# Diamonds Are Forever (film)

Diamonds Are Forever is a 1971 British-American action spy film, the sequel to 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, about a diamond smuggling investigation that leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an extortion plot headed by his nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld. It was followed by 1973 film Live and Let Die.
    Directed by Guy Hamilton. Written by Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz, based on the novel by Ian Fleming.

## James Bond

* [After killing what appears to be Blofeld] Welcome to hell, Blofeld.
* [After flinging Mr. Wint with a bomb into the ocean which explodes] Well, he certainly left with his tails between the legs.

## Ernst Stavro Blofeld

* Good evening, 007. Double jeopardy, Mr. Bond. You killed my only other double, I'm afraid. After his death, volunteers were understandably... rather scarce. Such a pity. All that time and expense simply to provide you with one mock-heroic moment.
* [Thinking of the satellite's next target after having attacked nuclear assets in the U.S., USSR, and China] The satellite is at present over... Kansas. Well, if we destroy Kansas the world may not hear about it for years. Perhaps New York, with all that smut and traffic... might give them a chance for a fresh start. Washington, D.C. Perfect. Since we have not heard from them, they will hear from us.

## Mr. Wint

* [After a planted bomb implodes a helicopter of Whyte company executives] If God had wanted man to fly... He would have given him wings, Mr. Kidd.

## Mr. Kidd

* [After killing a Whyte company representative] Curious how everyone who touches those diamonds seems to die.

## Dialogue

    Sir Donald Munger: Tell me, Commander, how far does your expertise extend into the field of diamonds?
    James Bond: Well, hardest substance found in nature, they cut glass, suggests marriage, I suppose it replaced the dog as the girl's best friend. That's about it.
    M: Refreshing to hear that there is one subject you're not an expert on!
    Bond: Anything you want me to bring you from Holland, Moneypenny?
    Moneypenny: A diamond... in a ring.
    Bond: Would you settle for a tulip? [He drives away]
    Moneypenny: [Longingly] Yes!
    Tiffany Case: My God! You've just killed James Bond!
    James Bond: [With disgust] Is that who it was? Well, it just proves no one's indestructible.
    [The corpse of Mrs. Whistler is seen being recovered from the River Amstel in Amsterdam - to the shock of a tour commentator]
    Mr. Kidd: [Taking a photograph of the proceedings] Mrs. Whistler DID want some pictures of the canals for the children.
    Mr. Wint: How kind of you Mr. Kidd, the children will be so thrilled!
    [Bond has just paid in to join a craps game and gathered his chips, when...]
    Plenty O'Toole: Hi, I'm Plenty.
    James Bond: [Glances at her cleavage] But of course you are.
    O'Toole: Plenty O'Toole.
    Bond: Named after your father perhaps?
    [Plenty O'Toole is thrown out of the window and lands in the middle of the hotel's swimming pool]
    James Bond: [Looking down] Exceptionally fine shot.
    Slumber Inc. Attendant: I didn't know there was a pool down there. [James attacks him]
    [Q plays multiple slot machines, winning the jackpot every time]
    Tiffany Case: Hi there, Mr. Q. Are you having any luck?
    Q: I'm being somewhat successful, thank you.
    [After James Bond kills what appears to be a double of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, his cat runs away as another cat with a diamond leash arrives with the real Blofeld]
    Blofeld: Right idea, Mr. Bond...
    Bond: ...but wrong pussy.
    [Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd have sealed Bond into a coffin and observe it rolling into the crematorium furnace at Slumber Inc.]
    Mr. Wint: Very... moving.
    Mr. Kidd: Heartwarming, Mr. Wint.
    Mr. Wint: A glowing tribute, Mr. Kidd!
    Tiffany Case: Listen, you can drop me off at the next corner. This whole thing is getting a little out of hand. No regrets, but when you start stealing moon machines from Willard Whyte, Good bye and Good Luck!
    James Bond: Just relax, I have a friend named Felix who can fix anything.
    Case: Is he married? [After being pulled over by the sheriff; sarcastically] Relax, you've got a friend named Felix who can fix anything.
    Bond: Unfortunately, so can Willard Whyte.
    Circus Circus carnie: [To children of water guns aiming for clown mouths] There you are, young man. Boys and girls, here we go again! All you have to do is just take your gun... Here we have a little lady, here we have a little man, and here we have a big lady!
    Boy: [To Annie] You're a little out of your league, aren't ya, sister?
    Circus Circus carnie: Point the gun. You know what to do. All ready? Get set. Now hold it till I say go. Go! Come on! That's it! Everybody point right at the clown! [Annie wins without even aiming at the clown mouth] A winner every time! There we are! All right! That's the way to do it! Oh, look at that! And we have another winner! Annie Oakley on the end, huh?! Here we are! What an eye! What an eye!
    Boy: Wait a second! I saw the whole thing! The machine's fixed! Who's she... your mother?!
    Annie Oakley: Blow up your pants! [Walks away]
    Boy: One win! She only had one win! You're supposed to have 24 to win that dog!
    Circus Circus carnie: Will you give it a rest, kid?!
    James Bond: They got me this place and told me to wait for further instructions. You'd find it difficult to hear under water. Now, where's the stuff?
    Annie Oakley: Who are you? You're not a cop and you're not Peter Franks. You're not the type to turn the other cheek.
    James Bond: Where is it?
    Tiffany Case: Willard Whyte's right-hand man. [Referring to top of Whyte casino hotel tower] Do you see the top? The penthouse? They say Willard Whyte hasn't set foot out of there in three years. And no one has seen him... no one.
    Gas station attendant: [Walking up to Van driver pumping] How much is that?! Did you pay for this?!
    James Bond: Cut him off. [Gets out vehicle and Tiffany drives in front of van]
    Tiffany Case: Hey, Curly! What about my stamps? [Gas station attendant walks off] Where are you going?!
    Van driver: Are you mad?! Let me by!
    Gas station attendant: Stamps?! You ain't got no gas yet!
    Tiffany Case: Okay, so shove a coupl'a gallons in!
    Gas station attendant: Well, back it up!
    Tiffany Case: [Motorist pulls up and blows horn] Keep leaning on that tooter, Charlie, and you'll get a shot in the mouth!
    Motorist: Come on, lady, move it!
    Gas station attendant: Okay, lady, you win, you win.
    Van driver: Will someone move that car?!
    Motorist: Do what he says!
    Tiffany Case: Hey! I wanted high-test! Forget it, Curly! You had your chance and you blew it! [Drives away]
    [James appears in the basement of the Whyte House, having been rendered unconscious by a gas trap in the elevator]
    Mr. Wint: If at first you don't succeed, Mr. Kidd....
    Mr. Kidd: Try, try again, Mr. Wint. [As they load Bond into the trunk of their car, to dump him in a pipe in the desert]
    Tiffany Case: Darling, why are we suddenly staying in the Newlywed Suite at the Whyte House?
    James Bond: In order to form a more perfect union.

## Taglines

* "Diamonds Are Forever"...forever...forever...forever...
* Bond is back...with a vengeance.
* Bond is back...with the action.
* Bond is back...with the excitement.
* Bond is back...with the girls.
* The man who made 007 a household number

## Cast

* Sean Connery - James Bond
* Jill St. John - Tiffany Case
* Charles Gray - Ernst Stavro Blofeld
* Lana Wood - Plenty O'Toole
* Jimmy Dean - Willard Whyte
* Bruce Cabot - Albert R. 'Bert' Saxby
* Putter Smith - Mr. Kidd
* Bruce Glover - Mr. Wint
* Norman Burton - Felix Leiter
* Bernard Lee - M
* Desmond Llewelyn - Q
* Lois Maxwell - Miss Moneypenny

## External links

* Diamonds Are Forever quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* Diamonds Are Forever at Rotten Tomatoes