Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) heads to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the U.K. in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.

Director:

Roger Spottiswoode

Writer:

Bruce Feirstein

Stars:

Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	Wade
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Dr. Kaufman
Judi Dench	...	M
Desmond Llewelyn	...	Q
Samantha Bond	...	Moneypenny
Colin Salmon	...	Robinson
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Admiral Roebuck
Julian Fellowes	...	Minister of Defence
Terence Rigby	...	General Bukharin

Storyline

Agent James Bond 007 (Pierce Brosnan) is on a mission which includes a media tycoon, his former lover and a Chinese Agent. Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) wants to complete his global media empire, but in order for this to work, he must achieve broadcasting rights in China. Carver wants to start up World War III by starting a confrontation over British and Chinese waters. Bond gains the help of Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh) on his quest to stop him, but how will Bond feel when he meets up with his former lover, Paris (Teri Hatcher), who is now Carver's wife.

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Plot Keywords:

megalomaniac | official james bond series | 007 | media tycoon | world war three | 

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Taglines:

Tha Man. The Number. The License...are all back.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [United States] Official Site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English German Danish Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

19 December 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tomorrow Never Dies

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$25,143,007, 21 December 1997

Gross USA:

$125,304,276

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$333,011,068

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), United Artists

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

DTS 70 mm (70 mm print) DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Felix Leiter is mentioned in the novelization, where it is revealed that he now works for Pinkerton's. This happened to him in the novels.

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Goofs

When Carver's guards attempt to use a sledgehammer on the windshield, the head of the hammer flexes showing that it is made of rubber.

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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.

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Crazy Credits

James Bond will return.

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Alternate Versions

The MGM Special Edition DVD uses player-generated subtitles for translations and everything (except one location description about 12:30 in). See also Goofs for a translation ambiguity.

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Connections

Referenced in Take the Tower: Episode #1.6 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Backseat Driver
Produced, Performed and Written by David Arnold and Alex Gifford of The Propellerheads

User Reviews

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

Jonathan Pryce is the evil Elliott Carver in this James Bond version with Pierce Brosnan in the role. Dame Judi Dench is M and Geoffrey Palmer (her costar from her British comedy series) is also in the film. Samantha Bond played Ms. Moneypenny. Teri Hatcher and Michelle Yeoh played his love interest. It's the same routine with exotic stunts; a romance; and adventure around the world. A typical James Bond film.