casino film casino spy comedy film originally produced starring ensemble cast directors actors loosely based james_bond novel film stars original bond sir james_bond forced retirement investigate deaths international spies soon battles mysterious film slogan casino james_bond refers bond ruse agents pretending james_bond master millionaire spy bond secretary bond daughter british agents cooper producer acquired film rights attempted casino film producers series failed come terms believing compete series resolved produce film satire budget escalated directors writers got involved production actors expressed dissatisfaction project casino released april months prior fifth bond movie film financial success grossing million worldwide musical score praised earning academy_award nomination song look love critical reception casino generally negative critics regarded affair film rights held metro mayer distributors official bond movies plot overview story casino told episodic format oversaw assembly sections turned credit director opening sequence james_bond inspector meet presents credentials shot suggesting display setting tone film dramatic opening sequences bond films plot summary sir james_bond legendary british spy retired secret service years previously visited head cia representative representative representative bond come retirement deal eliminating agents bond pleas bond continues stand firm mansion destroyed mortar attack orders killed explosion bond travels scotland return remains widow real replaced agent rest household likewise replaced aim discredit bond destroying image attempts seduce bond fail impressed bond changes helps bond foil plot way london bond survives attempt life bond promoted head learns british agents world eliminated enemy spies inability resist sex bond told sex given james_bond original bond retired gone work television orders remaining agents named james_bond confuse creates rigorous programme train male agents ignore women recruits expert begins training resist seductive women meets exotic agent known bond hires retired agent turned millionaire recruit expert intends use beat agent having money desperate money cover theft executed following clue agent bond persuades estranged daughter travel infiltrate international mothers help pair service cover training center plan sell photographs military leaders ussr china great_britain art auction scheme hopes use raise money destroys photos remaining option raise money playing arrives casino accompanied attempt disable seductive agent miss later night observes playing casino realises infrared sunglasses cheat steals sunglasses allowing eventually beat game apparently abducted outside casino kidnapped pursuing desperate winning rescues subsequently kill agents raid base kill london kidnapped giant flying sir james travel casino rescue discover casino located atop giant underground headquarters run evil secretly sir james nephew agent defected spite famous uncle jimmy reveals plans use biological warfare women beautiful kill men inch tall leaving big man gets girls jimmy captured tries convince partner agrees atomic time pills turning walking atomic bomb sir james manage escape cell fight way casino director office sir double agent casino overrun secret agents battle american french support arrive add chaos eventually jimmy atomic explodes destroying casino inside sir james agents appear heaven shown descending hell cast sir james_bond legendary british secret agent forced retirement fight james_bond master recruited challenge casino retired british secret agent forced service exchange writing tax financial agent desperate win repay money organisation bond nephew head beautiful daughter bond original works service position mother years agent agent widow help falling love bond credited agent attempts kill casino extra stands casino bond daughter born love affair british secret agent successfully atomic british secret agent specifically chosen trained mission resist women official drives way london berlin taxi polo agent love expresses feelings teacher portrayed parody german film cabinet school modelled film head dies explosion caused bombardment bond estate cia agent accompanies persuade bond retirement reappears final climactic fight scene agent accompanies ransom bond takes credit greatest number actors bond film appeared appear rest series appeared russia love featured unnamed operative plays live twice appeared majesty secret service tiny role british army officer played royal_navy officer seen briefly gun guards received role spy loved appears bit temple guard opening door hall played guards spy loved plays temple priest hall went play unnamed figure clearly intended pre credits sequence eyes assistant appeared eyes appears briefly army officer auction earlier played gangster major stars like given billing film promotion screen trailers despite fact appeared minutes final scene uncredited cast established stars like sporting legends like prepared uncredited parts film able work members cast stunt director employed appear brief insert film proved young experience film industry called father cover screen shots hands film marks debut later physical form star wars series monster role later play hammer films horror monster hell features early scenes film driver production development march sold film rights novel casino book featuring character james_bond producer dollars set production company produce film adaptation wound finding financial death december death producer represented widow obtained casino rights long time interest adapting james_bond offered purchase casino rights declined friend director interest adapting casino considering writer grant james_bond eventually gave saw film bond adaptation partner company having invested nearly money pre production casino decided try deal distributor attempt production eventually fell frequently argued specially profit divisions casino adaptation start production approached play bond offering film million dollars rejected eventually decided offer project script written studio accepted given series led spy film time opted film spoof bond series instead straightforward adaptation screenplay development contribution project final result fact substantial oscar winning writer recruited produce screenplay film wrote drafts story incorporating different scenes characters treatments straight adaptations far closer original source novel spoof final production draft discovered papers identify screenwriter direct adaptation novel albeit bond character absent instead replaced poker playing american gangster later drafts vice central plot character head network novel patrons fund invention screenwriter plot elements opened change background include chase scene hamburg red light district results bond escaping whilst disguised female mud wrestler new characters appear lover bond ultimate fate crushed garbage truck wife beautiful face throat result bond shield sequence sees wing meet fate goes prime protagonist torture scene features book role originally virtually scripts filmed died heart attack april days present time reported script completely written time film reached production idea james_bond given number agents remained key plot device finished film case version occurs demise original james_bond event happened prior beginning story puts memory opposition hired write dialogue rest script filming principal filming carried london extensive sequences featured london notably exterior downing street castle kent home sir james_bond blown start film filming scottish castle actually location ireland focus car chase sequences bond leaves castle shot village sequences specifically old windsor production proved troubled different directors different segments film stunt directing final sequence addition credited writers believed contributed screenplay varying degrees given responsibility chapters offered unique title director declined claiming chaotic plot reflect credited extra credit labelled additional sequences instead scenes drama film production concerned filming segments involving declared sellers felt intimidated extent couple shots studio simultaneously versions legend depict drama stemming sellers favour sellers knew visit set insisted performing magic tricks director obliged director wrote think sellers refused work amateur director personal friend sellers punched actor complained sellers behavior set biographies sellers suggest took role bond heart annoyed decision casino comedy wanted play bond straight illustrated somewhat form film life death peter sellers based biography claimed sellers kept writing scenes play seriously story agreement observation parts film close book ones featuring sellers end sellers involvement film cut abruptly short received major billing actors appear briefly appear climactic brawl end trademark coin promptly shooting dead backwards firing pistol appears wearing fake officer requires english phrase book translate coin flip originally appeared years earlier like hot science fiction convention held commented film apparently big screen debut claimed originally asked play super giant superhero costume attacks torture mind sequence idea film script rapidly dropped cast type monster closing scenes final sequence principally directed actor director credits unfinished scenes sellers left production scenes shot character abruptly captured film sellers fired simply walked unclear given went absent days time involved conflicts explanation plausible regardless sellers unavailable filming ending linking footage explain details leaving filmmakers way existing footage work framing device beginning ending invented salvage footage said given task creating narrative thread link segments film chose use original bond linking characters tie story originally released versions film cardboard sellers background final scenes later versions cardboard replaced footage sellers highland dress inserted trick photography signs missing footage sellers segments evident points captured camera sellers entering racing car substituted calls car chase thing shown tortured takes sellers dream sequence pretending play piano finale blowing candles whilst highland dress end film james_bond doubles kidnap sequence death abruptly inserted consists pre existing footage rescued followed later filmed shot abruptly deciding shoot followed freeze frame previous footage surrounded bodies noticeably previous shot entire sequence involving going underground james_bond training school turns training area lowest level shot creating abrupt cut announcing james_bond exiting lift training school sequences film removed known actors appeared final cut including agent body briefly seen disposed music music decided bring score previous production new worked years writing casino meantime composing fox score forced decline participation lyricist contributed songs appeared instrumental versions performed songs singing lyrics title song end credits rolled version song sung title theme second number easy listening chart spent weeks june peaked number billboard hot fourth chapter film features song look love performed dusty springfield played scene recruiting seen man size seductive walk look love nominated song radio hit radio stations heard film degree inspired casino european release sang versions look love french les german later tracks score songs home james don spare horses arranged bond street appearing album reach flying reworked vocals let love come orchestra leader arranger melody later featured commercial joke brief snippet song born free film time barry main composer bond series said song won academy award original album cover art based film poster original stereo vinyl release soundtrack highly sought regarded music critics finest sounding time original later issued track order shown soundtrack listing casino theme brass look love dusty springfield money penny goes broke torture mind home james don spare horses sir james trip look love instrumental miss little french boy flying sir james_bond dream james winning big indians fight casino casino theme reprise soundtrack album famous audio excellence recording standard test record decades come especially vocal performance dusty springfield look love film soundtrack released companies different configurations including complete score releases budget studio approved film production budget million large filming project ran problems shoot ran months schedule costs running film finally completed doubled original budget final production budget million expensive films point previous film budget million nearly contemporary budget million extremely high budget casino led comparisons troubled production referred runaway mini columbia announced film released time christmas problems postponed launch april release reception casino world premiere london leicester square april breaking opening records theatre history american premiere held new_york april capitol cinema theatres opened months prior fifth bond film live twice box office marketing despite lukewarm nature contemporary reviews pull james_bond sufficient 13th highest grossing film north_america gross million worldwide total million million dollars attributed success film marketing strategy featured naked woman film posters print ads billboard new_york times square campaign included series commercials featuring british model late film making money estate negotiated extraordinary gross profits estimated million proceeds currently going daughter sole heir sellers fourth wife critical reception advance press screenings casino held leading reviews appear premiere chaotic nature production featured heavily contemporary reviews later reviewers roger_ebert said possibly film time described casino vulgar variety declared film situations gags special effects lacking discipline new_york_times positive statements film considering casino talent agent secret agent praising fast start scenes game bond felt script repetitive filled clichés wild jokes gags leading excessive length film reckless disconnected nonsense stopped point release film widely criticised number people film currently holds rating rotten tomatoes based reviews consensus stating goofy dated parody spy movie casino star cast laugh free script instance called casino spoof described real life review film remarked money money film terribly uneven funny later reviewers impressed film review called original ultimate spy spoof opined nearly impossible follow plot satire highest degree describing disaster concluded psychedelic absurd masterpiece cinema historian written artistic merits film says like casino film vision collaboration adaption accident anti work time film shaped took complimented acting humour mentioned film dull stretches writing noted hard believe actually waited anticipation called james_bond spoof disappointment today hard described film erratic testament 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