Bond-a-Thond #11: 'Moonraker' (1979)
MTV Movies Blog is currently running what we call the Bond-a-Thond. Every Wednesday we're taking a look back at a single (official) Bond film, giving you the vitals and seeing how it holds up, right up until the release of "Skyfall" on November 9. Feel free to watch along with us and share your thoughts or just kick back and enjoy the Bond.
Moonraker (1979)
Plot: After a space shuttle is stolen off the back of an airliner, Bond must discover who is behind the theft.
Title Meaning: "Moonraker" is the name of the line of space shuttles created by Hugo Drax, one of which is stolen during the opening sequence.
Theme Song: "Moonraker" performed by Shirley Bassey.
Bond: Roger Moore
Villain: Michael Lonsdale makes a memorable turn as the jet black-haired nihilist Hugo Drax.
Bond Girl: Dr. Holly Goodhead, a CIA agent embedded in Drax Industries, played by Lois Chiles.
"Bond,...
Moonraker (1979)
Plot: After a space shuttle is stolen off the back of an airliner, Bond must discover who is behind the theft.
Title Meaning: "Moonraker" is the name of the line of space shuttles created by Hugo Drax, one of which is stolen during the opening sequence.
Theme Song: "Moonraker" performed by Shirley Bassey.
Bond: Roger Moore
Villain: Michael Lonsdale makes a memorable turn as the jet black-haired nihilist Hugo Drax.
Bond Girl: Dr. Holly Goodhead, a CIA agent embedded in Drax Industries, played by Lois Chiles.
"Bond,...
- 8/24/2012
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
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