History Film / TheSpyWhoLovedMe

The film takes its title from Creator/IanFleming's novel ''Literature/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'', which was written much differently than the other ''Bond'' books, but Fleming was [[OldShame so embarrassed by the results]] that he only sold the rights to the ''title'', refusing to license the plot with it. As a result, this was the first Bond movie to get its own {{Novelization}}, ''James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me'' by Christopher Wood (who, with Richard Maibaum, had written the screenplay).

* CoolGuns:
** Jaws is shooting at the Lotus with a revolver, then a mook in the seat behind him leans out holding a Broomhandle Mauser, so Jaws takes it off him to use himself.
** Stromberg's henchmen use Sterlings. Bond and the escaped submarine crews later arm themselves with them during the final battle.

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[[caption-width-right:300:''[[Music/CarlySimon ♫ But like heaven above me, the spy who loved me\\

* BondOneLiner: Lots and lots, but XXX kicks out a nice one right after slamming Jaws into a stone Egyptian ruin using the van they're in.

* BringHimToMe: A variation - after capturing Major Amasova, Stromberg takes her to his headquarters, "Atlantis" to gloat over her and stick her in a skimpy outfit. Bond later follows and saves her.

* BulletproofHumanShield: Bond uses Fekish's secretary as a human shield when Sandor shoots at him, quite disturbingly as the woman may have been meant to be working with the bad guys, but it isn't made clear.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Averted. On Sardinia, when Bond and XXX pick up the Lotus from Q, she greets him with his true name, Major Boothroyd. ([[UnusuallyUninterestingSight Q takes this completely in stride]].) Meanwhile, [[ChummyCommies Golgol]] refers to M by his given name, Miles, becoming the only character in the original film series to do so. Even M gets into the act; this is one of the only times on screen that he refers to Bond by his first name rather than as 007 or Bond.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Would you guess that Creator/RogerMoore was pushing 50 when he made this film?

** Averted when Bond introduces himself to Max Kelba as TheNameIsBondJamesBond and the response is an unimpressed, "What of it?"

* StarterVillain: Per the norm for ''Bond'' films, the cold open sets up part of the main plot, with the leader of the Soviet hit team being the lover of Major Amasova, the Russian agent Bond works with during the film. She's not happy to find out James killed him.'

** Fekish spots Jaws and rather than seeking SafetyInMuggles--where he ''already'' was, he runs off and tries to hide by himself. Of course, Jaws finds him and kills him.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Deconstructed. Major Amasova's lover was one of the mooks killed in the teaser, and it comes back to bite Bond ''hard'' later in the film. They even have an open discussion on the subject. Bond ultimately has a [[DeconReconSwitch pretty good explanation]] in the end. This is the first and to date only time in the film series in which Bond encounters a (non-enemy) loved one of someone he's killed and actually is forced to own up to it and face potential consequence (in this case, Anya's promise to kill him after the mission ends). Ironically, the killing in question was in straightforward self-defence and doesn't even really fall under the usual "licence to kill" aspect of Bond's work.
** After blowing up one of his own helicopters to get rid of two men who knew too much, Stromberg directs his secretary to send condolences to the families of the two scientists he just murdered. Nothing is said of the pilot and any other personnel that might have been aboard.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In the climax, [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII American, British, and Soviet sailors join forces to prevent a global holocaust.]]

* YourFavourite: Bond and Anya show they know enough about each other by both asking the barman for the other's [[DrinkOrder favourite drink]].

-->'''Bond''': All those feathers and he still can't fly.

** Bond tries to meet Fekkesh at Giza Sound and Light Show, which features the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids.

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'''Creator/SeanConnery:''' ''Film/DrNo'' | ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' | ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' | ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' | ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' | ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''\\
'''Creator/GeorgeLazenby:''' ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''\\
'''Creator/RogerMoore:''' ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' | ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' | '''The Spy Who Loved Me''' | ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' | ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' | ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' | ''Film/AViewToAKill''\\
'''Creator/TimothyDalton:''' ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' | ''Film/LicenceToKill''\\
'''Creator/PierceBrosnan:''' ''Film/GoldenEye'' | ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' | ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' | ''Film/DieAnotherDay''\\
'''Creator/DanielCraig:''' ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'' | ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' | ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' | ''Film/{{Spectre}}'' | ''Film/NoTimeToDie''\\
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''Film/CasinoRoyale1954'' | ''Film/CasinoRoyale1967'' | ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain''-]]]]]

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[Music/CarlySimon But like heaven above me, the spy who loved me\\
Is keeping all my secrets safe tonight]]'']]

# Jaws (Creator/RichardKiel), the 7'2" henchman with the metal teeth who is so unstoppable that he is the only [[TheDragon Dragon]] other than Nick Nack to survive fighting Bond and maybe the one who came closest to scaring him. That is partially due to the fact that Bond knows that no matter how hard he hits the giant, [[{{Determinator}} he WILL survive it and come back to challenge him again]]. He returned for the next ''Bond'' movie, ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'', and even later faced off against Creator/PierceBrosnan[='s=] Bond in the ''VideoGame/EverythingOrNothing'' video game, with Kiel reprising his role one last time.

# TheTeaser. At the end of the sequence, Bond ''skis off a cliff''. He falls for several heart-stopping seconds, then a parachute opens in the colours of the Union Jack as the Bond theme kicks in. There are several reported cases of audiences breaking into applause at this moment. This stunt was done for real and you can see one of the skis hit stuntman Rick Sylvester's chute, which could have been pretty nasty.

The film takes its title from Creator/IanFleming's novel ''Literature/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'', which was written much differently than the other ''Bond'' books, but Fleming was [[OldShame so embarrassed by the results]] that he only sold the rights to the ''title'', refusing to license the plot with it.

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[Music/CarlySimon Nobody does it better...]]'']]