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Release Date:
29 June 1979 (USA)
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Moonraker Is Out Of This World more
Plot:
James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. full summary | add synopsis
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Space
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Space Shuttle
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James Bond
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Jaws
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Brazil
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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4 nominations
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(24 articles)
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Review: 'James Bond Encyclopedia'
(From Comicmix. 27 October 2009, 5:27 AM, PDT)
(From CinemaSpy. 22 November 2009, 9:30 PM, PST)
Review: 'James Bond Encyclopedia'
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One of the Best.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Roger Moore | ... | James Bond | |
| Lois Chiles | ... | Dr. Holly Goodhead | |
| Michael Lonsdale | ... | Hugo Drax | |
| Richard Kiel | ... | Jaws | |
| Corinne Clery | ... | Corinne Dufour | |
| Bernard Lee | ... | M | |
| Geoffrey Keen | ... | Sir Frederick Gray | |
| Desmond Llewelyn | ... | Q | |
| Lois Maxwell | ... | Miss Moneypenny | |
| Toshirô Suga | ... | Chang (as Toshiro Suga) | |
| Emily Bolton | ... | Manuela | |
| Blanche Ravalec | ... | Dolly - Jaws' Girlfriend | |
| Irka Bochenko | ... | Blonde Beauty | |
| Mike Marshall | ... | Col. Scott (as Michael Marshall) | |
| Leila Shenna | ... | Hostess Private Jet |
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Runtime:
126 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Ireland:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Brazil:12 |
Germany:12 (re-rating) |
West Germany:16 (original rating) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Norway:16 (1979) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG |
UK:A (original rating) |
Netherlands:12
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Trivia:
All of the space center scenes were shot at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Drax is "playing" the Raindrop Prelude on the piano, his hands are either playing different notes to the music, moving at the wrong time or not touching the keys at all.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Captain: How are we doing, Richard?
RAF Officer: We should pass over the English coast 15 minutes ahead of time, sir.
Captain: Wow! With this load on our back, that's good going.
RAF Officer: Just trust the RAF, sir.
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Captain: How are we doing, Richard?
RAF Officer: We should pass over the English coast 15 minutes ahead of time, sir.
Captain: Wow! With this load on our back, that's good going.
RAF Officer: Just trust the RAF, sir.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in My Name Is Bond... James Bond (1979) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
MOONRAKER
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Why did Drax hijack his own Moonraker?What is the Moonraker?
Who sings the title song?
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It's interesting that some of the most beloved Bond films are also some of the worst (Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, For Your Eyes Only), and some of the most reviled are among the best (On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Moonraker, The Living Daylights).
This movie set a new high in entertainment value when it was released in 1979. It was the necessary upgrade of the franchise in the new era ushered in by Star Wars a couple of years earlier. It preserved the best of the genre (espionage intrigue, plot twists, Bond mystique, beautiful women, gadgets, humor, haunting cinematography, and mesmerizing music), but brought them out of the gloomy and cynical Cold War atmosphere and into a more futuristic and optimistic format. It kept the Bond franchise fun at a time when the standards for fun had taken a quantum leap.
Roger Moore does a nice job in his last credible portrayal of 007. Alas, his age became increasingly distracting starting with the next outing.
A lot of fun. Deserves much more credit than it is usually given.