World security is imperilled when an international terrorist organization calling itself Janus, steals top secret Russian weapons system called Goldeneye and threatens to use it to to destroy a major city unless paid off. Bond's mission is to recover the Goldeneye -- no easy task, for he is faced by a collection of utterly ruthless foes: beautiful, but sadistic, assassin Xenia Onatopp, treacherous General Ourumov, obsessive computer Boris Grishenko, and most devious of all, Bond's former MI6 colleague and friend, Alec Trevelyan.
Release Date:
November 13, 1995
Plot:
The destruction of all electronic devices in England
Arkangel Chemical Weapons Facility, USSR; Monte Carlo; French Riviera, France; Severnaya, Russia; London, UK; St Petersburg, Russia; Caribbean island; Cuba.
Caroline: "I enjoy a spirited ride as much as the next girl.....Who's that?"
Bond: "The next girl."
Alec: "For England James?"
Bond ''No, for me."
Best Mistake: (According to mi6.co.uk)
The color of Bond's bungee rope in the opening sequence changes.
Distinguishing Feature (According to mi6.co.uk)
The first film of the Pierce Brosnan era and the amazing tank chase in St. Petersburg
Vital Statistics (According to mi6.co.uk)
Conquests: 2
Martinis: 1
Kills: 12
"Bond, James Bond": 1
Trivia:
If you look closely or if you have alreadly noticed that the DB5 that Brosnan drove in Goldenye had a different licence plate then the one used in Goldfinger, Thunderball. In Goldeneye the licence plate read BMT 216A, while in Goldinger and Thunderball it read BMT 214A.
This is the last Bond film to be produced by Albert R. Broccoli.
First James Bond film not to have Maurice Binder creating the titles.
Pierce Brosnan was the ideal choice for Bond before Dalton, but contract troubles with Brosnan's hit show "Remmington Steele" kept him for taking up the role.