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Overview

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Director:
Irvin Kershner
Writers:
Kevin McClory (story) &
Jack Whittingham (story) ...
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Release Date:
7 October 1983 (USA) more
Tagline:
If you haven't seen Sean Connery in 'Never Say Never Again' then you haven't seen James Bond 007! more
Plot:
A SPECTRE agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(25 articles)
Michael Sheen as Blofeld for Bond 23...?
 (From CinemaSpy. 17 June 2009, 12:10 PM, PDT)

Michael Sheen ‘In Talks’ For ‘Bond’ Villain Blofeld
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 16 June 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Not exceptional... but there's Connery! more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
James Bond 007 - Sag niemals nie (West Germany)
James Bond of the Secret Service (UK) (working title)
James Bond, Secret Agent (UK) (working title)
Warhead (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
134 min | Germany:121 min (cut version)
Country:
UK | USA | West Germany
Language:
English | French | German
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Filming Locations:
Alpes-Maritimes, France more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A young Steven Seagal was the martial arts instructor for this film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Bond loses his shoes, shirt and jacket when he jumps the horse into the ocean. more
Quotes:
M: Too many free radicals. That's your problem.
James Bond: "Free radicals," sir?
M: Yes. They're toxins that destroy the body and the brain, caused by eating too much red meat and white bread and too many dry martinis!
James Bond: Then I shall cut out the white bread, sir.
M: Oh, you'll do more than THAT, 007. From now on you will suffer a strict regimen of diet and exercise; we shall PURGE those toxins from you!
James Bond: Shrublands?
M: You got it!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Eddie Izzard: Unrepeatable (1994) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Never Say Never Again more

FAQ

Is it true that Timothy Dalton has a cameo appearance in this movie?
Who sings the title song?
Was this Sean Connery's last James Bond movie?
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37 out of 54 people found the following comment useful:-
Not exceptional... but there's Connery!, 22 September 2005
7/10
Author: michelerealini from Switzerland

In 1965 producer Kevin McLory -who owns a part of the Bond cinematic rights- associate with EON Productions (Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli) for making "Thunderball", the fourth film of the 007 franchise. The star is Sean Connery, of course.

In 1982 McLory wins a legal battle and can produce an "independent" Bond film. "Never say never again" (NSNA) is one of the two "unofficial" 007 films made outside EON (the other is the 1967 comedy spoof "Casino Royale"). NSNA is a remake of "Thunderball" and stars the original Bond, Sean Connery -who comes back to the role after many years of absence.

The film is released some months after "Octopussy" with Roger Moore, the 13th episode of the EON series. At the time press calls it "War of the Bonds"... Both films are a big success in 1983, even if "Octopussy" earns more money at the box office.

NSNA is a luxurious film made by excellent technicians -director Irvin Kershner who led "The Empire strikes back", Douglas Slocombe -cinematographer of "Raiders of the lost Ark"-, and screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr -who wrote "The three days of the Condor"- among others...

The cast is excellent with Connery, a then relatively unknown Kim Basinger, Barbara Carrera, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max Von Sydow, Edward Fox...

Although all that the film remains inferior to the original "Thunderball". It lacks many fundamental ingredients for being a real Bond movie: there's not the traditional gun barrel sequence, there's not the "James Bond theme", M and Q are not played by the traditional actors... It's a copyright reason: EON only is allowed to use these elements. Briefly, NSNA lacks the classic cinematic 007 atmosphere.

On the other hand the film is exciting and enjoyable. Brandauer is a very good villain and the women (Basinger and Carrera) are sensual and gorgeous. But the main highlight is Sean Connery! He's once again wonderful in the role, he's older but looks fitter and nicer here than in "Diamonds are forever", his last performance in the role of the British super-spy before NSNA.

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