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Synopsis:
  • A man in a clown suit -- 009 in disguise -- gatecrashed an embassy party and died, a knife in his back... Clutched in his hand was a Faberge egg. MI6 discovers that this priceless jewel was a clever fake, and that another is to be sold at auction. Bond pursues Prince Kamal Khan, the buyer of the egg, to India, and not only uncovers a high-class smuggling racket, but also a plan to start WWIII involving a fanatical Russian general who intends to set off a nuclear weapon in West Germany and blame it on the US causing total nuclear disarment and undefended borders. Help comes from a beguiling source: the mysterious Octopussy and her traveling circus.

Release Date:
  • June 6, 1983

Plot:
  • To steal Russian jewels and detonate a nuclear bomb on a US airforce base causing total nuclear disarment and wwIII.

Box Office Results:
  • $183.7 million

Running Time:
  • 2 hours, 12 minutes

Issued sidearm:
  • Walther PPK
  • Walther P5 - given to Bond in India when he'd "mislaid" his PPK. Interestingly, the same pistol was used by Bond in Never Say Never Again the same year.

Gadgets:
  • Acrostar Mini Jet
  • Homer Seiko Watch
  • Miniature tracking and listening device
  • Fountain pen containing metal corroding acid and an earpiece

Director:
  • John Glen

Screenplay:
  • Richard Maibaum
  • George MacDonald
  • Michael G. Wilson

Title Song:

  • All Time High

Title Song Artist:
  • Rita Coolidge

Starring:

Villains:
Henchmen:
  • Kabir Bedi as Gobinda
  • David Meyer as Mischka
  • Anthony Meyer as Grischka
  • yo yo killer and thugs
  • Russian troops

Bond Girls:
  • Maud Adams as Octopussy
  • Kristina Wayborn as Magda

Supporting Cast:
  • Vijay Amritraj as Vijay

Filming Locations:

  • Unidentified South American republic (with English road signs); Checkpoint Charlie, East Berlin, Germany; London, UK; Moscow, Russia; Udaipur, India; West Berlin, Germany; Feldstadt, Germany.

Best Quote: (According to mi6.co.uk)
  • Vijay: "Is he still there?"
Q: "You must be joking. 007 on an island populated exclusively by women? We won't see him 'til dawn."




Best Mistake (According to mi6.co.uk)
  • At Octopussy's palace, Bond and an opponent fall into the water and are immediately attacked by crocodiles. But earlier, Kamal's men swam to the palace unmolested.

Distinguishing Feature (According to mi6.co.uk)

Vital Statistics: (According to mi6.co.uk)
  • Conquests: 2
  • Martinis: 1
  • Kills: 14
  • "Bond, James Bond": 1

Trivia:
  • This is the first film to have Robert Brown playing M.



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jamesbond2 octopussy is good (page: 1 2 3) 56 Jul 15 2009, 2:09 PM EDT by Dalton007
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i dont understand why some people dont like octopussy, i say it is one of moores best
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jaws43 Roger Moore (page: 1 2) 25 Apr 18 2009, 5:10 PM EDT by Anonymous
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I believe that this is the best in the Roger Moore era. The opening sequence with Bond flying a mini jet through a narrow opening is classic, not to mention the yo-yo like saw blade that does in poor Vijay.
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JacyOnTheFly Anal About Octopussy 0 Nov 2 2008, 2:05 PM EST by JacyOnTheFly
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On the Octopussy site, there are some publicity photos--the one of Maud Adams is from The Man With the Golden Gun, not Octopussy.
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