Tomorrow Never Dies

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now 007 must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.


Release Date:

* December 9, 1997


Plot:

* The start of World War III for ratings.


Box Office Results:

* $335.3 million


Running Time:

* 1 hour, 55 minutes


Gadgets:

* Ericsson Mobile Phone
* Omega Seamaster

Vehicles:

* BMW 750iL
* BMW R1200 motorcycle

Issued Sidearm:

* Walther PPK
* Walther P99 - in a rather innocuous way, Bond finds the P99 in Wai Lin's Saigon hideout & comments "new Walther."


Director:

* Roger Spottiswoode


Screenplay:

* Bruce Feirstein


Title Song:

* Tomorrow Never Dies


Title Song Artist:

* Sheryl Crow


Starring:

* Pierce Brosnan as James Bond
* Jonathan Pryce as Elliot Carver
* Teri Hatcher as Paris Carver
* Gotz Otto as Stamper
* Cecile Thomsen as Professor Inga Bergstrom


Villain:

* Jonathan Pryce as Elliot Carver


Henchmen:

* Gotz Otto as Stamper
* Ricky Jay as Henry Gupta
* Vincent Schiavelli as Dr. Kaufmann

* Daphne Deckers as Carver's PR Girl


Bond Girls:

* Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin
* Teri Hatcher as Paris Carver
* Cecile Thomsen as Professor Inga Bergstrom


Supporting Cast:

* Colin Salmon as Charles Robinson
* Judi Dench as M
* Desmond Llewelyn as Q
* Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenny

* Joe Don Baker as Jack Wade


Filming Locations:

* Terrorist Arms Bazaar, The Kyber Pass; South China Sea; Oxford and London, UK; Hamburg, Germany; Okinawa and Saigon, Vietnam; Halong Bay, South China Sea


Best Quote:

* Bond: "You were pretty good with that hook."

Lin: "That comes from growing up in a rough neighborhood. Your were pretty good with the bike."
Bond: "That comes from not growing up at all."


Best Mistake: (According to mi6.co.uk)

* Helicopters cannot physically perform the movement used to trap Bond and Wai Lin in the dead end of the alleyway.


Distinguishing Feature: (According to mi6.co.uk)

* Bond meets his match in Wai Lin, the first time Bond performs a jump on a motorcycle, and the fabulous car chase in the hotel car park.


Vital Statistics: (According to mi6.co.uk)

* Conquests: 3
* Martinis: 1
* Kills: 25
* "Bond, James Bond": 1