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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Bond teams up with [[The Avengers (TV)|John Steed]].
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Bond teams up with [[The Avengers (TV series)|John Steed]].
** And they're fighting [[Christopher Walken]], in his best known role as... [[Christopher Walken]].
** And they're fighting [[Christopher Walken]], in his best known role as... [[Christopher Walken]].
** Fiona "[[Anastasia|Grand Duchess Anastasia]]" and "[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice (of Wonderland)]]" Fullerton.
** Fiona "[[Anastasia|Grand Duchess Anastasia]]" and "[[Alice in Wonderland|Alice (of Wonderland)]]" Fullerton.
** [[That Seventies Show|Midge Pinciotti]] was also a Bond girl.
** [[That '70s Show|Midge Pinciotti]] was also a Bond girl.
** Also, [[Dolph Lundgren]], who was dating Grace Jones at the time, appears as Gogol's KGB bodyguard.
** Also, [[Dolph Lundgren]], who was dating Grace Jones at the time, appears as Gogol's KGB bodyguard.
** Maud Adams makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-her cameo as an extra on a bus. This makes her the only actress to play three distinct characters in the Bond movies (following her roles in ''[[The Man With the Golden Gun (Film)|The Man With the Golden Gun]]'' and as the eponymous [[Octopussy (Film)|Octopussy]], respectively). Apparently, she just happened to be visiting San Francisco while they were shooting there, and Moore decided to get her in it.
** Maud Adams makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-her cameo as an extra on a bus. This makes her the only actress to play three distinct characters in the Bond movies (following her roles in ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' and as the eponymous [[Octopussy]], respectively). Apparently, she just happened to be visiting San Francisco while they were shooting there, and Moore decided to get her in it.
** Zorin's other assistants, Jenny Flex & Pan Ho are played by that blonde lady from ''[[The Last Crusade (Film)|The Last Crusade]]'' and the actual coiner of the phrase [[Me Love You Long Time]], respectively.
** Zorin's other assistants, Jenny Flex & Pan Ho are played by that blonde lady from ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|The Last Crusade]]'' and the actual coiner of the phrase [[Me Love You Long Time]], respectively.
** [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] W.G. Howe is played by, to quote [[Saturday Night Live|Darrell Hammond]] "the bald guy from Murder One."
** [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] W.G. Howe is played by, to quote [[Saturday Night Live|Darrell Hammond]] "the bald guy from Murder One."
** [[Temple of Doom (Film)|Wu Han]] is CIA agent Chuck Lee.
** [[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|Wu Han]] is CIA agent Chuck Lee.
* [[Reality Subtext]]: Zorin's "Main Strike" is schedueled to happen on the 22nd, the same day as the Kennedy assassination; the Texan oil driller Conley is a reference to Texan Governor Connally, who was also shot but survived; and Sir Godfrey Tibbet is a reference to JD Tibbet, the policeman Lee Harvey Oswald was originally arrested for shooting.
* [[Reality Subtext]]: Zorin's "Main Strike" is schedueled to happen on the 22nd, the same day as the Kennedy assassination; the Texan oil driller Conley is a reference to Texan Governor Connally, who was also shot but survived; and Sir Godfrey Tibbet is a reference to JD Tibbet, the policeman Lee Harvey Oswald was originally arrested for shooting.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Pierce Brosnan would have taken up the 007 mantle ten years early if he hadn't decided to do ''[[Remington Steele]]'' instead.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Pierce Brosnan would have taken up the 007 mantle ten years early if he hadn't decided to do ''[[Remington Steele]]'' instead.
** [[David Bowie]] turned down the role of Zorin.
** [[David Bowie]] turned down the role of Zorin.
** Maryam D'Abo screen-tested as Pola Ivanova, but was rejected for being too young. She would star as Kara Milovy in the next Bond movie ''[[The Living Daylights (Film)|The Living Daylights]]''.
** Maryam D'Abo screen-tested as Pola Ivanova, but was rejected for being too young. She would star as Kara Milovy in the next Bond movie ''[[The Living Daylights]]''.


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Latest revision as of 22:21, 5 October 2014


  • Hey, It's That Guy!: Bond teams up with John Steed.
  • Reality Subtext: Zorin's "Main Strike" is schedueled to happen on the 22nd, the same day as the Kennedy assassination; the Texan oil driller Conley is a reference to Texan Governor Connally, who was also shot but survived; and Sir Godfrey Tibbet is a reference to JD Tibbet, the policeman Lee Harvey Oswald was originally arrested for shooting.
  • What Could Have Been: Pierce Brosnan would have taken up the 007 mantle ten years early if he hadn't decided to do Remington Steele instead.
    • David Bowie turned down the role of Zorin.
    • Maryam D'Abo screen-tested as Pola Ivanova, but was rejected for being too young. She would star as Kara Milovy in the next Bond movie The Living Daylights.
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