“Lieutenant Commander Bernard Jaubert and Lieutenant Francois Brouse!”
In GoldenEye (1995), the two “pilots” of the Eurocopter Tiger stealth helicopter are announced to fly it for a demonstration aboard the FS La Fayette (the two real pilots were actually murdered by Xenia just prior to the flight)
Google Translate (roughly) helps us see the Russian headlines the soldier reads on the toilet in GoldenEye (1995) before James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) gives him the surprise of his life. The roughly translated text seen is:
- “Twenty years ago, the Central Committee of the CPSU released first soviet football player to earn money in a foreign club”
- “Mateus will not lie”
- “Onin lived in Burma like a king, but worked like an ox”
Any Russians out there want to help out further?
When I think of James Bond at his happiest, I think of this (very brief) scene from GoldenEye (1995) where Bond (Pierce Brosnan) and Natalya Simonova (Izabella Scorupco) are in Cuba after escaping the cold Russian weather and treacherous train.
Seemingly without a care in the world, the couple travel in a BMW Z3 convertible in the beautiful Caribbean climate. The combination of the sweeping, delightful soundtrack, Natalya’s barely-there dress and blissful gaze to Bond as they drive through a luscious jungle-like setting would make anyone jealous. Bond conveys a similar joyous feeling to Natalya with a beaming smile. Heaven!
The feeling is short-lived, however, as the tricked-out Q Branch car picks up an airplane on radar that spoils the party – prompting Natalya to gripe about Bond’s track record while on the go.
Oh, well. It was good while it lasted!
Natalya Simonova (Izabella Scorupco) and James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) are relaxed in Cuba in GoldenEye (1995)
Xenia Onatopp (played by Famke Janssen) and General Ourumov (played by Gottfried John) arm the GoldenEye satellite in GoldenEye (1995)
The GoldenEye Launch code: 194668PT
Although in reality a northern Russian island, the Severnaya location shown in the movie is inaccurate.
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