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Movies Filmed in the Bahamas
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Six
James Bond Movies
To experience the world of
Bond as depicted in the new "Casino Royale," head to Nassau and to
the fancy One & Only Ocean Club, which not only appears in the movie
but was incorporated into the plot.
Or check out the popular resort Atlantis, on Paradise Island, which
also can be seen in the film.
This is not the first time 007 has come to the Bahamas. In fact, the
islands have hosted the legendary film franchise six times; the
Bahamas wins the award for most utilized location in the history of
Bond films.
Sean Connery enjoyed the islands so much he ultimately made his home
here, on New Providence Island in the posh community of Lyford Cay.
007 first visited the Bahamas in 1965 for "Thunderball," in which
this city played a starring role. Cafe Martinique and the British
Colonial Hilton were among the sites featured in the film, in which
Bond (Connery) enjoyed his martinis "shaken, not stirred." Today,
the famed restaurant has been revived at Atlantis Marina Village
under the direction of celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The
Hilton, meanwhile, has a "Double-O" suite filled with Bond
memorabilia including posters, books and DVDs of the Bond flicks.
The Rock Point house - better known to 007 fans as Palmyra, estate
of the villian Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) - is another notable
attraction from the movie.
In 1983, "Never Say Never Again," a "Thunderball" remake, also was
set and shot extensively in the Bahamas, featuring many of the same
locations.
Key underwater sequences for several Bond films, including "Thunderball,"
"Never Say Never Again," "You Only Live Twice," "The Spy Who Loved
Me" and "For Your Eyes Only," were filmed around the islands, using
shipwrecks and natural formations and featuring the area's colorful
marine life. Featured in "Thunderball" and now named "Thunderball
Grotto" is a natural limestone cavern near Staniel Cay in the Out
Islands.
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Eye of the Dolphin Filmed Here
Carly Schroeder found that swimming
with the dolphins in the Bahamas
during the filming of award-winning
"Eye Of The Dolphin" was an amazing
cross-species experience.
In "Eye Of The Dolphin", (in
theaters since August 24), Schroeder
plays a troubled teen whose
circumstances force her to move to
the Bahamas where her father is a
dolphin researcher.
During filming, she is pulled
through the crystal clear tropical
waters of the Bahamas by dolphins
and she'll never be the same for it,
"Dolphins have a kind of spiritual
presence - it's incredible how they
affect you. Their energy, the power
they give off is so uplifting. It's
in the noises they make, their body
language, how they react to you, how
they love being pet, and how silly
and playful they act."
Each dolphin is distinct, "Kayla,
the big mama, is protective. Bryland,
-- the baby boy squirts the camera
to get attention. Salvador, a real
kisser -- bobs up and touches you on
the lips."
This experience raised questions for
Schroeder, "We don't seem to
understand them very well, but they
seem to sense what we may be
feeling. It's hard for us to
comprehend what they're thinking,
but the dolphins have it down, even
if we don't."
Schroeder is no stranger to
physically demanding roles. In Prey
she played a tourist attacked by
lions and in Gracie she played a
teen soccer star, preparing by
training for six months with
professional soccer players.
"With 'Eye Of The Dolphin' the
producers thought they would need a
stunt double for the scenes with
dolphins in the open ocean.
Schroeder quickly proved she could
handle the task. She says, "The
dolphins know when you're out of air
and need to get back to the surface,
almost before you do -- they guide
you back up." |
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