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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   24,486 votes
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Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Writer:
Christopher Wood (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 June 1979 (USA) more
Tagline:
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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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
Review: 'James Bond Encyclopedia'
 (From Comicmix. 27 October 2009, 5:27 AM, PDT)

James Bond has licence to thrill in new comic strip collection
 (From The Geek Files. 9 September 2009, 3:53 AM, PDT)

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One of the Best. more (228 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ian Fleming's Moonraker (UK) (complete title)
Moonraker (France)
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Runtime:
126 min
Country:
UK | France
Language:
English | Italian
Colour:
Colour (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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Danjaq more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film boasts an exciting cable car sequence above Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Interestingly, "BONDinho" is truly one of the actual names used to describe these glass cable cars that do the same run from Sugar Loaf Mountain to Urca Hill as seen in the movie. "BONDinho" is a name taken from the Portugese language. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Bond is imprisoned with Dr. Goodhead, the ceiling begins to slide open and we can see that they are actually underneath the launching pad of one of the shuttles. The jet thrusters of the shuttle are above the level of the opening but when Drax appears beside the shuttle, the thrusters are now below the level of the opening. A minute later, as the shuttle prepares for liftoff, the thrusters are back above the opening. more
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Life Serial (#6.5)" (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Romeo And Juliet Overture-Fantasy more

FAQ

How does the movie end?
Why did Drax hijack his own Moonraker?
What happens to Jaws and Dolly?
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14 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
One of the Best., 6 October 2007
9/10
Author: GenXer from Gurnee, IL

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.

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