In honor of Pride Month, I’m giving a shout out to the most under appreciated filmmaker of our time: Peter Roger Hunt. While going through my latest obsession with the James Bond film franchise, it’s becoming clear that Hunt essentially invented how modern action should move.
Hunt was the editor for the first five films before being named the director of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service which is now largely considered the best Bond movie. While director Terrance Young (Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Thunderball) is credited as developing the look and feel of the James Bond character for the screen, Hunt, largely out of necessity, developed the “crash cut” editing style now widely used across the industry.
Hunt, who was openly gay, arguably left the biggest impact on filmmaking from the franchise making him one of the great unsung heroes in movie history. In the interview below, he stated that he wanted to make these movies “paperback films” which is probably the most apt description of those early Connery outings.
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