History Trivia / Thunderball

* FatalMethodActing: {{Averted}}. Stuntman Bob Simmons appeared to have made a very narrow escape from the car explosion stunt during filming at Silverstone Racetrack, Northamptonshire, England. Creator/TerenceYoung raced to the scene, whereupon Simmons surprised him from the side road as a gag. People watching the stunt generally didn't see Simmons exit the vehicle before the explosion, probably due to his exit point being in a blind spot to the point-of-view of those overseeing the stunt.

* TheOtherDarrin: Felix Leiter is recast yet again, this time with Rik Van Nutter, apparently doing his best impression of Creator/JackLord (who played Leiter in ''Film/DrNo''), with Leiter once again being depicted as a young man after the previous film had him grey-haired and middle-aged. Possibly happened with the voice of Blofeld as well, as various sources claim that Joseph Wiseman (the titular Dr. No) took over the role from previous actor Eric Pohlmann in this film, while yet others say that it was still Pohlmann.

** Creator/LucianaPaluzzi auditioned for Domino, but was cast as Fiona instead. She later remarked it was a lot more fun playing a badass female operator than TheChick.

** Creator/LucianaPaluzzi auditioned for Domino, but decided it would be more fun to play a bad girl.

* LoopingLines: Q introduces Bond to his new tricked-out briefcase, accompanied by the line "Now pay attention, 007". This line would later become one of many famous motifs in the series, but Creator/DesmondLlewelyn does not move his mouth.

* EvilFeelsGood: Even though Fiona wasn't Luciana Paluzzi's first choice, as she had auditioned to play Domino, she later said that she enjoyed playing a villainess.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Fiona Volpe was originally an Irish girl named Fiona Kelly. When Creator/LucianaPaluzzi decided to take that role over Domino, she was made Italian.

** Luciana Paluzzi auditioned for Domino, but decided it would be more fun to play a bad girl.

* DeletedScene: Detailed [[http://www.obsessional.co.uk/lostandfound.htm here]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kevin [=McClory=] planned to have a third adaptation of the book made for 1995, possibly under the title ''Warhead'' or ''Warhead 2000''.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The visit to the health clinic was inspired by Fleming's own 1955 trip to the Enton Hall health farm. He was ordered by his doctor to go to one and found the experience so laborious that he began to plot out his next book to give himself some relief from it all.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Fiona Volpe was originally an Irish girl named Fiona Kelly. When Luciana Paluzzi decided to take that role over Domino, she was made Italian.

* CreatorBacklash: Screenwriter Richard Maibaum criticized the casting of Creator/AdolfoCeli, complaining that he had to create other villains to make Largo look more threatening.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The scene where Bond does an underwater swim to photograph the underside of the yacht was inspired by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Crabb Crabb affair]].

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The visit to the health clinic was inspired by Fleming's own 1955 trip to the Enton Hall health farm.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Creator/AdofoloCeli had never played baccarat before.

* NoStuntDouble: An excellent swimmer, Claudine Auger did all her own underwater scenes including a love scene with Creator/SeanConnery on the sea bed during which she lost her bikini top.

** One of Creator/IanFleming's previous choices to play Bond, Edward Undertown, has a small role as an RAF officer.