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In January 1985, whileMike was repping Great Britain at the FIS
World Cup in Breckenridge, Colorado, he received a call from the
British Ski Federation. Cubby Broccoli was producing the 14
th
James
Bondmovie,
AView to a Kill
, andwantedMike to perform in the
opening credits.
He reported to Pinewood Studios in London tomeet withMaurice
Binder, the original Bond film title designer famous for creating the
signature gun barrel sequence. Binder consulted the 24-year-old
Nemesvary on how best to design a sloped ramp of Dendix ski
matting on which the skier could tuck, jump and vault himself.
“Basically we took over the studio,” saidMike, “and we built a
slope on the backdrop of a blue screen for silhouettes, dancing and
pole flips.” The ramp was built 100 by 70 feet andMike brought his
trampoline to capture side and dolly shots. Mike was then known for
jumping on a trampoline with his skis on and he travelled with his
own tramp. He was, incidentally, a Canadian trampoline champion.
For three weeks of the 1984-85 FIS championship, Mike flew to
London onMonday to consult and film, then flew out to the next
World Cup stop. “That was the last big thing I did, and on that
same trampoline, two or three months later, I broke my neck.”
Only four weeks after his paralyzing fall, Mike pleaded with his ICU
doctors at Stanmore Hospital in North London to attend the Bond
premiere at Leicester Square. He was allowed to watch the first half
of the movie, but all he needed to see were the first fewmoments
where Binder’s name appeared, in a sign of respect, just as Mike’s
silhouette did a front flip.
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