Moonraker
June 26, 1979 in theaters
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
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"Why are you pointing that gun at my groin?"
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The freefall sequence at the beginning was filmed over 88 separate jumps across several months.
THE VERDICT
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The franchise chasing the cultural moment of Star Wars with a thoroughness that tips into self-parody. The space station finale strains credibility even by Bond standards, and the laser gun battles undercut the series' last pretension to grounded action. The pre-title sequence is exceptional. Moonraker is the film that forced the franchise to reconsider what it was doing, which makes it historically significant even if it isn't particularly good.
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