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29 June 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
Moonraker Is Out Of This World morePlot:
James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(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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Not all that bad... more (228 total)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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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
126 minColour:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound 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:12Fun Stuff
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Continuing an in-joke used in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979) marks the second appearance of Victor Tourjansky as the "man with bottle". He would return a third and final time in the next Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981), as the "man with wine glass". moreGoofs:
Continuity: Jaws pops the champagne cork with his teeth. His girlfriend is holding the glasses. It cuts away for about a second and it cuts back, and both champagne glasses are filled already. moreQuotes:
[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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Considered almost unanimously as one of the worst films in James Bond series, it is time for Moonraker to have a defender. On my opinion, this is Moore's best fourth outing as 007(may be not saying too much, but there are three films left), and a very entertaining sci-fi film. Critics argue that humor plays a strong hand in this movie-strong to such a degree that Bond character loses all personality, becoming blurred in an impressive set of FX and stunt men. I reply: certainly there are flaws, some of them (particularly Jaws conversion towards the end) very ridiculous. But there are good points, too. Remember that pre-credit scene, which was ACTUALLY shot in the air, the motorboat chase or the final space battle, one of the most spectacular moments of the entire series, (yeah, it was unrealistic, OK, but tell me how much realism you can find watching other Bond movies which are frequently referred to as" the best". Think of Goldfinger or You only live twice)
However, Moonraker does not compare to Octopussy or TSWLM, because of a sometimes plodding pacing, due to the addition of unnecessary scenes, especially during the first half, when James is Drax's guest in California. The love story is a mere and inferior copy of TSWLM. And, while in other Moore's films the blend of humor and Bond's trademark coolness worked smoothly, here Bond is not given a scene to show, not necessarily ruthlessness, but a bit of harshness, as we could see in FYEO or Octopussy.
Following Moore's outings will feature Cold War elements which seem to fit more with the character, and better screenplays from Richard Maibaum,the series' screenwriter who was mysteriously absent here.
But action remains mostly exciting, sometimes brilliant, and highlights what could have been a mediocre entry.