moonraker

Sultry

Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) looks at James Bond (Roger Moore) in a very suggestive manner at the end of Moonraker (1979)

"Most Secret" footage of the 747 aircraft crash site after the Moonraker space shuttle was hijacked off its back in Moonraker (1979)

Most Secret?

"Most Secret" footage of the 747 aircraft crash site after the Moonraker space shuttle was hijacked off its back in Moonraker (1979)

“Most Secret” footage of the 747 aircraft crash site after the Moonraker space shuttle was hijacked off its back in Moonraker (1979)

Odd…Why not designate as the traditional “Top Secret”?

James Bond in ransom letters, made up from various Bond movie posters

James Bond Ransom

James Bond in ransom letters, made up from various Bond movie posters

Can you guess which movie poster each letter comes from in the above ‘ransom note’ collage? The answers after the jump!

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James Bond (Roger Moore) takes a picture using his 007 spy camera in Moonraker (1979)

Say cheese!

James Bond (Roger Moore) takes a picture using his 007 spy camera in Moonraker (1979)

James Bond (Roger Moore) takes a picture using his 007 spy camera in Moonraker (1979)

A closeup of Goodhead's dress...sorry!

The Ugliest Outfit Award of all James Bond movies goes to…

…Dr. Holly Goodhead in Moonraker (1979)! GAH!

Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) and James Bond (Roger Moore) walk down a Venice street in Moonraker (1979) - 007 obviously embarrassed by her dress choice

Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) and James Bond (Roger Moore) walk down a Venice street in Moonraker (1979) – 007 obviously embarrassed by her dress choice

A closeup of Goodhead's dress...sorry!

A closeup of Goodhead’s dress…sorry!

The look on 007's face says it all...

The look on 007’s face says it all…

A visually stunning fight sequence from Skyfall (2012)

It’s…beautiful!

A visually stunning fight sequence from Skyfall (2012)

A visually stunning fight sequence from Skyfall (2012)

James Bond (Roger Moore) in Moonraker (1979) admires Roger Deakin's cinematography in Skyfall (2012)

James Bond (Roger Moore) in Moonraker (1979) admires Roger Deakin’s cinematography in Skyfall (2012)

The title card from Moonraker (1979)

Moonraker – Production costs out of this world!

The title card from Moonraker (1979)

The title card from Moonraker (1979)

The beginning of the end credits for Moonraker references an out-of-this-world filming location!

The beginning of the end credits for Moonraker references an out-of-this-world filming location!

Moonraker was literally filmed in space! (note the exclamation point used for emphasis)

It must have cost a fortune for filming…perhaps Drax assisted with production costs? A quick Google shows it’s possible to use private space agencies to go intergalactic at ~$200,000 per flight, or around $60,000 in 1979 dollars. Although no such agency existed back then…