The “World’s Greatest Marches” cassette tape plays an important role in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Bond uses this thrilling musical cassette tape as a decoy replacement for Blofeld’s satellite control tape in Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Controlling a satellite with a cassette tape – a terrible idea!
Here are all of the times Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s feline friend made an appearance in the James Bond movies. Which cat is your favorite?
Blofeld’s cat in From Russia With Love (1963)
Blofeld’s cat in You Only Live Twice (1967)
Blofeld’s cat in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Blofeld’s cat in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Blofeld’s cat in Never Say Never Again (1983)
Blofeld’s cat in Spectre (2015)
“James Bond Will Return” is a signature phrase splashed at the end of (almost) every James Bond movie that promotes 007’s never-give-up/against-all-odds attitude and shows a sense of pride in the world’s longest running movie series.
Throughout the years, it has been used to reveal the movie title of the forthcoming James Bond movie, albeit sometimes in error. It has also not been used at all. Some quick facts:
- It does not appear at the end of any of the unofficial movies (Casino Royale (1954), Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again (1983)
- It does not appear in Dr. No or Thunderball
- It has been bland with just words (The World Is Not Enough), has had a fancy backdrop (The Living Daylights), and has had a custom image to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movies (Skyfall)
- The incorrect next movie is listed at the end of The Spy Who Loved Me as For Your Eyes Only – the next movie is in fact Moonraker (thanks, Star Wars)
- The title of A View To A Kill is incorrect at the end of Octopussy, adding “From” to the beginning of the title
Regardless, below are all of the instances where “James Bond Will Return” appears in the credits from all of the movies:
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of From Russia With Love (1963)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Goldfinger (1964)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of You Only Live Twice (1967)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Live And Let Die (1973)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Moonraker (1979)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of For Your Eyes Only (1981)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Octopussy (1983)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of A View To A Kill (1985)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of The Living Daylights (1987)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Licence To Kill (1989)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of GoldenEye (1995)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of The World Is Not Enough (1999)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Die Another Day (2002)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Casino Royale (2006)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Quantum Of Solace (2008)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Skyfall (2012)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of Spectre (2015)
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- “James Bond Will Return” from the end of No Time To Die (2021)
Which is your favorite?
Dr. Tynan (Henry Roland) makes a ridiculous jerking motion after being stung by a scorpion planted by Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Believe it or not, in the above GIF from Diamonds Are Forever (1971), the guy being forcefully interrogated of Blofeld’s location actually articulately responds with “Cairo!” despite the lack of mouth movement. Some poor dubbing!
Which would you prefer?
Sean Connery as James Bond in…On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)?!
George Lazenby as James Bond in…Diamonds Are Forever (1971)?!
In Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Tiffany Case (Jill St. John) shows off the tape of the World’s Greatest Marches in her bathing suit, while Ace Ventura rests his case.
Sorry, this DAF scene reminded me of Ace Ventura!
Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90. He was the first actor to play James Bond on the big screen in Dr. No in 1962, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever followed. pic.twitter.com/VaFPHCM5Ou
— James Bond (@007) October 31, 2020
Sean Connery, Oscar Winner and James Bond Star, Dies at 90 https://t.co/qqd1fJaoUx
— Variety (@Variety) October 31, 2020
Sean Connery is and always will be the best and my favorite actor to portray James Bond. My favorite James Bond movie may change periodically, but I’ll always point to Connery’s iconic introduction scene from Dr. No as the true definition of James Bond. RIP.
Leonard Barr as comedian Shady Tree in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Those goddamn diamonds are phonies!
A mud bath in the beginning of Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Ugh…was this mud scene really necessary to show Blofeld’s physical changes? I would’ve settled for a plastic surgery operating room!
