History Film / NeverSayNeverAgain

* AdaptationalVillainy: In ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' Domino's brother was [[KillAndReplace murdered by SPECTRE and replaced with a lookalike]]. In this film, he actually defects and helps them (albeit due to a combination of drugs & Blush's sex), though, like the aforementioned counterpart, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness gets what's]] [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves coming to him]].

{{The one where}} Bond and the villain settle their differences... with [[WereStillRelevantDammit a video game duel.]]

It was [[DuelingMovies in direct competition]] with Creator/EonProductions' ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', which came out the same year. Though it did make a pretty respectable $55 million in domestic ticket sales, it lost to ''Octopussy'' by over $12 million. This may have been a factor in why [=McClory=] never followed up on this to continue his goal of making his own James Bond franchise to rival the Eon series, the other factor being the constant legal disputes with Creator/AlbertRBroccoli in doing so and having only the ''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'' novel to work with.

* NonIndicativeName: The title has nothing to do with the plot. It refers to Connery returning to the role of Bond after pledging to never play the character again. Connery's wife suggested the title, and she's listed in the credits for it.

It was [[DuelingMovies in direct competition]] with Creator/EonProductions' ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', which came out the same year. Though it did make a pretty respectable $55 million in domestic ticket sales, it lost to ''Octopussy'' by over $12 million. This may have been a factor in why [=McClory=] never followed up on this to continue his goal of making his own James Bond franchise to rival the EON series, the other factor being the constant legal disputes in doing so and having only the ''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'' novel to work with.

An "unofficial"[[note]]Not part of the [[LongRunners long-running]] EON Productions film series[[/note]] ''Film/JamesBond'' film released in 1983, starring Creator/SeanConnery and directed by Irvin Kershner (director of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''). It's a remake of ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'', with two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE and used in a blackmail attempt against the nations of the world. Bond is sent to investigate the only lead, Domino Petachi (Creator/KimBasinger in her StarMakingRole), sister of the pilot who performed the operation. The filmmakers intentionally decided to have Connery play an aging James Bond -- though notably, Connery is actually ''younger'' than Creator/RogerMoore, who was still the current 007 in the official films at the time.

It was [[DuelingMovies in direct competition]] with the EON-produced ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', which came out the same year. Though it did make a pretty respectable $55 million in domestic ticket sales, it lost to ''Octopussy'' by over $12 million. This may have been a factor in why [=McClory=] never followed up on this to continue his goal of making his own James Bond franchise to rival the EON series, the other factor being the constant legal disputes in doing so and having only the ''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'' novel to work with.

An "unofficial"[[note]]Not part of the [[LongRunners long-running]] EON Productions film series[[/note]] Film/JamesBond film released in 1983, starring Creator/SeanConnery and directed by Irvin Kershner (director of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''). It's a remake of ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'', with two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE and used in a blackmail attempt against the nations of the world. Bond is sent to investigate the only lead, Domino Petachi (Creator/KimBasinger in her StarMakingRole), sister of the pilot who performed the operation. The filmmakers intentionally decided to have Connery play an aging James Bond -- though notably, Connery is actually ''younger'' than Creator/RogerMoore, who was still the current 007 in the official films at the time.

It was [[DuelingMovies in direct competition]] with the EON-produced ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', which came out the same year. Though it did make a pretty respectable $55 million in domestic ticket sales, it lost to ''Octopussy'' by over $12 million. This may have been a factor in why [=McClory=] never followed up on this to continue his goal of making his own James Bond franchise to rival the EON series, the other factor being the constant legal disputes in doing so.

It was [[DuelingMovies in competition]] with the EON-produced ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', which came out the same year. Though it did make a pretty respectable $55 million in domestic ticket sales, it lost to ''Octopussy'' by over $12 million. This may have been a factor in why [=McClory=] never followed up on this to continue his goal of making his own James Bond franchise to rival the EON series, the other factor being the constant legal disputes in doing so.

* BlackBestFriend: This movie's version of CIA agent Felix Leiter, played by Bernie Casey.

It was [[DuelingMovies in competition]] with the official ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', which came out the same year. Though it did make a pretty respectable $55 million in domestic ticket sales, it lost to ''Octopussy'' by over $12 million. This may have been a factor in why [=McClory=] never followed up on this to continue his goal of making his own James Bond franchise to rival the EON Productions series, the other factor being the constant legal disputes in doing so.

* ProductPlacement: ''Atari'', of all things. A particularly ironic case of this at that, considering that this film was released in the year ''[[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 1983]]''.

* AdaptationalConsent: In both this and ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' Bond seduces the nurse attending him at the health clinic. Notoriously though, the encounter in ''Thunderball'' is a case of borderline rape and Bond virtually / actually blackmails the nurse into sleeping with him. It's ambiguous how serious he was being or whether she honestly felt threatened by it, but it can be nonetheless uncomfortable to watch. Here, the encounter is explicitly consensual and no blackmail -- joking or otherwise -- is involved at all.

This movie was the result of an odd legal situation whereby Kevin [=McClory=], who had co-written a movie script with Creator/IanFleming that would become the novel ''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'', was allowed to retain the rights to that film's story and the characters who appeared in it. This included SPECTRE and Blofeld, who consequently were retired from the official Bond films until 2015's ''Film/{{Spectre}}'' (it also forced Creator/ElectronicArts to rename SPECTRE when they adapted ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' into a [[VideoGame/DoubleOhSevenFromRussiaWithLove video game]]).

It was [[DuelingMovies in competition]] with the official ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', which came out the same year. Though it did make a pretty great $55 million, it lost to ''Octopussy'' by over $12 million. This may have been a factor in why [=McClory=] never followed up on this to continue his goal of making his own James Bond franchise to rival the EON Productions series, another being the constant legal disputes.

* DoNotAdjustYourSet: As in ''Thunderball''.

* IndecisiveParody: The film can't quite seem to decide if it's a harsh satire of the Eon series or if it's a regular James Bond film. Plainly satirical scenes (such as Bond's discussion with M at the beginning) are side by side with normal Bond-style scenes, and a blatantly middle-aged Bond certainly doesn't help matters (though Moore was a few years older than Connery and starring in Octopussy at the same time, even he felt he was too old in the next Bond film, ''Film/AViewToAKill'', and he definitely looked too old).

->'''Algernon:''' Good to see you, Mr. Bond. Things've been awfully dull 'round here. I hope we're going to see some gratuitous sex and violence in this one!
->'''James Bond:''' I certainly hope so too.

-->'''Fatima Blush:''' You're quite a man, Mr. James Bond, but [[StrawFeminist I am a superior woman]]. Guess where you get the first one?

* RoleReprisal: Sean Connery as James Bond, for the first time since ''Diamonds Are Forever''. 22 years later, he would do it again in the video game adaption of ''From Russia with Love''.

* BastardBoyfriend: Largo. Also insanely jealous, and once he thinks Domino has fallen for Bond turns into a DomesticAbuser.

-->'''Fatima:''' Oh. I got you all wet.
-->'''Bond:''' Yes, but my martini is still dry.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In both this and ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' Bond seduces the nurse attending him at the health clinic. Notoriously though, the encounter in ''Thunderball'' is a case of borderline rape and Bond virtually / actually blackmails the nurse into sleeping with him. It's ambiguous how serious he was being or whether she honestly felt threatened by it, but it can be nonetheless uncomfortable to watch. Here, the encounter is explicitly consensual and no blackmail- joking or otherwise- is involved at all.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' Domino's brother was [[KillAndReplace murdered by SPECTRE and replaced with a lookalike]]. In tthis film, he actually defects and helps them (albeit due to a combination of drugs & Blush's sex), though, like the aforementioned counterpart, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness gets what's]] [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves coming to him]].

This movie was the result of an odd legal situation whereby Kevin [=McClory=], who had co-written a movie script with Creator/IanFleming that would become the novel ''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'', was allowed to retain the rights to that film's story and the characters who appeared in it. This included SPECTRE and Blofeld, who consequently were retired from the official Bond films (it also forced Creator/ElectronicArts to rename SPECTRE when they adapted ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' into a [[VideoGame/DoubleOhSevenFromRussiaWithLove video game]]).

* {{GASP!}}: Fatima's inital reaction to spotting Bond with night vision goggles. When Jack asks her if she knows who he is, she gleefully replies, "Oh, yes... James Bond. 007."

* {{Gasp}}: Fatima's initally reaction to spotting Bond with night vision goggles. When Jack asks her if she knows who he is, she gleefully replies, "Oh, yes... James Bond. 007."