The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

The very future of the James Bond movie franchise was resting on The Spy Who Loved Me. Producer Albert R Broccoli was contending with the dissolution of his business partnership, a potential rival film, and an underperforming previous 007 film. Plus, questions about his leading man. And it was a leading man causing conversations when it came to Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach. Where was Steve Guttenberg? Come to think of it, where was Bobcat Goldthwait? And could the enduring franchise survive? The behind the scenes stories of both movies are told in this episode. Please note this is the last regular episode of Film Stories for a few weeks, while I take some summer downtime. Specials will follow...! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We've grown up surrounded by beauty ideals that promised confidence, but often delivered shame.
0:05.5	In a special episode of a millennial mind, I sat down with Nicola Adams to explore how appearance-based
0:11.3	compliments and body talk shape our self-worth without us realising it. In partnership with the
0:16.9	Dove Self-Esteen project, we unpack the tools to change the conversation for
0:21.1	ourselves and for future generations. Listen now and download the free body confidence journal
0:26.4	at Dove.com forward slash Y2K.
0:30.5	Sit in quietly once you've made the house all shiny.
0:34.2	Downtown can be just fine, plain bangers from them 90s.
0:38.4	Tea break. Lunch break. Maybe listen to the outbreak.
0:42.3	Sometimes it's not time for some tombola, right?
0:45.2	It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time or time to visit your nan time.
0:51.0	Go on. Play some other time. Put your phone down. Tombollah. Open for fun. Terms apply 18 plus
0:58.1	gamble aware.org. Hello. This is Simon Brew. I'm the editor of Film Stories magazine. A very warm welcome
1:06.6	to the latest episode of the film stories podcast.
1:13.1	We live in a society of laws.
1:16.3	Why do you think I took in all those police academy movies?
1:17.3	For fun?
1:19.7	Well, I didn't hear anybody laughing.
1:20.6	Did you?
1:23.1	Except that that guy who made sound effects.
1:24.5	Come with me.
1:28.3	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
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