"2005, it was honoured as the 22nd greatest quotation in cinema history by the American Film Institute as part of their 100 Years Series. Monty Norman was invited to write the soundtrack because Broccoli liked his work on the 1961 theatre production ""Belle"", a musical about murderer Hawley Harvey Crippen. Norman was busy with musicals, and only accepted to do the music for ""Dr. No"" after Saltzman allowed him to travel along with the crew to Jamaica. The most famous composition in the soundtrack is the ""James Bond Theme"", which is heard in the gunbarrel sequence and in a calypso"
"John Strangways, the head of MI6's Station J in Kingston, and his secretary. Bond is briefed that Strangways had been investigating the activities of Doctor Julius No, a reclusive Chinese-German who lives on the fictional island of Crab Key and runs a guano mine. The island has a colony of roseate spoonbills at one end while local rumour is that a vicious dragon also lives there. The spoonbills are protected by the American National Audubon Society, two of whose representatives died when their plane crashed on No's airstrip. On his arrival in Jamaica, Bond soon realises that he is being"
"kills No by taking over the guano-loading machine at the docks and diverting the flow of guano to bury him alive. Bond and Rider then escape from No's complex in the ""dragon"" buggy, sail back to Jamaica and notify the colonial authorities. In June 1956 the author Ian Fleming began a collaboration with the producer Henry Morgenthau III on a planned television series, ""Commander Jamaica"", which was to feature the Caribbean-based character James Gunn. When the project foundered, and Fleming could not fashion a new plot for his next Bond novel, he used the idea as the basis for ""Dr."
"in manual dexterity which leads to his demise. He offered his skills and expertise to the Americans, and then the Soviets, but was rejected by both superpowers. To get revenge, No joined the criminal organization SPECTRE and relocated to his island in Crab Key in Jamaica. When Bond is sent to investigate the murder of two British agents and any possible connection with recent rocket disasters, No orders several attempts on 007's life. He is particularly displeased with henchman Professor Dent's failures, such as through the chauffeur Jones. He gives Dent a venomous spider, which is released in Bond's room"
"they were filming in Jamaica. It wasn't a real aquarium in Dr No's apartment. It was a disaster to tell you the truth because we had so little money. We decided to use a rear projection screen and get some stock footage of fish. What we didn't realise was because we didn't have much money the only stock footage they could buy was of goldfish-sized fish, so we had to blow up the size and put a line in the dialogue with Bond talking about the magnification. I didn't see any reason why Dr No shouldn't have good taste so"
"Dr. No's three hired assassins, they steal his armored dune buggy and escape to Bond's hidden canoe. Rider then single-handedly sails them back to Jamaica while Bond is unconscious in the bottom of the canoe. She then tends his wounds until he can get to a hospital the next day. It is implied in the book that she and Bond will later travel to New York City where Honey will get her nose fixed; and that on her return, she will work at the Jamaican natural history museum. In later novels, Bond divulges that Honey Rider moved to Philadelphia, where"
"a National Historic site, and overlooks St. Mary harbour. The First James Bond film, ""Dr. No"" was filmed in part in st Mary including in the Oracabessa river. In the 1990s, the Island Outpost Corporation developed one of St. Mary's best-known tourist attractions, the James Bond Beach and the facility includes a concert pavilion as well as a large bar/restaurant. St. Mary is home to the Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary, which was established in 2011 to protect the marine ecosystem in Oracabessa Bay. The eastern perimeter of the Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary is located on the edge of the Cayman"
"Dr. No into the reactor pool, killing him. Bond finds and frees Ryder, and the two escape the island in a boat as the entire lair explodes. After the boat runs out of fuel, they are rescued by Leiter, who arrives on a Royal Navy ship. As Bond and Ryder kiss, Bond lets go of the ship's tow rope. When Harry Saltzman gained the rights for the novel, he initially did not go through with the project. Instead, Albert R. ""Cubby"" Broccoli wanted the rights to the novels and attempted to buy them from Saltzman. Saltzman did not want to"
"The trail leads him to the underground base of Dr. No, who is plotting to disrupt an early American space launch with a radio beam weapon. Although the first of the Bond books to be made into a film, ""Dr. No"" was not the first of Fleming's novels, ""Casino Royale"" being the debut for the character; the film makes a few references to threads from earlier books. This film also introduced the criminal organisation SPECTRE, which also appeared in six subsequent films. ""Dr. No"" was produced on a low budget, and was a financial success. While the film received a"
"Julius No Dr. Julius No is a fictional character in the 1958 ""James Bond"" novel and its 1962 film adaptation ""Dr. No"", the first of the series, in which he was portrayed by actor Joseph Wiseman. The novel explains that Dr. No was born in Peking to a German Methodist missionary and a Chinese girl, but was raised by his aunt. As an adult, he went to Shanghai, where he was involved with the Tongs, a Chinese crime syndicate. Later he was smuggled to the United States and settled in New York City, where he became a clerk and eventually"
"for the Bond film ""Dr No"" (1962). After the film wrapped, producer Harry Saltzman offered him a full-time position. Conflicted between music and film, Blackwell visited a psychic, who told him that he would be successful if he stayed in the music industry. By 1962, the fledgling record producer had released 26 singles and two albums on Island. Blackwell returned to England that year and continued to grow his business. He began having success with the niche market of Jamaican music, and progressed to bringing in licensed master tapes. One of these contained a performance by fifteen-year-old Millie Small, who"
"previously rejected by Marguerite LeWars, the Miss Jamaica 1961 who worked at the Kingston airport, as it required being ""wrapped in a towel, lying in a bed, kissing a strange man"". LeWars appeared as a photographer hired by Dr. No instead. ""Dr. No"" is set in London, England, Kingston, Jamaica and Crab Key, a fictional island off Jamaica. Filming began on location in Jamaica on 16 January 1962. The primary scenes there were the exterior shots of Crab Key and Kingston, where an uncredited Syd Cain acted as art director and also designed the Dragon Tank. Shooting took place a"
"It was the first Bond film in the Eon Productions series; Sean Connery portrayed Bond, with Joseph Wiseman as Doctor No and Ursula Andress as Honeychile Rider. Although the story follows the same general storyline, there are some changes: the film shows No to be an operative of the fictional crime organisation SPECTRE and his island fortress is nuclear-powered; No is killed not by the mountain of guano, but by drowning in reactor coolant. The novel was dramatised for BBC Radio 4 in May 2008. The actor Toby Stephens played Bond, while No was played by David Suchet. Dr. No"
"Quarrel, Bond and Honey have a close encounter with No's ""dragon"". Quarrel dies and the remaining two get captured. No's men wash away radiation that Honey and Bond got on their clothes and they get rooms of luxury. The next day, they meet Doctor No. When in conversation, No has Honey taken away. After Bond kills No, he saves her from the island and they make love in a towed boat. In a UK survey conducted in 2003 by Channel 4, the character's entrance in ""Dr. No"" was voted number one in ""the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments"" (BBC 2003). Honey"
"appeared in the novel ""Live and Let Die"", was based on a Jamaican fisherman who often took Fleming shark fishing. In ""Dr. No"", for the first time in the Bond novels, there is friction between Bond and M, brought about because Bond was nearly killed by the SMERSH agent Rosa Klebb in ""From Russia, with Love"". M orders Bond to use a new gun and sends him on a holiday assignment, which Bond resents. The writer Raymond Benson—who later wrote a series of Bond novels—sees M at his most authoritarian in ""Dr. No"", punishing Bond both in terms of stripping"
"works for the debut performance of the Company at the Inaugural Celebrations of Jamaica's Independence. In 1963 Eon Production went to Jamaica to film ""Dr. No"", the first James Bond movie, and employed Carlos Malcolm to write incidental tropical music for the film. He was appointed director of ""island content"" of the musical score. Prior to forming his own band, Carlos Malcolm's music company, Carmal, created musical commercial jingles for several American and English brand products publicised by advertising agencies in Kingston: Vick's Vapourub, Shell Oil, Texaco, Oil Tek Toothbrushes, Milo Cup of Health, Berger Paints, Maxwell House Coffee and"
"he"". For three of the novels, ""Goldfinger"", ""Live and Let Die"" and ""Dr. No"", it is Bond the British agent who has to sort out what turns out to be an American problem, and Black points out that although it is American assets that are under threat in ""Dr. No"", a British agent and a British warship, HMS ""Narvik"", are sent with British soldiers to the island at the end of the novel to settle the matter. Fleming became increasingly jaundiced about America, and his comments in the penultimate novel ""You Only Live Twice"" reflect this; Bond's responses to Tanaka's"
"two main headquarters are located in the Bahamas. The first is his estate, called Palmyra, which houses a giant swimming pool filled with sharks; Bond is thrown into this pool but he is able to escape. The second is Largo's private yacht, the ""Disco Volante"". The yacht is a hydrofoil craft purchased with SPECTRE funds for £200,000. The craft plays a pivotal role in the seizure and transportation of the two nuclear weapons. To Largo, failure is punishable by death. When Quist, one of Largo's henchmen, fails to kill Bond, Largo has him thrown into his pool of sharks. Largo"
"No"". By January 1957 he had published four Bond novels in successive years from 1953—""Casino Royale"", ""Live and Let Die"", ""Moonraker"" and ""Diamonds Are Forever"". A fifth, ""From Russia, with Love"", was being edited and prepared for production. That month Fleming travelled to his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica to write ""Dr. No"". He followed his usual practice, which he later outlined in ""Books and Bookmen"" magazine: ""I write for about three hours in the morning ... and I do another hour's work between six and seven in the evening. I never correct anything and I never go back to see"
"for his frequent opposition to legislation in the United States Congress, particularly bills which would increase federal spending. Julius No Dr. Julius No is a fictional character in the 1958 ""James Bond"" novel and its 1962 film adaptation ""Dr. No"", the first of the series, in which he was portrayed by actor Joseph Wiseman. The novel explains that Dr. No was born in Peking to a German Methodist missionary and a Chinese girl, but was raised by his aunt. As an adult, he went to Shanghai, where he was involved with the Tongs, a Chinese crime syndicate. Later he was"
"the operations of the island's dictator, Dr. Kananga. James Bond—Agent 007—is sent to New York to investigate. Kananga is also in New York, visiting the United Nations. Just after Bond arrives, his driver is shot dead by Whisper, one of Kananga's men, while taking Bond to meet Felix Leiter of the CIA. Bond is nearly killed in the ensuing car crash. A trace on the killer's licence plate eventually leads Bond to Mr. Big, a ruthless gangster who runs a chain of restaurants throughout the United States. It is here that Bond first meets Solitaire, a beautiful tarot reader who"
"Peter Burton Peter Ray Burton (4 April 1921 – 21 November 1989) was an English film and television actor. Peter Ray Burton, was born in Bromley, Kent, to Frederick Ray Burton and Gladys Maude (née Frazer). He is perhaps best known for playing Major Boothroyd in the first James Bond film, ""Dr. No"" (1962). Burton made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in ""Thunderball"" (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical ""Casino Royale"". Burton guest starred in a number of television shows, including ""The Avengers"", ""The Saint"", ""Return of the Saint"" and"
"meets Domino Petachi, the pilot's sister, and her wealthy lover, Maximillian Largo, SPECTRE's highest-ranking agent. Bond follows Largo and his yacht to the Bahamas, where he spars with Blush and Largo. Bond is informed by Nigel Small-Fawcett of the British High Commission that Largo's yacht is now heading for Nice, France. There, Bond joins forces with his French contact Nicole, and his CIA counterpart and friend, Felix Leiter. Bond goes to a health and beauty centre where he poses as an employee and, while giving Domino a massage, is informed by her that Largo is hosting an event at a"
"Khao Phing Kan Khao Phing Kan (, ) or Ko Khao Phing Kan ( ) is an island in Thailand, in Phang Nga Bay northeast of Phuket. The islands are limestone tower karsts and are a part of Ao Phang Nga National Park. About from the shores of Khao Phing Kan lies a tall islet called Ko Ta Pu (, ) or Ko Tapu (, ). Since 1974, when they were featured in the James Bond movie ""The Man with the Golden Gun"", Khao Phing Kan and Ko Ta Pu have been popularly called James Bond Island. Khao Phing Kan"
"and his men unloading a cargo of drugs into a warehouse. They attack Kristatos's operation and Bond discovers Kristatos lurking behind the warehouse, preparing to detonate a bomb to kill Colombo. Kristatos tries to escape, but Bond kills him. Bond is on an assignment in the Seychelles Islands; through Fidele Barbey, his influential and well-connected local contact, he meets an uncouth American millionaire named Milton Krest, who challenges the two to aid him in the search for a rare fish, the Hildebrand Rarity. Bond, Barbey, Krest, and Krest's English wife, Elizabeth, set off aboard the ""Wavekrest"" in search of the"
"James Bond spy novel ""Dr. No"". James Bond (ornithologist) James Bond (January 4, 1900 – February 14, 1989) was an American ornithologist and expert on the birds of the Caribbean. His name was appropriated by writer Ian Fleming for his fictional British spy of the same name. Bond was born on January 4, 1900 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Margaret Reeves (Tyson) and Francis Edward Bond. His interest in natural history was spurred by an expedition his father undertook in 1911 to the Orinoco Delta. Bond was originally educated at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, but after"
"order from his superior officer, M, to start carrying a new duty weapon in the opening chapters of the sixth novel, ""Dr. No"". Major Boothroyd, the MI6 armorer and ""the greatest small-arms expert in the world"" in M's opinion, insists that Bond trade it for a weapon with more stopping power. Bond is issued a Walther PPK, and a Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight revolver for situations where he needs more power than the PPK can offer. He uses both guns during a mission in Jamaica for this novel, then relies on the PPK in subsequent stories. In the film"
"at the part-submerged wreck of the RMS ""Queen Elizabeth"", which acted as a top-secret MI6 base grounded in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. The crew was small, and a stunt double was used for James Bond. The major part of principal photography started in April 1974 in Thailand. Thai locations included Bangkok, Thon Buri, Phuket and the nearby Phang Nga Province, on the islands of Ko Khao Phing Kan () and Ko Tapu (). Scaramanga's hideout is on Ko Khao Phing Kan, and Ko Tapu is often now referred to as ""James Bond Island"" both by locals and in tourist"
"and Romanova reach a hotel in Venice, where they believe themselves to be safe. Klebb, however, disguised as a maid, makes one final attempt on Bond and the Lektor. Klebb tries to kick him with a poisoned switchblade shoe, but Romanova shoots her with her own dropped gun. With the mission accomplished, Bond and Romanova leave Venice on a romantic boat ride, in which course Bond throws Grant's blackmail film into the canal. Following the financial success of ""Dr. No"", United Artists greenlit a second James Bond film. The studio doubled the budget offered to Eon Productions with $2 million,"
"gained popularity throughout the country and soon became the standard. The electric bass's louder, clearer, and more in-your-face sound soon changed the entire sound of Jamaican music entirely, especially after Skatalites bassist Lloyd Brevett took a liking to it. He and his band, The Dragonaires, are featured in the first James Bond movie, Dr. No, set in and around Kingston, Jamaica in 1962. They are prominently seen, playing ""Jamaica Jump Up"" on the bandstand at Pussfeller's calypso bar. Lee also worked as a producer, producing many of the ska singles by The Maytals, and his entrepreneurial skills led to him"
"gold coins by hiding them in the bottom of fish tanks holding poisonous tropical fish, which he is bringing into the US. He is attacked in the warehouse by ""the Robber"", Mr Big's gunman, and in the resultant gunfight Bond outwits the Robber and causes him to fall into the shark tank. Bond continues his mission in Jamaica, where he meets a local fisherman, Quarrel, and John Strangways, the head of the local MI6 station. Quarrel gives Bond training in scuba diving in the local waters. Bond swims through shark- and barracuda-infested waters to Mr Big's island and manages to"
"Timothy Moxon Timothy Napier Moxon (2 June 1924 – 5 December 2006) was an English-born actor, pilot and restaurateur who is probably best known for playing John Strangways, the character who uttered the first dialogue in the first James Bond film ""Dr. No"", and was the first character to die in the film series. Timothy Moxon is mentioned and quoted in British historian Matthew Parker's Random House 2014 book: ""Goldeneye: Where James Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica."" Timothy Moxon was interviewed in 2005 in Jamaica by Lee Pfeiffer, editor-in-chief of Cinema Retro Magazine for the Movie Classics special edition"
"""UFO"". Peter Burton Peter Ray Burton (4 April 1921 – 21 November 1989) was an English film and television actor. Peter Ray Burton, was born in Bromley, Kent, to Frederick Ray Burton and Gladys Maude (née Frazer). He is perhaps best known for playing Major Boothroyd in the first James Bond film, ""Dr. No"" (1962). Burton made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in ""Thunderball"" (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical ""Casino Royale"". Burton guest starred in a number of television shows, including ""The Avengers"", ""The Saint"", ""Return of the Saint"""