OCTOPUSSY | Fabergé egg auction

[@JediPhoenix1976]

Not one shot fired, not one weapon even drawn, yet it's still a riveting scene. Gotta love the classic Bond era.

[@oneofspades]

Yard stick from which all Bond films should be measured. If any mew Bond film comes just inside the ball park then its good enough

[@jhagestad]

I’ve always LOVED this scene. There’s so much classic Bond at work here. Moore is perfect with his delivery “let’s see how badly he wants it” taking control of the auction. Fanning incredulous that Bond bid on the egg. Kahn forced to bid away in total disgust. The dynamics are so on point. It’s just awesome.

[@alexkrycek21]

Yeah this a great scene from a very underrated Bond film. Kamal was an excellent villain for Roger's Bond.

[@PlayNiceFolks]

🙄

[@dcflake5645]

Casino Royale has one the most tense and gripping scene ever and it's two men playing cards.

[@chesh1re_cat]

I love this kind of scene. It's slow paced and subtle but there's still a good amount of tension

[@ArchieAndy27]

4 legends: Sir Roger, Douglas Wilmer, Kristina Wayborn and Louis Jordan. Wonderful ❤

[@petermortimer6303]

As someone has mentioned deeper in the comments, at 0:29 the auctioneer says "the property of a lady" which is the name of a short story by Ian Fleming where Bond is at an auction trying to flush out a Russian agent. I like when they throw in those touches.

[@daveattrill2712]

That was also going to be the title of the 3rd Dalton one that never got made.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

I think Khan is often a very underrated villain, at least in lists of best Bond villains. I love his classy style about him and his soothing voice which makes him charming yet also chilling and subtly threatening. Little gestures as well when he gets angry or when he's bidding adds to it a lot. He's not just a raging lunatic strangely enough, not like the general Orlov lol, but he's also awesome.

[@davidw.2791]

Orlov was the “bwah ha hah” villain of this film. It was just that Bond unwravelled his plan via Khan, and then Orlov was killed off not by Bond.

[@oneofspades]

Movie is a classic. Best of the Roger Moore without a doubt

[@yanni2112]

Good Villain in Columbo too.

[@donarthiazi2443]

@raymondbrereton3298 Actually yanni is correct. Louis Jourdan was the perfect villain in the _Columbo_ episode "Murder Under Glass" which he used blowfish poison to murder a restaurant owner. Columbo speaks Italian in the episode and does some fancy chef-work himself.

[@flashindapan7965]

Béchamel sauce!

[@lofthouse23]

One of my favourite scenes. The money being bid, the outfits, the dialogue... and Roger Moore of course!

[@hernandezrivas]

Roger was/is the MOST SUAVE/ELEGANT/CLASSY BOND EVER!!! Proper British Gentleman!!! I actually saw Him inside Harrods in London back in 2006, He was older off course but still ELEGANT!!! AWAYS in a suit!!! My favorite Bond!!!

[@pottersmiles7238]

Dialogue

[@davewanamaker3690]

I enjoy the crowd getting more and more excited at the bidding. Great scene. Well done.

[@thesilentdiva]

Yes and the way everyone is sitting, especially the bidders. Classic upscale bond

[@michaelhickland4450]

@@hernandezrivas including the puns

[@usmang.a7770]

The best thing about these old movies is that the talking may be barely a whisper, but you can hear what is being said.

[@Macleodking]

I agree. Many actors today are unintelligible at lower volumes. Also, the constant drone of soundtracks and sound effects muffles the dialogue as well.

[@CatsMeowPaw]

Some actors think mumbling and slurring speech is the height of high class acting. It's like they don't give a shit about their performance, and everyone is meant to applaud them for it. Matthew McConaughey, I'm looking at you.

[@iche9373]

And? Is your life better now?

[@mayakovski]

Christopher Nolan could take some lessons here in sound use in a movie, as he clearly has no idea at all how to make it work.

[@namapalsu2364]

Yes, why is newer movies need english subtitle to be understandable? There has to be a good scientific answer for this.

[@jimweights8908]

This is an epic scene - roger Moore was incredible bond - pure class

[@richlondonrich]

I see you are a man of culture as well

[@js0988]

Nah, third best at most. It goes Dalton, Connery, Moore, Craig, Niven, Lazenby and that are all bonds that has been!

[@jimweights8908]

@@js0988 Sir, your views on Dalton are controversial but I agree he is closer to the Bond in the books. For me it is Connery, Moore, Dalton, Craig, Lazenby

[@Don1Deba]

And no one here to rate a certain Pierce Brosnan?

[@js0988]

@@Don1Deba Who? Were talking about James Bond's here!

[@JWS1968]

I remember when Roger Moore became Bond. He was my generation. Everyone for many years had a favourite and the two top boys were of course Roger Moore and Sean Connery. I was always a Sean Connery guy but I've found a new appreciation for Moore lately. He made it his own. And his Bond is every bit as cool as Sean Connery's. RIP Sir Roger.

[@smartalek180]

But the scripts got progressively (as it were) sillier from that point on. Movies that had been borderline cartoons became full-on Saturday-morning kiddie-shows, until the Craig era returned them to a level at which they could be taken somewhat seriously again.

[@JWS1968]

@@smartalek180 It did get ridiculous especially the gadgets (car submarines, invisible cars etc). They became a trope out of control. But that doesn't mean they're not good movies. Some were bad as well of course but Moore's movies were classic just in a different way to Connery. They defined my childhood and I remember them to this day. There aren't many movies can stay that test of time. I also agree though that Craig has been one of the best ever Bonds. But his cloth was cut by the Born movies. Many cues were taken from that franchise.

[@SnowDaulphin]

Underrated in the shadow of Connery.

[@SnowDaulphin]

@@JWS1968 they flip flopped from serious to comedic. Connery slanted serious. Dalton pretty serious and Craig very serious. Brosnan and Moore very light hearted and funny almost making fun of the character or circumstances.

[@azaz911c]

I agree. Moore interpreted Bond as a sort of debonair gentleman spy, quick with wit, charming with the ladies, and having the unflappable composure of the older generation Brits. I see some of Patrick Macnee's portrayal of John Steed from the Avengers program. Brosnan's portrayal was similar, but Moore had a more mature, aristocratic charisma that was unique to him. To be honest, I've never take to Craig's bond. The movies starring Craig are objectively much better, but there is a darkness to them that makes watching them feel a little exhausting.

[@Bondek1996]

Douglas Wilmer was incredible here. Right mixture of seriousness and nervous breakdown.

[@johnrie18]

This is such a great Bond moment. Him testing the suspected bad guy, pushing the bid up higher and higher just to see how high the other guy will go, how badly he wants/needs the egg. This kind of scene feels like it's too often missing from the newer Bond movies. All car chases, explosions and sexy women, not enough intrigue.

[@jovenblayabond5933]

How about casino royale

[@jasoncummings7052]

True. Casino Royal with Craig had something similar. The new generations are not interested in intrigue or such to stimulate the mind. If the universities are discouraging it then it is no surprise the results today. Logic being replaced by political correctness on Gender and Identity....a dynamic system it now appears.

[@JonSmith-cx7gr]

@@labadaba5088 Apart from the fact that he is completely wooden as an actor, emotionless, humourless and with dead eyes and has openly complained about Bond for the last 10 years. This complete and total lack of charisma combined with his disdain for the character and the franchise means that any living object would play Bond better than him. I However, if they make a Bond film where they focus on Bond being a PTSD vegetable or having suffered massive brain damage or a complete frontal lobotomy, then I agree that Daniel Craig is definitely the best candidate for the role.

[@pauldavies5611]

The auction scene in “North by Northwest” is better than this.

[@JonSmith-cx7gr]

@@pauldavies5611 Possibly but it does not feature Roger Moore's masterful use of eyebrow based acting technique.

[@HumphMcPaxo]

The way everyone is waiting with bated breath as Bond examines the egg, only for him to ask his counterpart if he too wants a look - "... Jim?" 😂 😂 Moore was gold as Bond

[@nilslindqvist8825]

HumphMcPaxo he was different as Bond. Can’t really be compared with the rest. The smiling non-athletic playboy.

[@wildman2012]

The way Bond examined the egg, I thought for sure he was swapping it for a decoy.

[@jasminkapetrish3242]

He did

[@davidw.2791]

The only thing you probably didn’t guess is that the “decoy” belonged to the bad guys to begin with. :)

[@johnnycats5157]

indeed, a first year magician could spot that swap a mile away.

[@noobzrule]

But all he did was put a bug 🐛 on it.

[@hgfhjgujbf9373]

@@johnnycats5157 j ju a'o Animosité

[@bobgoran]

Such a great and well-made scene, with Moore in top-form.

[@callumbarrington898]

Roger Moore is outstanding in this scene. He knew exactly how to play it.

[@JohnDoe-tm9wz]

Ah, I miss the days where you would outbid your enemies for a Fabergé egg

[@notpickup]

haahhaha brilliant!

[@wickandde]

You can still do that tho

[@stevej3483]

very pithy

[@albertbatfinder5240]

Not a cellphone in sight, just people bidding in the moment.

[@geraldpardieux5246]

now we outbit eachother for a small town house outside the city

[@malcolmabram2957]

I find eggs in the supermarket to be a bit cheaper.

[@fenderfetish]

I make my own Faberge eggs....you just need eggs and a little Brut 😎

[@2msvalkyrie529]

@Andy. Nice one ! Too subtle for here perhaps ?

[@simplywonderful449]

And much better eating, too!

[@mikealanzo]

Have you noticed that too??

[@midwest7176]

And you get 12 of em!

[@sporkfindus4777]

Such a good scene, and Moore's Bond and the Jim Fanning character work really well together

[@davider6884]

This is really one of the best Bond films ever! It only ranks low because people are too lazy to look at it properly! It literally has everything you came to excpect in a classic Bond movie! A great villain, a great leading girl, probably the deadliest henchmen in the series (Lets face it: Knife Twins, Gobinda, Yo-yo-saw killers, Indian assassins! Who would wanna mess with any of these guys?!), great one liners, some of the best stunt work in the series, beautiful locations, an amazing plot, an action packed pre-title sequence, an underrated title song and a nice and sadly widely unreleased soundtrack! You cannot put more classic Bond stuff into a Bond movie! This and The World Is Not Enough are easily the most overlooked and underrated films in the series! For me its the best Roger Moore film!

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

There are lots of really great things about this one. But then there's the Tarzan screams... ;)

[@falconuruguay4588]

Ok there...I think it's time for your meds again, and look; here's a comfy jacket you can wear back to your room (don't mind the straps and buckles).

[@ricardocantoral7672]

The major problem with the film is it starts in the wrong place. Bond should have traveled to Germany the minute he learned about 009's death.

[@jobob47]

I saw this when it came out. only time I saw it. my reaction was meh, the usual stuff. but as you say, perhaps its time to review it from the perspective of nearly 40 years on.

[@ONEGRA2]

I've seen all 007 Roger M.movies, they all had great sceneries.

[@borderlord]

Old Rog had that Je ne sais quoi! Always feels good flicking through the channels and catching Sir Roger Moore as Bond,doesn't matter which one,I'll watch it!

[@jasminderpinder]

Same!

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

These are the scenes that make Bond great. Much more tension and excitement than the chases and shooting.

[@taliamason7986]

Fun fact, when the Auctioneer says "Property of a Lady". It's a direct reference to one of Fleming's novels and was originally supposed be Timothy Dalton's 3rd film.

[@lukasnummer1]

"The Property of a Lady" was never considered for Dalton's third film. That's an internet myth that somehow made its way into the mainstream, but Dalton's third was ALWAYS referred to by the working title "Bond 17".

[@taliamason7986]

@@lukasnummer1 It ain't no internet myth. It's literally stated behind the scenes of the making of Golden Eye on the Blu-Ray disc. I have the entire collection on Blu-Ray of which each film has loads of bts documentaries. I watch bts and Special Features I every film I own which is hundreds of them. I know exactly what I'm talking about.

[@RJSRdg]

This segment of the film is loosely based on the Fleming short story (not novel) "The Property of a Lady" which was about Russian jewelry being sold at auction in London.

[@shankarbalan3813]

It was a short story not a novel. The Property of a Lady - the gift from the KGB Top Brass to a party apparatchik and spy based in the Russian Embassy in London, by name Maria Freudenstein or Freudenstadt (depending on which imprint of the story you’re reading.)

[@j.i.s.l178]

🤔🙄 😶...

[@actioncom2748]

Next Lot. is number 49. A valuable painting by Banksy in an elegant frame. Priceless and should never be cut to ribbons. We'll start the bidding.

[@199019852007]

Ha ha instant classic

[@SuperChuckRaney]

Look up Banksy's SHOW ME THE MONET ......

[@neilmacintosh1842]

Next Lot: Number 49. another Fabergé egg.

[@Ansemrp]

I love scenes like this where there's the shocked, gasping crowd of rich people at an auction when someone bids really high.

[@rascallyrabbit717]

ooooh oooh aaaah

[@bricology]

Yeah . . . it doesn't really happen like that very often. I worked for one of the major auction houses, and at the high-end auctions, people know how to behave themselves, and the auctioneers try to keep things dignified. I can think of twice in 2 years when I heard some polite applause when a lot far surpassed the record for an artist's work, or something similar to that. And I have *never* seen anyone bump the price way up (such as if the high bid is $50,000, someone saying "$100,000"), nor have I ever seen a prospective bidder ask to see (much less handle) a lot while bidding is underway, or suggest that something is fake. Those are all just Hollywood tropes.

[@andrethomas7075]

The other auction goers were gasping in shock due to knowing that the egg wasn’t worth anywhere near what Kamal and Bond bidding for it.

[@davidw.2791]

Andre Thomas Yup. Crazy even for all the Mister and Madam Money-To-Burn’s in the room.

[@Milnoc]

@@bricology Well, there was that gasping incident with the work of art by Banksy which partially self-destructed the moment it was sold. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKnOqIWEfr-amrs

[@anndownsouth5070]

Thank you for this. Brings back good memories. I know there is a never-ending debate about the actors that played Bond, but having grown up with Roger Moore makes him my favorite. I will concede that, having read some of the books, he might not have been the closest to character. However he was a beautiful man and will always be my Bond.

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

This is what 007 is really all about.

[@lw3646]

Yes, actual spy stuff.

[@carminemurray6624]

Tee hee 😂 I have a 007 rating 😂

[@nicom4996]

Wow. I wanted that the movie continue, OMG this is so a great scene! I was imediatly captured by the atmosphere

[@118Columbus]

They don’t make movies like this anymore. They use CGI and background music instead of dialogue.

[@notfreeman1776]

The delivery on "I doubt it, he had to buy it" as well as the intense stare showcases how if Roger had been given different direction he could have been a tramendous book accurate Bond. He really did sit on his potential for most of his films

[@MartyM.]

1:06 the gentleman here (Louis Jourdan) was also in a very good Colombo episode where he played a well-known food critic who used poisonous fish as the murder device. (Episdoe: Murder Under Glass, 1978)

[@marazanmusic]

yes, good call !! possibly the best episode of Columbo ever .. : Columbo asks ; 'how do you catch a killer like that ? ' Louis Jordan replies : 'you don't '

[@c0smoKram3r]

Beautifully filmed, great old school lighting and set design

[@ShawndaPrawn]

Between this scene and the backgammon game later, Bond’s trolling costs Khan an absolute fortune!

[@HJM49125]

I prefer cash

[@historybuff66]

@@HJM49125 Spend it quickly…

[@mattbartley2843]

"Likes eggs, preferably Fabergé, and dice, preferably loaded." Actually I thought it was Faberge, preferably fake, and dice, preferably loaded, but I just looked up the quote.

[@Cline3911]

@@historybuff66 I intend to...Kamal Khan

[@mphlohi]

Khan's a prince, the cost was probably peanuts for him.

[@lw3646]

What helps make this scene work is the slight fuddy duddy who goes with Bond. It helps make Bond look even cooler and more daring to have this shocked official forced to go along with it.

[@liquidgeorge]

Beautiful scene and such a great Bond film. Probably ranks 4th or 5th on my all-time (high!) list.

[@greatwuta]

I got this number 4 on my all time high 007 list.

[@marazanmusic]

@@greatwuta my no. 1 .. depending on mood .. I also have a sort of soft spot for 'tomorrow never dies' , cos it has such a memorable script ..

[@greatwuta]

@@marazanmusic Tommorrow Never Dies, I got that film ranked #2 or #3, lol

[@marazanmusic]

@@greatwuta yes, and it includes the classic line uttered by an increasingly fraught Elliott Carver // ' Mr Stomper . will you please kill that bastard ' ... :P:

[@e-musickvance3581]

Jim was hilarious freaking out over Bond bidding for that egg and switching it. He had to buy.

[@havefunoutthere6378]

Absolutely brilliant writing. Especially because of the eventual payoff. Wow.

[@LostGecko]

The lady accepting the bid, wearing purple with the hat on, is so gorgeous.

[@Rapscallion2009]

Yes. So classy. The actor did a wonderful job.

[@MachinneToniSUR]

She is gorgeous I agree

[@despinagounari7312]

Beautiful scene and such a great Bond film!!!!

[@marychocolatefairy]

Love this scene! I'd always heard bad things about Octopussy (from critics) so I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. It has two of my favorite Bond babes, Maud Adams and Kristina Wayborn.

[@AndyCigars]

Roger Moore had so many good scenes as Bond. I love the understated, sophisticated gamesmanship in this one...still so bad assed. Cheers! 🍸

[@Xylarxcode]

I just love the stinkeye Khan gives Bond, as he walks away. He knows he was being trolled, but he was forced to play along.

[@Fogmaster1990]

Roger Moore was the most universally “beloved” bond from the bunch.

[@jmcasas17]

We never see classic scenes like this anymore in the newer bland Bond movies.

[@ttee646]

Such an iconic scene, just timeless!

[@rodrigocruz7320]

Sir Roger Moore was the perfect class act. RIP.

[@ThomasWilliams89]

I love the auctioneer's voice.

[@greg0uk]

He's dead now

[@commisarwinter]

Classic Bond knowing exactly how to push it. Such class

[@Stephen81bluenose]

Half a million for an egg. That's a little high. All time high

[@mryhdy6266]

Nowadays they go for 10 times that amount, if at all

[@markdonnelly1913]

Perhaps the humour was a little subtle for most, but that was pretty funny. Well played!

[@QuayNemSorr]

I see what you did there!

[@masoudsarvin6117]

Bilal Khalid , by George, must've been some sheep.

[@j.i.s.l178]

WoW...

[@simonrees9441]

The John Barry soundtrack always took you on a journey with Bond, awesome composer

[@WeddingPartyinCranston]

as a woman ROGER MOORE is my favorite bond character.

[@mikealanzo]

And today all we got is explosions, explosions, more explosions, extreme explosions, more extreme explosions, mega explosions, extreme mega explosions, more extreme mega explosions, extreme mega super explosions, more extreme mega super explosions............................. and THE END! I sure miss Sean and Roger!!!

[@jmcasas17]

Yes especially with the current bland blonde Bond who is a Jason Bourne wannabe. Not only more explosion but also drama in a complicated boring plotline.

[@mikealanzo]

@@jmcasas17 Exactly... so complicated that you lose track of who's who, where did she/he come from and what the hell happened to the story! They just don't make them like the good old times with a cast worth remembering!

[@jmcasas17]

@@mikealanzo I definitely agree. Now, all the cast members are forgetable after watching it.

[@mikealanzo]

@@jmcasas17 what cast.... :)

[@jmcasas17]

@@mikealanzo those who played in the newer Bond movies. They are not worthy to remember. Hehe. Just my opinion.

[@AlexxanderOnYoutube]

Can you imagine a bond film nowadays without 3 minutes of shooting? This is pure class

[@lw3646]

All the Bond films have bits without action, expect Quantum of Solace possibly....

[@johnnycats5157]

1) I highly doubt anyone would have let him take the egg under the table 2) Louis Jordan was such a great actor

[@ArmyJames]

He wouldn’t be allowed to touch the egg, much less try to conceal it for even a second.

[@neiljohnson5351]

Fact-check a work of fiction?!

[@Mitjitsu]

The fact they even allow bidders to personally touch and hold the egg during bidding is asking for trouble.

[@joka7316]

In 1982 the exchange rate was .57 sterling per US $. 250,000 would be worth around $427,000 today. That means buying this at egg would be a great investment.

[@eduardodeguise7926]

I like to participate in antique auctions and sometimes I remember that scene; by the way, I was lucky enough to meet Roger Moore and chat with him and his wife for about 10 minutes.

[@NoName-xc6cg]

Did you talk about the auction scene?

[@eduardodeguise7926]

@@NoName-xc6cg Before Roger Moore arrived, they told us that the topic was UNICEF so we wouldn't put the James Bond topic because he didn't want to talk about it; So even though the conference was over, he hardly wanted to touch on that topic. What I did when I came to talk to him, I extended my hand and said "Sir Roger Moore, can you please say My Name is Bond, James Bond", and he shook my hand saying that famous phrase; then we start chatting....

[@NoName-xc6cg]

@@eduardodeguise7926 hahaha nice!

[@robbiewhite2351]

2:47 after my 3rd plate at thanksgiving when my grandma asks me if I want another plate.

[@arogers2741]

I like the way Roger Moore played the character, smooth, elegant and classy.

[@vinilo1962]

I can't get enough of watching this scene, which is one of my favorites from Sir Roger Moore in Octopussy (the other is in the game of backgammon). Moore knew how to give elegance that necessary combination with the bondgirls; and although there is no denying the beauty and seduction of Kristina Wayborn (Impressive, when I came out of Moore's balcony after he let himself steal Fabergee's egg); Maud Adams will always consider her as the best, not for nothing was she a bondgirl twice. And no one like her comes up with the phrase "ohhh, James ...." that seems to be saying it in your ear.

[@JaegerZ3]

I love how always 007 will do something extremely risky, not just to stir, but to shake things up. Shaken, not stirred, is apparently his moto not just his drink looool

[@erwinmanzano7596]

The wit and intelligence of Roger Moore as James Bond is highly manifest across his seven Bond movies. Such feat was never exemplified by Connery, Lazenby, etc.

[@philjamieson5572]

I really like this Bond scene in the auction house. It seems to be taken from the Ian Fleming short 007 story, 'The Property of a Lady' in which Bond is sent to....sorry, I forgot. No spoilers.

[@peterfrank3365]

My favorite of Roger Moore's 'James Bond' movie.

[@greatwuta]

Personally I got The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only ranked higher this Octopussy but I do love this movie.

[@despinagounari7312]

@@greatwuta The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy are 3 best Moore's Bond movies.

[@marazanmusic]

@@despinagounari7312 yes , I agree __++

[@lukasnummer1]

"The Spy Who Loved Me", "For Your Eyes Only" (my personal favourite of Moore's entries!) and "Octopussy" are wonderful, but I also ADORE the flamboyant "Live and Let Die" - the first Bond film I ever saw.

[@alexandervouzenthal8163]

That last hand...nearly killed me

[@fear5735]

Can you not reference the emasculated Bond that was wrote for women and made by women that forever destroyed the franchise? Kay thanks.

[@alexcaruso8766]

I'd like to think Roger Moore is bidding away in OO7 heaven right now.

[@joelstein4657]

Ahhh for the days to return when Bond had a sense of humor. Really enjoyed Moore's interpretation. This latest guy acts like he's afraid his face would crack if he smiles.

[@marcobalcazar9184]

You haven't read any of the novels.

[@davidw.2791]

@@marcobalcazar9184 Yup. In the books, Bond being a Misogynist Dinosaur was not even in the top five of the Unappealing list.

[@vsboy2577]

When Bond movies had class and not a CGI mess.

[@jonessoda4me1]

Thank you

[@steffenhammerby4181]

Roger's raised eyebrow is worth more than Craig's entire acting career :-)

[@johnvonhorn2942]

eyebrow up, eyebrow down

[@ewantaylor5626]

Sir Sean rules

[@davewanamaker3690]

If the producers of Airplane and Naked Gun made a parody the item up for auction would have been a velvet Elvis painting. I would have loved to have seen that.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

For those curious, the reasonable upper window of £300,000 in 1983 would be roughly equivelent to £1,270,000 in today's currency (2024). The final bid of £500,000 would be worth a little under £2,115,000 in today's currency. For Americans, that's equivelent to a little over $2,676,000

[@denverchetty5958]

the real 007 Sir Roger Moore.

[@cluman1]

Roger looking a little long in the tooth in this one but it doesn't matter...this was his best Bond film in my opinion. He was really looking over the hill as Bond in A View to a Kill. Even he said so.

[@WeddingPartyinCranston]

UGG I CANT STAND IT PUT THE EGG BACK ON THE PODIUM JAMES!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@deathproofpony]

500,000 British Pounds was the equivalent of around $651,000 US dollars in 1983. That's around $1.7 million today.

[@sabre517]

Would still be a worthy investment then for the future, as Faberge eggs are worth tens of millions each nowadays and going up.

[@remcolodeweges2132]

One of the best scenes of the movie...

[@ShameerRavji]

Always loved that scene.

[@patryk7296]

Connery best bond ever

[@nobodyuknow4911]

Ahhh the time when the movies had things that ~apparently~ don't exist in the movies anymore... they called it a "plot", and it was part of a "story", that was made by a "writer"...

[@jjrj8568]

If you ever find Bond at an auction, just get back home: he likes to troll

[@Trazynn]

You can tell money was worth something back then.

[@ronaldcustard4636]

So what’s it worth now then?

[@theextremeviking]

@@ronaldcustard4636 It's worth the equal amount in debt. Money is debt now you know.

[@theextremeviking]

@Bilal Khalid So we don't need the money system.

[@chinchy111]

Money is worth quesadillas at taco bell

[@mevalgaav]

@@theextremeviking What, you're going to barter?

[@rogerkincaid931]

I was a kid when I first saw this, so me, being ignorant of Louis Jourdan, actually thought he was an Afghan.

[@nifralo2752]

Some Afghans do look white. Though most have orange skin

[@АлоизГрубер]

The last time I saw him was at the concert of the Three Tenors in Los Angeles in 1994 ...

[@derekmonroe7345]

I would like to go to that auction. Looks fun.

[@flybeep1661]

It's an early 1980s movie but the way it looks (with all those drab colors and set design) it makes it look like a 1970s movie. Compare that to how "A View to a Kill" looks just a couple of years later.

[@stratfordbaby]

The old, 'swap the real egg with the fake egg under the magazine' routine. Very nice!!!!

[@flybeep1661]

If I remember this movie correctly, I think Bond switches the egg for a fake one when he takes the egg and moves it under the table and book.

[@maninahat1417]

eye brow flex from Rog...

[@raulfernandezg]

the stress I had from thinking he might actually get the egg was off the charts!! hahahah

[@xx3868]

The silver haired man carrying the egg on the pillow thing has been in so many English scifi such as blakes 7 ,Dr Who and also on "Colditz" as background extras.

[@greg7964]

For anybody curious, 500,000 pounds is $656,817 U.S. dollars

[@grhinson]

I think the exchange rate was higher back then...

[@RD19902010]

@@grhinson also, inflation

[@Jay-xr3sb]

If only they showed Rodger bid with his eyebrow

[@jakebond2294]

That look at the end, Wrath of Khan indeed. Louis Jourdan made a very classy bad guy.

[@bmker5469]

Great scene.. I have a Faberge gold egg.. about 7 inch long and 5 inches wide. I think it might be broken as it's got a slight rattle. Should be an easy fix. The gold peels off and it can be split doon the middle... chucked the packaging so it's just the egg.. might no get the £500,000 for it.. but open to offers.

[@nihits]

love this scene and the backgammon scene in octopussy

[@alexandervouzenthal8163]

That last hand...nearly killed me HA!

[@almartin115]

I think of this egg at some point every single year at Easter. For some reason I'll never ever know why.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaa808]

Bond is suppose to be a naval intelligent officer, just like in this scene. The key word, intelligent, not brute strength like many modern portrayal of a spy.

[@Staarkalinou]

I liked the Roger Moore era; it is so underrated..

[@GK1976A]

Back when Bond films were half decent.

[@damienhine1861]

That's just what I was thinking until I remembered him swinging on vines through a jungle and telling a tiger to "Sit!" in the same film.

[@johnsumser9743]

The worst Bond ever.

[@Scorpis91]

@@johnsumser9743 timothy dalton by far the worst bond

[@eddiedevereoxford4995]

When they were still classy

[@tiadaid]

@@Scorpis91 Only you think that. Many people feel that Dalton is the best Bond, period.

[@1532JJ]

There is no way that switch would have worked. There surely would have been procedures to not let him put it under the table, plus there were lots of people sat facing him directly, the switch would have been obvious.

[@VideoAmericanStyle]

Yeah, it’s totally absurd and improbable, but a great Bond moment nonetheless.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

In 1983 Fabergé eggs were still cheap and the English pound was still strong. Adn auctions were still an elegant and fun affair.

[@ahmadbinfadzil8258]

I remember in October 1983 my friend called me to his house to watch Octopussy on video.It was not very clear but just can watch it.He borrowed it from his friend. It was duplicated from unknown source whereby at that time Octopussy was still not premiere worldwide.

[@TheSocialDistorter]

"Let's see how badly he wants it."

[@TheSocialDistorter]

Have you gone mad?

[@That_Random_Bloke]

@@TheSocialDistorter”Jim?”

[@psallen5099]

I always thought Bond was a good egg.