James Bond is called upon to try to recover nuclear bombs stolen by Spectre, but he will have to get rid of a professional assassin, hired especially to eliminate him.James Bond is called upon to try to recover nuclear bombs stolen by Spectre, but he will have to get rid of a professional assassin, hired especially to eliminate him.James Bond is called upon to try to recover nuclear bombs stolen by Spectre, but he will have to get rid of a professional assassin, hired especially to eliminate him.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
- Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- (as Max Von Sydow)
- Kovacs
- (as Milow Kirek)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was not part of the film series produced by MGM and Danjaq. Executive producer Kevin McClory, who was producer and co-writer of Thunderball (1965), won a legal battle against Ian Fleming to make his own Bond movie. The settlement stipulated that it had to effectively be a remake of Thunderball.
- GoofsFatima Blush skis with one ski, but when she skis into James's arms, she's on two.
- Quotes
Fatima Blush: You know that making love to Fatima was the greatest pleasure of your life.
James Bond: Well, to be perfectly honest, there was this girl in Philadelphia...
Fatima Blush: SHUT UP!
[beat]
Fatima Blush: *I* am the best.
James Bond: Yes. Yes, you're right. In fact, i was going to put you in my memoirs as "Number One".
Fatima Blush: Right.
- Alternate versionsUK version (rated 'PG') is cut by 8 secs to remove animal cruelty - a horse landing on its back in water after a high jump from a cliff.
- ConnectionsEdited from Ice Station Zebra (1968)
- SoundtracksNever Say Never Again
Music by Michel Legrand
Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Performed by Lani Hall
Armed with secret weapons and an armor of one-liners, Connery still shines once again as the suave 007, though, he does look rather emotionless and mellow portraying his character at times. There is lesser action in this movie than in previous Bond films, but some of the the thrills are still a little entertaining, especially the part where Bond attempts to dispatch the femme fatale Fatima Blush (Barbara Carrera).
Sorely missing is John Berry's iconic James Bond theme and score, and what we have instead is a very 80s-sounding soundtrack from Michel Legrand. The acting was just OK for the most part - Connery had some good chemistry with the Bond Girls, but much of the other cast members were forgettable. Max von Sydow gave a mediocre performance as Blofeld, Edward Fox gave a very overzealous and pompous portrayal of M and Rowan Atkinson gave a rather unfunny role as Small-Fawcett. Klaus Maria Brandauer gave a convincing villain in Maximilian Largo - slimy and sly, making you want to punch him in the face.
The film its adventurous moments, but, it's not one of the best Bond movies out there - it's more like a stand alone action flick.
Grade C+
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- Also known as
- Warhead
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $36,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $55,432,841
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,958,157
- Oct 10, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $55,433,185
- Runtime2 hours 14 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1