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Moonraker (1979) - 9 trivia entries

Directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Roger Moore (add more)

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi, Thriller

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One of Drax's "master race" was Melinda Maxwell, daughter of Lois Maxwell - "Miss Moneypenny".

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The film's budget had been more than the first six Bond films added together, but Broccoli's gamble paid off. Upon release in the Summer of 1979, the film enjoyed huge success globally, and the film easily recouped its budget.

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Michael G. Wilson, executive producer, makes three cameo appearances in this film: one as a man outside Venini Glass, St Mark's Square, one as a man on a canal bridge whilst M and Bond talk and one as a NASA technician in the central control room.

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One of the men in St Mark's Square is the director Lewis Gilbert.

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Lois Chiles (Dr. Holly Goodhead) was originally asked to play Anya in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) but turned it down when she decided to take temporary retirement. Chiles was given the role of Dr. Goodhead by chance when she was given the seat next to Lewis Gilbert on a flight.

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The list of the locations given in the end credits includes Outer Space.

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Roger Moore was off the production for a week in hospital as he had a kidney stone. At one point, it looked like the production would have to shut down due to his illness.

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Albert R. Broccoli, the producer of the film, has a cameo in St. Marks Square.

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The notes played on the keypad at Venice lab are the same as heard in Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", as the notes used to communicate with the aliens.

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