Filming commenced in Hong Kong on November 6, 1973, and continued in Macau, Bangkok, and Phuket. Studio work including Scaramanga’s solar energy plant and island interior were filmed at Pinewood Studios. The canal scene where Bond disables the dojo’s boat was filmed in Thon Buri, Thailand. Stunt driver “Bumps” Williard[6] (as James Bond) driving an AMC Hornet leaps a broken bridge and spins around 360 degrees in mid-air, doing an “aerial twist”. The stunt was shown in slow motion as the scene was too fast. Willard was paid £30000 for the stunt, which was held under EON Productions copyright for several years afterward. The British show Top Gear attempted to repeat the stunt in June 2008,[10] but failed. The stunt was conceived of after a crew member discovered a physics simulation at Cornell University in New York predicting the theoretical possibility of such a stunt. Numerous calculations were created by Cornell, since they at the time had one of world’s most powerful computers, to analyze the stunt and develop the ramp systems, prepare weight distribution in the car, and otherwise prepare for the stunt. The scenes featuring the island hideout of Scaramanga were filmed in Phang Nga Province in Thailand, northeast of Phuket on the island of Ko Khao Phing Kan (Thai: เกาะเขาพิงกัน) and the adjacent Ko Tapu (Thai: เกาะตะปู). Scaramanga’s hideout is on Ko Khao Phing Kan, and Ko Tapu is often now referred to as James Bond Island both by locals and in tourist guidebooks.[11 …