When a Drax Industries Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked en-route to the UK James Bond is brought in to investigate. When Bond visits company owner Hugo Drax he is introduced to Dr Holly Goodhead and immediately the first of several attempts are made on his life. He does, however, recover the blueprints for a glass vial being made in Venice.
In Venice he learns the deadly purpose of the vial and becomes reacquainted with Dr Goodhead, who he learns is working for the CIA, while foiling further attempts on his life. Following Drax to Rio de Janeiro, Bond learns that Drax has a research lab in the Amazon to where he then travels by speedboat.
Captured by Drax he finds Dr Goodhead is being held prisoner. However, freeing themselves they watch four Moonraker space shuttles blast off for a rendezvous with Drax’s secret space station and manage to board a fifth shuttle posing as astronauts.
On board the space station they learn that Drax intends to poison the entire human race with the exception of genetically perfect specimens that he has taken with him to the space station as a new master race…
What we say
Moonraker is basically a rehash of The Spy Who Loved Me. Instead of wanting to wipe out mankind and create cities for a few on the seabed, Hugo Draz wants to do the same thing in space. One of the weakest of the series, Moonraker relies far too much on comedy value and dumb gadgets.
Locations
Original release
Premiere: 26th June 1979 at the Odeon Leicester Square
US: 29th June 1979
Principal crew
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Director
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Lewis Gilbert |
| Screenplay | Christopher Wood |
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Producer
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Albert R Broccoli |
| Music | John Barry |
| Editor | John Glen |
| Production Designer | Ken Adam |
| Cinematography |
Jean Tournier
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Cast
| Roger Moore | James Bond |
| Lois Chiles | Dr. Holly Goodhead |
| Michael Lonsdale | Hugo Drax |
| Richard Kiel | Jaws |
| Corinne Cléry | Corinne Dufour |
| Bernard Lee | M |
| Geoffrey Keen | Sir Frederick Gray |
| Desmond Llewelyn | Q |
| Lois Maxwell | Miss Moneypenny |
| Toshirô Suga | Chang |
| Emily Bolton | Manuela |
| Blanche Ravalec | Dolly – Jaws’ Girlfriend |
| Irka Bochenko | Blonde Beauty |
| Mike Marshall | Col. Scott |
| Leila Shenna | Hostess Private Jet |
| Anne Lonnberg | Museum Guide |
| Jean-Pierre Castaldi | Pilot Private Jet |
| Walter Gotell | General Anatol Gogol |
| Douglas Lambert | Mission Control Director |
| Arthur Howard | Cavendish |
| Alfie Bass | Consumptive Italian |
| Brian Keith | U.S. Shuttle Captain |
| George Birt | Captain – Boeing 747 |
| Kim Fortune | R.A.F. Officer |
| Lizzie Warville | Russian Girl |
| Johnny Traber’s Troupe | Funambulists |
| Nicholas Arbez | Drax’s Boy |
| Guy Di Rigo | Ambulanceman |
| Chris Dillinger | Drax’s Technician |
| Claude Carliez | Gondolier |
| Georges Beller | Drax’s Technician |
| Denis Seurat | Officer – Boeing 747 |
Drinks
- Champagne
- Vodka martini
Vehicles
Glastron Carlson CX25 Speedboat
Quotes
- “My God, what’s Bond doing?”
“I think he’s attempting re-entry, sir.” - “Look after Mr Bond. See that some harm comes to him.”
- “You missed, Mr Bond.”
(Sniper falls from a tree)
“Did I?” - “The Drax residence. Every stone brought from France. Cute, isn’t it?”
“Magnificent. Why didn’t he buy the Eiffel Tower as well?”
“He did, but the French government refused him an export permit.” - “Bollinger? If it’s ’69 you were expecting me.”
- “This evening I’m giving my address.”
“Then can you think of a reason why we can’t go for a drink afterwards?”
“Not immediately. But I’m sure I shall.”
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