A View To A Kill

In London department Q-Branch discovers that the Chip is similar to the newest Western ones from the company “Zorin Technologies”. Bond drives to the legendary Ascot race track where he has to observe company owner Max Zorin. He meets horse adept Sir Godfrey Tibbett who thinks Zorin’s horses are doped in France. Tibbett provides dinner in Paris for his friend Dr. Aubergine and Bond.

Pola: In my dressing room, later, did you know I was an agent with orders to seduce you?
Bond: Why do you think I sent you three dozen red roses?

So they meet in Paris, but during the dinner Aubergine is shot by an assassin, identity unknown. Bond chases the culprit through all of Paris, but in the end, he can escape with a boat on the Seine. The assassin was May Day, Zorin’s girlfriend. Bond and Tibett travel to Chantilly in France, where Max Zorin holds a big auction. On a party Bond is able to observe how a young blonde lady receives a cheque by Zorin. Bond tries to contact that woman, but May Day gets in the way.

In the night Sir Godfrey and Bond spy on Zorin’s area and discover a secret lab for microchips. They also get to know that Zorin indeed dopes his horses. Unfortunately, they are discovered and have to flee. But May Day now remembers Bond from the Eiffel Tower Restaurant in Paris. Sir Godfrey is killed while the attempt to murder Bond fails.

Stacey: I have to feed him, are you hungry?
Bond: What are you serving, Whiskers?

In an airship over San Francisco Zorin holds a meeting with internation business partners and explains that he plans to destroy Silicon Valley to get the monopoly for microchips. Bond arrives in San Francisco and meets CIA Agent Chuck Lee. He gets to know that Zorin is a psychopath, a result of a failed experiment in the 2nd World War.

Bond also meets some fishermen who tell him that Zorin has installed some drilling machines in the San Francisco bay. In the night Bond visits Zorin’s station and meets another agent who gets killed. Thanks to tapes the other agent seems to have made Bond finds out that the Silicon Valley operation is about to start in 3 days.

M: I would have expected the KGB to celebrate if Silicon Valley had been destroyed.
Gogol: On the contrary, Admiral. Where would Russian research be without it?

Bond then meets the young blond lady from France again, her name is Stacey Sutton and she is geologist. She fears that Zorin plans something scary. In the night they drive to San Francisco’s City hall and search for folders regarding the Zorin Company. Zorin himself discovers the both of them and tries to kill them with a fire. But again the attempt fails.

On the next day Bond and Stacey visit an old mine Zorin wants to use to cause a gigantic earthquake to destory Silicon Valley. Again they are discovered, but May Day, who recognizes that the’s been used by Zorin all the time, helps them. She finally stops the trigger but gets killed.

Bond: Well my dear, I take it you spend quite a lot of time in the saddle.
Jenny Flex: Yes, I love an early morning ride.
Bond: Well, I’m an early riser myself.

Bond and Stacey follow Zorin and his air ship. Over the Golden Gate Bridge the final fight between Bond and Zorin takes place...

• James Bond - Roger Moore

• Stacey Sutton - Tanya Roberts

• Max Zorin - Christopher Walken

• May Day - Grace Jones

• Sir Godfrey Tibbett - Patrick Macnee

• Scarpine - Patrick Bauchau

• Pola Ivanova - Fiona Fullerton

• Kimberly Jones - Mary Stavin

• Dr. Carl Mortner - Willoughby Gray

• General Gogol - Walter Gotell

• Minister of Defense - Geoffrey Keen

• M - Robert Brown

• Miss Moneypenny - Lois Maxwell

• Q - Desmond Llewelyn

• Achille Aubergine - Jean Rougerie

• Chuck Lee - David Yip

• Jenny Flex - Allison Doody

• Pan Ho - Papillon Soo Soo

• Bob Conley - Manning Redwood

• Full A View To A Kill Cast List Here

• Director - John Glen

• Producer - Albert R. Broccoli

• Screenplay - Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson

• Production Designer - Peter Lamont

• Main Title Designer - Maurice Binder

• Costume Designer - Emma Porteous

• Casting - Debbie McWilliams

• Editor - Peter Davies

• Director of Photography - Alan Hume

• Second Unit Director - Arthur Wooster

• Music - John Barry

• Title Song - “A View To A Kill” Lyrics by Duran Duran and John Barry, Performed by Duran Duran

• Art Direction - John Fenner

• Special Effects Supervisor - John Richardson

• Full A View To A Kill Crew List Here

• World Premiere: 22 May 1985
• UK Television Premiere: 31 January 1990 (ITV)
• US Television Premiere: 5 November 1987 (ABC)
• Total Running Time: 132 minutes
• Poster Tagline: Has James Bond Finally Met His Match?
• Locations: Siberia, Soviet Union; London, UK; Paris, France; San Francisco and Silicon Valley, California, USA
• Academy Awards: None
• Film Title: Spoken by May Day and Max Zorin in Zorin’s blimp
• James Bond Will Return In: The Living Daylights

You can read all about the gadgets of A View To A Kill here.

• Walther PPK
• Snooper
• Camera Ring
• Bug-Detector
• Fountain Pen
• Video Camera

Police Officer: We found his body in Chinatown. You’re under arrest!
Stacey: Wait a minute! This is James Stock of the London Financial Times!
Bond: Well, actually Captain, I’m with the British Secret Service. The name is Bond, James Bond.
Police Officer: Is he?
Stacey: Are you?
Bond: Yes.
Police Officer: And I’m Dick Tracy, and you’re still under arrest!

You can read more quotes from A View To A Kill here.

• Buy from Amazon.co.uk
• Buy from Amazon.com
• CBn Roger Moore Forum
• CBn Reviews A View To A Kill
• James Bond Mystery SOLVED: Maud Adams Found in 'A View To A Kill'?
• Views on 'A View To A Kill'
• A View To A Kill: Evolution Of An Ad Campaign
• A View To A Kill Poster Artwork

• IMDb.com
• 007Forever
• The Art Of James Bond
• ‘James Bond: The Legacy’ by John Cork and Bruce Scivally
• ‘The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia’ by Steven Jay Rubin
• ‘James Bond Movie Posters’ by Tony Nourmand
• ‘The Bond Files’ by Andy Lane and Paul Simpson