A View to a Kill Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

A View to a Kill, released in 1985, is the fourteenth entry in the James Bond series of films made by EON Productions, and the last to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service Agent, Commander James Bond. It was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

The title itself is adapted from Ian Fleming's short story "From a View to a Kill", contained in the For Your Eyes Only collection of short stories released in 1960; however the title is where the similarity between book and film end, making this the second completely original Bond film after The Spy Who Loved Me. The screenplay was written by Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson.

Table of contents

1 Plot summary 2 Theme music 3 Vehicles & gadgets 4 Locations 5 Cast & characters 6 Trivia 7 External links

Plot summary

The plot centers around billionaire industrialist Max Zorin, who intends to destroy Silicon Valley in California in order to gain complete control of the microchip market. Zorin is aided by his Amazonian henchwoman, the murderous May Day and his Head of Security, Scarpine. James Bond is aided in his adventure by Stacey Sutton and Sir Godfrey Tibbett.

Theme music

The theme tune "A View to a Kill", performed by Duran Duran, was written by Duran Duran and John Barry and peaked at #1 and #2 in the US and UK charts respectively. Although the movie underperformed commercially, "A View to a Kill" is considered the most successful Bond theme to date.

Vehicles & gadgets

• Iceberg - Bond escapes from a mission in Iceland by getting into a boat built to look like an Iceberg.
• Camera Ring - Bond wears a ring given to him by Q-Branch that acts a camera.

Locations

• Siberia, Russia
• London, England
• Paris, France
• Ascot, Berkshire
• San Francisco, California

Cast & characters

• James Bond - Roger Moore
• M - Robert Brown
• Q - Desmond Llewelyn
• Miss Moneypenny - Lois Maxwell
• Max Zorin - Christopher Walken
• Stacey Sutton - Tanya Roberts
• May Day - Grace Jones
• Tibbett, Sir Godfrey - Patrick Macnee

Directed by: John Glen

Produced by: Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson

Written by:Ian Fleming

Screenplay by: Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum

Composed by: John Barry

Trivia

• A View To A Kill is widely regarded as one of the poorest entries in the Bond series, the criticism centering on the now aged Roger Moore having long outstayed his welcome in the role; in fact many tabloid newspapers joking that Bond's next gadget from "Q" should be a Zimmer frame. The plotline was also criticised for being almost identical to that of Goldfinger; similar elements include:
  • In Goldfinger, the villain's scheme is to irradiate the entire US gold reserve, making it worthless, causing financial meltdown in the West plus Auric Goldfinger's personal gold stocks will increase in value tenfold; correspondingly in A View To A Kill, Max Zorin intends to destroy Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake, thus leaving his company with a monopoly on the microchip market.
  • As in Goldfinger, one of the business partners in the scam gets cold feet and would rather take the money and run. While Mr. Solo was assassinated by Oddjob and his body disposed of in a car crusher, in A View To A Kill, the dissenter in the ranks is dropped from Zorin's airship and into San Francisco Bay.
  • Both Zorin and Goldfinger are being bankrolled by the Communists: in the former case, Zorin is an ex-KGB agent, while the atom bomb intended to destroy Fort Knox is supplied by the Chinese.
• This film is not only Roger Moore's swansong, but Lois Maxwell's as well. Maud Adams also has a cameo, taking her total of Bond appearances to three.
• At the end of Octopussy when it says "James Bond Will Return", it listed the next film as "From a View to A Kill", the name of the original short story by Ian Fleming. The title was changed a few months before filming.
• The title is taken from a version of the words to a traditional hunting song "D'ye ken John Peel": "From a find to a check, from a check to a view,/ From a view to a kill in the morning".
• The 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios burned down shortly prior to filming, causing a delay. It was completely rebuilt in four months and renamed 'The Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage'.
• Christopher Walken is the only Bond Villain to have won an Academy Award.
• David Bowie was allegedly the producers' first choice to play Zorin.

External links

• MGM's official A View to a Kill website

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