259 Live and Let Die (1973)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
259 Live and Let Die (1973)
- 'Sean Connery' (qv) turned down the then astronomic sum of $5.5 million to
play James Bond.
- 'Roger Moore' (qv)'s first appearance as James Bond.
- UA wanted an American to play Bond: 'Burt Reynolds' (qv), 'Paul Newman' (qv)
and 'Robert Redford' (qv) were all considered. Producer Cubby Broccoli,
however, insisted that the part should be played by a Briton and put
forward Moore. 'Sean Connery' (qv) had previously turned down $5.5 million
to play the role.
- Moore should not have been available for the part since at the time he was
committed to Sir 'Lew Grade' (qv)'s ``The Persuaders'' with
'Tony Curtis' (qv), but when the show flopped in the US he was prematurely
released from his contract. Moore was author 'Ian Flemming' (qv)'s original
choice for Bond, but he was comitted to ""The Saint" (1967)" (qv) when the
earlier films were in production.
- All of Moore's contracts include an unlimited supply of hand rolled
Monte Cristo cigars (in one 007 movie the final bill comes to 3176.50
pounds).
- Live and Let Die is the first 007 score not to involve 'John Barry' (qv);
former Beatles producer 'George Martin' (qv) does the job instead.
- Unlike the previous four Bond movies, it is not filmed in Panavision.
- The film is titled ``The Dead Slave'' in Japan.
- The power-boat jump over the causeway set the world record for distance:
110 feet. The second boat was not scripted to collide with the police car,
but after this happened while shooting the stunt, the script was changed to
accommodate it.
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