Trivia: This applies to Moonraker too - Jaws' "teeth" were so painful that actor Richard Kiel could only keep them in for a few seconds at a time, which is why you don't get too many long shots with them visible. He only wore them when he needed to open his mouth.
Trivia: Due to his failing eyesight, cinematographer Claude Renoir was unable to see to the end of the supertanker set, forcing Production Designer Ken Adam to ask friend Stanley Kubrick to supervise lighting for the set. Kubrick agreed on the condition of complete secrecy of his involvement.
Trivia: At the end of the credits, it says "James Bond Will Return In: For Your Eyes Only." But after the film came "Moonraker" and then FYEO. After the producers saw the success of "Star Wars" (1977), they decided to make a space-themed Bond movie.
Trivia: During filming, the Lotus Esprit submarine car was nicknamed "Wet Nellie" by the crew, a reference to "Little Nellie", Bond's gyrocopter in "You Only Live Twice".
Trivia: Roger Moore was injured shooting the scene where "Stromberg" meets his end when explosives on his chair exploded prematurely.
Trivia: The idea for Stromberg's underwater headquarters, "Atlantis," came from a Japanese floating exhibit named "Aquapolis" used in Expo '75.
Trivia: After the release of "The Spy Who Loved Me", demand for white Lotus Esprits reached such a point that prospective customers were put on a three-year waiting list by Lotus Cars.
Trivia: In the film, Bond shoots "Stromberg" in his private parts. Sources state that Bond's dialogue at this point was originally to have been "Ballseye, Fishfinger," but censorship issues would see this altered.
Trivia: The villain in "The Spy Who Loved Me" was supposed to be "Blofeld", but legal wrangles with Kevin McClory forced screenwriter Christopher Wood to remove any reference to the character or S.P.E.C.T.R.E. at the last moment.
Trivia: Shane Rimmer has appeared in "You Only Live Twice" and "Diamonds are Forever," playing different characters in each film.
Trivia: In the audience at the Pyramid Theatre, you can see Michael G. Wilson, stepson of Albert R. Broccoli. He is sitting in the row behind Fekkesh and XXX at the Pyramid Show. Wilson also plays a guard on the Liparus Tanker.
Trivia: When James Bond drives the Lotus Esprit up onto the beach, we can see a child pointing to the car in the water. This child is played by Richard George Kiel, son of Richard Kiel, who played Jaws.
Trivia: When Anya is trying to get the van started and get away from Jaws, Bond makes quite a few funny remarks at her expense. As it turns out, Barbara Bach didn't know how to drive a stick shift and was actually struggling. Roger Moore's lines in this scene were largely unscripted and improvised in the moment.
Trivia: On Her Majesty's Secret Service features some of the series' best ski action, filmed by Willy Bogner Jr, who returned for three Roger Moore films starting with The Spy Who Loved Me. That film's legendary ski jump stunt was reportedly first suggested by George Lazenby during Majesty's, but the production lacked resources to attempt it. Producer Michael G. Wilson later credited a magazine photo of skier Rick Sylvester as the inspiration, though both accounts may be true.
Trivia: Charles Gray, who portrayed Henderson in You Only Live Twice and Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever, has an uncredited role as the voice of the announcer in the pyramid scene.
Trivia: Sir Roger Moore named this as his favourite Bond movie of the seven in which he appeared.
Trivia: The Spy Who Loved Me is the only time we see Bond in his Royal Navy Uniform while Roger Moore played him.
Trivia: The submarine base used when Bond arrives by helicopter was a real one in Scotland, Holy Loch - the one and only time it has been used for filming.
Chosen answer: Yes, there was a backstory for the character of Jaws in Christopher Wood's novelisation of the film "James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me", not to be confused with the Ian Fleming novel.
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