Movie connections for
Thunderball (1965) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Dr. No (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)

Followed by

You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopussy (1983)
A View to a Kill (1985)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence to Kill (1989)
GoldenEye (1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Die Another Day (2002)
Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Bond 23 (2011)

Version of

Never Say Never Again (1983)

References

Another Time, Another Place (1958)
 -  When Bond says goodbye to Patricia Fearing with the phrase "another time, another place," he is making an in-joke reference to another Sean Connery film, Another Time, Another Place.
Goldfinger (1964)
My Fair Lady (1964)
 -  Sean Connery says "I guess I've grown accustumed to your face" which references professor Higgins' song about Eliza.

Referenced in

A Child's Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car (1965) (TV)
 -  This is a comic promotional mock documentary about a visit to filming of Thunderball at Silverstone Racetrack
"Take Thirty: Sean Connery on Being Bond" (1965)
 -  Discussion of James Bond films in Sean Connery's career
The Incredible World of James Bond (1965) (TV)
 -  Mentions / discusses
"Telescope: Licensed to Make a Killing" (1965)
 -  Discussion of early Bond movies
Superargo contro Diabolikus (1966)
OK Connery (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Amici miei (1975)
 -  Adolfo Celi puts a black bandage in the eye like his charachter in Thunderball
Black Samurai (1977)
"The Making of James Bond - 007: Design (#1.2)" (1977)
 -  Referenced / mentioned
No. 1 of the Secret Service (1977)
 -  Charles Bind has to go to health farm
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
Tais-toi quand tu parles! (1981)
 -  Giaccomo is awaken by two men calling him James and asking him to complete his mission. He answers, "What mission ? Goldfinger ? Thunderball ? Not Moonraker, that one is not interesting at all !"
Jane Bond Meets Thunderballs (1986) (V)
 -  title reference
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987) (TV)
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990) (TV)
The Rocketeer (1991)
RoboCop 3 (1993)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)
 -  Crow: I think I know why Thunderball was a hit.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
 -  The Joker's jetpack is the same one James Bond uses in the opening scene of Thunderball.
True Lies (1994)
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (1995) (V)
 -  Documentary on Thunderball
Inside 'Thunderball' (1995) (V)
 -  Relates to Thunderball
James Bond 007: Yesterday and Today (1996) (V)
 -  Documentary on the James Bond films
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) (VG)
Broken Arrow (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
The Rock (1996)
"NewsRadio: Movie Star (#3.8)" (1996)
 -  Matthew tells James Caan that he liked him in Thunderball; Caan corrects him, saying that he probably means Rollerball
GoldenEye (1997) (VG)
 -  The single-controller and double-controller button schemes are named after various Bond girls: 2.3, Domino: Dominique "Domino" Derval from Thunderball (1965)
Playing by Heart (1998)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) (TV)
 -  Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 features many clips and references from movie and television history.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hamlet (#11.9)" (1999)
 -  Mike: Hamlet will be back in Thunderball.
The James Bond Story (1999) (TV)
Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000) (V)
 -  Filmographical Reference to his work
Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V)
 -  Filmographical reference re Ken Adam
The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond (2000) (V)
 -  Reference: Mentions / Discusses
The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000) (VG)
007 Racing (2000) (VG)
 -  Aston Martin DB5 car from this film appears in video game
Exit Wounds (2001)
Bad Company (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Swimfan (2002)
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002) (TV)
 -  talks about the movie
Die Another Day (2002)
"I'm Alan Partridge: Never Say Alan Again (#2.4)" (2002)
 -  When making his Bond-marathon timetable Alan says "3:35, Thunderball"
"Modern Marvels: James Bond Gadgets (#8.46)" (2002)
 -  Discussion of Aqua Tow sleds
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (2005) (VG)
 -  The jet pack from Thunderball is featured in the game.
Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies (2006) (V)
 -  Discusses
Ken Adam's Production Films: Thunderball (2006) (V)
 -  Filmed during making of Thunderball
Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (2006) (V)
 -  Details of its Premiere(s)
Thunderball Boat Show Promo (2006) (V)
 -  Discusses
The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark (2007) (V)
 -  Bill: "James Bland is back in Thunderbore!"
All About 'Thunderbirds' (2008) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
"The Middleman: The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown (#1.9)" (2008)
 -  Wendy and Guy talk about which Bond movie her bikini is from
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Murder 2.0 (#6.6)" (2008)
 -  Tony: "If he had one of those James Bond submersible sleds from Thunderball, but, frozen's good."
I Love You, Man (2009)
 -  When Peter is posing like James Bond, he says something about getting a girl on a Jet-pack, a gadget that was introduced in the opening scene of Thunderball

Featured in

The Incredible World of James Bond (1965) (TV)
 -  Footage / clips from
Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (1967) (TV)
 -  Includes footage / clips from
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
 -  Footage in opening titles sequence
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987) (TV)
 -  Footage / Clips From
The Many Faces of Bond (1989) (V)
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (1995) (V)
Inside 'Thunderball' (1995) (V)
 -  Footage
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995) (TV)
 -  Includes clip(s) / footage from
The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (1997) (TV)
 -  Clip From
Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond (1997) (TV)
 -  Part of title sequence, clip shown
Terence Young: Bond Vivant (1999) (V)
The James Bond Story (1999) (TV)
Designing Bond: Peter Lamont (2000) (V)
 -  Footage / clips from
Double-O Stunts (2000) (V)
 -  Footage / clips from
Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000) (V)
 -  Footage / clips from
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator (2000) (V)
 -  Footage / clip from
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (2000) (V)
 -  Includes footage / clip(s) from
Inside 'The Living Daylights' (2000) (V)
 -  Footage / clips from
Inside Q's Laboratory (2000) (V)
 -  Clips / footage from
Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V)
 -  Footage from Ken Adam's career
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles (2000) (V)
 -  Footage of title sequence in this documentary
The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond (2000) (V)
 -  Shows clip(s) from
Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn (2000) (V)
 -  Footage / clip(s) from
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002) (TV)
Best Ever Bond (2002) (TV)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
"SexTV: Bond Girls Are Forever/The Story of 'V'/A Moment With... Tristan Taormino (#6.24)" (2004)
 -  Clips from film are used in episode.
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV)
 -  number 18
007: Licence to Restore (2006) (V)
 -  Features clip(s) from
Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies (2006) (V)
 -  Footage
Thunderball Boat Show Promo (2006) (V)
 -  Related Recut footage / Promotional
David Walliams: My Life with James Bond 007 (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown

Spoofed in

Blunderball, or from Dr. Nofinger with Hate (1966)
 -  James Bond Spoof - Blunderball , Ernest Stavro Blowfly
The Black Bird (1975)
The Cannonball Run (1981)
 -  Roger Moore in an Aston Martin DB5 in Cannonball Run
Tais-toi quand tu parles! (1981)
 -  Giaccomo watches a movie that's supposed to be Thunderball on TV (it's actually a fake Bond), mostly the scene where James Bond massages Patricia Fearing with a mink glove.
Zuijia paidang zhi nuhuang miling (1984)
Sly Spy (1989) (VG)
 -  The spy's use of the jetpack.
Filmpje! (1995)
 -  When Paul de Leeuw sings "My life is a filmpje" this title is sung.
Spy Hard (1996)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
The Avengers (1998)
Zoolander (2001)

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