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Is the only Bond film with an explicit reference to events of earlier...

posted 10 years ago by Kino_Pravda
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films? I'm referring to Bond going to the grave of his wife that died from OHMSS.

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[–] The_Furry_Menace 10 years ago

It's not the only one. Off of the top of my head I can think of some others.

Anya Amasova mentions Bond having been married when they meet in The Spy Who Loved Me.

Kronsteen mentions the desire to avenge Dr No's death when he's outlining the plan involving Bond in From Russia With Love.

Quantum of Solace is very directly tied with Casino Royale.

And even Q's remark about exploding pens in Skyfall seems a pretty explicit reference to Goldeneye.

[–] TMC-4 (20491) 7 years ago

Sheriff JW Pepper from Live and Let Die makes another appearance in The Man With the Golden Gun. And it's quite obvious that in TMWTGG, it wasn't the first time that he had encountered Roger Moore's Bond. Even a piece of the theme music for LALD is played when they first see each other again.

[–] Cristianos 10 years ago

No, contrary to popular belief, the Bond films make direct references to each other. There's also a scene in On Her Majesty's Secret Service where Bond retrieves Honey Ryder's knife, Red Grant's weapon, and a scuba diver mask from Thunderball from his desk when he resigns.

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[–] monstermayhem32 10 years ago

I think license to kill is the last time bonds marriage to Tracy is mentioned. I love the reference to the old gadgets in die another day.

[–] mgallagheraaclc 9 years ago

Though not specifically mentioned she is alluded to two more times:

Goldeneye:
Trevelyan asks Bond if he finds comfort in the arms of willing women for all the dead ones he's failed to protect.

The World is not Enough:
Elektra asks Bond if he as ever lost a loved one.

[–] domester82 9 years ago

yes, I took Brosnan's uncomfortable silence when Electra asks him if he's ever lost someone, as a Tracy reference

[–] CuriousCase007 9 years ago

As did I.

Also, re: the OP's first post, we also have SP referencing the events of CR-SF as well.

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[–] TMC-4 (20491) 7 years ago

It could've also referred (in Pierce Brosnan's Bond's case) Paris Carver from the previous movie Tomorrow Never Dies.

[–] thylacine80 9 years ago

In The spy who loved me, Anya says to Bond that she knows about his life. At one point she says "You've been married, once" and he stops her, saying "all right, you made your point !".

[–] SpaceAce2001 (387) 7 years ago

Spectre pretty much tied together all of the Craig films