Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Roger Spottiswoode

Writer (WGA):

Bruce Feirstein (written by)

Release Date:

19 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Meet New James Bond [Japanese Theatrical]

Plot:

James Bond heads to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.

Plot Keywords:

Ex Girlfriend | Asian Agent | Stealth | Female Spy | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	James Bond
Jonathan Pryce	...	Elliot Carver
Michelle Yeoh	...	Wai Lin
Teri Hatcher	...	Paris Carver
Ricky Jay	...	Henry Gupta
Götz Otto	...	Stamper
Joe Don Baker	...	Jack Wade
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Dr. Kaufman
Judi Dench	...	M
Desmond Llewelyn	...	Q
Samantha Bond	...	Miss Moneypenny
Colin Salmon	...	Charles Robinson
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Admiral Roebuck
Julian Fellowes	...	Minister of Defence
Terence Rigby	...	General Bukharin

Also Known As:

Aquator (UK) (working title)
Avatar (UK) (working title)
Bond 18 (UK) (working title)
Bond XVIII (UK) (working title)
Shamelady (UK) (working title)
Shatterhand (UK) (working title)
Tomorrow Never Lies (UK) (working title)
Zero Windchill (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, sexuality and innuendo.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | German | Danish | Mandarin | Cantonese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS 70 mm (70 mm prints) | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2006) (uncut) | UK:15 (DVD uncut version) | UK:15 (2006) (uncut) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:16 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (cut) | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Danjaq

Trivia:

The stealth ship is not a fictional invention. Lockheed secretly constructed and demonstrated one in the early 1980s, but the US Navy finally decided they didn't want any. The prototype, called the Sea Shadow, was 160 feet long and the movie's ship closely resembles it in shape.

Goofs:

Continuity: Wade is walking toward the camera with his hat in his right hand. The next shot shows him walking away from the camera with his hat in his left hand.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Charles Robinson: Our man's in position on the center camera. It's like a terrorist supermarket. Chinese Long March Scud, Panther AS-565 attack helicopter, a pair of Russian mortars, and the crates look like American rifles. Chilean mines. German explosives. Fun for the whole family.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Inside 'Die Another Day' (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Backseat Driver

Fairly Good Bond Romp

I`ve noticed that a lot of Bond fans dislike TOMORROW NEVER DIES but I don`t really see what the problem is . The plot often borders on the realistic which not something you can say about most Bond films . A media mogul conspiring to cause a war between Britain and China in order to get high news ratings ! Face it , it`s not impossible and there`s no doubt more than a few journalists in the real world are hoping for a war in Iraq so they can get a reputation as a go getting war correspondent .

The production values are excellent , the visuals here are far better and slicker than anything you`d find in the Moore films . But the best aspect is the performance of Jonathan Pryce as Elliot Carver . Pryce is one of Britain`s finest and underrated actors and he really shows his joy on screen at being a Bond villain . And anyone who " Slimes " President Clinton is my kind of guy .

Having said that however I still preferred GOLDENEYE , and I feel somewhat uneasy that the producers didn`t actually realise that this film should be called TOMORROW NEVER LIES