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Gondola | Venice, Italy
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1980
Best Effects Visual Effects | 1980
Best Classic DVD Release | 2004
Best Science Fiction Film | 1980
Best Supporting Actor | 1980 | Richard
Best Special Effects | 1980 | John
Best International Actor | 1979 | Roger
Budget 34,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 210,308,099 USD
Except for a few brief close-ups, the entire sequence of Bond, Jaws, and the pilot falling from the plane, with Bond and the pilot fighting for a single parachute, was shot in free fall. The seven-pound camera for these sequences was mounted on the helmet of another skydiver, and a few shots are of the cameraman's own arms and legs. Stuntmen Jake Lombard and B.J. Worth wore parachutes concealed within their suits. The "parachute" over which they fought, was actually a dummy chute, which had to be removed before the stuntman could use the real parachute underneath. Stuntman Jake Lombard would don and remove the dummy chute up to three times in a single jump. The actual parachutes used by the stuntmen had a main and reserve chute concealed within the suitcoats. A breakaway seam ran down the back, which allowed the parachute to be opened without the need to remove the coat. There were only sixty to seventy seconds of free fall time, between when the stunt performers exited the aircraft, and when they had to activate their chutes. After factoring in the time needed to get the performers and cameraman into position after leaving their plane, only a few seconds of film could be shot per jump. Therefore, the entire sequence required eighty-eight jumps, and five weeks to film, just to produce the two minutes of footage in the final movie.
The scene in which the gondola converts into a hovercraft, and elevates out of the water, succeeded with the fifth attempt. During the first four takes, the vehicle was so unstable that Sir Roger Moore fell into the water, and he needed to have his silk suit replaced for each take. It was fortunate that the stunt worked during the fifth take, because he was wearing the last available silk suit.
The cost for this movie was $30 million, nearly as much as the first 8 films combined, without taking into account inflation.
The cable that Jaws bit was actually made of licorice.
Producer Albert R. Broccoli complained that Maurice Binder's title sequence cost more than the entire budget of Dr. No (1962).
"Sir Frederick Gray, Minister of Defence: My God, what's Bond doing? Q: I think he's attempting re-entry, sir."
"[Bond and Drax are shooting pheasants] Hugo Drax: You missed, Mr. Bond. [a sniper falls from a tree] James Bond: Did I?"
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