Every Bond Movie Pre-Title Scene Ranked - Worst To Best

It’s a relatively unheralded sequence, but Octopussy’s beginning deserves credit as one of the very few Bond openings that stand alone, completely unrelated to the main plot.

The absurd entertainment starts from the second Roger Moore’s Bond attempts to plant a bomb in a Latin American military base wearing a fake moustache, getting caught almost immediately. “Well, it’s a small world, you’re a Toro too!” Bond jests with the man he’s impersonating.

Luckily for him, his ally has brought along a collapsible airplane, and that’s exactly what 007 proceeds to use in his escape. Circling around the base, Bond’s high-flying manoeuvres lure a following missile straight into the hangar which, along with whatever dastardly threats were present, go kaboom.

Bond then lands the plane at a roadside gas station, where he cheekily bids an attendant to “fill her up, please.” It’s the kind of gag that Roger Moore’s incarnation of the character pulled off best, endearing us to borderline ludicrous antics with nothing but his charm and an eyebrow.

Simply a day in the life of James Bond, as he bombastically foils plots and makes a clean getaway with a clever quip. All in a day’s work for Her Majesty’s finest.

Best moment: Bond’s luscious ally distracts his captors by showing off her legs, as Moore comically encourages them to take a closer look before opening their parachutes. It’s not an ejector seat, but it’s just as efficient.