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Thunderball

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Synopsis:

  • A NATO Vulcan bomber carrying two atomic bombs has crashed in the Caribbean. To make a serious situation even more critical, SPECTRE then informs the British government that it has hijacked the plane's cargo. Unless a ransom of 100,000,000 British Pounds is paid in seven days, a major city in England or the US will be laid to waste by the atomic bombs. MI6 calls in all its top agents, but only one has a lead; James Bond, 007. With only four days to complete his mission, 007 flies to the Bahamas where a femme fatale (as usual), a beautiful avenger (typical), and a shark in human form called Emilio Largo awaits him.


Release Date:
  • December 9, 1965

Plot:
  • The theft of two nuclear warheads and the blackmail of NATO

Box Office Results:
  • $141.2 million

Running Time:
  • 2 hours, 10 minutes

Gadgets:
  • Bell Textron Jetpack
  • Underwater Breather
  • Camera Geiger Counter
  • Underwater Jetpack
  • Modified Rolex Submariner/ Geiger Counter

Director:
  • Terence Young

Screenplay:
  • Richard Maibaum
  • John Hopkins
  • Based on the original story by Ian Fleming, Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham

Starring:

Villains:


Henchmen:
  • Luciana Paluzzi as Fiona Volpe
  • Philip Locke as Vargas
  • Guy Doleman as Count Lippe
  • Bob Simmons as Colonel Jacques Bouvar
  • George Pravda as Ladislav Kutze
  • Bill Cummings as Quist
  • Paul Stassino as Angelo Palazzi

Bond Girls:
  • Claudine Auger as Domino Derval
  • Molly Peters as Patricia Fearing

Supporting Cast:
  • Paul Stassino as Francois Derval
  • Rik Van Nutter as Felix Leiter
  • Martine Beswick as Paula Caplan

Filming Locations:
  • Paris, France;
  • Shrublands, South of England, UK;
  • MI6 HQ, London, UK;
  • Nassau, Bahamas;
  • Miami, USA

Thunderball Soundtrack:
  • Released by United Artists Records in 1965
  • Composed and Performed by John Barry
  • The Original Soundtrack LP only featured 12 Tracks
  • The Soundtrack was re-released on CD in 2003 with Seven Extra Tracks not included on the Original Release (see link above for explanation)
  • The Theme Song 'Thunderball' sung by Tom Jones was written by John Barry and Don Black

Best Quote:
  • Bond: "That looks like a women's gun."
  • Largo: "Do you know a lot about guns, Mr. Bond?"
  • Bond: "No, but I know a little about women."
  • Bond (after taking off the jet pack):"No well dressed man should be without one"

  • Bond (after killing Vargas with a spear): I"I think he got the point."

  • Bond (after leaving the "Irrigation Station" at Shrublands): "See you later!....irrigator."


Best Mistake: (According to mi6.co.uk)
  • Bond's jet pack proves to be too big for the boot of the Aston Martin

Distinguishing Feature:
  • It is the only film in which all the Double-O's are seen together
  • The first film to use the actor playing bond in the gun barrel


Around The World With 007:
  • Thunderball was shot primarily in the Bahamas, where producer Kevin McClory resided. Consequently, McClory was able to suggest locations for many key sequences of the film. The home of a local millionaire couple, the sullivans, served as Largo's estate, Palmyra and the SPECTRE underwater assault begins in the grounds of another millionaires' home. The pre-credits sequence was filmed at the Chateau d'Anet near Paris, while interiors were shot at Pinewood.

Vital Statistics: (According to mi6.co.uk)
  • Conquests: 3
  • Martinis: 0
  • Kills: 22
  • "Bond, James Bond": 0

Trivia:
  • Out of all 21 Bond films Thunderball is the most remembered by people, due to fact that the directors and producers of this film used a new technique for that time to film the underwater scenes. It was those scenes and that technology that made this film a huge hit throughout the world.



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Anonymous Best Flim Ever? 1 Feb 21 2008, 7:25 AM EST by Anonymous
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Well I can say it was crap well it was pritty good but realy i dont wanna see connery chest hair lol
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Anonymous thunderball 3 Feb 21 2008, 7:13 AM EST by Anonymous
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The best bond movie ever, from the jetpack in the beginning to the to being air lifted over the ocean at the end, breathtaking even now!
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