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James Bond clashes with a megalomaniac international businessman plotting a global takeover of the computer industry by engineering a devastating earthquake in California's Silicon Valley - and killing millions in the process. Spy adventure, starring Roger Moore in his final appearance as 007 alongside Christopher Walken, Grace Jones, Tanya Roberts and Patrick Macnee
1985
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Adventure
Espionage
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Roger Moore
(Actor)
.. James Bond
Christopher Walken
(Actor)
.. Max Zorin
Grace Jones
(Actor)
.. May Day
Patrick Macnee
(Actor)
.. Tibbett
Tanya Roberts
(Actor)
.. Stacey Sutton
Desmond Llewelyn
(Actor)
.. Q.
Patrick Bauchau
(Actor)
.. Scarpine
David Yip
(Actor)
.. Chuck Lee
John Glen
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Roger Moore
(Actor)
.. James Bond
Born:
October 14, 1927
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing James Bond for a record 12 years.
Early-life:
Roger George Moore was born on October 14, 1927, in Stockwell, London, the only child of a policeman. He originally wanted to be an artist, gaining experience as a tracer at an animated film company. After National Service spent in military intelligence, he worked as an extra in the films Perfect Strangers and Caesar and Cleopatra. The director Brian Desmond Hurst arranged for him to train at Rada, which helped get rid of his cockney accent.
Career:
Moore's first important film role came in the 1949 musical comedy Trottie True, but he supplemented his income by modelling. In 1953 he moved to the US, gaining a contract with MGM. He appeared alongside Elizabeth Taylor in The Last Time I Saw Paris before concentrating on TV work. Ivanhoe made him a star and he followed that with Maverick and The Alaskans. After moving back to the UK, Moore starred in The Saint and The Persuaders before becoming James Bond in 1973's Live and Let Die. He stuck with the role until 1985's A View to a Kill. Other films include Gold, The Wild Geese and The Cannonball Run, as well as plenty of comic turns as parodies of himself. He died on May 23, 2017 at the age of 89.
Quote:
'My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised.'
Trivia:
Moore became a UNICEF ambassador in 1991.
Christopher Walken
(Actor)
.. Max Zorin
Born:
March 31, 1943
in
New York
Best Known For:
Scene-stealing roles in a number of films.
Early-life:
Born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943, in Astoria, New York. His father, a baker, was German, his mother was Scottish, and he has two brothers. All three boys had modelling and acting careers as children, and made appearances on various popular TV shows. Meeting comedy actor Jerry Lewis, while filming one of them, persuaded Walken to tackle acting full-time. After attending the Professional Children's School, he studied dance at Hofstra University, but dropped out to take a role in musical Best Foot Forward in 1963.
Career:
For the next few years, Walken appeared in musical productions. After 1966's Barefoot in Athens, small roles in The Anderson Tapes and Annie Hall followed. His big break came in 1978 when he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Deer Hunter. He's been in demand ever since. Other films include A View to a Kill, Batman Returns, True Romance, Pulp Fiction and Catch Me If You Can. He continues to be an in-demand character actor, excelling in both comedy and serious drama. Dancing in Fat Boy Slim video Weapon of Choice introduced him to a new generation of fans. More recent work includes Wedding Crashers, Man of the Year, Hairspray and Seven Psychopaths.
Quote:
'I don't need to be made to look evil. I can do that on my own.'
Trivia:
He worked briefly as a lion tamer in a circus at the age of 15.
Grace Jones
(Actor)
.. May Day
Born:
May 19, 1948
in
Spanish Town, Jamaica
Best Known For:
Hit track Pull up to the Bumper.
Early-life:
Jones was born Grace Mendoza in Spanish Town, Jamaica, on May 19, 1948. She's the daughter of Marjorie and Robert Jones, a politician and Apostolic clergyman. Her parents, Grace and her brother relocated to Syracuse, New York, in 1965. Before becoming a successful model in New York City and Paris, Jones studied theatre at Syracuse University. Jones' statuesque and flamboyant look proved to be a hit in the New York City nightclub scene, which led to a recording contract with Island Records in 1977.
Career:
Jones soon amassed a substantial following among gay men with her sexually charged live show, leading to her title at the time of 'Queen of the Gay Discos'. By the 1980s, she began focusing on new wave and experimental-based work with the noted reggae team of Sly & Robbie. She changed her look to suit the times by replacing her S&M image with her iconic flat-top hairstyle and androgynous appearance. Keen to break into movies, she landed roles in such movies as Conan the Destroyer and the James Bond flick A View to a Kill, before returning to music. In recent years, she has alternated her time between the recording studio and the big screen.
Quote:
'Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.'
Trivia:
In 2012, Jones performed at the Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace.
Patrick Macnee
(Actor)
.. Tibbett
Born:
February 06, 1922
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing John Steed in The Avengers.
Early-life:
Born Daniel Patrick Macnee on February 6, 1922, in London. His father was a successful racehorse trainer who gambled away his fortune and emigrated to India. His mother then divorced her husband and moved in with her lesbian lover in Wiltshire. Macnee attended Summer Fields prep school before enrolling at Eton. He made his film debut in 1938's Pygmalion, but his acting career was curtailed by a spell in the Navy during the Second World War.
Career:
On his return from service, Macnee studied at the Webber Douglas School of Dramatic Art. Small roles in several films followed but, frustrated at the lack of opportunity in Britain, he emigrated to Canada, then moved to the US. He appeared in numerous TV plays and films before returning to the UK in 1959. Producing Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years brought him to the attention of TV bosses who, to his surprise, offered him the role of John Steed in The Avengers in 1961. He stayed with the popular series until it ended in 1969, but returned to the role in The New Avengers in 1976. Macnee also appeared in such movies as A View to a Kill, This Is Spinal Tap and The Sea Wolves. He died on June 25, 2015.
Quote:
'I haven't really accomplished anything. The most accomplished thing I've done is to have lived this long.'
Trivia:
Macnee became a US citizen in 1959.
Tanya Roberts
(Actor)
.. Stacey Sutton
Desmond Llewelyn
(Actor)
.. Q.
Patrick Bauchau
(Actor)
.. Scarpine
David Yip
(Actor)
.. Chuck Lee
John Glen
(Director)
