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Cracking the Code of Spy Movies podcast is designed to enhance your viewing experience when watching any spy movie covered from the 1930s to present!
Scene analysis, complete reviews, no-spoiler reviews, interviews with stars and crew, pre-title sequence analysis, gadgets, character spotlights, movie influences, real-world influences and lots more.
Decoding: Classics through James Bond, Mission: Impossible, Harry Palmer, Kingsman and new releases!
Discover something new in every episode!
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Diamonds Are Forever Las Vegas and Octopussy Utah Filming Locations with Matt Sherman
Dan and Tom talk with Matt Sherman about the DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Las Vegas and OCTOPUSSY Utah filming locations.
Besides being a James Bond expert, Matt Sherman leads tours to many different James Bond filming locations – check his website https://bondfanevents.com/.
In this episode, we discuss what we experienced on Matt’s tour of two relatively close filming location areas for two movies, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (DAF) and OCTOPUSSY.
Much of DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER was filmed in and around Las Vegas, Nevada in the U.S. For instance, the casinos, the desert, the mortuary, the car chase and more are all there.
Surprisingly, if you take a 2-hour drive from Las Vegas into southwestern Utah, you’ll end up in some key locations from OCTOPUSSY. Much of the OCTOPUSSY pre-title sequence was filmed in this stunningly beautiful part of the U.S. Some of the scenes toward the end of the movie were filmed here as well.
Some of the filming location questions we answer are:
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER LAS VEGAS
What airport did James Bond arrive in when he came to Las Vegas?
How many locations were used when Plenty O’Toole was tossed from the hotel window?
Where is the location of the parking lot from the car chase?
Why is visiting the Palm Boulder Highway Mortuary & Cemetary not enough to experience the mortuary scenes?
What game can you still play at the Circus Circus arcade area?
OCTOPUSSY Utah
Where was the gas station that James Bond’s jet pulled up to when Bond said “fill ‘er up”?
How did they film the take-off and landing of Bond’s jet?
Where is the bridge the plane flies under?
Where did James Bond jump from his horse onto Kamal Khan’s plane?
When standing near the bridge, you can see places portraying what countries from what movies?
This is a fun discussion. The next time you are in Las Vegas, go visit these sites. You’ll be glad you did.
So, have you been to any of these sites? If so, let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you thought of this episode by dropping us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will be! We’ll give you a shout-out in a future episode!
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SPY x FAMILY CODE: White Review - No Spoilers!
SPY x FAMILY CODE: White Review - No Spoilers!
Here’s our NO-SPOILER review of the new spy movie, SPY x FAMILY CODE: White.
This anime movie is the first movie in the SPY x FAMILY franchise. If you are familiar with the Manga or anime series versions of SPY x FAMILY, you will feel right at home with the movie.
EPISODE GOALS
Provide you with our no-spoiler opinion of the movie
Enhance your viewing experience of the movie We look at your viewing options (subtitles or dubbing)
Why it has a PG-13 rating here in the US
We fill in some of the details from the anime series that aren’t included in the movie. These are designed to give you more detail if you haven’t seen the Manga or anime series. We still keep this a no-spoiler review
We talk with a Japanese Culture and Language college student who is part Japanese. He helps fill in some of the nuances in the language and culture of this movie.
We discuss some of the movie tropes in this movie that we have seen in earlier movies. We love pointing out the relationships of scenes in movies.
In a nutshell, we like SPY x FAMILY CODE: White. We think you might too, so take a listen to hear why.
So, had you seen SPY x FAMILY CODE: White before listening to this review? When you see the movie, please let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you thought of this episode by dropping us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will be! We’ll give you a shout-out in a future episode!
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Review - No Spoilers!
THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE Review – No-Spoilers!
Here’s the full NO-SPOILER review of the new spy movie, THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE. This movie opens in theaters on April 19, 2024.
Guy Ritchie’s THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE is a dramatization of real-world events that helped shape the outcome of World War II. Of course, it has an excellent cast starring Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Eiza González, Til Schweiger, and many more.
This review will enhance your viewing experience of the movie. We keep the spoilers out but give you nuggets of background information. And, given this movie’s historical background there is much to know: real-world characters, places, and vessels behind the movie, and, there is an Ian Fleming tie-in as well.
What other movies come to mind while watching THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE?
We liked this movie a lot and think you will too. Listen to find out why.
So, had you heard of Operation Postmaster prior to our discussion? When you see THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE, let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you thought of this episode by dropping us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will be! We’ll give you a shout-out in a future episode!
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Diamonds Are Forever Amsterdam Filming Locations & Amsterdam Intelligence
Dan and Tom head out to find the DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Amsterdam filming locations. There aren’t many and they are easy to find. But it is very cool to see these sites over 50 years after the movie was filmed.
So, join them as they visit Tiffany Case’s house. Was she home? The Skinny Bridge? Was that a figment of screenwriters Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz? Listen to find out.
What famous drink from Ian Fleming’s novels has an Amsterdam bar named after it? What literarily-named hotel has another bar they mention? And what tour do they tell you is a must see when visiting Amsterdam? Amsterdam intelligence is on the menu!
So, have you been to these DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Amsterdam filming locations? Have you seen any of these other sites? If so, let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you thought of this episode by dropping us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will be! We’ll give you a shout-out in a future episode!
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RAAZI Is A Spy Movie Worth Watching
RAAZI Is A Spy Movie Worth Watching
The 2018 Indian movie RAAZI is a spy movie worth watching. It is one of Tom’s all-time favorite spy movies. Have you heard of RAAZI?
RAAZI is a fictionalized drama about a real spy in the 1971 India-Pakistan war. This is an espionage movie, not an action movie, which we think is a good thing.
The central theme of this movie is “What are you prepared to do for your country?”
Why is this a spy movie worth watching? Dan and Tom detail the reasons why, and also talk about some of the criticisms of RAAZI. Listening to this episode will enhance your understanding and viewing experience of the movie!
Alia Bhatt fans will not want to miss RAAZI. She is excellent in it, as is the rest of the cast.
As of this posting (April 2, 2024), RAAZI is available on Amazon Prime in the US. RAAZI is released in the Hindi language with English subtitles.
So, have you seen RAAZI? If so, do you think RAAZI is a spy movie worth watching? Did Dan and Tom miss anything? Let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you thought of this episode by dropping us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will be!
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FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - How the Story Came to Be
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - How the Story Came to be
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, the movie, was not the story from Ian Fleming’s short story with the same title. In this episode, Dan and Tom decode the movie to see how the story came to be.
Some of the characters from the movie, and some of the plot points were adapted from Ian Fleming’s 1960 short stories “For Your Eyes Only” and “Risico”. Plus, the locations of the 2 stories and the movie are all different. People’s names have changed. The reason that people have wanted revenge has changed. The MacGuffin has changed.
Yet, even with all of that, the movie, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY turned into one of Roger Moore’s best movies playing James Bond.
And the 1968 movie ICE STATION ZEBRA definitely influenced the final version of the movie FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. Dan and Tom lay it out in this episode!
So, take a listen.
We assume you’ve seen the movie FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. Have you read Fleming’s short stories “For Your Eyes Only” and “Risico”? If so, did Dan and Tom miss anything? Let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you thought of this episode by dropping us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will be!
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