Movie no 14
A View to a Kill
A View to a Kill
An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California's Silicon Valley.
Cast
James Bond - Roger Moore
Villain - Max Zorin - Christopher Walken
Henchmen - Dr Carl Mortner - Willoughby Gray
- Scarpine - Patrick Bauchau
- Scarpine - Patrick Bauchau
Bondgirls - Stacey Sutton - Tanya Roberts
- May Day - Grace Jones
- Pola Ivanova - Fiona Fullerton
- May Day - Grace Jones
- Pola Ivanova - Fiona Fullerton
Moneypenny - Lois Maxwell
Q - Desmond Llewelyn
Sir Godfrey Tibbett - Patrick Macnee
Minister of Defence Sir Frederick Gray - Geoffrey Keen
Q - Desmond Llewelyn
Sir Godfrey Tibbett - Patrick Macnee
Minister of Defence Sir Frederick Gray - Geoffrey Keen
Director - John Glen
Screenplay - Richard Maibaum & Michael G. Wilson
Theme - "A View to a Kill" - Duran Duran
Another of my favourites. My Dad went to see some of it being filmed.
ReplyDeleteTheme's a good whistler.
ReplyDeleteGreat instrumental followed up with the Beach Boys for some reason. Mental. Kills the whole sequence.
ReplyDeletePossible best theme tune though.
"Micro-comparitor"...Q-branch obviously saving money by binning their marketing people.
ReplyDeleteBloody weird cabaret!
ReplyDeleteAubergine? In a series of terrible character names this might be the worst
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how far you can continue to drive a car after its petrol tank has been knocked off.
ReplyDeleteIt's like Mayday is only just now learning how to laugh and sadly her teacher is Christopher Walken.
ReplyDeleteAlways used to quite fancy Tanya Roberts but I'm over it now. I think my hearing has improved with age.
ReplyDeleteWalken was even more sinister when he was younger.
ReplyDelete"Heeleecopter"?!
ReplyDeleteGrace Jones has a nice booty. Actually, two. They're stapled on her head.
ReplyDeleteIt's Big Ron from Eastenders!
ReplyDeleteMay Day's slipped into something more...sack-like.
ReplyDeleteAnd out again. Probably itchy.
Delete"Bear with me Mr Smythe, the tape's just loading."
ReplyDeleteYes, leave them both in the back, that won't look suspicious if they're found.
ReplyDeleteIf Christopher Walken wasn't the bad guy then Zorin would only be on screen for about 5 minutes in the whole film.
ReplyDeleteFiona Fullerton...marvelous.
ReplyDeleteCan't help but get the feeling that "Ham it up" featured as a stage direction in the script more often than not.
ReplyDeleteWhen Tanya Roberts is getting the drop on you with a gun full of salt you know it's time to step down.
ReplyDeleteStacey you are less than useless and apparently you can't even cook. Bond should take you back to the office and have you on his desk...to make sure his papers don't get blown away.
ReplyDeleteYou do look good in a hard hat though
ReplyDeleteFun fact!
ReplyDeleteThe front entrance of this mine isn't in California, it's in Amberley...in West Sussex.
Fact I just made up...Christopher Walken refused to laugh maniacally for this scene until the director accepted his demands to literally shoot a few of the extras.
ReplyDeleteStarting to feel a little sorry for the one bloke on that airship that isn't bat-crap crazy.
ReplyDeleteAny minute now May Day's gonna whip out a hula hoop and give us a show.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna say it...best 'bad girl' redemption here so far
ReplyDelete"Stacey! Oh for Christ sake, I didn't have this aggro with Pussy!"
ReplyDelete*deleted scene*
DeleteAnother fact I made up...Christopher Walken actually wanted Zorin's weapon of choice for the final battle to be a yo-yo until the director distracted him with an axe made of toffee
ReplyDeleteSo long, Sir Roger
ReplyDeleteAnd we have a new best villain. Has some pretty low points but probably the most fun Bond film. I'd be happy if they ever wanted to bring back Walken as a Daniel Craig villain.
ReplyDeleteFavourites so far...
Film: Live and Let Die
Song: Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey)
Hottest Bond girl: Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress)
Best Bond girl: Major Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach)
Villain: Max Zorin (Christopher Walken)
Henchman: Jaws (The Spy Who Loved Me)
Fight: Bond Vs Grant on the train (From Russia With Love)
Stunt: The Croc Run (Live and Let Die)
Pre Title Sequence: The Spy Who Loved Me
Pun: “I think he’s attempting re-entry Sir” (Moonraker
Locations: For Your Eyes Only
Gadget: Magnet Watch (Live and Let Die)
the bubbles! tickle my... tchaikovsky!
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