Octopussy

When 009 turns up dead in East Berlin, clutching a precious Faberge egg in his hand, James Bond is sent to investigate. Double-oh-seven quickly discovers the egg is the property of Kamal Kahn, a wealthy exiled Afghan prince with ties to an ambitious an insane Russian general.

From the palaces and bazaars of India to a circus tent deep inside East Berlin, James Bond follows a complex trail of deceit and treachery which leads to the brink of nuclear war!

Poster tagline: James Bond’s all time high!

When 009 turns up dead in East Berlin, clutching a precious Faberge egg in his hand and inexplicably dressed in a clown suit, James Bond OO7 is called into action. The egg is the key, and Bond quickly smokes out an interested buyer: Kamal Khan, a wealthy exiled Afghan prince with a taste for sadistic torture. After observing Kamal and his lovely lady companion, Magda, at a London auction house, Bond is dispatched to India, where a game of backgammon uncovers Kamal’s deadly intent: “Kill Bond!” But Bond’s quick instincts and orders from Kamal’s boss – a mysterious woman in the shadows known only as Octopussy – temporally saves OO7 from his fate.

Magda: That’s my little Octopussy.

After spending a night with Kamal’s the beautiful Magda, Bond is kidnapped and held prisoner in Kamal’s Monsoon Palace. There, Bond witnesses a mysterious midnight transaction between Kamal and a rogue Russian general named Orlov. There’s more going on than even Octopussy may know. After a harrowing tiger hunt – with James Bond standing in for “the tiger” – OO7 is able to make contact with the mysterious Octopussy herself. Turns out Bond had given her criminal father a dignified exit many years ago, and as a consequence, Bond has gained her respect and trust. After sharing a night in Octopussy’s octopus-shaped bed, Bond takes out three Kamal-sent assassins and fakes his own death.

Q: Double-oh-seven on an island populated exclusively by beautiful women? We won’t see him ‘til dawn.

It’s off to Berlin, where M sends Bond across Checkpoint Charlie and into the East. There, Bond infiltrates the Octopussy circus troupe and spies another deadly transaction – unknown to Octopussy, Kamal and Orlov are using her complex railroad smuggling pipeline to smuggle an atomic bomb into the West! Bond confronts Orlov, who reveals his plan: The “accidental” explosion will force the West to disarm and thus allow Russia to launch a massive first strike invasion. Even the Russians think Orlov is mad, but nothing can stop the bomb, which is now ticking away inside a prop cannon under the Octopussy circus bigtop.

It’s a wild race against time as Bond must evade Kamal’s knife-wielding assassins and the West German police to make it to ground zero. There, dressed as a clown, OO7 is able to deactivate the bomb with “OO” seconds to spare. But Kamal has escaped.

Kamal Khan: You have a nasty habit of surviving.

Back in India, Bond, Octopussy, Q, and Octopussy’s gymnastic team of beauties raid Kamal’s Monsoon Palace and defeat his minions in a gun-blazing climax on land and in the air. Bond and Octopussy then “convalesce” aboard her palatial barge rowed by two-dozen beautiful women. “Oh, James.”

• James Bond - Roger Moore

• Octopussy - Maud Adams

• Kamal Khan - Louis Jordan

• Miss Magda - Kristina Wayborn

• Gobinda - Kabir Bedi

• General Orlov - Steven Berkoff

• Vijay - Vijay Armritraj

• M - Robert Brown (First Appearance)

• Q - Desmond Llewelyn

• Miss Penelope Smallbone -Michaela Clavell

• Miss Moneypenny - Lois Maxwell

• General Gogol - Walter Gotell

• Minister of Defense - Geoffrey Keen

• Sadruddin - Albert Moses

• Yo-Yo Saw Thug - William Derrick

• Mischka - David Meyer

• Grishka - Anthony Meyer

• Bianca - Tina Hudson

• Jim Fanning - Douglas Wilmer

• Lenkin - Peter Porteous

• Full Octopussy Cast List Here

• Director - John Glen

• Producer - Albert R. Broccoli

• Executive Producer - Michael G. Wilson

• Screenplay - George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson

• Production Designer - Peter Lamont

• Main Title Designer - Maurice Binder

• Costume Designer - Emma Porteous

• Casting - Debbie McWilliams

• Director of Photography - Alan Hume

• Second Unit Director - Arthur Wooster

• Editor - Peter Davies

• Music - John Barry

• Title Song - “All Time High” lyrics by Tim Rice, Sung by Rita Coolidge

• Art Direction - John Fenner

• Special Effects Supervisor - John Richardson

• Full Octopussy Crew List Here

• World Premiere: 6 June 1983
• UK Television Premiere: 30 January 1988 (ITV)
• US Television Premiere: 2 February 1986 (ABC)
• Total Running Time: 130 minutes
• Poster Tagline: James Bond’s All Time High!
• Poster Tagline: Nobody Does It Better...Thirteen Times
• Locations: Un-Named Central/South American Country; London, UK; East Berlin, Germany; West Berlin, Germany; Moscow, Soviet Union; Udaipur, India
• Academy Awards: None
• Film Title: Spoken several times in the film when referring to the character
• James Bond Will Return In: A View To A Kill

You can read all about the gadgets from Octopussy here.

• Walther PPK
• Poison Pen
• Surveillance Watch
• Homer
• Crocodile Device
• Hot-Air Balloon
• Yo-Yo Saw

Bond: You must be the mysterious Octopussy.
Octopussy: And you must be James Bond, double-oh-seven, licensed to kill. Am I to be your target tonight?

You can read more quotes from Octopussy here.

• Buy from Amazon.co.uk
• Buy from Amazon.com
• CBn Roger Moore Forum
• CBn Reviews Octopussy
• An Appreciation of Octopussy
• "You want to put Bond in a gorilla suit?"
• Octopussy Poster Artwork

• IMDb.com
• 007Forever
• The Art Of James Bond
• ‘James Bond: The Legacy’ by John Cork and Bruce Scivally
• ‘The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia’ by Steven Jay Rubin
• ‘James Bond Movie Posters’ by Tony Nourmand
• ‘The Bond Files’ by Andy Lane and Paul Simpson