**THE BIGGEST BOND OF ALL!** Moonraker is a joy from beginning to end. Huge spectacle, stunning locations, lashings of humour, superb stunts, sexy ladies, a despicable and memorable villain, great special effects and of course, the legendary Sir Roger Moore as James Bond. Elements of You Only Live Twice - spaceships swallowing spaceships - are expanded upon here and Moonraker fits right in with the classic…
Where all the other Bonds end… this one begins!
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.
Top Cast
Roger Moore
James Bond
Lois Chiles
Dr. Holly Goodhead
Michael Lonsdale
Hugo Drax
Richard Kiel
Jaws
Corinne Cléry
Corinne Dufour
Bernard Lee
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Geoffrey Keen
Sir Frederick Gray
Desmond Llewelyn
Q
Lois Maxwell
Miss Moneypenny
Toshirô Suga
Cha
Emily Bolton
Manuela
Blanche Ravalec
Dolly
Irka Bochenko
Blonde Beauty
Mike Marshall
Col. Scott
Leila Shenna
Hostess Private Jet
Anne Lonnberg
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Reviews
One of the best of the Moore era I steered clear of “Moonraker” (1979) for years because critics almost unanimously said it was awful. So when I finally sat down to view it I fully expecting a dog. Wrong! “Moonraker” is thoroughly entertaining from beginning to end and is one of the best of Roger Moore's 7-movie stint in the series. The plot revolves around 007 investigating Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale)…
Now my geography isn't great, but I am not sure you can actually fly from the Yukon to the British coast in fifteen minutes! That's how this outing for Roger Moore begins, and it's symptomatic of the rather weak storyline and sloppy production that seems intent on getting "James Bond" to capitalise on "Star Wars" (1977) fever. Anyway, a space shuttle is stolen and "007" is sent to visit gazillionaire industrialist…
They can't all be winners. I mean, yeah it was action packed and the fight over the parachute was really cool. And Bond did have space elements in the movies before... but Moonraker kind of felt like it was jumping the shark a bit here. Thankfully it recovered, but this was a little too much for a 007 movie. And that is saying something because, when you go see a 007 movie you expect it to be a little too much…
FAQ about Moonraker
What is Moonraker about?
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…
When was Moonraker released?
Moonraker was released in 1979.
What genres does Moonraker belong to?
Moonraker is categorised as Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction.
Who stars in Moonraker?
The cast of Moonraker includes Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Corinne Cléry.