Release Date - June 10, 1983
Plot - James Bond reaches his 'all time high' in this three ring circus mega-production. Agent OO9 shows up dead at the British embassy in West Berlin. He was dressed as a clown and carrying a Russian Faberge egg. This clue leads OO7 to the auction floors of London's Sothebys, to the mystical land of India, and then a climatic chase across Europe to stop a nuclear holocaust by the hands of a ruthless Russian general.
Villains - General Orlov - A renegade Russian general with a plan to dominate Western countries and embarrass England and the United States.
Kamal Khan, an exiled prince living in India and the middle man to General Orlov's diabolical scheme. He loves to cheat at backgammon and hunt down people in his private game reserve.
Bond-Girls - Octopussy, a beautiful brunette who runs a worldwide circus of female acrobats. She also runs a smuggling ring, transporting Russian jewels from Kamal Khan and Orlov.
Magda - Kamal's girlfriend and assistant to Octopussy. A beautiful blonde with gorgeous eyes. She is a master of the sleight-of-hand.
Bianca - Bond's South American contact. A beautiful Hispanic woman, she helps Bond escape by using her sexy body to distract the soldiers guarding OO7.
Henchmen - Gobinda - An Indian version of Oddjob, Gobinda is Khan's right-hand man.
Mischka & Grischka - Twin knife-throwing Russian assassins who work for Octopussy's circus but also for Orlov and Khan.
Bond's Friend - Vijay - A former tennis pro turned British agent, Vijay assists Bond while he is in India.
Minor Characters - M, Major Boothroyd, Miss Moneypenny, Frederick Gray, General Gogol, Smithers, Jim Fanning, Penelope Smallbone, Sadruddin
Highlights - The pre-credit sequence with Bond flying his Acrojet while being chased by a heat-seeking missile. The auction at Sothebys. The backgammon game between Bond and Kamal Khan. Chase through the streets of Udaipur, India. The tiger hunt. The Yo-Yo Saw fight sequence and the train chase across Europe.
Most Memorable Dialogue - Failing to kill Bond during his tiger hunt, Kamal Khan says to Bond: "You have a nasty habit of surviving."
Trivia - The character of Penelope Smallbone was played by Michaela Clavell, daughter of novelist James Clavell. But the name was lifted by Broccoli from the nude model who performed in the The Spy Who Loved Me title sequence. Her professional name is Perri Small but her real name was Penelope Smallbone.
Cast -
Roger Moore / James Bond OO7
Cherry Gillespie / Midge
Eva Reuber-Staier - Rublevitch
William Derrick - Yo-Yo Thug
Mary Stavin / Octopussy Girl
Ingrid Pitt / Voice of Octopussy's Ceremonial Barge
Personal Comment About This Film - The film is colorful and fast-paced. At times it borders on the ridiculous. A fun movie overall. Unfortunately, Moore should have stopped playing Bond in this film. He is just too old for the audience to believe he is a fantastic lover and womanizer. He and Maud Adams work well together though, but any actresses younger than 30 makes it look like he's their father.
On A Scale From 1 to 10 - I give this film an OO8.
U.S. Style A Poster
The End Of Octopussy
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