Die Another Day (2002)

James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.

Director:

Lee Tamahori

Writers:

Ian Fleming (characters), Neal Purvis

Stars:

Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 35 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pierce Brosnan	...	James Bond
Halle Berry	...	Jinx Johnson
Toby Stephens	...	Gustav Graves
Rosamund Pike	...	Miranda Frost
Rick Yune	...	Zao
Judi Dench	...	M
John Cleese	...	Q
Michael Madsen	...	Damian Falco
Will Yun Lee	...	Colonel Moon
Kenneth Tsang	...	General Moon
Emilio Echevarría	...	Raoul
Michael Gor	...	Vlad (as Michael Gorevoy)
Lawrence Makoare	...	Mr. Kil
Colin Salmon	...	Charles Robinson
Samantha Bond	...	Miss Moneypenny

Storyline

Pierce Brosnan gives one last mission as James Bond 007. Starting off in North Korea, Bond is betrayed and captured. Fourteen months later, Bond is set free, but traded for Zao (Rick Yune) who was captured by MI6. When back in his world, Bond sets off to track down Zao. Bond gets caught up in yet another scheme which sends him to millionaire Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens). Another MI6 Agent known as Miranda Frost (Rosamund Pike) is also posing as a friend of Graves. Bond is invited to a presentation held by Graves about a satellite found in space which can project a huge laser beam. Bond must stop this madman with a fellow American Agent, known as Jinx Johnson (Halle Berry). While Bond tries to stop Graves and Zao, will he finally reveal who betrayed him?

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Plot Keywords:

james bond | north korea | iceland | official bond film | 007 | 

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Taglines:

"Bond...James Bond" [Advance teaser poster]

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence and sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Only the second James Bond movie to feature James Bond's office. It was last seen in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).

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Goofs

When Bond escapes from Graves' lair by running down the outside of the dome, the stuntman is shown using a rope tied to his harness, but Bond clips a metal cable to his.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mr. Van Bierk: [stepping out of helicopter] Look, what is this? I'm supposed to...
[Bond puts a gun to Mr. Van Bierk's head and takes his sunglasses]

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, Madonna can be heard saying "I need to lay down."

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Alternate Versions

For the theatrical release, seven seconds were cut from the Jinx/Bond sex scene to secure a PG-13 rating in the US; this version was released on home video. All video versions released in or after 2006 are uncut. The main difference between the two is that Jinx moans loudly in the uncut version.

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Connections

Referenced in Films Under Constant Critique: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Rogue One (2016) (2019)

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Soundtracks

London Calling
Written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer
Performed by The Clash
Courtesy of Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Bad James Bond

More of a comedy or lameo attempt at one than a James Bond movie. Moreover Halle Berry is shorthaired and not feminine or attractive. At least she is thin, I will give her that!

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [United States] Official Site

Country:

UK USA Spain Iceland

Language:

English Korean Cantonese Spanish German Icelandic Italian Arabic

Release Date:

22 November 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

James Bond 20

Filming Locations:

RAF Marham, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$142,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$47,072,040, 24 November 2002

Gross USA:

$160,942,139

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$431,971,116

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eon Productions, Danjaq, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX SDDS

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1