Filming of James Bond in the 1970s for a scene in his film, "The Goonies" (1985). Filming of James Bond in the 1970s Films made in the 1970s featuring the character of James Bond included "Diamonds Are Forever", "Live and Let Die", "The Man with the Golden Gun", "The Spy Who Loved Me", and "Moonraker". Filming began on 5 April 1971, with the South African scenes actually shot in the desert near Las Vegas, and finished on 13 August 1971. The film was shot primarily in the US, with locations including the Los Angeles International Airport, Universal City Studios and eight hotels of Las Vegas. Besides the
James Bond (literary character) described his version of Bond as a more ruthless and darker character, stating that "Bond is not a nice guy. Bond is a killer ... He is an anti-hero." In 1967, four years after Fleming's death, his literary executors, Glidrose Productions, approached Kingsley Amis and offered him £10,000 (£ in pounds) to write the first continuation Bond novel. The result was "Colonel Sun" published in 1968 under the pen-name Robert Markham. Journalist James Harker noted that although the book was not literary, it was stylish. Raymond Benson noted that Bond's character and events from previous novels were all maintained in