

Live and Let Die
June 27, 1973 in theaters
James Bond investigates the assassinations of three British agents and uncovers a heroin smuggling operation run by a Caribbean island dictator with connections to a Harlem crime lord. The 1973 film is Roger Moore's first Bond outing, marking a tonal shift toward lighter action and introducing a distinctive American urban setting to the franchise.
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"Names is for tombstones, baby."
DID YOU KNOW?
The speedboat chase in Louisiana broke the world record for the longest boat jump at the time.
THE VERDICT
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Roger Moore's debut recalibrates the franchise's tone toward something lighter and more relaxed, and Moore is immediately at ease in a role Connery made feel dangerous. The film's borrowings from blaxploitation are of their exact moment -- some age better than others. The motorboat chase is one of the franchise's longest and most inventive action sequences. A charming reset that accepted its new star's strengths and played to them.
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