 According to Hal Needham (qv) in the first films commentary, they  almost got in trouble with the Bond producers because of  Roger Moore (I) (qv)s role; being that he, among other things,  had a car with gadgets. In this film, Jackie Chan (I) (qv)s car  has all the gadgets a la James Bond (even more than Chans car had  in the first film); and Chans partner is Richard Kiel (qv), most  famous for his role as James Bonds nemesis "Jaws".