Octopussy
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Short description
Octopussy is a British spy adventure from 1983. James Bond is assigned to investigate the death of a fellow agent, who was found in possession of a Fabergé egg. The egg turns out to be a fake, and the trail leads Bond to an auction, an exiled Indian prince named Kamal Khan, and a smuggling operation moving valuables out of the Soviet Union. Behind it stands the renegade General Orlov. The mystery also brings Bond into contact with Octopussy, a wealthy woman who runs a circus and is unaware that her operation is being used for a far more dangerous purpose than smuggling.
The film was directed by John Glen, the second of the five Bond films he made between 1981 and 1989. It is the sixth entry in the series starring Roger Moore as Bond, and the thirteenth in the franchise overall. Maud Adams plays Octopussy, Louis Jourdan is Kamal Khan, and Steven Berkoff appears as Orlov, among a credited cast of 68. Richard Maibaum, George MacDonald Fraser and Michael G. Wilson wrote the screenplay, with Albert R. Broccoli and Tom Pevsner producing.
Made for 28 million USD, it took 188 million USD worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6.5/10 from 111,209 votes, and on TMDB 6.4/10 from 2,296 votes. A critics' rating of 5.1/10 from 50 reviews places it below those audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- The end credits of the film mention the title of the next installment in the Bond series – “From A View To A Kill.” Ultimately, this film was titled “A View to A Kill.”
- Stuntman Martin Grace suffered a serious injury during the train sequence. While hanging from the roof of a carriage, he struck a pole standing by the tracks, injuring his leg and hip upon impact. Grace spent several months in the hospital. The actor playing the man with the saw in the assassination scene targeting the characters played by Roger Moore and Maud Adams broke his arm after falling from a balcony onto Octopussy's bed; however, he insisted on completing the filming of that scene and all others in which he was scheduled to appear, despite being in a cast.
- The film features the famous Faberge Coronation Egg, which later appeared in "Ocean's Twelve" (2004).
- During James Bond's escape from Khan's palace, the famous Tarzan yell from the 1930s films starring Johnny Weissmuller can be heard.
- The first film where Q becomes an active participant in action scenes.
- Magda (played by Kristina Waybourne) escaped from James Bond by flipping over a balcony railing, to which she had tied the loose end of her sari, allowing her to land safely. This scene was filmed at two locations: the descent from the balcony with the rotation using the unfurling fabric was shot at Pinewood Studios in the UK, while the landing was filmed on location in India.
- James Brolin auditioned for the role of James Bond.
- The eye in the roasted sheep's head eaten by the character played by Louis Jourdan during lunch was made of marzipan.
- In the chase scene through the crowded streets of an Indian city, a local resident on a bicycle suddenly darted between Bond's auto-rickshaw and the pursuers' car, which were racing parallel to each other at a short distance. This detail was not in the script and happened by chance, but this touch added tension to the entire scene.
- According to Cary Elwes, before becoming an actor, he worked on the set of this film—every morning he drove Roger Moore, who played Agent 007, to the filming location. Elwes claims he was terrified of getting into a car accident and killing the famous actor, so he drove with extreme caution. At one point, Moore noticed Elwes's frightened expression and encouraged him, saying he could drive a bit faster.
- Faye Dunaway and Sybil Danning both auditioned for the role of Octopussy, but Mod Adams ultimately played her, having previously appeared in another James Bond film – "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), in which her character was killed.
- When the car fell into the lake, one of the stuntmen portraying fishermen barely managed to jump out of the boat before the car crashed onto it. This take was the one used in the film.
- The final scenes with the aircraft were filmed in Utah, using an old catapult. The plan was for the explosives-laden plane to fly straight down, but it suddenly veered to the right, flew over a nearby highway, and then crashed and exploded. The scene of its fall and explosion could not be captured on the first take.
- At 19 minutes and 34 seconds, a sign with Russian lettering is shown, and one of the words contains an error – “NATIONAL STORAGE OF OBJECTS OF ART”.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
