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The Living Daylights 1987 - Timothy Dalton     Iskallt Uppdrag  1987

FAKT
YEAR: 1987 Movie nr 15
TITEL: The Living Daylights
VÄRLDS PREMIÄR: 29 Juni 1987
SVENSK PREMIÄR: 10 Juli 1987
LÄNGD: 125 min
PRODUCENTER: Albert "Cubby","R"Broccoli
  Michael G,Wilson
  Barbara Broccoli
REGI: John Glen
MANUS: Richard Maibaum
  Michael G,Wilson
FOTO: ALec Mills
SCENOGRAFI: Peter Lamont
KLIPPNING: John Grover
  Peter Davis
MUSIK: John Barry
TITELMELODI: "The Living Daylights"
  framförd av A-Ha
  "Where Has Everybody Gone"
  "If There Was A Man
Chrissy Haines framförd av The Pretenders
INSPELAD: Marocko
  Gibraltar Rock
  Österrike Vienna
  USA
  England
  Pinewood Studios
FILMBOLAG: MGM/United Artists
SKÅDESPELARE:
Timothy Dalton James Bond, 007
Maryam d´Abo Kara Milovy
Joe Don Baker Brad Whitaker
Jeroen Krabbe General Georgi Koskov
Art Malik Kamran Shah
John Rhys-Davies General Leonid Pushkin
Andreas Wisniewski Necros
Thomas Wheatley Saunders
Geoffrey Keen Minister of Defence
Desmond Llewelyn Q
Caroline Bliss Miss Moneypenny
Robert Brown M
John Barry Orkester ledare
Michael G,Wilson Opera Patron


Date of Release
World Premiere 29th June 1987, the 
Odeon Leicester Square, London.

Running Time
130 minutes

James Bond
Timothy Dalton

Plot
Soviet General Georgi Koskov fakes his 
defection to the West in order he is able to continue his capitalist pursuits and have the British Secret Service eliminate his colleagues who are close to exposing his corruption.

Bond’s Women
Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo)
Linda (Kell Tyler)

Bond’s Enemies
General Georgi Koskov (Jeroen
Krabbe)
Brad Whitaker (Joe Don Baker)
Necros (Andreas Wisniewski)
Impostor [Gibraltar assassin] (Carl Rigg)

Bond’s Allies
Saunders (Thomas Wheatley)
Felix Leiter (John Terry)
CIA Agent Liz (Catherine Rabbett)
CIA Agent Ava (Dulice Liecier)
Rosika Miklos (Julie T. Wallace)
General Leonid Pushkin (John Rhys-Davies)
Rubavitch (Virginia Hey)
Kamran Shah (Art Malik)
General Anatol Gogol (Walter Gotell)
Agent oo4 (Frederick Warder)
Agent oo2 (Glyn Baker)
Frederick Gray (Geoffrey Keen)
‘M’ (Robert Brown)
Miss Moneypenny (Caroline Bliss)
‘Q’ (Desmond Llewelyn)

Bond's Car
Aston Martin V8 Volante (convertible)
Aston Martin V8 Vantage (hardtop)

Bond’s Gadget
Philips Keyring Finder

Main Title Music
‘The Living Daylights’ performed by
a-ha

End Title Music
‘If There Was A Man’ performed by The
Pretenders

Music Score
John Barry

Production Design
Peter Lamont

Main Titles Designer
Maurice Binder

Screenplay
Richard Maibaum & Michael G. Wilson

Editors
John Grover & Peter Davies

Director of Photography
Alec Mills

Director
John Glen

Producers
Albert R. Broccoli & Michael G. Wilson

Worldwide Box Office
$191.2 million

Worldwide Box Office Gross Income 2002 inflation-adjusted $304 million

EON Productions movies
1.  Dr No 1962
2.  From Russia With Love
1963
3.  Goldfinger 1964
4.  Thunderball 1965
5.  You Only Live Twice 1967

6.  On Her Majesty`s Secret Service 1969
7.  Diamonds Are Forever 1971
8.  Live And Let Die 1973
9. 
The Man With The Golden Gun 1974
10.The Spy Who Loved Me 1977
11.Moonraker 1979
12.For Your Eyes Only 1981
13.Octopussy 1983  
14.A View To A Kill 1985  
15.The Living Daylights
1987
16.Licence To Kill 1989
17.
Goldeneye 1995
18.Tomorrow Never Dies1997
19.The World Is Not Enough 1999
20.Die Another Day 2002
21.Casino Royale 2006
22.Quantum Of Solace 2008
23. Skyfall 2012
24.
SPECTRE 2015
25. No Time To Die James Bond  25 2021
26. James Bond  26 2024
27. James Bond  27 2027
28. James Bond  28 2030
29.James Bond  29 2034
30 James Bond  30 2037

Not included in 
Bondserie or
EON Productions

Casino Royale 1954
Casino Royale 1967
Never Say Never Again 1983

Producer
Albert "Cubby"Broccoli
Harry Saltzman
Barbara Broccoli
Michael G,Wilson

Mission
James Bond must prevent renegade KGB General Koskov and his ally, arms dealer Brad Whitaker, from enriching themselves through a complicated sheme to cause all-out war between Soviet and British intelligence agencies.

Armed with razor-sharp instincts and a license to kill, James Bond battles diabolical arms merchants in this thrilling, lightning-paced adventure. Timothy Dalton brings energy, humor, and ruthless cunning to his performance as Agent 007.

After Bond helps Russian officer Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé) make a daring defection to the West, the intelligence community is shocked when Koskov is abducted from his remote hiding place. Bond leaps into action, following a trail that leads to the gorgeous Kara (Maryam d'Abo), who plays Bond as easily as she plays her Stradivari Cello (Lady Rose). As they unravel a complex weapons scheme with global implications, they are forced into hair-raising chases, a riveting jailbreak, and an epic battle in the Afghanistan desert with tanks, airplanes, and a legion of freedom fighters on horseback.

Featuring high-tech gadgetry including Bond's sleek Aston-Martin automobile (outfitted with high-powered lasers and a rocket engine), it's a slam-bang action extravaganza with unbelievable stunts, ingenious plot twists, and sensuous encounters of overwhelming passion.

The Living Daylights 1987 Iskallt Uppdrag poster

 

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The Living Daylights (1987) Gadgets & Weapons 

Whitaker's Assault Rifle: When Bond confronts Whitaker, the agent is armed with his trust Walther PPK. Whitaker, on the other hand, has this rifle which includes a bullet-proof face shield and can take up to eighty rapid-repeat rounds of ammunition. Bond gets the upper hand though... (see "Philips Keyring Finder")

Explosive Milk Bottles: When Necros infiltrates the safehouse, he does so as a milkman. It is fitting, therefore, that is means of terror should be through these explosive milk bottles. He simply throws then around the house to distract the attentions of the security officers while he deals with Koskov.

Philips Keyring Finder The Living Daylights Philips Keyring Finder The Living Daylights
Philips Keyring Finder:
So long as the enemy is within a range of five foot, 007 can disarm them by whistling "Rule Britannia". The result is that the keyring emits stun gas which will keep the opponent at bay for thirty seconds or so. It's second feature is that it also houses some high explosive. This is seen at the end when Bond is fighting Whitaker - he attaches it to a statue then wolf whistles. The statue falls on Whitaker, knocking him out cold. Finally, the keyring contains skeleton keys which, 'Q' claims, can open 90% of the world's locks.

Walther Sniper's Rifle: In the sequence subsequent to the titles, Bond sets up the scene for the "defection". He uses this weapon to seek and eliminate any KGB snipers who could be on guard against the coup. The gun houses an infrared scope through which Bond identifies the sniper to be the novice Kara - he then misses on purpose as a result. The gun can use either soft-tipped or (007's preference) the steel-tipped bullets.
Walther Sniper's Rifle:
In the sequence subsequent to the titles, Bond sets up the scene for the "defection". He uses this weapon to seek and eliminate any KGB snipers who could be on guard against the coup. The gun houses an infrared scope through which Bond identifies the sniper to be the novice Kara - he then misses on purpose as a result. The gun can use either soft-tipped or (007's preference) the steel-tipped bullets.

General Pushkin's WatchGeneral Pushkin's Watch: During a tense scene in a Tangier hotel room, where Bond is trying to get information out of Pushkin, the General starts a silent distress signal by pressing one of his watch buttons. This is to alert his bodyguard that he is in trouble. Bond catches Pushkin in the act and manages to distract the incoming bodyguard by presenting him with Pushkin's topless wife. He capitulates easily leaving Bond in full control of the situation...

Conclusion: Back from the brink, somewhat, after the disappointment of this section in A View To A Kill. The explosive milk bottles are brilliant and the keys/keyring supplied by 'Q' are also very good. We are introduced to a series of weapons, like Bond's and Whittaker's rifles, which is in keeping with the arms dealing plot, but their use is not superfluous - the scene involving Bond's sniper's rifle is very involving.


Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo)

 

Volksper Vienna,  Sofien Säle
Straight over the road no less. You can go to the window from which Koskov made his escape.The interiors were shot in a different venue  They are the 
Sofien Säle, also in Vienna. The window on the inside is facing a bar, and in the bottom right picture you can see what kind of view Kara would have had.
[Characters]

Conductor

Played by: John Barry

Description: John Barry, the man behind most Bond musical scores, makes a brief cameo appearance as the conductor of Kara's concert at the end of the movie at the
Sofiensaal house in Vienna. The interiors were shot in a different venue  They are the Sofien Sälel, (not pictured) also in Vienna.

The Sofien Säle Vienna in The Living Daylights 1987

  The Living Daylights  John Barry Soundtrack LP Longplaying Vinyl Volksoper_Wien.jpg (604401 bytes) Volksoper_TLDL.jpg (1229335 bytes)
The Living Daylights John Barry Soundtrack LP 

 

James Bond

Played by: Timothy Dalton

Description: Timothy Dalton became the fourth man to step into the role of James Bond, 007, and took the character back to his roots. Although he seems a bit stiff for the part, he fits right into the film and adds a gritty and dark aspect to the character.

Kamran Shah (Art Malik)
Kamran Shah (Art Malik)
General Leonid Pushkin (John Rhys-Davies), Brad Whitaker (Joe Don Baker)
General Leonid Pushkin (John Rhys-Davies), Brad Whitaker
(Joe Don Baker)

James Bond (Timothy Dalton) Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo)
James Bond (Timothy Dalton) Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo)

Molto Allegro From Symphony #40 In G Minor K550
(The Living Daylights/Mozart)
Cara stradivarius lady rose.
Volksoper opera house Vienna

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 Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo) James Bond (Timothy Dalton)

 

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James Bond (Timothy Dalton) Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo)
James Bond (Timothy Dalton) Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo)
Norwegian pop group formed in 1985 comprised of: Morten Harket, lead singer and song writer; Magne Furuholmen (("Mags"), keyboards, piano, vocals and song writer, and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
A-ha singing the soundtrack The Living Daylights
Morten Harket, the lead singer of pop group A-Ha (who performed the title song), was offered a small role as a bad guy in the movie. He turned down the offer due to extensive touring in Japan.
Norwegian pop group formed in 1985 comprised of: Morten Harket, lead singer and song writer; Magne Furuholmen (("Mags"), keyboards, piano, vocals and song writer, and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Crew

  • Writing Credits: Ian Fleming
  • Producer: Albert R. Broccoli
  • Producer: Michael G. Wilson
  • Director: John Glen
  • Composer: John Barry
  • Title Song: A-Ha

Cast

  • James Bond: Timothy Dalton
  • Moneypenny: Caroline Bliss
  • M: Robert Brown
  • Q: Desmond Llewelyn
  • Bond Girl (Kara Milovy): Maryam D'Abo
  • Villain (Brad Whitaker): Joe Don Baker
  • Henchman (Necros): Andres Wisniewski

The Facts

  • Rated: PG
  • Official Year: 1987
  • Number in Series: 15th
  • PDF File: tld.pdf
  • Running Time: 125 minutes
  • Budget: $33 million
  • UK Premiere: June 29, 1987
  • US Premiere: July 31, 1987
  • First appearance of Timothy Dalton as James Bond
  • First appearance of Caroline Bliss as Ms. Moneypenny
  • First appearance of Joe Don Baker (would later play Jack Wade in GoldenEye)
  • First time General Gogol is not for or against Bond (he merely appears as a casual observer) First and only time Bond escapes on a musical instrument case (cello)
  • First time Bond is in a training mission
  • First appearance of the Mujahadin (Afghanistan resistance)
  • First time 007 flies a C-130 transport
  • First time a Soviet officer is involved in drug trafficking
  • First time 007 poses as a organ donor
  • First time 007 goes to Vienna, Austria
  • First time a gas pipeline was used for defection purposes
  • First terrorist attack (at a safe house)
  • First time a Double-O agent is crushed to death with sliding doors
  • First time that Gibraltar was used as a site for a training mission
  • First time 007 is trapped in a Soviet-occupied country (Afghanistan)
  • First fully topless woman on screen in a Bond movie
  • First time Bond drives an Audi 200 avant turbo

                                      

 

Cara  stradivarius lady rose.  Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo)

Kara`s  stradivarius Lady Rose. Kara Milovy 
(Maryam d’Abo)  Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo

Brad Whitaker

Played by: Joe Don Baker

Description: Before becoming Bond's ally in GoldenEye, Joe Don Baker played the villain of The Living Daylights. Brad Whitaker is a shady arms dealer trying to steal from General Pushkin and set up MI6 to do his dirty work.

 

Saunders

Played by: Thomas Wheatley

Description: Saunders is an MI6 agent who helps Bond along his mission. They first meet up in Russia when Koskov is trying to "defect." Later, they meet up again in Vienna where Necros kills Saunders at the carnival.

Necros

Played by: Andreas Wisniewski

Description: Necros is Brad Whitaker's personal assassin who is responsible for the deaths of numerous characters in the film including the milkman and Saunders.

Q

Played by: Desmond Llewelyn

Description: The more things change, the more they stay the same. Desmond Llewelyn returns as Q to give Bond his usual assortment of gadgets including the keyring and the new Aston Martin V8. Additionally, he shows Bond one of the more humorous inventions of the series: the Ghetto Blaster.

Linda

Played by: Kell Tyler

Description: Linda is the jet-setter bathing beauty who, while speaking to her friend Margo, bemoans how there are no real men. Her theory quickly changes when Bond parachutes onto her boat.

Kamran Shah

Played by: Art Malik

Description: Kamran Shah is the leader of the Mujahidin (Afghan resistance) as well as a an Oxford graduate. He helps Bond stop Koskov and, in return, Bond helps the Mujahidin escape from the Russians.

General Georgi Koskov

Played by: Jeroen Krabbe

“ I'm sorry, James. For you I have great affection, but we have an old saying: duty has no sweethearts. „ ~ Koskov to James Bond.

General Anatol Gogol

Played by: Walter Gotell

Description: Although he was unable to play a large role in the film due to other commitments, General Gogol makes a brief cameo at the end of the film when
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Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo) James Bond (Timothy Dalton Timothy Dalton as Bond.   James Bond Gunnar Schäfer 1989 Vienna Horse and carriage, Viennese waltzing, giant ferris wheel at the fair 1989

Female CIA Agent 2

Played by: Unknown

Description: After Bond's fake assassination of General Pushkin, a car with two women drives up to him and asks if he is looking for a party. To this Bond replies, "seems like a good idea," and they proceed to drive away from the crime scene. This woman is the driver of the car.

Female CIA Agent 1

Played by: Unknown

Description: After Bond's fake assassination of General Pushkin, a car with two women drives up to him and asks if he is looking for a party. To this Bond replies, "seems like a good idea," and they proceed to drive away from the crime scene. After asking them to pull over, this woman pulls a gun on Bond, takes his and then they drive on to the boat where Felix Leiter is waiting.
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004 mördas i Gibraltar Rock i inledningen av
Iskallt uppdrag
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Gadget:
Exploding Milk Bottles
Status: Destroyed

Description: When infiltrating the MI6 safehouse, Necros poses as a milkman. His milk bottles are actually explosive devices, which he uses to "steal back" Koskov.

General Leonid Pushkin

Played by: John Rhys-Davies

Description: General Pushkin is involved in an arms deal with Brad Whitaker, who is trying to cheat the General. In an effort to get Pushkin out of the way, he orchestrates Koskov's "defection" to convince the British that Pushkin is a threat and needs to be killed. However, Bond doubts the truth of this and eventually teams up with Pushkin to get the real villains.

James Bond

Played by: Timothy Dalton

Description: Timothy Dalton became the fourth man to step into the role of James Bond, 007, and took the character back to his roots. Although he seems a bit stiff for the part, he fits right into the film and adds a gritty and dark aspect to the character.

Gadget: Aston Martin V8

Status: Destroyed

Description: Bond's latest Aston Martin contains a whole slew of "winterized" gadgets. These include hubcaps lasers, an onscreen display that synchronizes the launching of two stinger missiles, an outrigger system on the tires, tire spikes to give the car snow-traction and a rocket motor to give the car some extra boost. Lastly, the car features a self-destruct button that, naturally, Bond uses.

Felix Leiter

Played by: John Terry

Description: Felix Leiter meets up with Bond in Tangiers after Bond pretends to assassinate General Pushkin. Leiter is investigating Brad Whitaker, which leads to his teaming up with Bond on the mission.
Caroline Bliss .... Miss Moneypenny
Miss Moneypenny

Played by: Caroline Bliss

Description: For the first time since the series started, Lois Maxwell was not playing Moneypenny. Caroline Bliss stepped into the role with a seemingly more Bond-enamored portrayal than ever, if that's possible. She helps Bond out in Q's lab, as well as trying to entice him for an evening rendezvous with her Barry Manilow collection.

Caroline Bliss .... Miss Moneypenny

Caroline Bliss .... Miss Moneypenny

[Characters]

Conductor

Played by: John Barry

Description: John Barry, the man behind most Bond musical scores, makes a brief cameo appearance as the conductor of Kara's concert at the end of the movie at the
Volksoper house in Vienna.

The Volksoper Vienna in The Living Daylights 1987

 

Albert "Cubby"Broccoli   Harry Saltzman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Albert "Cubby"Broccoli   Harry Saltzma 

[Characters] Opera Patron

Played by: Michael G. Wilson

Description: When Bond and Kara go to the opera in Vienna, you can briefly see Michael G. Wilson as one of the opera patrons seated down the row from Saunders.

View a screenshot of the cameo

 

Fakta samt inside information  THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS: 

+ Timothy Daltons hetaste konkurrent för rollen som Bond i The Living Daylights var Sam Neill. Uppenbarligen var flera i Bondtoppen mycket förtjusta i Neill. Albert R Broccoli var dock tveksam.

+ Timothy Dalton hade varit aktuell för rollen som 007 två gånger tidigare, först inför OHMSS och sedan inför Octopussy, när Roger Moore var tveksam. Nu fick Dalton på nytt provfilma scener ur OHMSS, fast 17 år senare!

+ Maryam d´Abo skulle egentligen bara vara motspelare i Pierce Brosnans provfilmning. Istället blev det hon och inte han som fick en stor roll i filmen!

+ General Gogol (Walter Gotell) har befordrats och ses helt kort i slutet av filmen. Det blev Gotells sista framträdande i Bondserien. Det var förresten meningen att Gogol skulle varit Koskovs överordnade, men Gotells dåliga hälsa gjorde att man hittade på den nya karaktären Pushkin istället.

+ Några Bond-bekanta återvänder i denna film: Peter Porteous, som tidigare var juvelförfalskaren Lenkin i Octopussy, spelar vakten på gasstationen som förförs av Julie T Wallace. Nadim Sawalha, mer känd som Fekkesh i The Spy Who Loved Me, ser vi här som säkerhetschefen i Tanger.

+ Efter att Bond "skjutit" Pushkin i Tanger, jagas han av polisen över hustaken. Här spelades det in ett längre avsnitt, där Bond bl a kastar en matta över två telefonledningar och åker på den ungefär som på en flygande matta. Sekvensen klipptes bort ur filmen, kanske för att man tyckte att den hade passat Moore bättre än Dalton.

+ Täcknamnet på Bonds id-kort, som Koskov och Necros visar upp i Tanger, är Jerzy Bondov.

+ The Living Daylights är den enda Bondfilm i vilken kompositören John Barry medverkar. Han kan ses dirigera orkestern i slutet av filmen.

+ John Barry kom inte riktigt överens med gruppen a-Ha, som framförde titellåten. Att samarbeta med dem var "som att spela ping-pong med fyra bollar", sade Barry efteråt.

+ Soundtracket till The Living Daylights var länge en av de mest eftersökta cd-skivorna. Plattan släpptes av Warner 1987 och nypressades sedan inte, och eftersom detta soundtrack hör till de allra bästa i Bondserien uppstod en stor secondhand-marknad. Det fanns de som erbjöd 200 dollar (ca 1600 kr) för en skiva! 1998 utgav dock Rykodisc skivan på nytt, nu remastrad och med 30 minuters tidigare outgiven musik som bonus. Kan man få hoppas på fler Rykodisc-utgåvor av andra Bond-soundtrack...?

+ Det var meningen att det i slutet av filmen skulle förekomma "dubbelgångare" i rollerna som prins Charles och lady Diana, ungefär som när paret Thatcher förekom i slutet av For Your Eyes Only. Man strök hela idén när de engelska tidningarna luskade reda på att mannen som var tänkt som Charles var förtjust i småpojkar.

+ Det faktum att Bond i denna film håller sig till en enda kvinna fick tidningarna att få för sig att "James Bond är rädd för aids". Märkligt mycket spaltutrymme ägnades åt dessa teorier.

+ The Living Daylights gick inte så bra i USA (bara The Man With The Golden Gun och Licence to Kill gick sämre i USA), men blev en jättesuccé i nästan alla andra länder.

+ Filmen blev sågad i svensk press. Björn Fremes i Kvällsposten skrev bla "Bond har blivit alldeles för vanlig".

 

The Living Daylights original motion picture soundtrack (EMI / Capitol Records, EU, 2003). This is the rematsered version that contains more of the score

 

Iskallt Uppdrag serieversionen av årets Bond-film 52 sidor i färg.
Det Svenska seriemagasinet:
Iskallt Uppdrag 1987 serieversionen av årets Bond-film 52 sidor i färg.  Jubileum 25 år med James Bond på bio

Ghetto Blaster Ghetto Blaster Alan Harris ... Man Firing Ghetto Blaster (uncredited).
 Iskallt Uppdrag poster

Kara Stradivarius Lady Rose. Volksoper Opera House Vienna

 

 
James Bond (Timothy Dalton)

Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo)
      Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo)

Trivia

  • Timothy Dalton had originally been considered for the role of James Bond as a replacement for Sean Connery, but had ruled himself out as being too young.
  • Both Sam Neill and Pierce Brosnan were screen-tested for the role of James Bond in The Living Daylights. Brosnan was successfully signed for the role, but his contract to the television programme Remington Steele forced him to withdraw; he would wait seven years for his second chance, in GoldenEye. Maryam d'Abo, however, earned her Kara Milovy role with her screen test with Brosnan; she was not in the running for a role in the film, but had been hired to act opposite the 007 contenders; impressed, the producers gave her the part.
  • Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson wrote a first draft of a script portraying James Bond's first field mission; Cubby Broccoli rejected the idea.
  • According to a research by the Christian Science Monitor, The Living Daylights is an example of a film which ignores Islamic stereotypes. Instead, Kamran, a Muslim warrior, is portrayed as Bond's ally.
  • This film marked Caroline Bliss's first of two appearances as Miss Moneypenny.
  • Originally, the KGB general set up by Koskov was to be General Gogol, however, actor Walter Gotell was sick, unable to handle the major role; the character of Leonid Pushkin replaced Gogol, who appears briefly at the end of the film, having transferred to the Soviet diplomatic service. This is Gogol's final appearance in a James Bond film (Gotell died in 1997). The similarity between Pushkin and Gogol is emphasized by the fact that Pushkin is seen accompanied by a beautiful blonde, much as Gogol was in his early appearances.
  • This is the final James Bond film, to date, scored by John Barry 11.
  • a-ha's lead vocalist, Morten Harket was offered a small role as a villain's henchman in The Living Daylights, but declined, because of lack of time and the reasoning that they wanted to cast him just because of his popularity, not his acting. Instead, a-ha sang the title song for The Living Daylights.
  • In a cameo role, series composer John Barry conducts the orchestra in Vienna at the end of the film. Producer Michael G. Wilson also continues his string of Bond film cameo appearances; he can be seen as a member of the opera house audience.
  • The principal artwork for this film—a woman in a sheer white dress, holding a pistol as James Bond stands in the gunbarrel pose—was controversial in some parts of the world, with complaints raised that it glorified violence against women (though no such action occurs in the film). A student newspaper, at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, was nearly shut down, sparking debate about censorship and images of violence against women, after it refused to run the advert when the film was scheduled to play at the university's student cinema.
  • The use of the Russian phrase "Smert Shpionam" ("Death to Spies") is a reference to SMERSH, the Russian spy agency James Bond combated in the early Ian Fleming novels. It was mentioned in only one previous Bond film, From Russia With Love 1963.
  • The Living Daylights is the first Bond film since Moonraker 1979 to not have its title announced in the end credits of the previous film, nor has any Bond film since had its title announced in the end credits of the previous film.

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Real Name: Kell Tyler
Movie: The Living Daylights
Bond: Timothy Dalton
Year: 1987
Villen: No
Sex With Bond: Yes
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After the Land Rover Bond is hanging on to speeds over the mountain on Gibraltar during the pre-credit sequence, Bond parachutes to a boat passing below. Bond meets Linda where after reporting in, he accepts an invitation by Linda to join her.
Little is learnt about the character of Linda. Looking for a ‘real man’ aboard a luxury yacht of playboys and tennis pros, she finds her man in 007. After stating that he will reporting in a hour, Bond changes it to two hours when Linda seductively invites Bond to join her for a glass of champagne.
Linda played by Kell Tyler is the first Bond Girl of The Living Daylights. BOLLINGER The Champagne of James Bond 007BOLLINGER The Champagne of James Bond 007

1986 Aston Martin Volante: New Bond, new car... Timothy got what Roger didn't - his own Aston, if only for this film. The car is used a lot in the film, and is used firstly to help Bond and Kara escape the KGB in Bratislava. The car employs a laser beam in the front-left hubcap, which is saws a pursuing police car from its chassis, and spiked tyres for the frozen lake scene. It also has a police-band radio, bullet-proof windows, rockets behind the front fog lamps (this is more cunning and real than the stinger missiles placed behind the headlights of the BMW 750 used by Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies), and a rocket booster. Like the DB5 of Goldfinger, this car houses the controls to all this gadgetry in the arm rest, but new is the visual display which appears on the windscreen. A self-destruct mechanism is also available, like Bond's 

We see the car in two guises; as a hardtop and as a convertible. This change is explained by 'Q' who "winterises" the car (adding the roof). The hardtop is the Aston Martin Volante whereas the convertible was in fact the Vantage. As a side-note, the then chairman of the Aston Martin Company (Victor Gauntlett) was offered a job as a KGB General, presumably that of Pushkin as Walter Gotell was too ill to continue the Gogol role. It was claimed by Cubby Broccoli that he looked just the part! 

Felix Leiter's Yacht: Bond is brought to Leiter's yacht in typical Leiter style - Bond is not told where he is being taken until he sees Leiter for himself - by two ladies, also working for the CIA. Aboard, besides Bond's ally, is a panoply of radio equipment all at Bond's request - and is seen in use later as Bond makes a lone raid on Whittaker's place in Tangier.

Conclusion: A fairly minimal showing but the return of the Aston Martin makes up for that. Dalton gets a new Bond symbol, which is truly worthy of the name, with all the gadgetry he needs to get out of the situation. The yacht is less impressive but does help Bond at the end of his mission though. Little else to say really.

The Living Daylights Ian Fleming's Movie, 1987 

18251985 Aston Martin V8 **** 137901985 Aston Martin V8 Volante *** 43061987 Audi 200 C3 ***
43071987 Audi 200 Avant C3 *** 59339Avia 31 * 59336Bedford TK *
59344Berliet GLC 6 RM3 * 184521959 Chevrolet Impala ** 184451979 Dacia 1310 *
184391981 Daimler Double Six ** 184441980 Daimler DS420 Limousine ** 184591942 Dodge WC 51 ***
18461Fiatallis FR ** 18448Ford Cargo ** 184581943 Ford M8 Greyhound **
18477GAZ 3102 Volga ** 18453GMC Vandura ** 18446Lada 1600 [2106] ***
184511971 Land-Rover 109'' Series III ** 30001971 Land-Rover 88'' Series III *** 60791984 Land-Rover 90 ***
 Linda played by Kell Tyler is the first Bond Girl of The Living Daylights Kell Tyler  After the Land Rover Bond is hanging on to speeds over the mountain on Gibraltar during the pre-credit sequence, Bond parachutes to a boat passing below. Bond meets Linda where after reporting in, he accepts an invitation by Linda to join her. Bond Name: Linda
Real Name: Kell Tyler
Movie: The Living Daylights
Bond: Timothy Dalton
Year: 1987
Villen: No
Sex With Bond: Yes
Linda played by Kell Tyler is the first Bond Girl of The Living Daylights. Desription: Linda played by Kell Tyler is the first Bond Girl of The Living Daylights.
After the Land Rover Bond is hanging on to speeds over the mountain on Gibraltar during the pre-credit sequence, Bond parachutes to a boat passing below. Bond meets Linda where after reporting in, he accepts an invitation by Linda to join her.
Little is learnt about the character of Linda. Looking for a ‘real man’ aboard a luxury yacht of playboys and tennis pros, she finds her man in 007. After stating that he will reporting in a hour, Bond changes it to two hours when Linda seductively invites Bond to join her for a glass of champagne.
Linda played by Kell Tyler is the first Bond Girl of The Living Daylights. BOLLINGER The Champagne of James Bond 007BOLLINGER The Champagne of James Bond 007
[Gadget]
Gadget: Teaser Plane
Status: In Storage

Description: After a briefing by M, Bond, 002 and 004 parachuted out of this plane, which was flying over Gibraltar, for a routine training mission that took a fatal turn.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Teaser Truck
Status: Destroyed

Description: After killing 002 and 004, the assassin stole this military jeep and tried to make an escape. Unfortunately for him, Bond caught up, started fighting and eventually jumped off the jeep right before it exploded with the assassin still inside.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Parachute
Status: Destroyed

Description: After the jeep exploded, Bond used this parachute to float to the safety of a woman's boat.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Walther WA-2000
Status: In Storage

Description: During Koskov's "defection," Bond uses this gun to shoot Kara, who was posing as a would-be assassin. The gun has a infared sight and telescopic lense and can use soft-nosed bullets or armor piercing ones.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Nightvision Goggles
Status: In Storage

Description: While Bond is setting up his shot during Koskov's "defection," Saunders uses these nightvision goggles to see what is going on and to watch Bond work.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Phig
Status: Unknown

Description: In order to get General Koskov out of Russia, Bond arranges to have him transported in a cleaning phig that goes through the Trans Siberian Pipeline.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Jet
Status: Unknown

Description: After his trip through the Trans Siberian Pipeline, Koskov is flown back to England in this fighter jet, which is being supervised by Q.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Ghetto Blaster
Status: In Storage

Description: More of a gag-gadget than a useable one, the Ghetto Blaster is, as Q says, "something we're developing for the Americans." It is a giant boombox that shoots a rocket out of the side.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Exploding Milk Bottles
Status: Destroyed

Description: When infiltrating the MI6 safehouse, Necros poses as a milkman. His milk bottles are actually explosive devices, which he uses to "steal back" Koskov.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Keyring
Status: Destroyed

Description: This useful keyring has many features. By whistling the first few bars of Rule Britannia, a cloud of stun gas sprays out that disorientates any normal person for about 30 seconds. It also contains a lockpick that opens 90 percent of the world’s locks. Lastly, it becomes an explosive device when Bond does a wolf whistle.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Aston Martin V8
Status: Destroyed

Description: Bond's latest Aston Martin contains a whole slew of "winterized" gadgets. These include hubcaps lasers, an onscreen display that synchronizes the launching of two stinger missiles, an outrigger system on the tires, tire spikes to give the car snow-traction and a rocket motor to give the car some extra boost. Lastly, the car features a self-destruct button that, naturally, Bond uses.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Scanner
Status: Destroyed

Description: A device inside Bond's Aston Martin, this scanner picks up police bands and helps Bond prepare for the roadblock attack while escaping Russia with Kara.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Assorted Weapons
Status: Unknown

Description: This drawer of weapons are a sample of the ones that Brad Whitaker was paid to obtain for General Pushkin, as a part of the plot of the movie.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Door Trigger
Status: Unknown

Description: Necros uses this device to rig a door in a cafe in the Vienna carnival to slam shut when he hits a button. The trigger is activated when Saunders goes through the door, to send a message to Bond that Necros can get to anyone.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Bomb
Status: Destroyed

Description: Before getting trapped in the cargo plane, Bond sets this bomb to destroy the plane and the drugs being transported inside it. After disarming it, he later uses it to help the Mujahidin by destroying a bridge that the Russian army is approaching on.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Cargo Plane
Status: Destroyed

Description: Bond's final battle with Necros takes place high above the ground in this cargo plane filled with drugs.
[Gadget]
Gadget: Armor Gun
Status: In Storage

Description: Brad Whitaker uses this armor-shielded gun to try and kill Bond during their final battle sequence. Although Bond can not destroy the protective shield, he uses his keyring

Ghetto Blaster
Gadget: Ghetto Blaster
Status: In Storage

Description: More of a gag-gadget than a useable one, the Ghetto Blaster is, as Q says, "something we're developing for the Americans." It is a giant boombox that shoots a rocket out of the side.
Alan Harris ... Man Firing Ghetto Blaster (uncredited).
 

The Volksoper Vienna in The Living Daylights 1987

Volksoper house in Vienna
Over 150 Singers
95 orchestral musicians
64 choir members
over 100 dancers
218 technicians
1.000 surprises
in one single house!


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