Octopussy
- This article is about Octopussy, the movie. Octopussy is also the name of a non-alcoholic cocktail.
Octopussy (1983) is the thirteenth James Bond movie made by Eon Productions, starring Roger Moore as the British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.
Movie critics were also now beginning to comment on Roger Moore's age, he was now 54 years old, and many felt he was too old to play James Bond. He would, of course return once again in 1985's A View to a Kill.
Plot Summary
Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.
The movie involves Kamal who tries to use a nuclear bomb at an American military base by using a traveling circus to smuggle in the bomb.
Theme Music
The soundtrack was composed by veteran John Barry. The opening theme, All Time High was sung by Rita Coolidge and is one of only two Bond themes that does not reference the movie's title. The other is the theme to On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Vehicles & Gadgets
- Acrostar Jet - Used in the opening sequence of the film. The wings of this plane fold up vertically while not in use. During this mission, Bond hid the plane in a horse trailer. Due to a small gas tank, Bond was forced to land at a gas station to refill.
- Alligator Boat - Bond sneaks onto Octopussy's island by driving a disguised boat that looks like an alligator.
- Pen - Given to Bond by Q-Branch this pen contains acid inside that can burn through any metal.
- Watch - Another gift from Q-Branch, this watch branded by Seiko, comes with a beacon that leads Bond to a Fabergé egg.
Locations
Cast & Characters
- Produced By: Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
- Screenplay By: George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson
- Composed By: John Barry
This is the second Bond movie to feature Maud Adams. The producers were reluctant to feature her again because her previous character was killed in The Man With the Golden Gun.
Robert Brown debuts as M, replacing Bernard Lee, who had died in 1980. It is never revealed whether Brown is playing the same character as Lee's M (real name: Admiral Sir Myles Messervy), or a new character. Brown had previously played Admiral Hargreaves in The Spy Who Loved Me and many believe he plays the same man as M. It would not be until GoldenEye and the introduction of a female M that the official Bond film series would confirm that M is a title, not a specific individual (a fact Ian Fleming left ambiguous in his novels).
Trivia
- The title comes from an Ian Fleming short story in which Bond interferes in wartime matters having nothing to do with British Intelligence. The film makes direct reference to the events in the story by revealing that Octopussy's father was the villain of the short story.
- At the end of the film, the credits announce that the next Bond film title as From a View To a Kill. This was later changed to A View To A Kill right before filming began.
