The World Is Not Enough - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

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[chris]

Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards) wearing a green tank top and shorts was written as a nod to video game icon Lara Croft. James Bond was an influence behind Lara Croft and Daniel Craig, who succeeded Pierce Brosnan in the role of James Bond in Casino Royale (2006), appeared opposite Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). Jolie was strongly considered for the role of Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006), which went to Eva Green.

[ray]

Jamiroquai turned down the offer to write and sing the song of this movie, because lead singer Jay Kay was not interested.

[jesse]

Elektra King is slightly similar to Vesper Lynd from Casino Royale (2006). Both betrayed Bond for the main villain. Although Elektra ends up being a main villain as well, and Vesper simply being blackmailed.

[kyle]

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) provided the phrase "The World is Not Enough" as James Bond's family motto. This movie is the first in the franchise since On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) to end with a reprise of the James Bond theme rather than a specialized song. Producer Barbara Broccoli has also summarized the parallel between the two plots: "With Elektra, Bond thinks he has found Tracy, but he's really found Blofeld."

[jeffrey]

Filming of the ski-chase was delayed by an avalanche. The crew helped in the rescue operation.

[veronica]

The writers modelled Q's goodbye scene on Merlin's farewell to King Arthur.

[jesus]

Much of Robbie Coltrane's lines were derived from cut scenes from the GoldenEye (1995) script.

[camila]

Maria Grazia Cucinotta originally auditioned for the part of Elektra King, but director Michael Apted didn't think her English was good enough to play her convincingly. Cucinotti gladly accepted the smaller role of the Cigar Girl, as she really wanted to be in a Bond movie. MGM preferred Sharon Stone for the role of Elektra.

[sylvia]

The soundtrack album includes the song "Only Myself to Blame", sung by Scott Walker. Originally, David Arnold intended to use this song during the end credits, but it was considered too glum to go out on, so a remix of the James Bond theme (arranged by Arnold) was used instead.

[veronica]

The highest grossing of all of the James Bond movies released in the twentieth century.

[phyllis]

To create the effect when Bond looks through his X-ray glasses, the actors were first filmed in their regular costumes, then again this time wearing special costumes that revealed the shapes of guns and knives underneath translucent clothing. The two were then matted together.

[melinda]

MI6 chief medical officer Dr. Molly Warmflash's (Serena Scott Thomas') only appearance in the 007 film franchise.

[sylvia]

The scene where Zukovsky (Robbie Coltrane) is splashing around in a pool of his own caviar was filmed on Coltrane's birthday.

[ruby]

When Q (Desmond Llewellyn) introduces James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) to his successor, R (John Cleese), Bond jokingly asks "Does that make him R?" The character's name is never mentioned in this movie, but is credited as "R".

[ruby]

This was the first James Bond movie not released under the United Artists banner, instead, it was solely distributed by the parent company MGM.

[francisco]

In the warehouse that Zukovsky (Robbie Coltrane) has turned into an operations room, the girlie pictures seen on the walls are of former Bond Girls.

[cassandra]

The BMW Z8 driven by James Bond in this movie was the final part of a three-movie product placement deal with BMW, but due to filming preceding the release of the Z8 by a few months, several working mock-ups and models were manufactured for filming purposes.

[liam]

In addition to being Bond girls in the Brosnan era, Teri Hatcher (who played Paris Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)) and Denise Richards (who played Dr. Christmas Jones in this movie) guest starred on Seinfeld (1989) in episodes that aired in February 1993 (Hatcher in season four, episode nineteen, "The Implant", and Richards in season four, episode sixteen, "The Shoes") and they guest starred in season one of Two and a Half Men (2003).