James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.
- Director
- Writers
- Christopher Wood(screenplay by)
- Ian Fleming(novel)
- Gerry Anderson(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Christopher Wood(screenplay by)
- Ian Fleming(novel)
- Gerry Anderson(screenplay)
- Stars
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 6 nominations total
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Corinne Cléry
- Corinne Dufouras Corinne Dufour
- (as Corinne Clery)
Toshirô Suga
- Changas Chang
- (as Toshiro Suga)
Mike Marshall
- Col. Scottas Col. Scott
- (as Michael Marshall)
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
- Pilot Private Jetas Pilot Private Jet
- (as Jean Pierre Castaldi)
- Director
- Writers
- Christopher Wood(screenplay by)
- Ian Fleming(novel) (uncredited)
- Gerry Anderson(screenplay) (uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
James Bond is back for another mission and this time, he is blasting off into space. A spaceship travelling through space is mysteriously hijacked and Bond must work quickly to find out who was behind it all. He starts with the rockets creators, Drax Industries and the man behind the organization, Hugo Drax. On his journey he ends up meeting Dr. Holly Goodhead and encounters the metal-toothed Jaws once again. —simon
- Taglines
- Where all the other Bonds end . . . this one begins!
- Genres
- Certificate
- A
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaExcept for a few brief close-ups, the entire sequence of Bond, Jaws, and the pilot falling from the plane, with Bond and the pilot fighting for a single parachute, was shot in free fall. The seven-pound camera for these sequences was mounted on the helmet of another skydiver, and a few shots are of the cameraman's own arms and legs. Stuntmen Jake Lombard and B.J. Worth wore parachutes concealed within their suits. The "parachute" over which they fought, was actually a dummy chute, which had to be removed before the stuntman could use the real parachute underneath. Stuntman Jake Lombard would don and remove the dummy chute up to three times in a single jump. The actual parachutes used by the stuntmen had a main and reserve chute concealed within the suitcoats. A breakaway seam ran down the back, which allowed the parachute to be opened without the need to remove the coat. There were only sixty to seventy seconds of free fall time, between when the stunt performers exited the aircraft, and when they had to activate their chutes. After factoring in the time needed to get the performers and cameraman into position after leaving their plane, only a few seconds of film could be shot per jump. Therefore, the entire sequence required eighty-eight jumps, and five weeks to film, just to produce the two minutes of footage in the final movie.
- GoofsIt is stated that the space station is not visible from Earth because it is using radar jamming. First, radar jamming consists of broadcasting interference, which makes the presence of the jammer known. Second, an object 200 meters across in low Earth would be visible to the naked eye - as the current smaller International Space Station is.
- Quotes
Sir Frederick Gray, Minister of Defence: My God, what's Bond doing?
Q: I think he's attempting re-entry, sir.
- Crazy credits[Filmed at ...] Pinewood Studios (London) and on location in Italy, Brazil, Guatemala, U.S.A. and Outer Space!
- Alternate versionsThe end credits differ slightly between various prints. To tell some apart, for example, on the Blu-ray edition large Panavision and Dolby Stereo credits fade in on their own after the cast list (and the 5th row of names is too far to the right so Serge Douy becomes Serge Dou), whereas on older DVD, laserdisc, and VHS releases the crawl is more simplified with small Panavision and Dolby credits that move along with the rest (and enough room for Serge Douy's name). It is possible that the latter was recreated quickly to fix the name problem. Both versions have slightly different timing to the appearance of the different components (filming locations, crawl, The End and For Your Eyes Only teaser).
- ConnectionsEdited into UK Milk Board 'Moonraker' Television Commercial (1979)
Top review
Fantastic Bond, unfairly criticised for space theme
Much like Tomorrow Never Dies, this is a great Bond that somehow copped a lot of criticism.
The plot unfolds evenly and with a good dose of intrigue. The main villain, Drax, admittedly is intent on carrying out another "end of the world" plot, but he is more dark, disturbing and cunning than most villains. Superbly acted and the Noah's Ark style plan had a degree of disturbing intelligence, compared with the usual nuclear missile / bomb / satellite plans in other Bonds.
Roger Moore was fantastic. Well settled into the role, he is cheeky, womanising, humorous, yet tough and sharp. The one liners were fun, the girls were both sexy and not one-dimension, though Lois Chiles was a bit wooden.
Once in space, too many were quick to think "oh god, it's Bond meets Star Wars" , when it was nothing of the sort. Although the effects look dated, the space battle was good for its time and the enthralling climax extended right to the final minutes of the movie, and fantastically signed off with a bit of great double entendre.
One you can watch over again and doesn't date as badly as other Bonds from the same time. Sure it had its corny moments, especially with Jaws, but who said Bond can't be a bit of cheesy fun at times!
The plot unfolds evenly and with a good dose of intrigue. The main villain, Drax, admittedly is intent on carrying out another "end of the world" plot, but he is more dark, disturbing and cunning than most villains. Superbly acted and the Noah's Ark style plan had a degree of disturbing intelligence, compared with the usual nuclear missile / bomb / satellite plans in other Bonds.
Roger Moore was fantastic. Well settled into the role, he is cheeky, womanising, humorous, yet tough and sharp. The one liners were fun, the girls were both sexy and not one-dimension, though Lois Chiles was a bit wooden.
Once in space, too many were quick to think "oh god, it's Bond meets Star Wars" , when it was nothing of the sort. Although the effects look dated, the space battle was good for its time and the enthralling climax extended right to the final minutes of the movie, and fantastically signed off with a bit of great double entendre.
One you can watch over again and doesn't date as badly as other Bonds from the same time. Sure it had its corny moments, especially with Jaws, but who said Bond can't be a bit of cheesy fun at times!
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- mattrochman
- Nov 6, 2011
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Ian Fleming's Moonraker
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $34,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $70,308,099
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,108,344
- Jul 1, 1979
- Gross worldwide
- $210,308,099
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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