Thread: Straight Razors in Movies

Originally Posted by animalwithin

Yup, James bond indeed shaves with a straight in Skyfall, and he has a brush and cream in a bowl! Saw it last night and nearly jumped out of my seat when I saw that scene, always knew bond was a straight/DE kind of guy haha.

That bondgirl may give me a shave to. nice moment of the movie.

I was amused to notice that not only was it a straight, but it was pretty much the straight-razor equivalent of a Walther. 5/8, quarter hollow, German.

The film was co-written by Robert Wade, too. (Really!)

Haha I wonder what it really was. I'm expecting that its an English razor but who knows.

Originally Posted by animalwithin

Haha I wonder what it really was. I'm expecting that its an English razor but who knows.

Turns out that it was a nothing. They made a rubber prop razor for the scene, though apparently the actresses trained by shaving balloons, old-school barber-style.

bummer! I guess it makes sense though haha. Still, loved the movie chiefly for the fact that he went old school for most of it: straight razor, '69 Aston Martin, dynamite, sawed off shotgun, and hunting rifle.

Saw the James Bond movie on Friday, Skyfall! Very good movie, with a very sexy straight razor scene. Enjoyed it! Double O

Originally Posted by animalwithin

Yup, James bond indeed shaves with a straight in Skyfall, and he has a brush and cream in a bowl! Saw it last night and nearly jumped out of my seat when I saw that scene, always knew bond was a straight/DE kind of guy haha.

lol Except for the fact that Pierce Brosnan uses an electric in Die Another Day.

At least Sean Connery shaved with a DE in Goldfinger.....

Originally Posted by Tylerman

My first big impression of using a straight razor...Sweeny Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with Johnny Depp. saw it years ago but just deciding to pick it up now. Iguess it really planted a seed.
Most recently however, the main character in Boardwalk Empire (HBOs period drama set in 1920's Atlantic City) was shown shaving, however he was holding it with the blade totally perpendicular to his face!!!
And yes as stated above i saw the scene in "Skyfall" as well. Sweet maybe when all the guys see that Bond uses one, more people will jump on board. I mean comon, whos cooler than Bond, and he does it.

Finally some one said somethin bout sweeny todd but the original from the late 40s has better technique lol and my big scene that i rember haveing a straight razor is from the patriot where the brits are shaveing by a stream when heath ledger rides in seaking revenge

Did you guys see this ? Saw the movie today, and I had a feeling that it would have this sort of effect
James Bond

A scene in Mississippi Burning where Gene Hackman interrogates Brad Dourif taking the place of the barber and gives him a straight razor shave