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| Moore was knighted in 2003 for his services as UNICEF ambassador - he died of cancer in April 2017, aged 89 |
last night with the fourteenth entry in
Eon's franchise, Roger Moore's swansong.
Although another original screenplay, the
title was taken from Ian Fleming's 1960 Bond anthology, For Your Eyes Only.
The feature's main location filming was
undertaken in Iceland, San Francisco,
France, and Switzerland, with interiors
again filmed at Pinewood studios. Duran
Duran provided the opening theme song.
The production also marked the last
appearance of Lois Maxwell (1927-2007) as Moneypenny, her role since Dr. No.
Released in 1985, Moore's seventh and
final assignment as Bond featured
Christopher Walkden, Grace Jones,
Patrick Macnee, and twenty-nine Doctor
Who cast and crew connections:
- David [Nicholas] Yip (Chuck Lee) and Ron Tarr (Guard) both appeared in Destiny of the Daleks, as Veldan and Prisoner - Yip then voiced Inspector Yew/Curly/Tourist for The Girl Who Never Was, Kennedy for The Fearless (both 2007), and Hector for Evolution (2013)
- Tony [Dominic] Sibbald (Foreman) was Huckle in Terror of the Zygons
- stuntman Bronco McLoughlin (here & Tomorrow Never Dies) was an uncredited Soldier in (part 3 of) The Masque of Mandragora
- Bunty Phillips was a make-up artist on Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD too
- Trevor Steedman (stuntman here, Goldeneye & Tomorrow Never Dies) began his career as Seabase Guard in Warriors of the Deep
- Paul Heasman (stuntman here, The Living Daylights, Goldeneye, Die Another Day & Spectre; Renard's Man in The World is Not Enough) was stunt co-ordinator on Survival, and (uncredited) Nazi in Silver Nemesis
- for Rick Lester and Dinny Powell see Dr. No
- for Peter Diamond, Fred Haggerty, Tex Fuller and Eddie Powell see From Russia With Love
- for Tim Condren and Roy Street see Goldfinger
- for Martin Grace, Chris Webb and Bill Weston see You Only Live Twice
- for Walter Henry see Casino Royale (1967)
- for Peter Bennett and Terry Forrestal see Moonraker
- for Nick Hobbs and Mark McBride see The Spy Who Loved Me
- for Anthony Waye and Stuart Fell see For Your Eyes Only
- for Russell Brook and Tina Simmons see Octopussy
- for Tracey Eddon and Valentino Musetti see Never Say Never Again
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