Octopussy Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

4 of the most interesting Octopussy easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Octopussy movie message.

Octopussy poster
Octopussy poster
Octopussy Plot

A fake Fabergé egg, and a fellow Agent's death, lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces.

Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director John Glen
Stars Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn
IMDB score 6.6

Octopussy Movie Trivia

During the car chase scene in India in Octopussy (1983), a local on a bicycle suddenly cycles between the two fighting vehicles. This was completely unscripted.

1 - One of the Indian stuntmen (specifically the one that wields the deadly yo-yo) broke his left arm. Despite this, he stayed on and finished filming his scenes with his arm in a cast. This is visible in the movie.

One of the Indian stuntmen (specifically the one that wields the deadly yo-yo) broke his left arm. Despite this, he stayed on and finished filming his scenes with his arm in a cast. This is visible in the movie.

Costume details in Octopussy

1 - The director mounted a stuffed tiger on a wheelbarrow and shoved it at the camera, to stimulate a tiger charging at James Bond. The stuffed tiger came from the palace of the ruling Maharana ("King of kings"). The director had noticed it and asked to borrow it for the movie.

The director mounted a stuffed tiger on a wheelbarrow and shoved it at the camera, to stimulate a tiger charging at James Bond. The stuffed tiger came from the palace of the ruling Maharana ("King of kings"). The director had noticed it and asked to borrow it for the movie.

Octopussy movie hidden details

1 - Bruce Boa and Richard LeParmentier play army officers. They are probably more famous as another pair of military men, General Rieekan and Admiral Motti from Star Wars. Good to see a Rebel and Imperial getting along!

Bruce Boa and Richard LeParmentier play army officers. They are probably more famous as another pair of military men, General Rieekan and Admiral Motti from Star Wars. Good to see a Rebel and Imperial getting along!