Jun 05, 2014 moonraker 1979 official trailer roger moore james bond movie hd james bond investigates the midair theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. The origin is in the legend of local smugglers hiding a barrel of contraband brandy in the local pond. Moonraker is a 1979 spy film and the eleventh in the james bond series produced by eon. Moonraker for me would easily rank in the top 3 barry bond scores of all time along with diamonds are forever and the living daylights after taking a break from scoring the spy who loved me due to being a tax exile in the uk which prevented barry from. For many moonraker is the worst bond film, not least because the adventure culminates in a massive laser battle above the planet. Jun 06, 20 its the least showy of barrys james bond scores and can only be termed deliberatelypaced, but i still find moonraker to make a very strong album. Moonraker original motion picture soundtrack discogs. Moonraker 1979 official trailer roger moore james bond movie. Please click learn more to learn how we use cookies.
Happy, you can reach hundreds of thousands of satisfied members who became tired of waiting for dvds in the mail, and now you can watch for free the mortal instruments. Dolly never wore braces a strange debate has erupted and. Moonraker begins as the remains of the moonraker ship are lost and bond must investigate. Mar 19, 2015 considered almost unanimously as one of the worst films in james bond series, it is time for moonraker to have a defender. Moonraker was an attempt to make a science fiction james bond movie to. Download torrent or any other torrent from category. Capitolemi records 724354142529 country united states format cd release date 25feb2003 upn 724354142529. Moonraker, by ian fleming project gutenberg canada. Released in 1979, the year that saw the arrival of star trek on the big screen, moonraker was the latest film to latch onto the science fiction revival started by george lucas 1977 picture. It was directed by david macdonald and starred george baker, sylvia syms, marius goring, gary raymond, peter arne, john le mesurier and patrick troughton.
Our collections are nonfiction, dating from the 1890s to the present day, and providing a rich and visually compelling record of all aspects of lives, cultures, landscape, industries, major events and everyday activities, many of which are available to watch, free of charge, on our website. Bond investigates the theft of a space shuttle, leading him to hugo drax. This is the only time when the 007 theme is used in a roger moore bond film. This is the simplest idea of the bond films, yet i was lost as to how farfetched this film became.
No, not the similarlytitled 1979 bond movie moonraker, this is a colourful, swashbuckling english civil war suspenser. It was designed around inexpensive parts, but was very well designed and operated very well. Moonraker is quite simply one of the weirdest james bond movies out there, as close to accidental spoof as anything in the series not counting casino royale, which was supposed to be real spoof. We use cookies to provide you with the best experience. On my opinion, this is moores best fourth outing as 007may be not saying too much, but there are three films left, and a very entertaining scifi film. When a moonraker space shuttle disappears the chase leads bond into outer space. Contents information excerpted from the internet speculative fiction database art. Although moonraker is generally regarded to be one of the weaker movies in the bond series the score is defiantly amongst its best. Popcorn talk network proudly presents a vodcast that offers a glimpse into the movies we love to watch with breakdown and analysis of the. Get your dose of ian flemings spy from sean connery to daniel craig with our expert online coverage and. Get your dose of ian flemings spy from sean connery to daniel craig with our expert online coverage and a rich, colour print magazine dedicated to spies. Its a short one, only 32 minutes, and because the score was recorded in paris and the tapes subsequently lost, apparently an expanded release will never happen.
The mixture of escapist action and space shootouts found. This time the bad guy was hugo drax michael lonsdale who had a plan to wipe out the earths population and restart society in outer space. The girl in the case is american secret agent holly goodhead, intelligently played by lois chiles. Moonraker 1979 is maybe too fanciful and slapstick, with too many special effects, stunts and gadgets. He operated from tangierfree port, no taxes, no currency restrictions. Not only does it feature the largerthanlife, metaltoothed villain jaws richard kiel, performing even stranger feats than he did in the spy who loved me, but also a downright loopy foray into. Moonraker was a term applied to residents of the county wiltshire supposedly nonetoobright country yokels. Moonraker 1979 official trailer roger moore james bond movie hd james bond investigates the midair theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Play moonraker video game arcade games online play. The third and final film in the series to be directed by lewis gilbert, it costars lois chiles, michael lonsdale, corinne clery, and richard kiel. Moonraker uses for the first time since diamonds are forever a piece of music called 007 briefly, and late in track 7, bond arrives in rio and boat chase, the secondary bond theme composed by barry which was introduced in from russia with love. Jul 29, 2017 john barrys wonderful pretitles music.
Manuela mi6 takes an indepth look at emily boltons. Showcase galaxy, november 1976 by doug beekman gateway part 1 of 3 by vincent di fate gateway part 1 of 3 2 by vincent di fate gateway part 1 of 3 3 by vincent di fate in xanadu by uncredited designing a dyson sphere by rick sternbach lovelife of the leglorn by stephen fabian guardians at the gate. After drax industries moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent james bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to california to meet the companys owner, the mysterious hugo drax. Considered almost unanimously as one of the worst films in james bond series, it is time for moonraker to have a defender. Moonraker was an attempt to make a science fiction james bond movie to very mixed results. Ca rezzonico featured in moonraker 1979 as the interior of draxs biological weapons lab, but only once it is emptied and appears as his office. Moonraker was the third of the three bond films for which the theme song was performed by shirley bassey. The basic form of the james bond thrillers has been firmly established since the beginning. Moonraker 210 movie clip the centrifuge 1979 hd youtube. When the cavalier assigned the task is thwarted by the. City of ashes film, get some free new movie online free watch and download new movie new releases and the hottest classics on our site. Feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to.
City of ashes film, get some free new movie online free watch and download new movie. Cass, album united artists records, united artists records. Jaws, the steelmouthed henchman played by richard kiel. Even by the standards of the roger moore years, moonraker is a very silly, very bad james bond movie, especially disappointing since it came after easily his best bond, the spy who loved me after a space shuttle is stolen, bond doesnt just trawl round various exotic locations on earth, he even ventures into space. It was directed by david macdonald and starred george baker, sylvia syms, marius goring, gary raymond, peter arne, john le mesurier and patrick troughton the film depicts a fictionalised account of the escape of charles ii, arranged by a foppish royalist nobleman, the earl of. The film goes too far away also from the previous movie the spy, which was perfect.
Of course, continued bond, lost in his story, all this made the city wonder what the hell was going on. Moonraker 1979 official trailer roger moore james bond movie hd. Moonraker original motion picture soundtrack john barry. Holly goodhead, bond soon uncovers draxs nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, jaws, and. The airburst effect seen in this movie was colloquially called a moonraker by patrons who use the hand dryer at the bikinis sports bar and grill restaurant chain in austin, texas, where a houston resident, who was a tourist in austin, who first used the xl hand dryer, noticed the effect similar to bonds facial expression when seen in the g. Clicking continue or your continued use of the service signifies your consent. The first shot of bond must show him in a bizarre predicament that brings him within inches of his life.
Moonraker is the 11th installment in the most successful film series in history. Besides this fartherthanfarfetched effort to capitalise on. Kate bush declined as she was due to embark on her british. In this adaptation of ian flemings 1955 novel, james bond roger moore must thwart sir hugo drax michael lonsdale, who plans to wipe out all of humankind and replace it with a super race that he has cultivated in a massive space station. The shuttles dock with a huge, citylike space station, hidden from radar by a cloaking device. It is also, of course, in the grand bond tradition. Frank sinatra was considered for the vocals, before johnny mathis was approached and offered the opportunity. Moonraker ride roller coaster caused injuries and chaos tomonews.
The moonraker is a british swashbuckler film made in 1957 and released in 1958 and set in the english civil war. But moonraker is very well done, from a technical point of view its a masterpiece. All through may, the dutch television station rtl7 has been showing all the james bond movies they could and in june, there are a few more to come still. Audiences flocked to see moonraker, making it the highest grossing 007 movie before goldeneye. Mathis was unhappy about the song and withdrew from the project, leaving the producers scrambling for a replacement. John barry moonraker complete motion picture soundtrack. Games being played right now latest searches moonraker video game arcade, playc64, p47 game, supermarioworldkoopatroopasnesonlinesupernintendo11463playable, fightershistoryworldver4307mameonlinearcade47635playable, megamanbassnesonlinenintendones931playable, adventuresoficemarionesonlinenintendones1031. Moonraker 1979 is the eleventh spy film in the james bond series, and the fourth to star roger moore as the fictional mi6 agent james bond. George baker the moonraker aka earl anthony, sylvia syms ann wyndham, marius goring colonel beaumont, peter arne edmund tyler, clive morton lord harcourt, gary raymond charles stuart, richard leech henry strangeways, iris russell judith strangeways, michael anderson jr. Moonraker 1979 official trailer roger moore james bond.