Sean Connery made a triumphant return as James Bond in “Never Say Never Again,” twelve years after leaving the franchise in 1971’s “Diamonds Are Forever.” This is a loose remake of 1965’s “Thunderball,” and was not produced under the auspices of, nor sanctioned by, Eon Productions. (One other, 1967’s “Casino Royale” starring Peter Sellers, David Niven, Jacqueline Bisset, and others was also produced by another studio.)
The storyline has Bond brought out of retirement to battle SPECTRE, who have stolen two nuclear missiles from the U. S. military. The outstanding supporting cast includes Klaus Maria Brandauer as villain Maximillian Largo, Barbara Carrera as villain Fatima Blush, Max von Sydow as villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Kim Basinger as Domino Petachi, Bernie Casey as Felix Leiter, Alec McCowen as Q, Edward Fox as M, Pamela Salem as Miss Moneypenny, as well as Rowan Atkinson, Valerie Leon, Milow Kirek, Pat Roach, Anthony Sharp, Prunella Gee, and Gavan O’Herlihy.
Director Irvin Kershner (“The Empire Strikes Back” 1980) and screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr. instilled the film with outstanding production values, good pacing, and well timed action sequences, which made the two hour plus movie fly by. “Never Say Never Again” was Connery’s seventh Bond production, matching Roger Moore’s eventual seven 007 roles. This film was released in October, 1983, while “Octopussy” starring Moore was released in June, 1983. “Never” made $160 million at the box office, slightly less than “Octopussy’s” $187 million.
With the musical score composed by Michel Legrand, the very entertaining and watchable “Never Say Never Again” was a production of Taliafilm and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Never Say Never Again (1983)
cinema
My Review
Sean Connery made a triumphant return as James Bond in “Never Say Never Again,” twelve years after leaving the franchise in 1971’s “Diamonds Are Forever.” This is a loose remake of 1965’s “Thunderball,” and was not produced under the auspices of, nor sanctioned by, Eon Productions. (One other, 1967’s “Casino Royale” starring Peter Sellers, David Niven, Jacqueline Bisset, and others was also produced by another studio.)
The storyline has Bond brought out of retirement to battle SPECTRE, who have stolen two nuclear missiles from the U. S. military. The outstanding supporting cast includes Klaus Maria Brandauer as villain Maximillian Largo, Barbara Carrera as villain Fatima Blush, Max von Sydow as villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Kim Basinger as Domino Petachi, Bernie Casey as Felix Leiter, Alec McCowen as Q, Edward Fox as M, Pamela Salem as Miss Moneypenny, as well as Rowan Atkinson, Valerie Leon, Milow Kirek, Pat Roach, Anthony Sharp, Prunella Gee, and Gavan O’Herlihy.
Director Irvin Kershner (“The Empire Strikes Back” 1980) and screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr. instilled the film with outstanding production values, good pacing, and well timed action sequences, which made the two hour plus movie fly by. “Never Say Never Again” was Connery’s seventh Bond production, matching Roger Moore’s eventual seven 007 roles. This film was released in October, 1983, while “Octopussy” starring Moore was released in June, 1983. “Never” made $160 million at the box office, slightly less than “Octopussy’s” $187 million.
With the musical score composed by Michel Legrand, the very entertaining and watchable “Never Say Never Again” was a production of Taliafilm and Warner Bros. Pictures.