Octopussy (1983)

A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces.

Director:

John Glen

Writers:

George MacDonald Fraser (screen story and screenplay), Richard Maibaum (screen story and screenplay)

Stars:

Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roger Moore	...	James Bond
Maud Adams	...	Octopussy
Louis Jourdan	...	Kamal
Kristina Wayborn	...	Magda
Kabir Bedi	...	Gobinda
Steven Berkoff	...	Orlov
David Meyer	...	Twin One
Tony Meyer	...	Twin Two (as Anthony Meyer)
Desmond Llewelyn	...	Q
Robert Brown	...	M
Lois Maxwell	...	Miss Moneypenny
Michaela Clavell	...	Penelope Smallbone
Walter Gotell	...	Gogol
Vijay Amritraj	...	Vijay
Albert Moses	...	Sadruddin

Storyline

James Bond's next mission sends him to the circus. A British agent was murdered and found holding onto a priceless Faberge egg. Kamal Kahn buys the egg at an auction, but Bond becomes suspicious when Kahn meets up with Russian General, Orlov. Bond soon finds out that Kahn's and Orlov's plan is to blow a nuclear device in an American Air Force Base. Bond teams up with a circus group, which are headed by the beautiful Octopussy, who is also close friend of Kahn. Will Bond be quick enough, before World War III begins?

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Plot Keywords:

egg | agent | general | russian | faberge egg | 

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Taglines:

Roger Moore. James Bond 007 [USA poster]

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [United States]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Russian German Spanish

Release Date:

10 June 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

James Bond 007 - Octopussy

Filming Locations:

Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Box Office

Budget:

$27,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$67,900,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Artists, Eon Productions, Danjaq

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints) (as Dolby Stereo in selected theatres)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fatima Whitbread was offered a featured role.

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Goofs

Kamal gives a picture of Bond to the thugs. He drops it on the table, covering some playing cards. The King of Clubs and the Jack of Diamonds are almost fully covered by the picture. A few seconds later, the two cards have moved, almost uncovered.

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Quotes

[first lines]
James Bond: You didn't tell me there was going to be this much security.
Bianca: They moved the flight up to this afternoon.
James Bond: Well, we're going to have to go ahead as planned anyway.
[Bianca hands an ID badge with the name 'Luis Toro' to Bond]
James Bond: Toro. Sounds like a load of bull.

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Crazy Credits

JAMES BOND WILL RETURN IN "FROM A VIEW TO A KILL" - this is the second time in the series that the title of the next Bond film is not given as it will eventually appear (the FROM being dropped from Fleming's original title). See also The Spy Who Loved Me.

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Connections

Referenced in 500 Questions: Episode #1.7 (2015)

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Soundtracks

All Time High
Music by John Barry
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Rita Coolidge

User Reviews

The best Roger Moore - James Bond cheese

009 is killed in East Berlin while undercover as a clown. With his dying breathe, he brings a fake Fabergé egg to the British Ambassador. This leads 007 (Roger Moore) to questionable antiques seller Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan). Meanwhile war hungry Russian general Orlov (Steven Berkoff) wants to invade the west. He's behind the fake Fabergé egg. Now Bond must uncover how it's all connected with the circus run by Octopussy (Maud Adams) and a first strike against NATO.

Roger Moore is having fun with a more campy Bond. I love the exotic Indian location and the sarcastic Vijay Amritraj. I like the jokey exchanges, and I love east Indian/circus motif. As Roger Moore Bond cheese, it doesn't really get much better. Although the Tarzan yell is a bit much.