CPW 654W

The license plate of James Bond's (ROGER MOORE) Lotus Esprit in For Your Eyes Only. When the henchmen of Cuban hit man Hector Gonzales (STEFAN KALIPHA) tamper

CPW 678W

The license plate of James Bond's (ROGER MOORE) red turbo Lotus Esprit in For Your Eyes Only. It's assigned

PARKER JOTTER

Brand of James Bond's (PIERCE BROSNAN) stainless-steel ball. point pen that doubles as a hand grenade, in GoldenEye.

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL?

The first phrase of the CIA-British Secret Service recognition code, uttered by CIA agent Chuck Lee (DAVID YIP) to James Bond (ROGER MOORE) on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco in A View to a Kill. Bond answers with,

SPY WHO LOVED ME SCRIPT WARS

The extended development process, featuring a parade of different writers, that led to a final shooting script for the tenth James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me.

DEFIBRILLATOR

What saves the life of James Bond (Daniel Craig) when his martini is poisoned by Valenka (Ivana Milicevic), girlfriend of master spy Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) in Casino Royale.

LORRE, PETER

Distinctive-voiced Hungarian character actor who portrayed the first James Bond villain, Le Chiffre, in the CBS live television adaptation of Casino Royale in 1954. Lorre’s nemesis is an Americanized James Bond portrayed by Barry Nelson.

“THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO THE OTHER FELLOW”

Whimsical line of dialogue spoken by James Bond (George Lazenby) on a Portuguese beach at the beginning of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, after the girl he rescues (Diana Rigg) drives off and leaves him holding her shoes.

GYPSY CAMP, THE

One of the most atmospheric sequences in the James Bond series, which takes place in From Russia with Love. Having tricked the Russians into following the wrong car, Kerim Bey (PEDRO ARMENDARIZ) takes James Bond (SEAN CONNERY) to visit his Gypsy friends on the outskirts of Istanbul.

VALENKA

Slinky girlfriend of Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), portrayed by Ivana Milicevic in Casino Royale. She succeeds in poisoning James Bond (Daniel Craig) via his martini.

HADLEY

(JOHN HUSTON) son, portrayed by British comedian Derek Nimmo, in Casino Royale. Joining Sir James Bond (DAVID NIVEN) after his father's untimely death in a mortar bomb barrage, Hadley helps 007 plot

LOTUS ESPRIT SUBMARINE CAR

Fabulous trick sports car employed by James Bond (Roger Moore) in both The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only. Nicknamed “Wet Nellie,” an homage to the weapon-laden autogyro Little Nellie in You Only Live Twice,

LOTUS FORMULA 3

Race car driven by Evelyn Tremble/James Bond (PETER SELLERS) in Casino Royale. Although introduced as a formidable driving machine, the Lotus never makes it to

PRIVATE JET HOSTESS

James Bond's (ROGER MOORE) love interest, who turns out to be an enemy assassin, in the Moonraker teaser. She's portrayed by Leila Shenna. Pointing a gun at 007 while her partner,

THREE DOZEN RED ROSES

James Bond's (ROGER MOORE) gift to Russian KGB agent Pola Ivanova (FIONA FULLERTON) when she was a Bolshoi ballerina. It was his way of telling her that he knew she was a communist agent sent to seduce him—as revealed by 007 in a San Francisco hot tub in A View to a Kill

DIALOGUE, FIRST

The first-ever line of dialogue in a James Bond movie was heard on the night of October 21, 1954, when "Casino Royale" made its debut as a one-hour, live drama on CBS

IAN FLEMING FOUNDATION (IFF)

According to the foundation itself, the IFF is “a public benefit nonprofit US 501(c)3 California corporation formed in July of 1992 . . . dedicated to the study and preservation of the history of Ian Lancaster Fleming, Ian Fleming’s literary works, the James Bond phenomenon, and their impact on popular culture. 

LOVE BEACH

Name given to the Nassau beach location, in Thunderball, where James Bond (SEAN CONNERY) uses his teeth to pull the poisonous egg spines out of Domino's (CLAUDINE AUGER) foot. It's also where Vargas (PHILIP LOCKE) "gets the point."

THREE GIRLS AND THREE BOYS

The only present that Tracy (DIANA RIGG) requests from James Bond (GEORGE LAZENBY) at their wedding in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (United Artists, 1971)

★★★ The seventh James Bond film produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. U.S. release date: December 17, 1971. U.S. film rentals: $19.7 million. Running time: 119 minutes.

DRYDEN

Duplicitous British agent portrayed by Malcolm Sinclair in the Casino Royale pre-credits teaser. He’s assassinated by James Bond.

LOVE NESTS

Possible future residences discussed by James Bond (GEORGE LAZENBY) and Teresa "Tracy" Vicenzo (DIANA RIGG) in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. After 007 proposes to Tracy in a snow-bound barn in

THREE KNOCKS

James Bond's (SEAN CONNERY) recognition signal to Tatiana Romanova (DANIELA BIANCHI) in their compartment on the Orient Express, in From Russia with Love.

ICEBERG-CAMOUFLAGED LAUNCH

The unusual manner in which James Bond (ROGER MOORE) escapes from KGB ski troops in the teaser for A View to a Kill. The launch is piloted by fellow agent Kimberley Jones (MARY STAVIN).

IGUANA

Unusual lizard pet of drug lord Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) in Licence to Kill. It wears an expensive diamond collar that is coveted by Sanchez’s girlfriend, Lupe Lamora (Talisa Soto). In the end, thanks to the efforts of James Bond (Timothy Dalton), Lupe wins the sparkler.

Q’S RULES

Two things Major Boothroyd ("Q") (DESMOND LLEWELYN) has taught James Bond, as revealed in The World Is Not Enough. One, never let them see you bleed; two,

KINCADE

Elderly game warden and caretaker of the Bond family estate called Skyfall the James Bond movie Skyfall, portrayed by Albert Finney.

Q

Bond’s usually sarcastic equipment officer from Q Branch; Q stands for “quartermaster” in British military parlance. With only three exceptions—Live and Let Die, Casino Royale, and Quantum of Solace, in which no quartermaster was featured—Q has been a ubiquitous presence in the James Bond series.

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