James Bond in film "Octopussy". However, when Kevin McClory announced his re-working of "Thunderball" as "Never Say Never Again", the producers re-contracted Moore in the belief that an established actor in the role would fare better against McClory's choice of Bond, Sean Connery. Before "For Your Eyes Only" had been released, Albert Broccoli had asked John Glen to return and direct "Octopussy". George MacDonald Fraser wrote an initial treatment that was extensively revised by Michael G. Wilson and Richard Maibaum. First unit filming began on 10 August 1982 at the Berlin Wall crossing point Checkpoint Charlie, although the second unit had already been at
O.K. Connery contemporary reviews, Bosley Crowther writing for "The New York Times" referred to the film as "a wobbly carbon copy of the James Bond thrillers" "Variety" described the film as so "unbelievably inept", that "many viewers may find it hilarious fun." The "Monthly Film Bulletin" stated that "O.K. Connery" was a "grotesque parody of a parody" noting endless allusions to Neil Connery's brother Sean Connery. The review concluded that "the film as a whole is bad enough to be hysterically funny." "The Cleveland Press" referred to the film as a "dreary and dismal espionage movie" stating that the film lacked the