* RecycledInSpace: ''Literally''. [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe In the previous movie]], James Bond works with a female foreign secret agent to stop a CorruptCorporateExecutive from destroying the world and creating a new empire in the ocean. In this movie, James Bond works with a female foreign secret agent to stop a CorruptCorporateExecutive from destroying the world and creating a new empire in space. Yes, Moonraker in plot is blatantly copied from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''.
** Yet the latter film is considered one of the best in the series and of the Moore era, while this one is mostly reviled.
** And annoyingly enough, both steal from ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', where James Bond works with a female foreign secret agent (Japan, this time) to stop Ernst Stavro Blofeld from causing World War III (i.e. destroying the world) so that another global power can take over. All three plots involve stealing exotic government vehicles of some kind. All three were directed by the same dude, Lewis Gilbert[[hottip:*:Though ''You Only Live Twice'' had a different screenwriter, namely Creator/RoaldDahl, whereas this and the previous film were written by Christopher Wood]]. All three end with Bond and the girl being "interrupted" by their superiors as well.
*** Gilbert admits this in the "Spy Who Loved Me" DVD "making of" featurette.

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** ''Literally''. [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe In the previous movie]], James Bond works with a female foreign secret agent to stop a CorruptCorporateExecutive from destroying the world and creating a new empire in the ocean. In this movie, James Bond works with a female foreign secret agent to stop a CorruptCorporateExecutive from destroying the world and creating a new empire in space. Yes, Moonraker in plot is blatantly copied from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. Yet the latter film is considered one of the best in the series and of the Moore era, while this one is mostly reviled.
** And annoyingly enough, both steal from ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', where James Bond works with a female foreign secret agent (Japan, this time) to stop Ernst Stavro Blofeld from causing World War III (i.e. destroying the world) so that another global power can take over. All three plots involve stealing exotic government vehicles of some kind. All three were directed by the same dude, Lewis Gilbert[[hottip:*:Though ''You Only Live Twice'' had a different screenwriter, namely Creator/RoaldDahl, whereas this and the previous film were written by Christopher Wood]]. All three end with Bond and the girl being "interrupted" by their superiors as well. Gilbert admits this in the "Spy Who Loved Me" DVD "making of" featurette.

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