A View To A Kill
A View to a Kill film poster
James Bond	Roger Moore
Also starring	Christopher Walken Tanya Roberts Grace Jones
Directed by	John Glen
Produced by	Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Novel/Story by	Ian Fleming (story)
Screenplay	Michael G. Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a Fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1952 Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Tanya Roberts (born Victoria Leigh Blum on October 15, 1955) is an American actress best known for her roles in Charlie's Grace Jones (born May 19, 1948) is a Jamaican �� American Singer, model and actress John Glen is a noted Film director born May 15, 1932 in Sunbury-on-Thames, England. Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American Michael Gregg Wilson OBE (born 1942) is producer and screenwriter of James Bond movies. Between 1953 and the present day (2008 dozens of novels and a number of short stories have been published chronicling the adventures of spy James Bond 007 Ian Lancaster Fleming ( May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, Journalist and Second World War Wilson, Richard Maibaum
Cinematography by	Alan Hume
Music by	John Barry
Main theme	A View to a Kill
Composer	John Barry Duran Duran
Performer	Duran Duran
Editing by	{{{editing}}}
Distributed by	MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
Released	June 13, 1985
Running time	126 minutes
Budget	$30,000,000
Worldwide gross	$152,400,000
Preceded by	Octopussy (1983)
Followed by	The Living Daylights (1987)
IMDb profile

A View To A Kill (1985) is the fourteenth spy film of the James Bond series, and the seventh and last to star Roger Moore as the fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond. Richard Maibaum ( May 26, 1909 - January 4, 1991) was an American Film producer, Playwright and Screenwriter Alan Hume, BSC (b October 17, 1924, in London, England) is a British Cinematographer. The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music " A View to a Kill " is the thirteenth single by Duran Duran, released in May 1985 Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Octopussy (1983 is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional Espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The James Bond film series are Spy films inspired by Ian Fleming 's novels about the fictional MI6 agent Commander James Bond (codename Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a Fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1952 Although the title is adapted from Ian Fleming's short story "From a View to a Kill", the film is the third Bond film after The Spy Who Loved Me and "Octopussy" to have an entirely original screenplay. Ian Lancaster Fleming ( May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, Journalist and Second World War For Your Eyes Only is a collection of James Bond short stories by Ian Fleming. The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent Octopussy (1983 is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. In A View to a Kill, Bond is pitted against Max Zorin, who plans to destroy California's Silicon Valley. Max Zorin is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film A View to a Kill. For the valley nicknamed "Silicone Valley" see San Fernando Valley.

The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson who also wrote the screenplay with Richard Maibaum. Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American Michael Gregg Wilson OBE (born 1942) is producer and screenwriter of James Bond movies. Richard Maibaum ( May 26, 1909 - January 4, 1991) was an American Film producer, Playwright and Screenwriter It was the third James Bond film to be directed by John Glen. John Glen is a noted Film director born May 15, 1932 in Sunbury-on-Thames, England.

Despite being a commercial success, A View To A Kill was received poorly by critics and was also disliked by Roger Moore himself. However, Christopher Walken was praised for portraying a "classic Bond villain. "^[1]

Plot

In the pre-title sequence, James Bond is sent to Siberia to locate 003's corpse and recover a microchip. Upon doing so, he is ambushed by Soviet troops but flees in a submarine built to resemble an iceberg. After Bond has returned to England, Q has the microchip analysed and informs M, Bond and the Minister of Defence that its design is an exact match of a microchip made by Zorin Industries. Q is a Fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. The retrieved microchip is also designed to withstand the damage caused to other chips by a nuclear explosion.

Bond and his superiors visit the Ascot Racecourse to observe the company's owner, Max Zorin. Ascot Racecourse is an English racecourse located in the village of Ascot, Berkshire used for Thoroughbred horse racing. While at the track, Zorin's horse miraculously wins the race; Sir Godfrey Tibbett, a horse trainer, believes Zorin's horse was consuming drugs, although when screened prior to the race, it did not show any signs of addiction. Through Tibbett, Bond meets a French private detective named Aubergine to discuss how the horse won. Aubergine informs Bond that Zorin is holding an annual horse sale later in the month. However, during their dinner at the Eiffel Tower, Aubergine is killed by Zorin's mysterious bodyguard, May Day. A list of henchmen from the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill from the List of James Bond henchmen. Bond steals a Renault taxi to chase May Day but fails to apprehend her. The Renault 9 and Renault 11 are two Small family cars produced by the French manufacturer Renault between 1981 and 1988

Bond and Tibbett travel to Chantilly, France where Bond poses as James St. Chantilly is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. John (pronounced "syngen") Smythe, a rich dilettante. They break into Zorin's secret laboratory and learn that he is using microchips in his horses to release a drug when prompted by a hidden switch. Tibbett is later killed by May Day, but an attempt to drown Bond in a lake fails. Later, General Gogol from the Soviet Union shows up at Zorin's estate with several other KGB agents, but Zorin, an ex-KGB agent himself, becomes upset with Gogol and forces him to leave. General Anatol Alexis Gogol is a fictional character in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty

Max Zorin and May Day.

In his airship, Zorin unveils to a group of investors his plan to destroy Silicon Valley in an operation he dubs "Main Strike" in order to gain a monopoly in the microchip market. For the valley nicknamed "Silicone Valley" see San Fernando Valley. Bond later learns that Zorin is a psychopath, the product of Nazi medical experimentation during World War II, and later trained by the KGB. Nazi human experimentation was a series of controversial medical experiments on large numbers of prisoners by the German Nazi regime in its Concentration KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty Zorin plans to detonate explosives beneath the lakes along the Hayward Fault and the San Andreas Fault causing them to flood. The Hayward Fault Zone is a Geologic fault zone capable of generating significantly destructive Earthquakes About 60 kilometers long it lies mainly along the The San Andreas Fault is a geologic Transform fault that runs a length of roughly 800 miles (1300 km through California in the United States. A larger bomb is also on site in the mine to destroy a "geological lock" that is in place to prevent the two faults from moving at the same time. Once destroyed, it would supposedly cause a double earthquake.

Bond soon discovers state geologist Stacey Sutton, whose oil company had been taken over by Zorin, and the two team up to steal documents about his plan from the San Francisco City Hall. The City Hall of San Francisco, California opened in 1915 in its open space area in the city's Civic Center, is a Beaux-Arts monument to the brief " Zorin arrives, holding them hostage, and then forces a city official to call the police. He kills the official and sets the building on fire in order to frame Bond for the murder. Bond and Sutton are first rescued by the fire brigade and then chased by the police. They escape in a fire-engine.

The next day, Bond and Sutton infiltrate Zorin's mine where he plots to start the earthquake. He floods the mine with the first set of explosives, the action almost killing Bond and May Day, while Sutton escapes. Zorin and Scarpine also murder all of the mine workers as they attempt to flee. As a result of being betrayed, May Day helps Bond remove the larger bomb that would destroy the lock. They put the bomb on a handcar and push it out of the mine along a railroad line. However, the brakes on the car malfunction. May Day stays on the car and holds the brakes, sacrificing her own life & saving Silicon Valley.

Sutton reunites with Bond but is grabbed by Zorin, who is escaping via airship with Scarpine and his mentor, Dr. Karl Mortner. Bond manages to grab hold of the mooring rope. During the flight, Bond ties the rope to the Golden Gate Bridge. Stacy attacks Zorin and in the ensuing fracas, Mortner and Scarpine are temporarily knocked out. Stacy flees on the bridge and joins with Bond, but Zorin comes after them, and Zorin and Bond battle on the bridge. At the end Zorin holds onto the bridge to not to fall, Mortner distracts him without knowing and Zorin laughs but that makes him fall to the ocean. Mortner gets his pistol and shoots at them. When he is out of bullets, he gets a dynamite and tries to throw it to the bridge. But he fails when Bond cuts the rope of the airship, making it sway frantically away from the bridge and knock Mortner off balance. Seconds later, the dynamite explodes and the airship with it.

Cast

• Roger Moore as James Bond: British Secret Service agent. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story
• Christopher Walken as Max Zorin: A microchip industrialist planning to destroy the Silicon Valley in an earthquake and gain a monopoly in the market. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Max Zorin is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film A View to a Kill.
• Tanya Roberts as Stacey Sutton: The granddaughter of an oil tycoon whose company is taken over by Zorin. Tanya Roberts (born Victoria Leigh Blum on October 15, 1955) is an American actress best known for her roles in Charlie's Stacey Sutton is a fictional character in the James Bond film A View to a Kill. She later becomes a geologist and assists Bond in preventing the earthquake.
• Grace Jones as May Day: Zorin's lover and chief henchwoman. Grace Jones (born May 19, 1948) is a Jamaican �� American Singer, model and actress A list of henchmen from the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill from the List of James Bond henchmen. When Zorin betrays her, she joins hands with Bond and sacrifices her life so as to save Silicon Valley.
• Robert Brown as M: The strict head of the Secret Intelligence Service
• Desmond Llewelyn as Q: An MI6 officer in charge of the research and development branch. Robert James Brown ( 26 November 1921 - 11 November 2003) was an English Actor known for his portrayal of M M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series as well as the films in the Bond franchise The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn ( 12 September 1914 &mdash 19 December 1999 who was a Coal mining engineer Q is a Fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. He provides Bond with unique vehicle and gadgets for battling Zorin.
• Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny: M's secretary. Lois Maxwell ( 14 February 1927 &ndash 29 September 2007) was a Canadian Actress, known for originating the role of Jane Moneypenny, better known as Miss Moneypenny, is a Fictional character in the James Bond novels and films
• Geoffrey Keen as Fredrick Gray: The British Minister of Defence. Geoffrey Keen ( 21 August 1916 – 3 November 2005) was an English Actor who appeared in supporting roles in many famous Sir Frederick Gray is a recurring fictional character in the James Bond films portrayed by Geoffrey Keen.
• Walter Gotell as General Gogol: The head of the KGB. Walter Gotell ( March 15, 1924 - May 5, 1997) was a German -British actor known for his role as General Gogol, head General Anatol Alexis Gogol is a fictional character in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty
• Patrick Macnee as Sir Godfrey Tibbett: Bond's ally who helps him enter Zorin's villa and stable. Patrick Macnee (born 6 February 1922) is an English Actor, best known for his role as the secret agent John Steed This is a list of James Bond 's allies in the film A View to a Kill.
• Patrick Bauchau as Scarpine: Zorin's loyal associate. Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau (born December 6, 1938) is a Belgian Actor. A list of henchmen from the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill from the List of James Bond henchmen.
• David Yip as Chuck Lee A CIA agent who assists Bond and Sutton but is killed by May Day. David Yip (born June 4, 1951) is an English Actor. Yip of Chinese descent was born in Liverpool and trained
• Fiona Fullerton as Pola Ivanova; a KGB agent sent by Gogol to spy on Zorin. ---- Fiona Fullerton (born 10 October 1956 in Kaduna, Nigeria) is a British actress This is a list of James Bond 's allies in the film A View to a Kill.
• Willoughby Gray as Dr. Carl Mortner: A former Nazi scientist who designs Zorin's microchips for carrying narcotic drugs (in the German release version, he is a Polish communist). Willoughby Gray ( 6 November 1916, London - 13 February 1993) was an English actor of stage and screen born in London A list of henchmen from the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill from the List of James Bond henchmen.
• Alison Doody as Jenny Flex: One of May Day's assistants
• Papillon Soo Soo as Pan Ho: One of May Day's assistants
• Dolph Lundgren as Venz, one of General Gogol's KGB Henchmen

Maud Adams is said to be visible as an extra in one of the Fisherman's Wharf scenes; in the DVD documentary Inside A View to a Kill, Adams explains that she was visiting her friend Moore on location and ended up in the crowd, but admits she is unable to actually see herself in the film; In the same documentary, director John Glen confirms that Adams appears as an extra, but does not specify where she is visible. Alison Doody (born November 11, 1966) is an Irish Actress and model. A list of henchmen from the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill from the List of James Bond henchmen. Papillon Soo Soo (born 1961) is a British model-turned-actress A list of henchmen from the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill from the List of James Bond henchmen. Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren on November 3, 1957 in Stockholm, Sweden is a Swedish Actor, director Maud Adams (born February 12 1945) is a Swedish actress known for her roles as two different Bond girls in two James Bond ^[2] The appearance remained a mystery for years until she was identified as standing in the background during one of the Fisherman's Wharf scenes. As a result, Adams appears in three Bond films, previously in The Man with the Golden Gun in 1974 and in Octopussy in 1983. The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional Octopussy (1983 is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. ^[3]

Production

A View to a Kill was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American Michael Gregg Wilson OBE (born 1942) is producer and screenwriter of James Bond movies. Wilson also co-authored the screenplay along with Richard Maibaum. Richard Maibaum ( May 26, 1909 - January 4, 1991) was an American Film producer, Playwright and Screenwriter At the end of Octopussy during the "James Bond Will Return" sequence, it listed the next film as "From a View to a Kill", the name of the original short story; however, the title was later changed. Octopussy (1983 is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond.

When a company with a name similar to Zorin (the Zoran Corporation) was discovered in the United States, a disclaimer was added to the start of the film affirming that Zorin was not related to any real-life company. Zoran Corporation is a Multinational Digital Technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley. This is the first Bond film to have a disclaimer (The Living Daylights had a disclaimer about the use of the Red Cross. The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated )

Casting

Early publicity for A View to a Kill in 1984 included an announcement that David Bowie would play Zorin. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. He turned it down, saying, "I didn't want to spend five months watching my stunt double fall off cliffs. " The role was offered to Sting and finally to Christopher Walken. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award ^[4]

Dolph Lundgren has a brief appearance as one of General Gogol's KGB agents. Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren on November 3, 1957 in Stockholm, Sweden is a Swedish Actor, director General Anatol Alexis Gogol is a fictional character in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Grace Jones, who was dating Lundgren at the time, had asked the film's producers to find a cameo for him. Lundgren appears during the confrontation between Gogol and Zorin at the racetrack, standing several steps below Gogol. ^[5]

Filming

The film was shot at Pinewood Studios in London, Iceland, Switzerland, France and United States. Pinewood Studios is a major British Film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Several French landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, its Jules Verne Restaurant and the Château de Chantilly were filmed. The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built The Château de Chantilly is a historic Château located in the town of Chantilly, France. The rest of the major filming was done in the Fisherman's Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Fisherman's Wharf may refer to Fisherman's Wharf Monterey California - a historic fishing wharf in Monterey California Fisherman's Wharf The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension Bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The Lefty O'Doul Bridge was featured in the fire engine chase scene. Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul ( March 4 1897 – December 7 1969) was an American Major League Baseball player who The horse racing scenes were shot at the Ascot Racecourse. Ascot Racecourse is an English racecourse located in the village of Ascot, Berkshire used for Thoroughbred horse racing. ^[6]

The production of A View To A Kill began on June 23, 1984, in Iceland where the second unit filmed the pre-title sequence. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) ^[7] On June 27, 1984, several leftover canisters of gasoline used during filming of Ridley Scott's Legend caused the Pinewood Studios' "007 Stage" to be burnt to the ground. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is a British Academy Award Nominated and Golden Globe Emmy Award and BAFTA Award winning Legend Broccoli arranged its reconstruction which was done by the end of July 1984. ^[8] The soundstage was renamed "Albert R. Broccoli's 007 Stage". A sound stage is a soundproof Hangar -like structure building or room used for the production of theatrical motion pictures and Television shows The filming of A View to a Kill continued when Roger Moore rejoined the main unit at Pinewood on 1 August 1984. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The crew then departed for shooting the horse-racing scenes at Royal Ascot Racecourse. The scene in which Bond and Sutton enter the mineshaft was then filmed in a waterlogged quarry near Staines and the Amberley Chalk Pits Museum in West Sussex. Staines is a Thames -side town in the Spelthorne borough of Surrey and part of the London Commuter Belt of South East England, Amberley Working Museum is a Museum at Amberley, near Arundel in West Sussex, England. ^[9]

Tanya Roberts, Roger Moore and Grace Jones in a promotional still.

On October 6, 1984, the fourth Unit headed by the special effects supervisor John Richardson, began its work on the climactic fight sequence. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) At first, only a few plates constructed to resemble the Golden Gate Bridge were used. Later that night, the shooting of the burning San Francisco City Hall commenced. The first actual scenes atop the bridge were filmed on October 7, 1984. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) ^[10]

In Paris it was planned that two stunt men, B. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city J. Worth and Don Caldvedt, would help film two takes of a parachute drop off a (clearly visible) platform that extended from a top edge of the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built However, sufficient footage was obtained from Worth's jump, so Caldvedt was told he would not be performing his own jump. Caldvedt, unhappy at not being able to perform the jump, parachuted off the tower without authorization from the City of Paris. He was subsequently sacked by the production team for jeopardizing the continuation of filming in the city. ^[2]

Airship Industries managed a major marketing coup with the inclusion of their Skyship 500 series airship in the film. At the time Airship Industries were producing a fleet of ships which were recognisable over many capitals of the world offering tours, or advertising sponsorship deals. As all Bond films have included the most current technology, this included the lighter than air interest. ^[11]

The ship used in the climax was an actual Skyship 500, then on a promotional tour of Los Angeles after its participation in the opening ceremony of the 1984 Olympic Games. At that time, had "WELCOME" painted across the side of the hull, but the word was soon replaced by "ZORIN INDUSTRIES". During the 1984 season, the ship depicted green and red shades as a part of Fujifilm's blimp fleet; it was subsequently coloured white. is a Japanese company known for its Photographic film and Cameras Fujifilm is the world’s largest photographic and imaging company. In real life, inflating it would take up to 24 hours, but during filming it was shown to have taken 2 minutes. ^[11]

Music

Main article: A View to a Kill (soundtrack)

The soundtrack was composed by John Barry, and published by EMI/Capitol. A View to a Kill is the soundtrack for the film of the same name, the 14th installment in the James Bond film series John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy ^[12] The theme song "A View to a Kill", was written by Barry and Duran Duran, and performed by the band. " A View to a Kill " is the thirteenth single by Duran Duran, released in May 1985 Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two It has three different versions of which the two made by Duran Duran make no reference to the James Bond theme; some of its notes are mixed while "May Day Jumps" is the only song of the film that features the original theme. Barry's composition On Her Majesty's Secret Service was modified for use in the songs "Snow Job," "He's Dangerous," and "Golden Gate Fight" of A View to a Kill. ^[13] "A View To A Kill" was second in the British charts and first in the American charts, thus becoming the peak song in the James Bond series. ^[14]

Duran Duran was chosen to do the song after bassist John Taylor (a lifelong Bond fan) approached producer Cubby Broccoli at a party, and somewhat drunkenly asked "When are you going to get someone decent to do one of your theme songs?"^[15][16]

During the opening teaser, a cover version of the 1965 Beach Boys song "California Girls", performed by Gidea Park (a tribute band), is used during a chase in which Bond snowboards; it has been suggested that this teaser sequence helped initiate interest in snowboarding. John Taylor (born Nigel John Taylor on June 20, 1960 in Birmingham, England) is the Bass guitarist and co-founder Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture " California Girls " is a Song written by Mike Love and Brian Wilson and recorded by The Beach Boys in 1965. Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a Snow -covered slope on a Snowboard attached to a participant's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding ^[17]

Release and reception

A View to A Kill was the first Bond film with a premiere outside of the UK, opening on May 22, 1985 at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) For the opera house in Mexico City, see Palacio de Bellas Artes, and for the Palace of Fine Arts that was part of Chicago 's White ^[18] The British premiere was held on June 12, 1985 at the Odeon Leicester Square Cinema in London. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) ^[7] The film was first broadcast on British television on January 31, 1990. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) It achieved a box office collection of US $152. 4 million worldwide with 50. 3 million in the United States alone. ^[19][20] On its opening Weekend in the US it earned $10. 6 million. ^[20]

Rotten Tomatoes gave A View to a Kill a 45% "Rotten" rating. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. ^[21] One of the most common criticisms was that Roger Moore's age was 57 - Sean Connery declared that "Bond should be played by an actor 35-43 years old. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish I’m too old. Roger’s too old, too!". ^[18] Moore has also stated A View to a Kill as his least favourite film. He was quoted saying "I was horrified on the last Bond I did. Whole slews of sequences where Christopher Walken was machine-gunning hundreds of people. I said 'That wasn't Bond, those weren't Bond films. ' It stopped being what they were all about. You didn't dwell on the blood and the brains spewing all over the place". ^[22] The film was mentioned by Brian J. Arthurs of the Beach Reporter as the worst film of the Bond series. The Beach Reporter is a weekly newspaper serving the Beach Cities of Los Angeles's South Bay. ^[21] John Puccio of DVDtown. com said, "No Bond outing is awful, but this one comes close. "^[21] C. Pea of the Time Out Film Guide said, "Grace Jones is badly wasted. "^[23] Norman Wilner of MSN chose it as the worst Bond movie,^[24] while IGN staff chose it as the fourth worst, over The Man With The Golden Gun, Die Another Day and Diamonds are Forever. MSN (The M icro' s' oft N etwork is a collection of Internet services provided by Microsoft. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 Diamonds Are Forever (1971 is the seventh Spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery ^[25] In a December 2007 interview, Roger Moore remarked, "I was only about four hundred years too old for the part. "^[26]

Appearances in other media

A View to a Kill was adapted into two video games in 1985. The first, titled A View to a Kill, was published by Domark. Domark was a Computer and video games Software house based in the United Kingdom. It was available on ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Oric 1 and Oric Atmos, and MSX. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit Home computers produced by Amstrad Plc during the 1980s and early 1990s MSX was the name of a standardized Home computer architecture in the 1980s The second, titled James Bond 007: A View to a Kill was a text-based video game for DOS and Apple II computers. Usually used in reference to a Computer application, especially a Computer game, a text-based application is one whose primary input and output are based DOS, short for "Disk Operating System" is a shorthand term for several closely related Operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market It was developed by Angelsoft, Inc. and published by Mindscape Inc.

May Day was a playable multiplayer character in the 1997 and 2000 video games GoldenEye 007 and The World Is Not Enough, for the Nintendo 64 and both N64 and PlayStation respectively. Mindscape is an international software publishing company, previously part of The Learning Company. A multiplayer video game is one which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 First-person shooter Video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64 Video game console, The World Is Not Enough is a First-person shooter Video game based on the James Bond film of the same name. The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console In the 2002 game Nightfire, May Day and Max Zorin also appears as bots. James Bond 007 NightFire is a First-person shooter Video game that is based on Ian Fleming 's British secret agent James A bot, most prominently in the First person shooter PC game types (FPS is a robotic computer controlled entity that simulates an Online or LAN ^[27] Other references include Nikolai Diavolo, a character in the 2004 game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing, claiming Zorin to be his mentor and friend. James Bond 007 Everything or Nothing is a 2004 Third-person shooter Video game, where the player controls Ian Fleming 's master ^[28] In GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, a multiplayer level is the summit of the Golden Gate Bridge, including the Zorin blimp, which would fire on players when activated. GoldenEye Rogue Agent is a James Bond Video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. Players are also able to climb the suspension cables (similar to the events of the film). ^[29]

References

External links

• MGM's official A View To A Kill website
• A View to a Kill at MobyGames
• A View to a Kill (text based game) at MobyGames