When Ian Fleming sold the film rights to the James Bond novels to Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, he gave permission only for the title The Spy Who Loved Me to be used. Since the screenplay for the film had nothing to do with Fleming's original novel, Eon Productions, for the first time, authorised a novelisation based upon the script. This would also be the first regular Bond novel published since Colonel Sun nearly a decade earlier. Christopher Wood, who co-authored the screenplay, was commissioned to write the book titled James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me. Other differences include the villain, Karl Stromberg, instead being named as Sigmund Stromberg. The change of Stromberg's given name, as well as the existence of SMERSH, may be in some way due to the controversy over Thunderball, in which Kevin McClory was made aware of certain plot points of the film The Spy Who Loved Me. At one point the villain of the film was to be Ernst Stavro Blofeld and his organisation SPECTRE; however, this was changed to avoid a possible lawsuit over the rights to this character, which originated from the novel Thunderball.

Australian novelist Eileen Alderton, writing for the Australian Women's Weekly called it "a gutsy, punchy novel" that has "as much action as anyone could take." [7] Upon arriving in Sardinia, Bond and Anya Amasova meet Q who has brought Bond's car, a Lotus Esprit S1. The two meet with Stromberg's secretary and assistant, Naomi, who takes them out to Atlantis. Bond poses as a marine biologist and meets with Stromberg, who tells the undercover Bond of his love of the sea and how an underwater city (like the model he has in his private chamber) may be the only hope for the future of humanity. As they leave, Naomi is telling Anya about Stromberg's largest ship, a one-million ton supertanker named the Liparus. After seeing a small model of the tanker, Bond privately remarks that the design of her bow is unusual. After Bond and Anya leave Atlantis, Jaws comes out of a hidden room and confirms to Stromberg that Bond and Amasova are the spies that he encountered in Egypt. Stromberg instructs Jaws to wait until the Bond and Amasova get ashore and to kill them both.Fleming's original novel was adapted as a daily James Bond comic strip which was published in the British Daily Express newspaper and syndicated around the world. The adaptation ran from December 18, 1967 to October 3, 1968. The adaptation was written by Jim Lawrence and illustrated by Yaroslav Horak. It was the last Ian Fleming work to be adapted as a comic strip, although the comic strip took great liberties with Fleming's novel, substituting a SPECTRE-related storyline involving Bond for the novel's autobiographical chapters involving Vivienne; the actual adaptation of the novel doesn't begin until the 2/3 point of the strip. The strip was reprinted by Titan Books in the early 1990s and again in 2004. Philip Stead, writing in The Times Literary Supplement considered the novel to be "a morbid version of that of Beauty and the Beast". [25] The review noted that once Bond arrives on the scene to find Michel threatened by the two thugs, he "solves [the problem] in his usual way. A great quantity of ammunition is expended, the zip-fastener is kept busy and the customary sexual consummation is associated with the kill." [25] Stead also considered that with the words of the police captain "Mr. Fleming seems to have summarized in this character's remarks some of the recent strictures on James Bond's activities." [25] Vernon Scannell, as critic for The Listener, considered The Spy Who Loved Me to be "as silly as it is unpleasant". [26] What aggrieved him most, however, was that "the worst thing about it is that it really is so unremittingly, so grindingly boring." [26] Richard Kiel's son was an extra on-set. He appeared during the scene when the Lotus Esprit submarine emerges from the sea and drives up the beach. Burgess, Anthony (2014). You've Had Your Time. Random House. p.313. ISBN 978-1-4735-1239-9. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020 . Retrieved 12 October 2018.

All women love semi-rape. They love to be taken. It was his sweet brutality against my bruised body that made his act of love so piercingly wonderful... I had no regrets and no shame. There might be many consequences for me – not the least that I might be dissatisfied with other men. But whatever my troubles were he would never hear of them.” All women love semi-rape. They love to be taken." --Ian Fleming, writing as the character Vivienne Michel in 'The Spy Who Loved Me'. Grammy Award Nominees 1978 – Grammy Award Winners 1978". AwardsandShows.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017 . Retrieved 3 January 2021. Well, folks, it goes to show that I should be careful what I wish for because Fleming did exactly that in The Spy Who Loved Me, and it does not work. What Fleming gives us is Viv, a young Canadian whom we again learn very little about other than she's been in some seriously messed up relationships. Yes, Fleming defines her through the relationships she's been in, mostly being taken advantage of.

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This book is not about 007 himself the story is told from the viewpoint of Vivienne, and is more about the impact 007 has on the life of this particular damsel in distress he saves. The Spy Who Loved Me was in many ways, a make or break film for the Bond franchise and was plagued since its conception by many problems. The first was the departure of Bond producer Harry Saltzman, who was forced to sell his half of the Bond film franchise due to financial difficulties. A second problem was the issue of finding a director. The first director attached to the film was Guy Hamilton, who directed the previous three Bond films as well as Goldfinger, but left after being offered the opportunity to direct the 1978 film, Superman: The Movie. It has been reported that EON Productions, after Hamilton's departure, approached Steven Spielberg to direct the film, though after Jaws turned out to be such a huge success, the producers would not agree to Spielberg's demands for creative control and turned instead to Lewis Gilbert who had directed the similar Bond film, You Only Live Twice.

The Spy Who Loved Me 40th Anniversary (1977–2017)". 007magazine. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020 . Retrieved 17 April 2020. SRF Archive: Bond-Dreharbeiten in der Schweiz (1977). Archived from the original on 17 November 2021 – via YouTube. Michael Billington as Sergei Barsov, Russian agent and Anya Amasova's lover. Billington had previously screentested for the role of Bond. [8]

George Baker as Captain Benson, a British naval officer stationed at the Royal Navy's Faslane Naval Base in Scotland. Edward de Souza as Sheikh Hosein, an Arab sheikh and old friend of Bond; they were students at Cambridge University Still, one can make an interesting comparison with Domino: a largely passive character who ultimately kills the villain and saves Bond’s life. One is not necessarily better than the other; just different approaches to a permanently problematic archetype.

Mr Sanguinetti is the main antagonist in The Spy Who Loved Me, although we never actually meet him. He is the owner of The Dreamy Pines Motor Court, where Vivienne Michel, finds a job. He hires Sluggsy and Horror to burn down the motel, with Vivienne in it. Only Bond’s arrival at the motel ensures Viv’s survival. Locations Lane, Andy; Simpson, Paul (2002). The Bond Files: An Unofficial Guide to the World's Greatest Secret Agent. London: Virgin Books. p.207. ISBN 978-0-7535-0712-4. Barnes, Alan; Hearn, Marcus (2001). Kiss Kiss Bang! Bang!: the Unofficial James Bond Film Companion. Batsford Books. ISBN 978-0-7134-8182-2. Roger Moore as James Bond, British MI6 agent 007, assigned to investigate the theft of two submarines. In their guide The Bond Files, Andy Lane and Paul Simpson say Wood's novel "counts as a decent Bond novel in its own right, and is certainly more stylish than many of the later volumes." [8]

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Fleming's original novel was adapted as a daily comic strip which was published in the British Daily Express newspaper and syndicated around the world. The adaptation ran from 18 December 1967 to 3 October 1968. The adaptation was written by Jim Lawrence and illustrated by Yaroslav Horak. [28] It was the last Ian Fleming work to be adapted as a comic strip. [28] The strip was reprinted by Titan Books in The James Bond Omnibus Vol. 2, published in 2011. [29] The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Wood gives us SMERSH but he was unable to give us SPECTRE. Early drafts of the screenplay by other writers involved Fleming’s terror organisation, and the villain would have been a returning Ernst Stavro Blofeld until Kevin McClory objected. Instead, we get Karl Stromberg, although Wood changes his first name to Sigmund. a b Aldis, Ben (21 March 2020). "The Man With The Golden Gun Almost Ended James Bond Movies". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020 . Retrieved 23 March 2020.