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From: leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper)
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Subject: Re: Book (and movie) titles
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 10:23:40 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 10:23:40 1985
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 >All the Salzman-Brocoli Bond movies have used genuine  Ian
 >Fleming titles although the stories long ago used to have
 >any similarity to the original.  I suppose that 'On Her
 >Majesty's Secret Service' was the last one that had much to
 >do with the book.

It has been a while since I read the original "Octopussy," but I am
told that the film is actually a sequel to the story.  At one point the
title character thanks Bond for letting her father commit suicide rather
than face dishonor.  The story was about Bond doing that.  I agree with
your statement because that is hardly what I would call "much" but at
this point it is amazing that they are doing it at all.

				Mark Leeper
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