The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

One of the few James Bond movies that starred Roger Moore

Summary

-The famed British secret agent is now investigating the hijacking of Russian and British submarines containing nuclear warheads and helping him is a KGB agent, whose lover was killed

Cast

-Roger Moore: James Bond

-Barbara Bach: Major Anya Amasova

-Curd Jurgens: Stromberg

-Richard Kiel: Jaws

-Caroline Munro: Naomi

-Walter Gotell: General Gogol

-Geoffrey Keen: Minister of Defence

-Bernard Lee: M

-George Baker: Captain Benson

-Michael Billington: Sergei

Did You Know?

-Claude Renoir, the cinematographer, was starting to have failing eyesight. He couldn't see the massive supertanker set. One of the production designers, Ken Adam, turned to his good friend Stanley Kubrick, who was sworn under complete secrecy, to help supervise the lighting. He suggested using floodlights. Plus, Stanley Kubrick's stepdaughter Katharina designed the dentures that Richrd Kiel, who plays Jaws, wore here in and in 1979's Moonraker

-Before Naomi is introduced, Caroline Munro accidentally sat down on a bee and was stung on her behind. She pushed through the pain to complete filming. In the scene where she boats in and greets Roger Moore and Barbara Bach, the stern expression was not just from her character but also the pain she was feeling

-The metal braces Richard Kiel wore were so uncomfortable he could only wear them for a minute and a half due to excessive pain and discomfort

-During the pre-title sequence, there was a scene showing James Bond doing a ski jump stunt using a Union Jack-designed parachute. It was originally suggested by George Lazenby for On Her Majesty's Secret Service. But the technology to be able to do that was not available at the time. The producers loved the idea and added the design of the Union Jack to the parachute. It's been said that with the scene's end, James Bond became not simply a popular character who happened to be British but an iconic hero who happened to be British. He's said to be on par with King Arthur, Robin Hood and Sherlock Holmes

-This movie introduced the invention we know as a jet ski. Back then it was known as a wetbike. This sparked a new water-born activity

-When James Bond drives the Wet Nellie on to the beach, he attracts the attention of a small boy. This boy is Richard George Kiel, son of Richard Kiel, who plays Jaws

-This was the last movie Elvis Presley saw. It was August 10, 1977. It was during a special showing at the General Cinema in Whitehaven, Tennessee. He died six days later on August 16, 1977 at age 42

-After this movie was released, demand for Lotus Esprits, the car used in the film, went so high that new customers were put onto a three year waiting list

-The food in Egypt was said to be disliked by the crew. Food from England was brought in by refrigerated trucks. But someone forgot to turn on the freezer, so the food rotted. Producer Albert Broccoli jumped into action. With his parents passing down their culinary skills and Broccoli being known as an amateur chef, he ran into town to get supplies. He had pasta flown in from Cairo and grabbed items like pots, pans, tomatoes, etc. He and Roger Moore served the crew and cast. A hand painted sign saying "Trattoria Broccoli" was placed outside the messroom. "Trattoria" is the Italian word for simplest restaurant

-In 1989, when the famed Menendez brothers Erik and Lyle murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, this movie is what they were watching

-Sir Roger Moore died on the 40th anniversary of this movie, in 2017

-Four years after this movie was released, Barbara Bach married former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr

-The steel teeth worn by Jaws would inspire the hip hop culture and their use of "grilles"