- For about 20 years, my greatest passion has been the filming locations of the James Bond films around the world. Not just traveling there and visiting the locations, but also researching unknown filming locations.
I've already discovered a large number of new filming locations and shared them with the James Bond community. Traveling to filming locations interests many people around the world, not just James Bond fans.
My greatest success was researching and visiting the filming location of the Astro Spiral Jump from "The Man With The Golden Gun" from 1974, from the point of view of many James Bond fans the greatest car stunt in film history! The location was completely unknown for 44 years and I was the first Bond fan to visit the exact filming location on Klong Rangsit north of Bangkok on June 1, 2018. Coincidentally, exactly 44 years after the stunt that was performed there on June 1, 1974.
My research into all the James Bond filming locations in Thailand resulted in the book "On the tracks of 007: Guide to Thailand", which I wrote together with a friend.
I am often criticized about whether the filming location of the famous Astro Spiral Jump is correct and how I found the location. My theory is that a very long, straight run-up road was necessary for the vehicle's necessary speed of 48 mph. We know from historical records and interviews that a concrete road was built that leads to the stunt bridge. And I am sure that this road still exists and was not demolished after filming.
Instead, the road was almost certainly gratefully accepted by the locals and a village with houses was built around it.
In the target area there is exactly one such road, several hundred meters long, straight like a line and - compared to other roads there - very narrow. And very old. In my view, this must be the road that was built for the film. There is no other.
I am still often criticized and people doubt it. That's why I've been looking for documents, recordings, interviews or experts for months now who can help me prove my theory. The Astro Spiral Jump from the James Bond film is a common topic in your McHenry Forum. Are there any experts there who can help me? Who can I contact?
Unfortunately, the stunt happened 50 years ago and many of those involved have already died ...
It would really help me if there were any recordings or if someone remembered roughly how long the road was that was built into the open field as a run-up for the stunt.
My brother Stanley was also the announcer for the ALL American Thrill Show stunt show that included the spiral jump for several years and I will ask him about the location.
I will also look through our boxes of information to see if any better idea on the location
I have gone through the box many times but never for trying to determine if any pictures and/or letters, etc might shed light on the actual location in Thailand.
Also note, the Bond car for the stunt originally was to be with a Pantera!