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Tomorrow Never Dies

  • 1997
  • PG-13
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
198K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
726
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Pierce Brosnan, Teri Hatcher, Jonathan Pryce, and Michelle Yeoh in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
International star Michelle Yeoh shares the most dangerous and hilarious memories from four of her favorite roles. Find out what it took to drive a motorcycle onto a moving train in 'Supercop,' usher in a new era for the 007 franchise with 'Tomorrow Never Dies,' capture a cultural moment in 'Crazy Rich Asians,' and stay centered amidst the brilliant absurdity of 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'
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James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.

  • Director
    • Roger Spottiswoode
  • Writers
    • Bruce Feirstein
    • Ian Fleming
  • Stars
    • Pierce Brosnan
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • Michelle Yeoh
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    198K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    726
    575
    • Director
      • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Writers
      • Bruce Feirstein
      • Ian Fleming
    • Stars
      • Pierce Brosnan
      • Jonathan Pryce
      • Michelle Yeoh
    • 451User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 10 nominations

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    • James Bond
    Jonathan Pryce
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    • Elliot Carver
    Michelle Yeoh
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    • Wai Lin
    Teri Hatcher
    Teri Hatcher
    • Paris Carver
    Ricky Jay
    Ricky Jay
    • Henry Gupta
    Götz Otto
    Götz Otto
    • Stamper
    Joe Don Baker
    Joe Don Baker
    • Wade
    Vincent Schiavelli
    Vincent Schiavelli
    • Dr. Kaufman
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • M
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    • Q
    Samantha Bond
    Samantha Bond
    • Moneypenny
    Colin Salmon
    Colin Salmon
    • Robinson
    Geoffrey Palmer
    Geoffrey Palmer
    • Admiral Roebuck
    Julian Fellowes
    Julian Fellowes
    • Minister of Defence
    Terence Rigby
    Terence Rigby
    • General Bukharin
    Cecilie Thomsen
    Cecilie Thomsen
    • Professor Inga Bergstrom
    Nina Young
    Nina Young
    • Tamara Steel
    Daphne Deckers
    • PR Lady
    • Director
      • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Writers
      • Bruce Feirstein
      • Ian Fleming(characters) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For the fight scene in the bicycle shop, the producers had to call in Jackie Chan's stunt team because none of the stuntmen wanted to do the scene with Michelle Yeoh due to her full contact stunt fighting style, which she perfected in Hong Kong action films.
    • Goofs
      Helicopters are physically incapable of hovering in place with their rotors tilted forward, as indicated during the motorcycle chase. Also, we see the rotor hitting objects when in this position. Helicopter rotors are fragile. With those impacts, the rotors would fail and the helicopter would crash.
    • Quotes

      Elliot Carver: The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.

    • Crazy credits
      James Bond will return.
    • Alternate versions
      The film received cuts for the MPAA and heavier cuts for the BBFC. Some of these are missing from the so-called "Uncut" Ultimate Edition DVD released in 2006.
    • Connections
      Edited into Heineken 'Tomorrow Never Dies' Television Commercial (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Tomorrow Never Dies
      Music by Sheryl Crow

      Lyrics by Mitchell Froom

      Performed by Sheryl Crow

    User reviews451

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    Review
    Featured review
    Irredeemably dumb
    "Tomorrow Never Dies" manages to top "Diamonds are Forever" and J.W. Pepper as the dumbest thing to happen to Bond's cinematic incarnation, until "Die Another Day" came along, that is. It's blisteringly, unrelentingly, unbelievably stupid from start to finish. Yes, I've heard the defenses: "it's a Bond film, what do you expect?" seems to be a popular one. What's even sadder is that certain people relish this stupidity, and wish that this was how most Bond films were.

    I hate to say it, as he is a friendly and intelligent person and based on what those who are properly acquainted with him say, a remarkably professional and careful director, but Roger Spottiswoode's work as director here is poor for the most part, with the exception of the one truly great sequence in the film- the chase scene with Michelle Yeoh tied to Bond on a motorbike (probably thanks to a second-unit director anyway). It's not a confidently directed movie at all, and only looks somewhat good thanks to Robert Elswit's photography.

    I wish the direction at least was good, as it is hard to compound how atrocious this script is. The vast majority of the dialogue is among the most ridiculous you've ever heard (no, seriously, take a Michael Bay film and dumb down the worst scene then you've got "Tomorrow Never Dies" for basically its entirety). What's most insulting about this script is that Bond barely features in it. Oh, sure, Bond is present in most scenes, but for all he actually does and says it could have been just about anyone in the scene. He speaks strictly in short sentences the writer thought were witty or clever (boy, was he wrong), or partakes in action scenes. I've always defended Brosnan's Bond, but I realize now that I am defending his better Bond, and not the terribly-written and lazily performed version present in this flick and "Die Another Day". What's going on here?

    Let's end this with some positive comments: The score is good. It's much, much better than the "GoldenEye" score (oh why couldn't they have hired David Arnold for that movie?), and relies heavily on Barry-like arrangements of the Monty Norman theme, but the original parts are nice too. There are a couple of solid action scenes, and the motorbike chase really is terrific, but this movie is too dumb and too awkwardly-directed for it to work on any level.

    3/10
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    • ametaphysicalshark
    • Mar 24, 2008

    FAQ13

    • What kind of planes were used in the pre-title sequence?
    • In the pre-title sequence, Bond punches a terrorist and then scolds him for smoking. Isn't Bond being a hypocrite seeing how he frequently smokes?
    • What is "Tomorrow Never Dies" about?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Danish
      • Mandarin
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • TND
    • Filming locations
      • Altstadt, Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Eon Productions
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • United Artists
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $110,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $125,304,276
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,143,007
      • Dec 21, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $333,011,068
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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