 The film was also a deliberate effort to bring the series more back to reality, following the success of "Moonraker" in 1979.As co-writer Michael G. Wilson pointed out, "If we went through the path of "Moonraker" things would just get more outlandish, so we needed to get back to basics".To that end, the story that emerged was simpler, not one in which the world was at risk, but returning the series to that of a Cold War thriller; Bond would also rely more on his wits than gadgets to survive.