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The Spy Who Loved Me

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Synopsis:
  • 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
Issued Sidearm:
  • Walther PPK

Gadgets:
  • Skipole Gun
  • Handheld Microfilm Reader
  • Wetbike
  • Lotus Esprit Turbo, with submarine capability

Director:
  • Lewis Gilbert

Screenplay:
  • Richard Maibaum
  • Christopher Wood

Starring:

Villain:

Henchmen:

Bond Girls:

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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Scaramanga Adult 4 Oct 2 2008, 7:26 PM EDT by S3N70R
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In the spy who loved me, watch the part where we see the sub at the begining of the film and watch wjere the man wlkas through the sub dorms, at the next cut where he comes through the door, look at the left side of the screen! ADULT!
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Anonymous Fish 1 Jul 6 2008, 10:41 PM EDT by sean.7
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How did that fish get into the Lotus sub without Roger Moore and Barbara Bach getting wet?
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