Post by ©DURANMANIA Board Team on Jun 23, 2004 22:55:05 GMT -5
Date of Release
World Premier, 7th October, 1983 USA
the story
SPECTRE agents under the command of Ernst Blofeld infiltrate a US air force base situated in the UK and steal two Tomahawk cruise missiles. When NATO is held to ransom, the British reactive their "00" agents and send James Bond to recapture the warheads and kill Blofeld.
NOTE: Never Say Never Again is NOT considered one of the official Bond films. The "official" Bond films are made by MGM/UA and at least one Broccoli. Never Say Never Again was made by Warner Bros and no Broccoli's worked on it. In fact, the film was released at the same time as Octogirl thingy as a rival. It was a remake of Thunderball. That is not to say that it wasn't a good movie, just not one of the "official" series.
Bond’s Women
Domino Petachi (Kim Basinger)
Bond’s Enemies
Maximillian Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Max von Sydow)
Fatima Blush (Barbara Carrera)
Bond’s Allies
Felix Leiter (Bernie Casey)
'Q' 'Algy' Algernon (Alec McCowen)
'M' (Edward Fox)
Miss Moneypenny (Pamela Salem)
Nigel Small-Fawcett (Rowan Atkinson)
Bond's Car
Bentley
Main Title Music
"Never Say Never Again" by Michel Legrand, Sung by Lani Hall
Music Score
Michel Legrand
Production Design
Stephen B. Grimes
Philip Harrison
Art Directors
Roy Stannard
Michael White
Main Titles Designer
Screenplay
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Editor
Ian Crafford
Cinematography
Douglas Slocombe
Director
Irvin Kershner
Producers
Michael Dryhurst (associate producer)
Kevin McClory (executive producer)
Jack Schwartzman (producer)
Budget
$36 million
Filming Locations
Elstree Studios, London
Bahamas
France
Malta
Monaco
Silver Springs, Ocala, Florida, USA
Spain
Villefranche sur mer, France
Worldwide Box Office
$55.5 million
REVIEW: After a 12 year hiatus, Sean Connery returns to the series that made him famous. The movie is a remake of Thunderball that is nowhere near as good as the original. If it weren't for Connery, the movie would have tanked. However, he was back and better than ever delivering his lines as though he had never left. As for the movie, it was slow and uneventful for the most part. There was too much talk and not enough action. The supporting characters at MI6 were terrible and a disgrace to their MGM/UA counterparts. However, the supporting cast was incredible: Kim Bassinger, Max Von Sydow, and Klaus Maria Brandauer were all great in their roles and added greatly to the movie. Let's hope Sean never says never again.
Domino Petachi (Kim Basinger), James Bond (Sean Connery)
Maximillian Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer)
peace & love
SLIM K
