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Lot Essay
In Diamonds Are Forever, directed by Guy Hamilton, Bond's mission is to search for the architects of a global diamond conspiracy, which leads him to Las Vegas where he meets his old enemy, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, played by Charles Gray. Blofeld is holding reclusive billionaire Willard Whyte captive in order to gain control of his empire, including his satellite consruction facility in the Nevada desert.
Many Bond afficianados see Diamonds Are Forever as a departure in style and a blueprint for the forthcoming films starring Roger Moore. Director Guy Hamilton commented ...we had to play for something fresh and outrageous. 007 has to be greater than anything else; any movie hero and even life itself...
Sean Connery returned to the role of James Bond after George Lazenby's appearance in On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1968. It was to be Connery's sixth Bond role, the last he undertook for Eon Productions and one that made him at the time, the highest paid actor in history. It was his record-breaking fee for this film that enabled him to set up the Scottish International Educational Trust.
The Moon Buggy is an instantly recognisable icon of the James Bond film genre. Ken Adam, who was largely responsible for the look of the Bond films, came up with the initial concept for the design of the Buggy. It was built by custom-car designer Dean Jeffries in his California workshop. The location shoot was filmed between 1st - 4th May, 1971 at the John Mansville Gypsum Plant outside Las Vegas, which became Willard Whyte's Tectronics Plant in the film. The moonscape scene in which Bond escapes in the Buggy was filmed on 'B' stage at Pinewood Studios on 20th July, 1971.
After the film's release, the Buggy was used as the centrepiece of the worldwide publcitiy campaign. After the global tour, the Buggy was put to one side, and slowly fell into a state of disrepair. In the 1990s it was restored to its original condition by the current owner, and has been on display at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas from 1993 to 2003 before returning to London.
Many Bond afficianados see Diamonds Are Forever as a departure in style and a blueprint for the forthcoming films starring Roger Moore. Director Guy Hamilton commented ...we had to play for something fresh and outrageous. 007 has to be greater than anything else; any movie hero and even life itself...
Sean Connery returned to the role of James Bond after George Lazenby's appearance in On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1968. It was to be Connery's sixth Bond role, the last he undertook for Eon Productions and one that made him at the time, the highest paid actor in history. It was his record-breaking fee for this film that enabled him to set up the Scottish International Educational Trust.
The Moon Buggy is an instantly recognisable icon of the James Bond film genre. Ken Adam, who was largely responsible for the look of the Bond films, came up with the initial concept for the design of the Buggy. It was built by custom-car designer Dean Jeffries in his California workshop. The location shoot was filmed between 1st - 4th May, 1971 at the John Mansville Gypsum Plant outside Las Vegas, which became Willard Whyte's Tectronics Plant in the film. The moonscape scene in which Bond escapes in the Buggy was filmed on 'B' stage at Pinewood Studios on 20th July, 1971.
After the film's release, the Buggy was used as the centrepiece of the worldwide publcitiy campaign. After the global tour, the Buggy was put to one side, and slowly fell into a state of disrepair. In the 1990s it was restored to its original condition by the current owner, and has been on display at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas from 1993 to 2003 before returning to London.