teammate’s wife, Pete must also contend with Jean-Pierre Sarti, a French contestant who has previously won two world titles...

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watched it today, followed by below
 
Casino Royal. I’ve seen it before but Mrs AFB hasn’t.

Anyway I just noticed Richard Branson in the scene when they are going through Miami airport security.

A quick Google and yes as part of the negotiations to use Virgin Atlantic planes, he asked for a small cameo.
 
on my list for sometime later this week 😉
I need to rewatch it. James Garner is one of the few actors who could drive cars at that level. He also had a racing car scene in a Rockford Files 2 parter where he was doing some laps.

In 1964, Garner formed his own company, Cherokee Productions. After several lackluster entries, Grand Prix (1966), directed by John Frankenheimer and co-produced by Cherokee, co-starred him with Yves Montand and Eva Marie Saint on the European Grand Prix circuit. The expensive Cinerama epic by MGM did not fare as well as expected, and in light of his recent films, Garner was blamed for the disappointing box office on Grand Prix, which damaged his film career.

However, driving Formula 3 cars for the filming gave Garner the urge to race for real,[30] distracting him from his career in front of the camera. He formed his own American International Racing team and both competed in and backed as team owner racing in numerous classes, captured in a documentary he co-produced and starred in, The Racing Scene, in 1969.

I just started reading his wiki, very interesting stuff. I just found out about some movies I need to chase down.

 
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