The Spy Who Loved Me behind the scenes gags

The Spy Who Loved Me

The number of the American submarine in the giant tanker in the film is 593, which belongs to the USS Thresher nuclear attack submarine of the United States Navy. In 1963, the submarine sank in an underwater explosion.
The filming of the film was delayed for a time because in 1965 the writer and producer of "007 Thunderbolt"sued the producer for plagiarizing his own script called "Warhead" because of the Some plots in the film, including nuclear submarines, were similar to his script, and his prosecution was eventually dismissed.
The film mentioned Bond’s first 007 film in the past, including how he entered the British Intelligence Agency from the Royal Navy, his marriage and the death of his wife Tracy, and so on.
This film is the first 007 movie made with Dolby Stereo.
During the film's preparation period in 1975,sold his stake in the 007 series of films.
The film has the same name as the tenth 007 novel published by Ian Fleming on April 18, 1962. Nevertheless, the film title and only two characters are from Fleming's novel, became the first 007 film an original story, and later the movie script was Christopher WoodAdapted For the novel, named "James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me".
Roger Moore said that skis were the main culprit for stuntman Rick Sylvester's skydiving accident, because skis hindered the smooth opening of the parachute.
During the filming of the crew in Egypt, the food supply was unexpectedly interrupted. Producer Albert R. Brockley brought several crew members into the city in a jeep to purchase. The producer with good cooking skills used temporarily purchased ingredients. Cook a delicious meal for all crew members.
Guy Hamilton was the first candidate to be the director of the film.
This film is the only 007 film to explain M's name "Miles".
Regarding the choice of the heroine, the producer tried to invite some actresses to audition, but they were not satisfied. Barbara Rach was originally only planning to play a small role in the 007 movie through a friend’s recommendation, but she was unwilling to insert it. Generally, she became the number one female.
The investment in the filming of the film was US$13.5 million, of which 1 million was used to build the world’s largest studio to capture the interior of the giant oil tanker.
After the film was released, orders for the white Lotus Esprit sports car suddenly increased, so that it took three years to pick up the car.
The battleship that appears at the end of the movie is the destroyer "Dreadnought".
Greg Andersonhad threatened to sue the producers to adopt his proposal, and later litigation storm to subside and to pay the producers.
The vehicles that appear in the film include a submersible vehicle modified with Lotus Esprit S1, Arctic Enterprises Wetbike jet ski, Kawasaki Z900 motorcycle, hydrofoil speedboat, Shark Hunter micro submarine, Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter, Ford Taunus, Liparus tanker, Westland HH -3 Sea King helicopter, Westland Wessex HC Mk 2 helicopter and Ford Cortina 2.3 Ghia etc.
Lois Chilesis the first person to play Anya.
James Mason was the first candidate to play Karl.
When 007 drove ashore, the boy pointing at the car was the son of Richard Dawson Kiel, who played "Steel Teeth" .
When filming the opening ski scene, the crew paid $30,000 to the stuntman Rick Sylvester.
During the filming, the photographer's eyesight had problems, and Stanley Kubrick was invited to guide the lighting in complete confidentiality .