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From: mcewan@uiucdcs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Never say never again - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 11-Oct-83 22:29:26 EDT
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uiucdcs!mcewan    Oct 11 13:37:00 1983

Is it more than coincidence that the plot was almostly exactly
the same as that of Thunderball.
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Does anyone know what the budget was? I mean, it would have been really
nice if they could have written an entirely new story, rather than
revamp Thunderball.

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My understanding is that the people who produced NSNA were involved in
the making of Thunderball and got the right to make a remake of Thunderball
when they got the rights to Thunderball the first time. They DID NOT have
the right to make another James Bond movie because the James Bond
character is owned by the people who make the Roger Moore movies (who
tried to have NSNA killed in court.)