Podcast Episode

Gadgets in For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, and A View To A Kill

Join Dan and Tom as they take a look at the gadgets in FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (FYEO), OCTOPUSSY, A View to a Kill (AVTAK). Are they believable?

Join us as we take a look at the gadgets in FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (FYEO), OCTOPUSSY, and A VIEW TO A KILL (AVTAK). We know that James Bond movies use a lot of gadgets. So lets look at the gadgets from these three Roger Moore James Bond movies. Are any of them believable?

Some of the gadgets we examine are:

From FOR YOUR EYES ONLY:

The ATAC Machine
The Identigraph
James Bond’s Watch

From OCTOPUSSY:

The briefcase with the hidden compartment
The fake crocodile
The DB-5J Jet
The yo-yo saw

From A VIEW TO A KILL:

Microchip scanner/locator
The Microcomparator
Snooper

That’s just a sample, we talk about many more gadgets from these three movies.

So take a listen and let us know what you think of these gadgets in gadgets in FYEO, OCTOPUSSY, and AVTAK. Did we miss any? Did you have the same impression about these? Leave us a comment at info@spymovienavigator.com.

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Octopussy

Octopussy was the 1983 installment of the James Bond series, starring Roger Moore as Bond.

An agent dies with a Fabergé egg which leads to an operation to unearth Octopussy’s (Maud Adams) smuggling operation. This operation was a cover for a planned nuclear attack.

Louis Jourdan gives a strong performance as Kamal Khan, the lead villain in the movie. Khan is supported by his henchman Gobinda (Kabir Bedi). The soviet contingent is lead by Orlov (Steven Berkoff).

Much of this movie was filmed in India, bringing the Bond audience to another exotic location. The pretitle scene with Bond flying a micro-jet were filmed in Utah in the US.

Octopussy’s Turban Expert – Del Singh – A video interview

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Who knew? When Octopussy was being made, they found they needed someone who could tie a turban for Gobinda. And they were in Peterborough, England in 1983. Sounds like a challenge.

Dan and Tom talk with Del Singh about how he ended up taking on this job with his brother. He also talks about working on Octopussy and some of the challenges he witnessed while they were filming.

So, in honor of the 39th anniversary of the US release of Octopussy, let’s look behind the scenes. Subscribe!

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Octopussy’s Turban Expert – an interview with Del Singh

Dan and Tom walk with Del Singh about his experience in working on OCTOPUSSY as a turban expert. Fun Stuff!

Costumes can make or break a movie. Eon Productions were struggling when filming Octopussy. They couldn’t get the turbans to both look right and stay on the actor’s heads during actions scenes. To make it even more of a challenge, they were filming near Peterborough England. What do do?

They found a turban expert, Del Singh, who happened to live in Peterborough.

Listen to this episode to hear Dan and Tom talk with Del about his experience in working on Octopussy. Fun Stuff!

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In this interview with Del Singh, we discuss his experience with Octopussy.

How Eon Productions found him (this is fun)
How Del’s Sikh background helped him
Meeting Roger Moore
Why Del’s turbans were used and the different styles
What Del did during filming
He made HOW MUCH?
Roger Moore’s answers to the press about Connery’s return in Never Say Never Again
Dangerous stunts
Bond women – and a 20-year old’s impressions of working with them
Kabir Bedi, who played Gobinda and interactions with Del then and recently
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James Bond’s OCTOPUSSY Pre-Title Sequence Decoded!

Join Dan, Tom and Vicky as they decode and take apart the pre-title sequence of Octopussy!

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Is that micro- jet a real jet?

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Join Dan, Tom and Vicky as they decode and take apart the pre-title sequence of Octopussy!

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Derek Lyons – 4 Bond movies, Star Wars, Indiana Jones – tells Back Stories!

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Derek has made appearances in:

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Listen as Derek tells us some amusing back-stories about his Bond experiences, meeting Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and more!

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