In the first draft of TLD, Bond and Kara escape the doomed C-140 by flying out into the Persian Sea. Bond tries to land the plane on the deck of a friendly aircraft carrier, but he can`t stop the plane quick enough. The plane goes over the edge, slightly teeters, giving 007 just enough time to hoist the cargo net out and latch it onto the ships derrick. Bond and Kara escape to safety.

Dalton filmed a lenghty and elaborate chase ssequence in the streets of Tangier that was significantly cut. After “killing” Pushkin, 007 jumps from rooftop to rooftop to escape the Tangier police. He grabs a roll of carpet, lays it out across some telephone wires, and slides across the rooftops of Tangier like Alladin. About to crash, he grabs a banner overhead, holds on to it, and swings down into the crowded alleyways of Tangier. Swinging like Tarzan, he latches onto a local vendor selling oranges on his motorbike. Bond jumps on the seat with the driver, takes over the steering, pops a wheelie, spilling all the oranges, and proceeds to screech down the bustling marketway.

Easily the most inspired action sequence of the film, it was unwisely cut in an effort to distance Dalton from Moore`s interpretation of the action sequences.

Kamran Shah was originally referred to as Ranjit in early drafts of the film.