007 is often asked who he works for, and the fictional import/export company he says is his employer is called Universal Exports.
It is mentioned several times throughout various James Bond movies, which I have listed below:
Dr. No (1962)
007 is shown walking into M’s office, which has a Universal Exports sign on the outside
Janet Brown as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and her husband Denis Thatcher (played by John Wells) in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
“That’s putting it mildly, 007.”
– Desmond Llewelyn as Q in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Bond’s mission briefing for Operation Undertow in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Do you remember the country where Bond was sent to investigate the assassin Hector Gonzalez?
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James Bond beats the hockey baddies in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
…or end up like this:
Jeez…perhaps the most brutal death in all of the James Bond movies!
In For Your Eyes Only (1981), Bond and Q look up baddie Emile Locque’s information in Q Branch’s database and get a gist of his criminal history. Alongside that, they get poor grammar, some bizarre and unnecessary abbreviations and a misspelling (“biblography” – which I guess should be “bibliography” as it is spelled at the bottom, but Locque’s profile has nothing to do with books…).
I guess it can be chalked up to the primitive nature of computers at the time (1981), but the look on Q’s face right after they read the information may indicate that Q realizes it “hasn’t been perfected yet.” 🙂
Victor Tourjansky as Man with Bottle (Uncredited) in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Victor Tourjansky as Man with Bottle (Uncredited) in Moonraker (1979)
Victor Tourjansky as Man with Wine Glass (Uncredited) in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Victor Tourjansky may have a more impressive cinematic resume as a member of film crews, but his short, humorous and memorable cameos in three straight James Bond movies are a great source of comic relief.
As seen in the above screenshots, Victor’s character made appearances in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979) and For Your Eyes Only (1981) as a man with an affinity for wine that gave a look of disbelief during a chase sequence through a public crowd.
Cheers, Victor! 🙂
