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The Spy Who Loved Me
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- Two atomic submarines belonging to the British and Soviet navies have vanished. MI6 and the KGB assign their best agents to the case. And so James Bond, 007, finds himself working with Major Anya Amasova, Agent Triple X. Bond and Anya learn that plans for a new submarine tracking system are on sale for the highest bidder. Suspecting a link with the missing subs, they resolve to get hold of the plans. However, they face awesome competition from a monstorous killing machine called Jaws and his boss, Karl Stromberg. Stromberg intends to initiate WWIII and live in an underwater civilization while the rest of the world drowns.
Release Date:
- July 7, 1977
Plot:
- World War III and a new underwater civilization with Karl Stromberg as its ruler.
Box Office Results:
- $185.4 million
Running Time:
- 2 hours, 6 minutes
- Walther PPK
Gadgets:
- Skipole Gun
- Handheld Microfilm Reader
- Wetbike
- Lotus Esprit Turbo, with submarine capability
Director:
- Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay:
- Richard Maibaum
- Christopher Wood
Starring:
- Roger Moore as James Bond
Villain:
- Curt Jurgens as Karl Stromberg
Henchmen:
Bond Girls:
- Barbara Bach as Major Anya Amasova (Agent Triple X)
Supporting Cast:
- Shane Rimmer as Captain Carter
- Geoffrey Keen as Sir Frederick Gray
- Walter Gotell as General Anatol Gogol
- Sue Vanner as Log Cabin Girl
- Bernard Lee as M
- Desmond Llewelyn as Q
- Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny
Filming Locations:
- North Norwegian Sea; London, UK; Moscow, Russia; Austrian Alps, Austria; Faslane Naval Base, Scotland; Atlantis, Sardinia; Cairo, Egypt; Luxor, Egypt; Liparus, Bay of Biscay.
Best Quote: (According to mi6.co.uk)
- Bond: "Maybe I misjudged Stromberg. Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad."
Best Mistake: (According to mi6.co.uk)
- When Major Amasova is first seen in her opening scenes, her beeper, disguised as a music box, plays Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago. It was, however, a work which was banned in Russia at the time.
Distinguishing Feature: (According to mi6.co.uk)
- The first time a woman utters the immortal phrase "...ooooh James!".
Vital Statistics: (According to mi6.co.uk)
- Conquests: 3
- Martinis: 1
- Kills: 14
- "Bond, James Bond": 1
Trivia:
- Robert Brown starred in this film as a naval officer. He would go on to playM in Octopussy after Bernard Lee died.
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| MrPhelps | my thoughts about The Spy Who Loved Me | 2 | Aug 30 2009, 6:37 PM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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Thread started: Jan 26 2009, 6:26 PM EST
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This used to be my favorite Moore Bond film when I was a teenager. That distinction now belongs to “For Your Eyes Only,” which is not only my favorite Bond film with Moore, but also one of my favorite action films in general.
In retrospect “The Spy Who Loved Me” was just what the 007 series needed after the tepid “The Man with the Golden Gun.” It’s great fun, even if some of the movie didn’t hold up to my 15 or 16 year old memory. I had trouble accepting Major Amasova as the USSR’s “best” agent. The script tells us that she is the equal to 007, unfortunately there’s never any action to confirm this. She does knock out Bond and steal the microfilm, but only after he has looked at it, and deemed it unworthy. She has some technical knowledge that Bond doesn’t have, but in the end she becomes the standard damsel in distress. “Tomorrow Never Dies” also teams 007 up with a communist agent, but Wai Lin is a much more believable as a secret agent, and she participated equally in the assault on the stealth ship which parallels the battle 007 and the submarine crews have with Stromberg’s private army. Usually the main villains die an exotic or particularly unpleasant death. Bond kills Stromberg in a relatively pedestrian manner, with several well placed shots from the Walther PPK. However, Stromberg is so ice cold and has so much blood on his hands that it was emotionally satisfying to watch Bond gun him down like a common criminal. Jaws is an excellent henchman, and he is used well in this film. When he returns in “Moonraker” he becomes a farcical character So it’s a good Bond film, but not a great one; a crowd pleaser. Fantastic stunts, great chases (some of the music has a definite “disco” flavor, but hey it’s 1977), exotic locations, the submarine Lotus, and a great theme song. What’s not to like? |
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| Anonymous | The Real Spy Plot | 1 | Apr 9 2009, 6:38 AM EDT by GoldKiLLer007 | ||
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Thread started: Apr 9 2009, 6:18 AM EDT
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Ernst Stravo Blofelt would have been villan in The Spy Who Loved Me but Thunderball and Never Say Never Again producer Kevin McClory had a lawsuit saying it was he's work and not Ian Flemings.
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| Mingott | The Submarine Tracking System | 2 | Jan 20 2009, 9:53 AM EST by Mingott | ||
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Thread started: Jan 19 2009, 11:50 PM EST
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I understand how Stromberg found the nuclear submarines. I don't understand how the submarines would lose power and then be forced to surface.
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