Date of Release World Premier, 7th October, 1983 USA
Never Say Never Again
This film was a re-make of the original Thunderball screenplay based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham & Ian Fleming
Running Time 134 minutes
James Bond Sean Connery
Plot
SPECTRE agents under the command of Ernst Blofeld infiltrate a US air force base situated in the UK and steal two Tomahawk cruise missiles. When NATO is held to ransom, the British reactive their “00” agents and send James Bond to recapture the warheads and kill Blofeld.
Bond’s Women
- Domino Petachi (Kim Basinger)
Bond’s Enemies
- Maximillian Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer)
- Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Max von Sydow)
- Fatima Blush (Barbara Carrera)
Bond’s Allies
- Felix Leiter (Bernie Casey)
- ‘Q’ ‘Algy’ Algernon (Alec McCowen)
- ‘M’ (Edward Fox)
- Miss Moneypenny (Pamela Salem)
- Nigel Small-Fawcett (Rowan Atkinson)
Bond’s Car Bentley
Main Title Music “Never Say Never Again” by Michel Legrand, Sung by Lani Hall
Music Score Michel Legrand
Production Design
- Stephen B. Grimes
- Philip Harrison
Art Directors
- Roy Stannard
- Michael White
Screenplay Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Editor Ian Crafford
Cinematography Douglas Slocombe
Director Irvin Kershner
Producers
- Michael Dryhurst (associate producer)
- Kevin McClory (executive producer)
- Jack Schwartzman (producer)
Budget $36 million
Filming Locations
- Elstree Studios, London
- Bahamas
- France
- Malta
- Monaco
- Silver Springs, Ocala, Florida, USA
- Spain
- Villefranche sur mer, France
Worldwide Box Office $55.5 million
Glad to see you included NSNA, which is most definitely a “real” Bond film–regardless of Octopussy winning the “box office battle.” Speaking of which, the “Worldwide Box Office” amount listed here for NSNA needs adjusting slightly; $55.5 million was its U.S. box office gross vs. $67 million for Octopussy. NSNA’s actual worldwide box office was $160 million, according to several reputable sources including
http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/James-Bond#tab=summary
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0086006/trivia
is this Sean Connery’s last 007 roll?
Sure was…