[nacarino]

The sequence sees Bond, having just set fire to a drugs factory, evade Dr. Kananga’s men by stealing a speedboat and heading out into the Louisiana Irish Bayou. Screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz recalled how the sequence was conceived: “I knew there was going to be a boat chase and until we almost started shooting, it just said, ‘The most terrific boat chase you’ve ever seen,’ because I never got around to writing it. That really happened as a result of going around the bayous and seeing the different stunts they could do.”

[jmarclucash]

On Friday 13 October 1972, the Live And Let Die production team started shooting on the film’s iconic boat chase.

[juliahollis89]

On 15 October, the piece de resistance of the set-piece saw stuntman Jerry Comeaux perform a boat-jump over Highway 39 at Crawdad Bridge over Sheriff J. W. Pepper and his car. To test the stunt was safe, the crew recreated the levee and the police car, even making a J.W. Pepper out of bamboo. The idea was that if the stunt could be performed three times without mishap, it would be safe to put an actor in there. [links]

[earney]

There were 26 boats used in the sequence, leaping across roadways and skidding across lawns. By the time the shoot was complete, 17 boats were destroyed. For the first part of the chase, Bond drives a Glastron GT-150, then, after a bullet punctures the propeller fuel tank, he swaps it for a CV-19. To let Director Guy Hamilton capture close-ups of Bond travelling at speed, Roger Moore learned to drive the boats. Although the actor didn’t emerge unscathed. During rehearsals, he drove the CV-19 into a boathouse on the shore, fracturing his tooth in the accident. here

[jelon94]

2. Around 9 of the boats were GT-150s.

[turnerny75]

4. The only existing verification that a Glastron is from the movie is with a bill of sale from the production company. All Glastron records from the period were destroyed.

[cuu508]

10. Filmed jump scene, based on Tulane University recommendations, was made on October 16th, 1972. Their mathematics were perfect.

[Maxalu]

Chase scenes are a vital part of James Bond's franchise DNA and Live and Let Die, the dated but highly fun first outing for Roger Moore's James Bond, has a particularly great one to its name. more

[fenpark15]

The boat chase scene in the second half of Live and Let Die is completely awesome and features many insane boat jump stunts. It goes on for a long time and is even inter-spliced with various interludes on the riverbank, but it never becomes boring and only seems to get better and better as it goes along. [links]

[preventhrtattack1]

The presence of Sheriff Pepper, who would (inexplicably) be brought back for The Man with the Golden Gun, is unfortunate and drags this sequence down a tiny bit, but other than that this is classic Bond action and definitely the best part of the film. more

[redjaltor63]

From For Your Eyes Only more

[Dennis]

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[MiniMan36x]

Bond attempts to control a remotely-hijacked helicopter more

[Gordon]

The submarine crews aid 007 here