A View to a Kill (1985)

Regisseur:

John Glen

Drehbuchautoren:

Ian Fleming (story)
Richard Maibaum (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

24. Mai 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Adventure Above And Beyond All Other Bonds

Plot:

An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California's Silicon Valley.

Plot Keywords:

Secret Agent | Bridge Jump | Espionage | Beautiful Woman | Surveillance

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Very good!!!

Besetzung

Roger Moore	...	James Bond
Christopher Walken	...	Max Zorin
Tanya Roberts	...	Stacey Sutton
Grace Jones	...	May Day
Patrick Macnee	...	Sir Godfrey Tibbett
Patrick Bauchau	...	Scarpine
David Yip	...	Chuck Lee
Fiona Fullerton	...	Pola Ivanova
Manning Redwood	...	Bob Conley
Alison Doody	...	Jenny Flex
Willoughby Gray	...	Dr. Carl Mortner / Hans Glaub
Desmond Llewelyn	...	Q
Robert Brown	...	M
Lois Maxwell	...	Miss Moneypenny
Walter Gotell	...	General Anatol Gogol

Alternativ:

From a View to a Kill (UK) (working title)
James Bond 007 - Im Angesicht des Todes (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

131 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Metrocolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Germany:12 (re-release) (uncut) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Brazil:12 | UK:PG (cut) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Iceland:10 (original rating) | West Germany:12 (cut) (video premiere) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1985) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Drehorte:

2201 Broadway, Oakland, California, USA

Firma:

Danjaq

Dies und das:

Roger Moore's final appearance as 007.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: In the Golden Gate Bridge scene, the boats consistently change position. First, a wake passes and a small boat is seen on the left most part of the screen for a split second. Two shots later, that same boat is seen entering from the right side. Moments later, a cargo ship is exiting the right side of the screen. Two shots later it is seen entering from the left side.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Kimberley Jones: I thought you'd never get back.
James Bond: Well, there was a heck of a crowd on the piste!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Wird parodiert in "Saturday Night Live: Christopher Walken/Bonnie Raitt (#15.11)" (1990)

Soundtrack:

California Girls

Very good!!!

This is a good Bond film, but sadly is the last with Roger as 007. Despite this, A View to a Kill has one of if not the best Bond bad guys ever. Chris Walken is in fine form as the evil Zorin - a psychopathic mega-lo-maniac with his eyes set on computer domination of the world by destroying silicone valley. I found his devilish laughter, especially just before he dies, one of the best moments in the film. Also his horse related exchanges with 007 are swiftly and enjoyable executed. Obviously Moore does it again with a fine portrayal as JB. The scene with the Iceberg, the fight at Miss Suttons house, the fire truck, the race course are particularly enjoyable. Grace Jones is VERY scary as May Day and certainly one of the most unusual Bond girls. Tanya Roberts as Stacey Sutton is fine and does what all Bond girls are supposed to do - say "oh James" at the end of the film. With Lois Maxwell and Roger Moore leaving the series its a good swan song for them both. (Also, the title Duran Duran sequence is probably the best of the lot with its colourful 80's imagery and the punchy track from a great band!)