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26/06/1979 Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction 2h 6m
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Where all the other Bonds end… this one begins!

Overview

After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.

  1. Lewis Gilbert

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Roger Moore

    James Bond

  2. Lois Chiles

    Dr. Holly Goodhead

  3. Michael Lonsdale

    Hugo Drax

  4. Richard Kiel

    Jaws

  5. Corinne Cléry

    Corinne Dufour

  6. Bernard Lee

    M

  7. Geoffrey Keen

    Sir Frederick Gray

  8. Desmond Llewelyn

    Q

  9. Lois Maxwell

    Miss Moneypenny

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Reviews

A review by drystyx
Written by drystyx on 2023-04-04
This has the great 007 elements, but misses a bit.
We get the wit, we get the beautiful women, we get the gadgets, we get the non stop action, and we even get Jaws, a fan favorite, back. Jaws even gets to speak. Maybe it was in the contract.
What is missing is the exotic locations and beautiful scenery. We do get outer space and jungles and water, but we don't quite get the exotic beauty that makes Bond films so spectacular.
While the cinematography is not as good as others in the hay day, it does still beat the 21st century Bond movies which are so dull.
Here, the victim is a maniac inte...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$34,000,000.00

Revenue
$210,308,099.00

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