History Trivia / TheLivingDaylights

** It's even worse than that. Brosnan was offered the part in this movie after the cancellation of ''Series/RemingtonSteele''. However, the publicity from the casting caused the ratings of ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' to rise - which caused NBC to uncancel the show at (literally) the last possible second. The producers, not wanting to cast an actor who was appearing in a TV show at the same time (Albert R. Broccoli was quoted as saying, "''Series/RemingtonSteele'' will not be Film/JamesBond"), revoked the offer to Brosnan and cast Dalton after sorting out his conflict (Broccoli had wanted Dalton to play Bond for years, as far back as 1969's ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' only for Dalton himself to politely decline at the time as he felt himself to be too young and felt intimidated by the idea of following in the footsteps of SeanConnery). The worst part - with Brosnan no longer playing Bond, the ratings for the revived ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' tanked and the show was cancelled again. Brosnan would finally get to be Bond in 1995's ''GoldenEye''.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The SovietInvasionOfAfghanistan is prominently featured as Bond allies with some Mujahideen members.

** It's even worse than that. Brosnan was offered the part in this movie after the cancellation of ''Series/RemingtonSteele''. However, the publicity from the casting caused the ratings of ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' to rise - which caused NBC to uncancel the show at (literally) the last possible second. The producers, not wanting to cast an actor who was appearing in a TV show at the same time (Albert R. Broccoli was quoted as saying, "''Series/RemingtonSteele'' will not be Film/JamesBond"), revoked the offer to Brosnan and cast Dalton after sorting out his conflict. The worst part - with Brosnan no longer playing Bond, the ratings for the revived ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' tanked and the show was cancelled again.

** Sam Neill was also considered and even screen-tested for the part.

** Creator/PierceBrosnan was set to play Bond, and even screen-tested for the part, but had to back out due to ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' commitments.
** It's even worse than that. Brosnan was offered the part in this movie after the cancellation of ''Series/RemingtonSteele''. However, the publicity from the casting caused the ratings of ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' to rise - which caused NBC to uncancel the show at (literally) the last possible second. The producers, not wanting to cast an actor who was appearing in a TV show at the same time (Albert R. Broccoli was quoted as saying, "''Series/RemingtonSteele'' will not be Film/JamesBond"), revoked the offer to Brosnan and cast Dalton. The worst part - with Brosnan no longer playing Bond, the ratings for the revived ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' tanked and the show was cancelled again.

* ShoutOut: Pushkin, like his predecessor Gogol, was named after a famous 19th Century Russian novelist.

* FakeRussian: John-Rhys Davies, surprisingly nonhammy as Leonid Pushkin, and Dutch Jeroen Krabbe, [[LargeHam hammy with extra ham and ham on the side]] as Koskov.

* HeyItsThatGuy: BigBad Brad Whitaker is played by [[Film/{{Mitchell}} Joe Don]] [[Film/FinalJustice Baker]] who would, [[HilariousInHindsight ironically]] go on to play Bond's CIA contact Jack Wade in the [[Film/GoldenEye first]] [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies two]] of PierceBrosnan's Bond films.

* TheOtherDarrin: ''Two'' short-lived replacements arrive in this film - Timothy Dalton as Bond, and Caroline Bliss as Moneypenny.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Bond was meant to be after General Gogol, the recurring KGB head played by WalterGotell in every Bond movie since ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. However, Gotell was ill at the time, and thus, unable to commit to the film. So it was written that General Pushkin became head of the KGB as Gogol became a diplomat. By the time Gotell was well enough, he essentially makes a cameo as Gogol in the end.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen : PierceBrosnan was set to play Bond, and even screen-tested for the part, but had to back out due to ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' commitments.

** Sam Neill was also considered for the part.

** It's even worse than that. Brosnan was offered the part in this movie after the cancellation of ''Series/RemingtonSteele''. However, the publicity from the casting caused the ratings of ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' to rise - which caused NBC to uncancel the show at (literally) the last possible second. The producers, not wanting to cast an actor who was appearing in a TV show at the same time (Albert R. Broccoli was quoted as saying, "''Series/RemingtonSteele'' will not be JamesBond"), revoked the offer to Brosnan and cast Dalton. The worst part - with Brosnan no longer playing Bond, the ratings for the revived ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' tanked and the show was cancelled again.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Vienna plays the part of Bratislava, as well as appearing as itself.

** Necros's default accent appears to be this. Although he adopts it when taking Koskov from the safehouse to make it appear like the KGB was responsible, he also talks that way when conferring with Koskov and Whitaker later, when he would have no need to pretend to be someone else.

* HeyItsThatGuy: BigBad Brad Whitaker is played by [[Film/{{Mitchell}} Joe Don]] [[Film/FinalJustice Baker]] who would, [[HilariousInHindsight ironically]] go on to play Bond's CIA contact Jack Wade in the first two of Pierce Brosnan's Bond films.

** The well-read and helpful Arabic guy is the BigBad of TrueLies.

** [[TheFifthElement Major Iceborg]] helps General Koskov escape by [[MarshmallowHell distracting her boss]].
** [[TheSpyWhoLovedMe Fekkesh]] is now the Chief of Police in Tangier.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Bond was meant to be after General Gogol, the recurring KGB head played by Walter Gotell in every Bond movie since ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. However, Gotell was ill at the time, and thus, unable to commit to the film. So it was written that General Pushkin became head of the KGB as Gogol became a diplomat. By the time Gotell was well enough, he essentially makes a cameo as Gogol in the end.

* HeyItsThatGuy: BigBad Brad Whitaker is played by [[{{Mitchell}} Joe Don]] [[FinalJustice Baker]] who would, [[HilariousInHindsight ironically]] go on to play Bond's CIA contact Jack Wade in the first two of Pierce Brosnan's Bond films.

** Also John Terry, who briefly shows up as Felix Leiter, becoming the sixth (seventh if you include ''NeverSayNeverAgain'') actor in the role.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Bond was meant to be after General Gogol, the recurring KGB head played by Walter Gotell in every Bond movie since ''TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. However, Gotell was ill at the time, and thus, unable to commit to the film. So it was written that General Pushkin became head of the KGB as Gogol became a diplomat. By the time Gotell was well enough, he essentially makes a cameo as Gogol in the end.

** [[IndianaJones Sallah]], or [[Film/LordOfTheRings Gimli]], is General Puskin.

** [[TheDragon Necros]] is [[DieHard Tony]] (ho ho ho, Bond has the gun now).

*** And his mistress is "Warrior Woman" from ''[[TheRoadWarrior The Road Warrior]]''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: BigBad Brad Whitaker is played by [[{{Mitchell}} Joe Don]] [[FinalJustice Baker]] who would, [[HilariousInHindsight go on to play Bond's CIA contact Jack Wade in the first two of Pierce Brosnan's Bond films]].