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- MillionaireBillionaire psychopath Max Zorin is the mastermind behind a scheme to destroy Silicon Valley in order to gain control over the international microchip market. With the countdown ticking toward a cataclysmic disaster, James Bond must stop this madman from achieving his goal.goal and killing millions.
Release Date:
- May 22, 1985
Plot:
- The destruction of Silicon Valley.Valley and the domination of the microchip market.
Box Office Results:
- $152.4 million
Running Time:
- 2 hours, 12 minutes
- Walther PPK
Gadgets:
- S.N.O.O.P.E.R.
- Ring Camera
- Glare Eliminating Glasses
- Carbon copy reading device
- Credit card lock opener
Director:
- John Glen
Screenplay:
- Richard Maibaum
- Michael G. Wilson
Title Song:
- A View To a Kill
Title Song Artist:
- Duran Duran
Starring:
- Roger Moore as James Bond
Villain:
- Christopher Walken as Max Zorin
Henchmen:
- Grace Jones as May Day
- Patrick Bauchau as Scarpine
- Willoughby Gray as Dr. Carl Mortner
- Alison Doody as Jenny Flex
- Papillon Soo Soo as Pan Ho
- Manning Redwood as Bob Conley
Bond Girls:
- Tanya Roberts as Stacey Sutton
- Fiona Fullerton as Pola Ivanova
Supporting Cast:
- Walter Gotell as General Anatol Gogol
- Geoffrey Keen as Sir Frederick Gray
- Robert Brown as M
- Desmond Llewelyn as Q
- Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny
- Patrick Macnee as Sir Godfrey Tibbett
- David Yip as Chuck Lee
- Jean Rougerie as Achille Aubergine
Filming Locations:
- Siberia, Russia; London, UK; Ascot, UK; Paris and rural France; San Francisco and the Bay Area, USA.
Best Quote:
- Zorin: "Intuitive improvisation is the secret of a genius."
- Zorin drops one of his associates out of his airship when he backs out of his plan and quips ' So does anyone else want to drop out.'
Best Mistake (According to mi6.co.uk)
- When Stacey breaks a vase containing her grandfather's ashes over a thug's head, there are no ashes inside
- In numerous action and chase scenes, it is painfully obvious that it is a stunt double, not Moore. (not mi6.co.uk)
Distinguishing Feature (According to mi6.co.uk)
- Christopher Walken is the only actor with an Oscar to have played a Bond villain.
Vital Statistics (According to mi6.co.uk)
- Conquests: 4
- Martinis: 0
- Kills: 5
- "Bond, James Bond": 2
Trivia:
- The last Bond movie to have Roger Moore playing Bond.
- Although Patrick MacNee is more notable for his role as John Steed from the British TV series "The Avengers", he appears in the Bond series after three of his female partners: Honor Blackman (Cathy Gale) had appeared in "Goldfinger" while both Diana Rigg (Emma Peel) and "New Avenger" Joanna Lumley (Purdy) appeared in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".
