Post by ©DURANMANIA Board Team on Jun 23, 2004 22:38:29 GMT -5
Date of Release
World Premiere 6th June 1983, the Odeon Leicester Square, London
the story
James Bond must investigate the murder of a fellow agent who was clutching a priceless Faberge egg at the time of his death. The trail leads to the mysterious Octopus... , whose travelling circus features a company of luscious, athletic women. Bond and Octopus.. share a passionate attraction, but soon 007 discovers that the elegant Kamal Khan is working with a mad Russian officer to hurl mankind into World War III! As Bond tries to stop the nightmarish scheme, his exploits will include a riveting chase through the streets of India, a deadly brawl on top of a speeding train, and a breathtaking mid-air knife fight on an airplane wing.
Bond’s Women
Octopus.. (Maud Adams)
Magda (Kristina Wayborn)
Bianca (Tina Hudson
Bond’s Enemies
General Orlov (Steven Berkoff)
Prince Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan)
Gobinda (Kabir Bedi)
Mischa (David Meyer) & Grischa (Anthony Meyer)
Thug with Yo-Yo Saw (William Derrick)
Colonel Luis Toro (Ken Norris)
Bond’s Allies
Vijay (Vijay Amritraj)
Sadruddin (Albert Moses)
Jim Fanning (Douglas Wilmer)
Penelope Smallbone (Michaela Clavell)
Frederick Gray (Geoffrey Keen)
‘M’ (Robert Brown)
Miss Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell)
‘Q’ (Desmond Llewelyn)
Bond's Car
Alfa Romeo GTV 6
Mercedes 108 Series saloon
[both cars are ‘borrowed’ from their owners]
Bond’s Gadget
Seiko watch with LCD video screen
Bede Acrostar Mini Jet
Main Title Music
‘All Time High’ sung by Rita Coolidge
End Title Music
‘All Time High’ sung by Rita Coolidge
Music Score
John Barry
Production Design
Peter Lamont
Main Titles Designer
Maurice Binder
Screenplay
George Macdonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum & Michael G. Wilson
Editor
John Grover
Director of Photography
Alan Hume
Director
John Glen
Producers
Albert R. Broccoli
Filming Locations
Pinewood Studios, London, England
Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Nene Valley Railway, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK (Train scenes)
Norholt Air Force Base, England, UK
Oakley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (Hanger, used to fly through)
RAF Northolt, London, England, UK
RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England, UK (Circus parade scene)
Kurfürstendamm, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Black Park Country Park,
Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Budget
$27.5 million
Worldwide Box Office
$183.7 million
Worldwide Box Office Gross Income 2002 inflation-adjusted
$333 million
Review: Octopus.. is a movie that grows on you. It took quite a few viewings before I fully understood the plot, but once I did I realized that it was actually a good film. It has all the classic ingredients for a Bond movie: sex, romance, fights, violence, action, suspense. Kamal Kahn also seems to be an equal opponent for Bond. Even after escaping Kahn's palace, stopping his bomb, and getting his allies to turn against him, Bond still needs Octopus.. help to stop him. As for Moore, he was really beginning to show his age and should have called it quits here.
James Bond (Roger Moore), Prince Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan)
peace & love
SLIM K
