The Living Daylights (1987)

"This BOND is dangerous"

Directed by John Glen
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson

Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson
Based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Joe Don Baker, Art Malik, Jeroen Krabbé
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Alec Mills
Edited by John Grover, Peter Davies
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by MGM/UA Communications Co.
Release date: 30 June 1987 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 131 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $40 million
Box office: $191.2 million

"The Living Daylights" is an action adventure thriller film directed by John Glen and written by Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum, based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming. It's the fifteenth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who is living on the edge to stop an evil arms dealer from starting another world war. Bond crosses all seven continents in order to stop the evil Whitaker and General Koskov.

Cast

• Timothy Dalton as James Bond
• Maryam d'Abo as Kara Milovy
• Joe Don Baker as Brad Whitaker
• John Rhys-Davies as General Leonid Pushkin
• Art Malik as Kamran Shah
• Jeroen Krabbé as General Georgi Koskov
• Andreas Wisniewski as Necros
• Thomas Wheatley as Saunders
• Robert Brown as M
• Desmond Llewelyn as Q
• Geoffrey Keen as Frederick Gray
• Caroline Bliss as Miss Moneypenny
• John Terry as Felix Leiter
• Walter Gotell as General Gogol
• Virginia Hey as Rubavitch
• Julie T. Wallace as Rosika Miklos

New James Bond seems better to me than the last one: Timothy Dalton isn't as phlegmatic as Roger Moore fortunately, but don't turn out as charismatic as Sean Connery - unfortunately. However there's no doubt he's serious, quite charming and pretty appropriate for the role.

Advantages

• Timothy Dalton as James Bond

Disadvantages

• Too pretentious
• Some scenes are overacted

"Strangenesses"

• Seems like James Bond is absolutely immortal
• Pushkin?

Clue Moments

• Bratislava
• The Trans-Siberian Pipeline 
• the Soviet–Afghan War

Soundtracks

1. John Barry - The Living Daylights
2. John Barry - Necros Attacks
3. John Barry - The Sniper Was A Woman
4. John Barry - Ice Chase
5. John Barry - Kara Meets Bond
6. John Barry - Koskov Escapes
7. John Barry - Where Has Every Body Gone
8. John Barry - Into Vienna
9. John Barry - Hercules Takes Off
10. John Barry - Mujahadin And Opium
11. John Barry - Inflight Fight
12. John Barry - If There Was A Man
13. John Barry - Exercises At Gibraltar
14. John Barry - Approaching Kara
15. John Barry - Murder At The Fair
16. John Barry - 'Assassin' And Drugged
17. John Barry - Airbase Jailbreak
18. John Barry - Afghanistan Plan
19. John Barry - Air Bond
20. John Barry - Final Confrontation
21. John Barry - Alternate End Titles

Quotations

* * *

Kara Milovy: What happened?
James Bond: He got the boot.

* * *

Miss Moneypenny: That girl must be very talented.
James Bond: Believe me, my interest in her is purely professional.

* * *

James Bond: Just taking the Aston out for a spin, Q.
Q: Be careful, 007! It's just had a new coat of paint!

* * *

Leonid Pushkin: Put him on the next plane to Moscow...
General Georgi Koskov: Oh, thank you General, thank you so much...
Leonid Pushkin: ...in the diplomatic bag.

* * *

James Bond: Don't think. Just let it happen.

* * *

Kamran Shah: Russkie. Has Colonel Feydor considered my appeal?
Jailer: Yes. Good news. You won't be hung in the morning. You will be SHOT!
Kamran Shah: It's all a mistake. I stole NOTHING!
Jailer: You can tell Allah. When you see him.

* * *

James Bond: [referring to man who beats up another man] Hope he's not invited to dinner.

* * *

James Bond: What did you tell them?
Kamran Shah: I tell them you not Russian. They no kill you now.
Kara Milovy: Not now? How about later?

* * *

You may see the trailer here.

Plot: 7/10

Entertainment: 7/10

Acting: 7/10

Originality: 6/10

Music and Sound: 6/10

7/10

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