The composer used the james bond theme much more liberally than he had in previous soundtracks with the intention of underlining that octopussy was the official bond film, and to differentiate it from the competition. Due to legal battles over the thunderball novel, the producers licenced the film rights to thunderball, spectre and blofeld from kevin kcclory in 1965, for a 10 year period the last james bond film to include spectre was diamonds are forever in 1971. Octopussy the lady is an international jewelsmuggler who resides on a private island populated entirely by women. As of just now there are 22 james bond films, octopussy was the th james bond film that was made. James bond roger moore darf sich zunachst um ein wertvolles fabergeei, spater.
The logo has been portrayed inconsistently throughout the bond franchise, with the octopus starting out as a quadropus, then becoming a proper octopus, and most recently, being rendered a septopus. The films primary bond girl and one of the main antagonists, she is played by the swedish actress maud adams the character of octopussy was created for the 1983 film adaption of ian flemings short story. Why octopussy is the best and possibly worst james bond film. Hard long cock for nasty sexy mature lady jasmine james video17. Only accessible via submersible, the structure is located on the ocean floor, to the southwest of cape verde, an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central atlantic ocean. Octopussy is a 1983 spy film and the thirteenth in the james bond series produced by eon.
The film s primary bond girl and one of the main antagonists, she is played by the swedish actress maud adams the character of octopussy was created for the 1983 film adaption of ian flemings short story. The guy who plays 009 in this movie the clown also played. The title theme tune, all time high, was performed by rita coolidge. Octopussy is a short story by ian fleming and the title of the thirteenth james bond film made by eon productions, as well as a character in the film. Once the cuban mission is fulfilled, bond returns to london where he attends sothebys for the auction of a priceless faberge egg. James bond octopussy at udaipur octopssy movie shot at. The secret organization appears in the 1983 james bond film octopussy. Get your dose of ian flemings spy from sean connery to daniel craig with our expert online coverage and a rich, colour print magazine dedicated to spies.
The score was composed by john barry, the lyrics by tim rice. This was the second lead role for maud adams in a bond film she previously appeared in the man with the golden gun 1974 as a bond girl, who also died at the hands of her lover. The octopus cult is a cult of stray women who live on an isolated island in india. I will say that octopussy does have one of the best pretitle sequences in the. The sixth film to feature roger moore in the james bond role.
You will have seen it before as the signature sequence on all james bond films. It was directed by john glen and the screenplay was written by george macdonald fraser, richard maibaum, and michael g. Octopussy 1983 is the thirteenth entry in the james bond film series, and the sixth to star roger moore as the fictional mi6 agent james bond. Bond awakes in khans palace and gobinda informs him that he will attend dinner at 8pm. The film was made in 1983 and was made from the 1966 story written by ian fleming. Mgm merged with united artists in 1982, the year before the release of octopussy and this is the first bond film distributed by the new company, mgmua distribution co. This was the second of five films directed by john glen, who directed all of the 1980s bond films. The film is the sixth to star roger moore as the british secret service agent, commander james bond. Undeniably the film that should have been roger moores last as james bond, octopussy contains both the best and worst of the james bond franchise.
Gobinda appears and hits bond, rendering him unconscious. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The opening scene shows a horse show in cuba, with james bond eventually emerging from a horse box in a nifty one man plane. The title story of the collection lent its name to the thirteenth james bond film, which was released in 1983 and was the sixth film to star roger moore as the british. He has been portrayed on film by the actors sean connery, david niven, george lazenby, roger moore, timothy dalton, pierce brosnan, and daniel craig, in twentyseven productions. Octopussy, bond is less irresistible seducer, more dirty old man. James bond series octopussy movie major parts were shoot in udaipur.
The opening theme, all time high is sung by rita coolidge and is one of six bond film title songs or songs that are not named after film s title. Lake pichola and lake palace hotel were used extensively in shooting and jagmandir, the moonsoon palace and various streets were also filmed for the scenes. The opening theme, all time high is sung by rita coolidge and is one of six bond film title songs or songs that are not named after films title. Inside of a rifle barrel showing the grooves or rifling. The game is based on the 1957 novel and the film of the same name. I thought it was a ludicrous assortment of exotic locales and lame setpieces, capped off by the horrible climax. The one where bond disguises himself as a clown to disarm a bomb hidden in a circus cannon, preventing world war iii in the process.
The film s title is taken from a short story in ian flemings 1966 short story collection octopussy and the living daylights, although the film s plot is original. Spectre featured prominently in 6 of the first 7 bond films, and its leader ernst stavro blofeld was the main villain for 3 of those. Film locations for octopussy 1983, in udaipur, india. She also leads the octopus cult, of which magda is a member. Nothing spectacular, just a solid fan made trailer. It really is a frankensteins monster of a bond film. James bond 007 series movie roger moore clip trailer intro. James bond is a fictional character created by the novelist ian fleming in 1953. This is the last time a bond film announced the name of the next bond film. A kill this is the second time in the series that the title of the next bond film. A fake faberge egg, and a fellow agents death, lead james bond to uncover an.
Everything you need to know about spectre james bond. The octopus is a fictional underwater auction house, bank and blackmarket owned by an unidentified criminal organization. Knowing that there was a rival bond film in production also informed much of barrys score for the thirteenth 007 adventure. James bond octopussy movie 1983 clip with roger moore faberge egg. Octopussy all time high theme james bond 007 youtube. The james bond film series is a british series of spy films based on the fictional character of mi6 agent james bond, codename 007. Octopussy, the th james bond movie, is roger moores best 007 picture. The films title is taken from a short story in ian flemings 1966 short story collection. While theyre in bed, bond notices she has an elaborate tattoo of a blueringed octopus. Heatherden hall, pinewood studios, iver heath, buckinghamshire, england, uk.
Octopussy 1983 intro 12 james bond 007 series movie roger moore clip trailer intro. It makes sense in context octopussy is the thirteenth james bond film, the second to be directed by john glen and the sixth to star roger moore, coming out on june 6, 1983. Octopussy 1983 is the thirteenth spy film in the james bond series, and the sixth to star roger moore as the fictional mi6 agent james bond. Bond is a british secret agent working for mi6 who also answers to his codename, 007. This is a very entertaining adventure with some excellent performances from the cast. All the films but two were made by eon productions. Octopussy has basically zero to do with the roger moore film of the same name in this one, the baddie is real octopus, and it wins. Here, they say james bond will be back in from a view to a kill.
A collection of some of the best quotes from the th film in the james bond series, octopussy. The octopus cult is a cult of stray women who live on an isolated island in india, called the floating palace. Sean connery made the role appear effortless, while roger moore didnt make any effort. Its a boring time to be a bond fan right now, heres a little something to tide you all over till bond 23 rolls along. This is rogers 6th film as james bond a mi6 secret agent, of which he did 7. Although the cult is primarily comprised of female members, there is a small number of. Includes quotes by james bond, octopussy, kamal khan, general orlov, magda, vijay, grischka, gobinda, general gogol, miss moneypenny, and q. The answer is almost certainly related to aesthetics rather than any deeper meaning. From russia with love is a thirdperson shooter video game developed by ea redwood shores and published by electronic arts featuring ian flemings secret agent, james bond, whose likeness and voice is that of sean connery. Octopussy is a 1983 spy film and the thirteenth in the james bond series produced by eon productions, and the sixth to star roger moore as the fictional mi6 agent james bond. A fake faberge egg, and a fellow agents death, lead james bond to uncover an international jewelsmuggling operation, headed by the mysterious octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on n. As a fan of the james bond series, and having grown up with sean connery in the role, i never fully accepted roger moore as 007.
On the plus side is a very good core story that encompasses intelligent political overtones that were prevalent of the time period. With roger moore, maud adams, louis jourdan, kristina wayborn. The game follows the storyline of the book and film, with adding in new scenes to make the. Octopussy born octavia charlotte smythe is a fictional jewel smuggler who appears in the 1983 james bond film of the same name. Roger moore as james bond is lured to the indian palace of octopussy maud adams where he learns of a plot by a diabolical villain louis. First james bond film to be released with the mgm lion logo at the beginning. Octopussy is the soundtrack for the eponymous thirteenth james bond film. Octopussy is a short story in the octopussy and the living daylights collection of james bond short stories by ian fleming, published posthumously in the united kingdom and the united states by glidrose productions in 1966. It is also the second film moore has done with swedish actress maud adams, the first being 1974s the man with the golden gun. In the fleming story, octopussy, octopussy was the name of.
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