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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Filming<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="mw-editsection" data-rte-style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=mw-editsection style=-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22edit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fw%5C%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DOctopussy%26action%3Dedit%26section%3D5%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Octopussy&action=edit&section=5">edit</a>]</span></h3> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B1%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3ARAF_Northolt_hangar.JPG%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3ARAF_Northolt_hangar.JPG%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="autonumber" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_Northolt_hangar.JPG">[1]</a><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B2%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3ARAF_Northolt_hangar.JPG%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3ARAF_Northolt_hangar.JPG%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="autonumber" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_Northolt_hangar.JPG">[2]</a>The 311 hangar at RAF Northolt used for filming the jet stunt scene.<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-attribs=" style=line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">The filming of <i>Octopussy</i> began on 10 August 1982 with the scene in which Bond arrives at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Checkpoint%20Charlie%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCheckpoint_Charlie%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCheckpoint_Charlie%20Checkpoint%20Charlie%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkpoint_Charlie">Checkpoint Charlie</a>.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-5 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B5%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-5%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-5">[5</a>]</sup> Principal photography was done by Arthur Wooster and his second unit, who later filmed the knife-throwing scenes.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-Hume_6-0" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-Hume_6-0 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B6%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-Hume-6%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-Hume-6">[6</a>]</sup> Much of the film was shot in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Udaipur%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FUdaipur%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FUdaipur%20Udaipur%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udaipur">Udaipur</a>, India. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Monsoon%20Palace%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMonsoon_Palace%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMonsoon_Palace%20Monsoon%20Palace%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon_Palace">Monsoon Palace</a> served as the exterior of Kamal Khan's palace, while scenes set at Octopussy's palace were filmed at the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lake%20Palace%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FLake_Palace%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FLake_Palace%20Lake%20Palace%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Palace">Lake Palace</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jag%20Mandir%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJag_Mandir%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJag_Mandir%20Jag%20Mandir%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jag_Mandir">Jag Mandir</a>, and Bond's hotel was the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Shiv%20Niwas%20Palace%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FShiv_Niwas_Palace%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FShiv_Niwas_Palace%20Shiv%20Niwas%20Palace%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiv_Niwas_Palace">Shiv Niwas Palace</a>. In England <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22RAF%20Northolt%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FRAF_Northolt%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FRAF_Northolt%20RAF%20Northolt%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Northolt">RAF Northolt</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22RAF%20Upper%20Heyford%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FRAF_Upper_Heyford%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FRAF_Upper_Heyford%20RAF%20Upper%20Heyford%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Upper_Heyford">RAF Upper Heyford</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22RAF%20Oakley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FRAF_Oakley%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FRAF_Oakley%20RAF%20Oakley%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Oakley">RAF Oakley</a> were the main locations. The Karl-Marx-Stadt railways scenes were shot at the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nene%20Valley%20Railway%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNene_Valley_Railway%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNene_Valley_Railway%20Nene%20Valley%20Railway%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nene_Valley_Railway">Nene Valley Railway</a>, near <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Peterborough%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPeterborough%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPeterborough%20Peterborough%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough">Peterborough</a>, while studio work was performed at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pinewood%20Studios%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPinewood_Studios%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPinewood_Studios%20Pinewood%20Studios%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinewood_Studios">Pinewood Studios</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22007%20Stage%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FAlbert_R._Broccoli%2527s_007_Stage%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FAlbert_R._Broccoli%2527s_007_Stage%20007%20Stage%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_R._Broccoli%27s_007_Stage">007 Stage</a>.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-documentary_2-4" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-documentary_2-4 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B2%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-documentary-2%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-documentary-2">[2</a>]</sup> Most of the crew as well as Roger Moore had diet problems while shooting in India.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-h121_1-1" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-h121_1-1 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B1%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-h121-1%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-h121-1">[1</a>]</sup></p> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B3%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3ASajjan_garh.jpg%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3ASajjan_garh.jpg%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="autonumber" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sajjan_garh.jpg">[3]</a><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B4%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3ASajjan_garh.jpg%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3ASajjan_garh.jpg%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="autonumber" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sajjan_garh.jpg">[4]</a>The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Monsoon%20Palace%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMonsoon_Palace%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMonsoon_Palace%20Monsoon%20Palace%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon_Palace">Monsoon Palace</a><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-attribs=" style=line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The pre-title sequence has a scene where Bond flies a nimble <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22homebuilt%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FHomebuilt_aircraft%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FHomebuilt_aircraft%20homebuilt%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebuilt_aircraft">homebuilt</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bede%20BD-5%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBede_BD-5%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBede_BD-5%20Bede%20BD-5%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede_BD-5">Bede BD-5</a>J aircraft through an open hangar.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-Hume_6-1" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-Hume_6-1 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B6%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-Hume-6%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-Hume-6">[6</a>]</sup> Hollywood stunt pilot and aerial co-ordinator J.W. "Corkey" Fornof, who piloted the aircraft at more than 150 miles per hour, has said, "Today, few directors would consider such a stunt. They'd just whip it up in a computer lab."<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-7 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B7%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-7%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-7">[7</a>]</sup> Having collapsible wings, the plane was shown hidden in a horse trailer; however, a dummy was used for this shot.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-MHB_8-0" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-MHB_8-0 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B8%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-MHB-8%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-MHB-8">[8</a>]</sup>Filming inside the hangar was achieved by attaching the aircraft to an old <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jaguar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJaguar%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJaguar%20Jaguar%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar">Jaguar</a> car with a steel pole, driving with the roof removed.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-Hume_6-2" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-Hume_6-2 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B6%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-Hume-6%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-Hume-6">[6</a>]</sup> The second unit were able to add enough obstacles including people and objects inside the hangar to hide the car and the pole and make it look as though Moore was flying inside the base. For the explosion after the mini jet escapes, however, a miniature of the hangar was constructed and filmed up close. The exploding pieces of the hangar were in reality only four inches in length.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-documentary_2-5" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-documentary_2-5 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B2%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-documentary-2%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-documentary-2">[2</a>]</sup> A <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mercedes-Benz%20saloon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMercedes-Benz_W108%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMercedes-Benz_W108%20Mercedes-Benz%20saloon%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W108">Mercedes-Benz saloon</a> car was stolen by Bond and used to chase the train – having had his tyres shot out, Bond drove on the rails and entered the train. During filming, the car had intact tyres in one scene so as to avoid any mishap.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-MHB_8-1" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-MHB_8-1 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B8%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-MHB-8%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-MHB-8">[8</a>]</sup></p> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B5%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3AAcrostar.jpg%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3AAcrostar.jpg%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="autonumber" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Acrostar.jpg">[5]</a><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B6%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3AAcrostar.jpg%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFile%3AAcrostar.jpg%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="autonumber" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Acrostar.jpg">[6]</a>Acrostar from <i>Octopussy</i> seen at a convention<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-attribs=" style=line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Stunt co-ordinator Martin Grace suffered an injury while shooting the scene where Bond climbs down the train to catch Octopussy's attention.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-h124_9-0" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-h124_9-0 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B9%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-h124-9%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-h124-9">[9</a>]</sup> During the second day of filming, Grace – who was Roger Moore's stunt double for the scene – carried on doing the scene longer than he should have, due to a miscommunication with the second unit director, and the train entered a section of the track which the team had not properly surveyed. Shortly afterwards, a concrete pole fractured Grace's left leg.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-documentary_2-6" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-documentary_2-6 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B2%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-documentary-2%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-documentary-2">[2</a>]</sup> This affected morale in the camp for some time.</p> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" data-rte-style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-attribs=" style=margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The bicyclist seen passing in the middle of a swordfight during the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22tuk%20tuk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FTuk_tuk%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FTuk_tuk%20tuk%20tuk%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuk_tuk">tuk tuk</a> chase sequence was in fact a bystander who passed through the shot, oblivious to the filming; his intrusion was captured by two cameras and left in the final film.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-documentary_2-7" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-documentary_2-7 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B2%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-documentary-2%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-documentary-2">[2</a>]</sup> Cameraman Alan Hume's last scene was that of Octopussy's followers rowing. That day, little time was left and it was decided to film the sunset at the eleventh hour.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-10 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B10%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-10%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-10">[10</a>]</sup></p> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" data-rte-style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-attribs=" style=margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Fabergé egg in the film is real; it was made in 1897 and is called the <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Coronation%20Egg%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCoronation_%28Faberg%25C3%25A9_egg%29%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCoronation_%28Faberg%25C3%25A9_egg%29%20Coronation%20Egg%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_(Faberg%C3%A9_egg)">Coronation Egg</a></i>, although the egg in the film is named in the auction catalogue as "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Property%20of%20a%20Lady%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FThe_Property_of_a_Lady%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FThe_Property_of_a_Lady%20Property%20of%20a%20Lady%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Property_of_a_Lady">Property of a Lady</a>", which is the name of one of Ian Fleming's short stories released in more recent editions of the collection <i>Octopussy and The Living Daylights</i>.</p> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" data-rte-style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-attribs=" style=margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In a bit of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22diegesis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FDiegesis%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FDiegesis%20diegesis%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diegesis">diegesis</a> that "breaks the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22fourth%20wall%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFourth_wall%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFourth_wall%20fourth%20wall%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall">fourth wall</a>", Vijay signals his affiliation to MI6 by playing the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22James%20Bond%20Theme%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJames_Bond_Theme%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJames_Bond_Theme%20James%20Bond%20Theme%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_Theme">James Bond Theme</a> on a recorder while Bond is disembarking from a boat in the harbour near the City Palace. Like his fictional counterpart, the real Vijay had a distinct fear of snakes and found it difficult to hold the basket during filming.<sup data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference" id="cite_ref-documentary_2-8" data-rte-style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference id=cite_ref-documentary_2-8 style=line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B2%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FOctopussy%23cite_note-documentary-2%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="2563-7229295545df6bbb853f36" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy#cite_note-documentary-2">[2</a>]</sup></p> <p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key men:rte-parser-cache:2066 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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