FILMFACTS
PRODUCTION
Never Say Never Again Movie Behind The Scenes

Making Never Say Never Again

PG
Sean Connery IS James Bond!

Production

Go behind the scenes on the 1983 Action / Adventure movie starring Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Barbara Carrera

Max von Sydow, Bernie Casey, Edward Fox, Alec McCowen, Pamela Salem, Valerie Leon, Milos Kirek, Pat Roach, Anthony Sharp, Prunella Gee, Gavan O'Herlihy Update Cast


We believe the following info is all legit. If it's bogus or you have additional info, please update us.

Thanks to Willem Kulpe
One of Connery's terms for playing the Bond part again was that the Felix Leiter role was to be played by a black actor, therefore Bernie Casey was cast.
Rewind Archive
Orson Welles was originally going to play Blofeldt, and Trevor Howard was to appear as "M".
Rewind Archive
Sean Connery has said that he wanted to portray Bond as a little older, more rumpled and without the toupee, but was overruled by the producers.
Rewind Archive
Author Kevin McClory enlisted the help of Len Deighton and Sean Connery when writing the script, prior to Connery agreeing to return as Bond.
Rewind Archive
The producers apparently planned to have a gunbarrel-style opening sequence along the lines of the regular Bond series and music was composed for this. Ultimately, this idea was abandoned.
Thanks to Bucky
The motorcycle that Bond uses is a disguised Yamaha 650 Turbo Seca.
Thanks to Anonymous
The martial arts instructor on this film was a then unknown Steven Seagal who a one point accidentally broke Sean Connery's wrist while teaching him a move.



Next Section: Deleted Scenes

Deleted Scenes

There are often scenes cut from the final version of a movie. Sometimes these will have been seen by preview audiences, or be included in Blu-ray or DVD extras etc.




Shucks.. We don't know of any cut scenes from "Never Say Never Again". Can you help? Please add one for others to enjoy. It's quick & easy
Next Section: Alternate Versions

Alternate Versions

Sometimes, there will be several versions of a movie floating about on cable, tv or video etc. Other times, a Director may release a special cut of the movie on Blu-ray or DVD.




Aw, man.. We don't know of any alternate versions of "Never Say Never Again". If you know better, please add one for others to enjoy. It's quick & easy
Jump To: Filming Locations
1983 Warner Bros.
1999-2020 fast-rewind.com
V4_27 Powered by Rewind C21 CMS