Focus Of The Week: Mary Goodnight

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In The Man With The Golden Gun (1974), Mary Goodnight (Britt Ekland) is a Hong Kong based field operative who hinders Bond (Roger Moore) as much as she helps him in his mission to kill assassin Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee). Enthusiastic, courageous and with a crush on 007, Goodnight often finds herself in over her head in her attempts to be taken seriously in Bond’s eyes.

She helps 007 to track down Scaramanga’s girlfriend Andrea Anders (Maud Adams) but fails to inform Lt. Hip (Soon-Taik Oh) of Bond’s presence, a mistake that gives Scaramanga a chance to steal the Solex Agitator (a small device that harnesses solar energy) from its designer Gibson (Gordon Everett). Lt. Hip is played by Soon-Taik Oh.

Bond finally responds to Goodnight’s advances only to suffer the indignity of being shoved into the closet by 007 when Andrea Anders arrives. She has to keep hidden while the pair make love, eventually falling asleep.

Later, at the meeting point with Anders, Goodnight takes control of the Solex. Placing a tracking device in Scaramanga’s AMC Matador, she is discovered by the killer, pushed into the boot and taken to his island. She awaits Bond’s arrival and is present during dinner when Scaramanga proposes to Bond the idea of a duel.

During the showdown, Goodnight is guarded by technician Kra (Sonny Caldinez). He makes a crude pass at her so Goodnight hits him over the head with a spanner, sending him into the temperature-sensitive vat of liquid helium in Scaramanga’s solar energy plant. After 007 kills Scaramanga, Mary helps him retrieve the Solex, accidentally triggering a lethal solar-powered laser cannon.

When the island explodes due to Kra’s body in the cooling vats, she escapes with Bond in Scaramanga’s personal junk. Following a final battle with Nick Nack (Hervé Villechaize), Goodnight finds herself alone with Bond — just where she always wanted to be.

S.T. Dupont 007 Limited Edition Collection

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Celebrate the legacy of the James Bond movies with the new S.T. Dupont 007 limited edition collection. Two styles of pens and lighters are amongst the collection: A pale gold guilloche design on a Line 2 lighter and a New Line D Pen. Plus an alternative version of the Line 2 lighter and Line D pen featuring the same guilloche design but beautifully coated in black lacquer. Each item is limited to 1962 pieces to celebrate the year the first James Bond movie, DR. NO, was released.

A range of accessories is also included in the collection: Cufflinks in the same pale gold guilloche, engraved with both the 007 logo and the signature of S.T. Dupont. A seven credit card wallet and a cigarette case in subtle black leather enhanced by the same embossed guilloche pattern. Minijet with its powerful torch flame completes the collection with a choice of PVD gold or matt black finishes. A cigar cutter and a key ring hand spinner both in PVD gold guilloche, are also available.

The centre piece of the range is the limited-edition collectors set containing a
Line D Pen, lighter, cigar cutter, cufflinks and extra roller nib. The ingenious composition of the accessories pays homage to Bond’s Walther PPK. The set is limited to 400 pieces.

To buy go to:

S.T. DUPONT 007 COLLECTION

 

Naomie Harris Opens 007 Elements

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007 ELEMENTS, an exciting new James Bond experience situated within the summit of the Gaislachkogl mountaintop in Sölden, Austria is now open to the public. The cinematic installation was officially opened by actress Naomie Harris who plays Moneypenny (Spectre, Skyfall) and Jakob Falkner Managing Director of Bergbahnen Sölden.

After visiting 007 ELEMENTS for the first time, Harris commented: “It’s fantastic to be here today at the launch of the brand new exhibition in this amazing location at the top of the Gaislachkogl mountain in Sölden”.

Jakob Falkner said: “It was wonderful to have Naomie here with us to mark this special day. I’d like to thank EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) for their guidance and support. Special thanks go to architect Johann Obermoser and his team for designing and building the perfect mountaintop home, to Neal Callow, Tino Schaedler and the team at Optimist Inc. for bringing the idea to life by creating this unique Bond experience and our partners Jaguar Land Rover, OMEGA and Bogner.”

“007 ELEMENTS complements the wide range of activities we have to offer and firmly puts Sölden and the wider Tyrol region on the map as a year-round destination for sports and entertainment in the Alps.”

At over 3,000m above sea level, 007 ELEMENTS is the highest experience of its kind taking visitors on a journey through a series of nine galleries and an outside plaza with stunning views of the Alps. The dramatic spaces complete with an immersive soundscape showcase the fundamental elements that define the James Bond films placing visitors inside the world of 007 and revealing how that world is made. Construction of the 1,300sqm permanent structure started in May 2017 and was completed just over one year later.

Visitors to 007 ELEMENTS will see the original Land Rover Defender and Range Rover Sport SVR from Spectre and learn how the thrilling action sequences were filmed in Sölden. Also featured are four James Bond OMEGA watches including the Seamaster 300 from Spectre the laser watch from GoldenEye, the Seamaster Quartz from Tomorrow Never Dies, and the Piton from The World Is Not Enough. In addition to the stylish uniforms designed by Bogner for the 007 ELEMENTS team, several iconic Bogner ski suits worn by Bond are on display.

EON Productions’ Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli commented: “We are truly proud to be in partnership with Jakob Falkner and launching our latest experience, 007 ELEMENTS on the very mountaintop in Sölden where we filmed Spectre. Architect Johann Obermoser, our Art Director Neal Callow and Tino Schaedler have created a Bondian lair worthy of a Ken Adam set in which visitors immediately become enveloped in the cinematic world of 007.”

007 ELEMENTS is accessed via the Gaislachkoglbahn Gondola in the resort village of Sölden. Open daily from 09:00 to 15:30, tickets are available online or from the Bergbahnen Sölden ticket offices and cost €22 for adults, €12 for children. For further information or to book tickets, please visit: 007elements.com

Focus Of The Week:A View To A Kill

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A View To A Kill (1985), the 14th EON 007 adventure, proved to be Roger Moore’s last appearance as James Bond. Deftly mixing humour and action, it typified his genial approach to the role and made for a fitting goodbye to the series. The title itself comes from Ian Fleming’s 1960 short story collection ‘For Your Eyes Only’. Screenwriters Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson developed their own story. Wilson came up with the idea of using Silicon Valley as a backdrop and the pair hatched a plot where Bond is out to thwart psychopathic industrialist Max Zorin attempting to destroy America’s high tech centre by flooding the San Andreas Fault so creating a double earthquake. Success would mean Zorin would gain complete monopoly over the lucrative microchip market.

To play Max Zorin (originally named Zorn), the producers chose Christopher Walken, an Academy AwardÒ winner for The Deer Hunter. Tanya Roberts signed on to play geologist Stacey Sutton, the granddaughter of an oil tycoon whose company is taken over by Zorin. Model and singer Grace Jones was hired to play Zorin’s super-strong cohort May Day. The role of Sir Godfrey Tibbett, a horse trainer working undercover as Bond’s chauffeur, went to Patrick Macnee, best known as John Steed in TV series The Avengers.

A vast undertaking, the scope of the story demanded five film units working at various times in France, San Francisco, Iceland, Switzerland and the UK. In June 1984, the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios burned down during the production of Ridley Scott’s Legend. EON productions set about rebuilding the stage but the delay meant production designer Peter Lamont’s set for Zorin’s mine could not be completed until the end of shooting. It took clever shuffling of schedules and locations to keep the production on track.

Filming began in Paris in August 1984. To perfect May Day’s iconic jump from the Eiffel Tower, parachute/skydiving expert BJ Worth made 22 test jumps from a hot-air balloon. After lengthy negotiations, the French authorities approved the jump that looked in jeopardy when two daredevils jumped off the tower for fun. Yet the thrill-seekers served to prove the stunt could be performed safely. Worth pulled off the leap in one take captured by multiple cameras.

The production moved to San Francisco, simulating a real fire at City Hall and shooting a fire truck chase over three weeks of night shooting. For the climactic Golden Gate Bridge action sequence, Martin Grace rehearsed stuntmen fighting on the main suspension tables. On Jan 7th 1985, the crew celebrated the re-opening of the 007 stage. Pinewood renamed the stage the Albert R. Broccoli 007 stage in honour of the producer’s long association with the studio and huge contribution to the British film industry.

John Barry composed his tenth score for the series. John Taylor of pop-rock group Duran Duran asked Broccoli if the band could create the title song. Broccoli agreed and Duran Duran, collaborating with Barry, created the most successful Bond theme to date, hitting number one in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US and, helped by a tongue in cheek video directed by Godley & Creme, reaching number two in the UK.

January 16th 1985 proved to be a momentous day in James Bond history. It marked the last day Roger Moore played James Bond on film.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus Of The Week: Karl Stromberg

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Misanthropic, impatient, obsessed with life under the sea (he even has webbed fingers), Karl Stromberg (Curt Jurgens) is one of the richest men in the world. Unlike other Bond adversaries he is not looking for riches. Instead his plan is to orchestrate global nuclear destruction, destroy humanity and rebuild a more civilised world beneath the waves. It’s a plan only thwarted by the sometimes testy collaboration between James Bond (Roger Moore) and KGB agent Major Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach).

Stromberg lives in a submersible ocean laboratory known as Atlantis and owns a shipping line, including the Liparus, a huge tanker, capable of swallowing up submarines whole. He hires scientists Professor Markovitz (Milo Sperber) and Dr. Bechmann (Cyril Shaps) to develop a tracking system that he uses to trace and capture the ballistic missile-equipped submarines, Britain’s HMS Ranger and the Soviet Potemkin. His plan: to use them to launch strikes against Moscow and New York to initiate nuclear warfare.

When Markovitz and Bechmann come to discuss their payment ($10 million each), Stromberg asks his assistant (Marilyn Galsworthy), who has placed a microfilm detailing the tracking system up for sale, to leave them in private. When she enters the elevator, Stromberg presses a button and the lift drops her into a shark tank. After the two scientists leave, Stromberg instructs his henchman Sandor (Milton Reid) and Jaws (Richard Kiel) to kill anyone who comes into contact with the microfilm. To prove his point, he lets the two scientists survive a nervy lift journey but coldly dispatches them by blowing up their helicopter. He asks their families be informed the pair were “buried at sea”.

The microfilm catches the attention of Bond and Amasova, who visit Atlantis under the guise of marine biologist Robert Sterling and his wife. Stromberg sees through their disguise and orders the pair to be killed, the instruction starting numerous attempts on their life. Bond and Amasova go aboard the submarine USS Wayne which is sent to attack the Liparus. Stromberg captures the Wayne, kidnaps Amasova and sets the HMS Ranger and the Potemkin to launch their missiles.

As Stromberg returns to Atlantis to enjoy the fruits of his nefarious endeavours, Bond joins forces with British, American and Soviet sailors and takes over the Liparus to foil the missile strike. Using a Wetbike, Bond travels to Atlantis to confront Stromberg. Sending the lethal elevator to collect Bond, Stromberg intends to drop 007 in the shark tank. Yet Bond evades the trap door by keeping his feet off the floor. The two men sit at a long table. Stromberg tries to shoot Bond with a hidden torpedo gun attached to the underside of the table. Bond evades the missile and returns with four shots from his Walther PPK.

James Bond Swim Shorts Collection

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EON Productions have partnered with men’s resort wear brand Orlebar Brown to create an exclusive collection of swim shorts using iconic poster art from the James Bond archive. The four shorts in the collection feature artwork from Dr. No, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Live And Let Die with each pair coming complete with a 007 woven label and a limited edition waterproof swim bag.

The shorts can be purchased from 007 STORE: 007store.com/collections/orlebar-brown-swim-shorts

Focus Of The Week: Tatiana Romanova

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A corporal in Soviet Army Intelligence, Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi) — known as Tania — works as a cipher clerk at the Soviet Consulate in Istanbul. Loyal, innocent, graceful (she studied ballet in Leningrad, but grew one inch too tall to qualify), she is unknowingly entrusted with a pivotal role in SPECTRE’s plot to kill 007 in From Russia With Love (1963).

She meets with her commanding officer Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya), not knowing that Klebb works for SPECTRE. With her life depending on the mission, she agrees to Klebb’s demands to give false information to the enemy, becoming a pawn in the terrorist organisation’s plot to humiliate and discredit the British Secret Service.

Tania begins by contacting Istanbul head of Station T, Turkey, Kerim Bey (Pedro Armendáriz), claiming she wishes to defect with a Lektor decoder (a cipher machine) but only on the condition that 007 (Sean Connery) escorts her and the decoder to England — she claimed she had fallen in love with him from a picture she saw in a secret file and wanted to live with him.

She first meets Bond in his hotel room (“You’re even nicer than your photograph,” she tells him), slipping into his bed wearing only a black choker and black stockings. SPECTRE surveillance experts secretly film their lovemaking from behind a mirror, garnering footage to scandalize the service and Bond in retaliation for killing Dr. No.

Tania helps Bond obtain the Lektor and escapes with him aboard the Orient express bound for Italy. She is deeply conflicted about her growing feelings for Bond versus her fear of Klebb and loyalty to Russia. When Bond confronts her about the murder of Kerim Bey at the hands of SPECTRE assassin Red Grant (Robert Shaw), she truthfully defends her ignorance but does not reveal Klebb’s plot.

Grant, operating under the cover of British spy Nash, catches up with Bond and Tania on the train. Grant sedates Tania during dinner and overpowers Bond, revealing Tania is a pawn in SPECTRE’s conspiracy. Bond’s booby-trapped briefcase distracts Grant and the men begin brutal hand to hand combat until Bond manages to stab Grant with a knife concealed in his case before strangling Grant with his own garrotte.

After Grant’s death, Bond and Tatiana escape to Venice where they are confronted by Rosa Klebb, who disguises herself as a maid and tries to eliminate 007 with a gun and a dagger-tipped shoe poisoned with blowfish venom. As she disarms Klebb and picks up the gun, Tatiana must decide where her true loyalties lie: the world of freedom represented by Bond or Soviet-style obedience. Klebb orders Tania to shoot Bond but instead she turns the gun on Klebb, saving the day.

Later, she and Bond enjoy a boat trip in Venice. The couple look at the surveillance film, before Bond nonchalantly tosses it into the water.

 

Focus Of The Week: Oddjob

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The bodyguard, chauffeur and caddy of Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe) in Goldfinger (1964), Oddjob (Harold Sakata) is the perfect henchman, an intimidating mix of brute strength, unique skills and unquestioning loyalty. He is capable of killing his prey with a single blow or, if his victims run, by throwing his steel-rimmed hat with pinpoint accuracy. He is a true force to be reckoned with.

Oddjob first meets 007 at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach, knocking Bond out and murdering Jill Masterson (Shirley Eaton). When Bond regains consciousness, he discovers a lifeless Jill covered head to foot in gold paint having died from ‘skin suffocation’.

Oddjob and Bond’s paths cross again at a golf club in Britain. During a high stakes game with a Nazi gold bar as the prize, Oddjob caddies for Goldfinger, helping him cheat by surreptitiously putting down a new ball when Goldfinger loses his original in the rough.

Becoming increasingly suspicious of 007’s motives Goldfinger sends him a warning about meddling in his affairs by ordering Oddjob to decapitate a marble statue by throwing his metal-rimmed hat. Before the pair depart in Goldfinger’s 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, Bond tosses Oddjob the duplicate golf ball, which the henchman duly crushes in his bare hand.

Later, when Bond and Jill’s sister Tilly (Tania Mallet) trip an alarm in Goldfinger’s factory in Switzerland, Oddjob supervises a squad of Korean guards in the chase and kills Tilly with a lethal hat throw. He further shows his cold-blooded streak by shooting Mr. Solo (Martin Benson), the one gangster who refuses to take part in Goldfinger’s scheme. Oddjob later has his body crushed in a Lincoln Continental.

Deploying an atomic bomb to irradiate the US Gold Supply, Goldfinger locks Oddjob, Bond and Goldfinger’s enforcer Kisch (Michael Mellinger) in Fort Knox. Once again revealing unswerving allegiance to his boss, Oddjob refuses to join forces to get the bomb disarmed, killing Kisch and turning on 007. During the fight, Oddjob displays incredible resilience — Bond throws a gold bar which just bounces off his chest — but also for the first time, fear when 007 uses his own steel-rimmed hat against him.

Oddjob manages to dodge Bond’s throw, the hat getting stuck between a pair of bars. As he goes to retrieve it, Bond acts quickly and pushes a severed live wire onto the rods, the electric current transferring from the metal bars to the metal in the steel hat, which electrocutes Oddjob in a spectacular flurry of sparks.

Focus Of The Week: Licence To Kill

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Following the success of The Living Daylights, Producer Cubby Broccoli looked to continue with harder-edged stories suitable for Timothy Dalton’s tougher incarnation of 007. The Screenplay was written by Screenwriter Richard Maibaum and Producer/Screenwriter Michael G. Wilson.

The filmmakers decided to base storyline around the drug cartels in Mexico, investing 007 with a much more personal motivation than ever before. En route to the wedding of his friend Felix Leiter (David Hedison) in Florida, James Bond and Leiter arrest drug baron Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi). As the wedding party hits full swing, Sanchez escapes from law enforcement officers and orders the murder of Felix’s new bride. Swearing revenge, Bond sees his licence to kill rescinded by the British government. With the help of CIA operative Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell) as well as MI6 gadget specialist Q (Desmond Llewelyn), Bond sets out to thwart Sanchez’s plot to smuggle huge quantities of cocaine by dissolving the drug in petrol.

Looking for an actor with enough presence to play Sanchez, Broccoli and Maibaum spotted Robert Davi in a TV movie Terrorist On Trial — The Us Vs. Salim Ajami. To prep for the role, Davi not only researched South American drug lords but also had the script translated into Spanish to learn the lines with the correct cadence. Davi also played opposite actresses auditioning for the role of his mistress Lupe, eventually played by Brooklyn born Talisa Soto. Future Academy Award winner Benicio Del Toro played knife-wielding henchman Dario. The role of televangelist Professor Joe Butcher was played by Las Vegas legend Wayne Newton, fulfilling a life-long dream to appear in a Bond film.

On Bond’s team, Carey Lowell won the role of CIA operative Pam Bouvier while David Hedison returned as Felix Leiter, which he had previously played in Live And Let Die. Desmond Llewelyn enjoyed his largest role ever as Q, a reassuring presence amidst the darker storyline. “I’d never really been on location before, so I loved every moment of it,” Llewelyn recalled.

Filming began on July 18 1988 at Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. On August 18, the production re-located to Key West, Florida with the second unit led by Arthur Wooster capturing Bond lassoing Sanchez’s plane in mid-air. Special consultants Sparky Greene and Jillian Palenthorpe came up with the sequence involving Bond’s escape from the Wavecrest and then via plane — water-skiing champion David Reinhardt doubled for Bond barefoot skiing behind a plane.

The idea of drug dealers smuggling cocaine by dissolving it in aircraft fuel and then reconstituting it in the US came from a Coast Guard law enforcement friend of Michael G. Wilson’s. The film’s climax sees Bond destroy the tankers shipping the illegal substances. To allow the tankers to do side and back wheelies, stunt arranger Rémy Julienne contacted Larry Orr chief engineer of Kenworth Trucks, who modified the stunt trucks known as Pamela 1, 2 and 3 (after the film’s heroine). The scene was shot over seven weeks at Rumorosa Pass, an hour from Mexicali.

After filming was finished, the film’s original title, Licence Revoked, was changed to Licence To Kill. With a score by action maestro Michael Kamen, Gladys Knight performed the title song and Patti LaBelle sang the end credits number ‘If You Asked Me To’ which later became a hit for Celine Dion. The film proved to be the last 007 film not only for Dalton but also for many Bond regulars; title designer Maurice Binder, screenwriter Richard Maibaum, director of photography Alec Mills and director John Glen, Licence To Kill being his fifth 007 film.

“I think it is probably the best film I’ve ever done,” recalled Glen, “and I’m very proud of it,”

Eunice Gayson (1931-2018)

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Comment from Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli: “We are so sad to learn that Eunice Gayson, our very first ‘Bond girl’ who played Sylvia Trench in Dr. No and From Russia With Love has passed away. Our sincere thoughts are with her family.”

 

Inside 007 Elements in Austria

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New images have been released of the interior of 007 ELEMENTS, the new James Bond cinematic installation built inside the summit of the Gaislachkogl Mountain in Sölden, Austria. Housed in a striking new architectural structure, designed and created by Obermoser Architects, 007 ELEMENTS is an interactive, immersive and educational experience that places visitors inside the world of 007 while revealing how that world is made. It opens to the public on 12 July 2018.

BARREL OF THE GUN

Visitors enter 007 ELEMENTS via the Barrel of the Gun, an atmospheric anteroom. This space focuses on two fundamentals that are synonymous with the James Bond films, innovative title sequences and dramatic, spine-tingling music.

PLAZA

In the open-air Plaza, the imposing angles of the building’s architecture frame the mountain panorama. The sharp angles recall the work of famed Bond Production Designer Sir Ken Adam who was the primary influence on the building’s design.

LOBBY

The Lobby echoes the type of antechamber that Bond often enters upon his arrival at a villain’s lair. It features an exclusive film that is narrated by Skyfall and Spectre Director Sam Mendes, which takes the visitor through the history of the James Bond films, from Dr. No to Spectre. Mendes also describes his own personal connection to the series.

LAIR

This room features an innovative piece of immersive digital theatre designed to showcase the characters and dialogue from the Bond films in a fresh and exciting way.

BRIEFING ROOM

Actress Naomie Harris, who plays Moneypenny, narrates an exclusive film that explains how the series’ scriptwriting has led to location choices, and how these locations have, in turn, inspired some of the series’ most iconic studio sets. Special attention is given to the locations that form the story-scape for Spectre’s Austrian action sequence.

VALLEY PASSAGE

This spectacular glass viewing space looks north over the Gletscherstraße, a filming location that was used in Spectre.

TECH LAB

The Tech Lab explores some of the cutting-edge technology that features in the Bond films. This state-of-the-art space allows visitors to interact with the technology and to explore some of the legacy props and digital creativity used in a James Bond production.

ACTION HALL

This is an installation that centres on the work of the special effects and stunt departments. It features the front portion of the aircraft that Bond pilots in Spectre. Visitors will also get a behind-the-scenes look at the exact make-up of Spectre’s thrilling mountain chase sequence.

SCREENING ROOM

In the Screening Room guests can watch the Austrian action sequence from Spectre with a fresh understanding of how it was created.

LEGACY GALLERY

The Legacy Gallery allows visitors to discover an extensive 007 archive through interactive touch screens that dip into EON Productions’ archive vault. Exclusive 007 merchandise is also available for purchase.

Photographs: Kristopher Grunert

Focus Of The Week: Emilio Largo

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Arrogant, amoral, cruel, Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) is SPECTRE operative No.2 in charge of the extortion operation. He loves the finer things in life — his villa in Palmyra including a shark pool, his luxury yacht the Disco Volante — but his exquisite tastes masks a ruthless streak.

In Thunderball (1965), Largo leads a plot to hijack a bomber carrying two hydrogen bombs and extort $280 million from the NATO countries by threatening to blow up the USA and United Kingdom.

Largo’s plot to steal the aircraft begins with altering the appearance of SPECTRE pilot Angelo Palazzi (Paul Stassino) to resemble NATO air man Francois Derval (also Stassino), who is subsequently murdered by Palazzi. After Palazzi intentionally crashes the NATO bomber into the sea, Largo kills him for trying to wrestle more money out of his deal from SPECTRE. Largo’s men camouflage the sunken bomber at the bottom of the sea and ferry the nuclear weapons to a sealed underwater cave.

In Nassau, Largo first encounters James Bond (Sean Connery), who also starts up a flirtatious relationship with Largo’s mistress Domino (Claudine Auger), who is the deceased Francois Derval’s sister. A psychological game of cat and mouse ensues as both men understand they are watching each other while never revealing their true intentions.

As the NATO deadline looms, Largo retrieves the bombs but discovers 007 has infiltrated his team. Largo traps Bond behind the doors of the underwater pen. He then takes the Disco Volante to Biscayne Bay but discovers Domino has betrayed him by alerting the CIA the bombs are on board. Filled with fury, he tortures her.

Largo and his men escape out of the underwater hatch to plant one bomb to be detonated if NATO does not pay the ransom. However, as he guides his men underwater, CIA aquaparas engage them in battle. Bond, having escaped the underwater pen, joins the fray and the CIA retrieve one bomb.

Largo returns to the Disco Volante which he converts into a high speed hydrofoil. Bond manages to clamber aboard the speeding craft and battle Largo. When the speeding vessel clips a coral reef at top speed, Bond falls, giving Largo the upper hand in the fight. He aims his gun at Bond but, before he can pull the trigger, Domino fires a spear gun into Largo’s back in revenge for killing her brother.

A dying Largo falls onto the yacht’s controls, causing the yacht to run aground and explode violently — but not before Bond and Domino leap overboard to safety.