A crocodile seen in the River Thames could be from a James Bond film. 64-year-old retired university lecturer Richard Smith had seen the monster in
the river near Caversham Bridge in Reading, Berkshire while out cycling.
But local man, Michael Law, now says it was a dummy man-eater
from a scene in ‘Live and Let Die’ where 007 Roger Moore had to jump across the backs
of crocodiles.
They don't look like props to me.
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Peter Wallace, a former owner of Caversham Boat Services on Fry’s Island in the Thames, was a boat expert who worked on James Bond and Indiana Jones films. Mr Law thought Mr Wallace left the model behind and it must have made a bid for freedom, being washed away by high water.
He said: “It’s a prop from the James Bond film when he [Roger Moore] runs across the backs of them.” A spokesman for Caversham Boat Services confirmed there used to be a prop there, but could not say whether there still was.
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In the film, they were live crocs whose feet were tied to the bottom of the river so they couldn't get out of alignment. I did like how they started to anticipate being trodden on and open their jaws before the stunt man even comes into view.
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