Timothy Dalton made his debut as James Bond in “The Living Daylights.” He brought a more low-key demeanor to the role, after years of the humorous and “punny” Roger Moore and the suave Sean Connery. Screenwriters Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson returned the storyline to Cold War espionage, engaging 007 in conflict with the Soviet Union.
Director John Glen came back for his fourth Bond picture, the fifteenth in the series from Eon Productions. Producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli added his daughter Barbara Broccoli as associate producer, and returned step-son Michael G. Wilson as co-producer and as co-screenwriter. This would be musical score composer John Barry’s last Bond picture; he was with the franchise from the start.
The cast behind Timothy Dalton includes Maryam d’Abo, Joe Don Baker, Art Malik, John Rhys-Davies, Jeroen Krabbe, Andreas Wisniewsky, Julie T. Wallace, Virginia Hey, John Bowe, John Terry as Felix Leiter of the CIA, and Walter Gotell back in a cameo as the now-retired KGB head. The London staff includes Desmond Llewelyn as Q, Robert Brown as M, Geoffrey Keen as the Minister of Defense, and Caroline Bliss in her debut as Miss Moneypenny.
All in all, not a bad start for Timothy Dalton as 007 in “The Living Daylights,” successful at the box office for Eon Productions, United Artists, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He would return in 1989’s “License to Kill,” his second and final appearance as James Bond.
The Living Daylights (1987)
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My Review
Timothy Dalton made his debut as James Bond in “The Living Daylights.” He brought a more low-key demeanor to the role, after years of the humorous and “punny” Roger Moore and the suave Sean Connery. Screenwriters Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson returned the storyline to Cold War espionage, engaging 007 in conflict with the Soviet Union.
Director John Glen came back for his fourth Bond picture, the fifteenth in the series from Eon Productions. Producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli added his daughter Barbara Broccoli as associate producer, and returned step-son Michael G. Wilson as co-producer and as co-screenwriter. This would be musical score composer John Barry’s last Bond picture; he was with the franchise from the start.
The cast behind Timothy Dalton includes Maryam d’Abo, Joe Don Baker, Art Malik, John Rhys-Davies, Jeroen Krabbe, Andreas Wisniewsky, Julie T. Wallace, Virginia Hey, John Bowe, John Terry as Felix Leiter of the CIA, and Walter Gotell back in a cameo as the now-retired KGB head. The London staff includes Desmond Llewelyn as Q, Robert Brown as M, Geoffrey Keen as the Minister of Defense, and Caroline Bliss in her debut as Miss Moneypenny.
All in all, not a bad start for Timothy Dalton as 007 in “The Living Daylights,” successful at the box office for Eon Productions, United Artists, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He would return in 1989’s “License to Kill,” his second and final appearance as James Bond.