Feb 27, 2020 there have been over two dozen james bond movies over the years, but theres one that technically isnt a bond movie. Although eon productions and mcclory joined forces to produce thunderball, mcclory still retained the rights to the story and adapted thunderball into 1983s never say never again. Mar 30, 2020 never say never again 1983 unofficial. This movie is considered an unofficial james bond movie because it was not produced by eon productions. Worst bond film never say never again 1983 discussion.
You can go crazy sorting through the convoluted legal history behind this matchup, but suffice it to say that never say never again is a remake of thunderball and that it was not made by the same production company as nearly every other james. Lyrics you walk in a room, a woman can feel the heat. It also provides a fascinating alternative to the eon bond films, which at the time were in the heart of the roger moore era. The intro to never say never again featuring sean connery. While thunderball and never say never again is the only flat out remake, it can be argued several bond films are so close to retreads they could be in fact remakes.
In my view, never say never again has got just about the best cast of any bond film, beginning with the best james bond, sean connery. The title is based on his comment that he would never do a james bond film again following. Never say never again is a james bond film that stars sean connery as james bond, a british mi6 agent with the designation 007 who dashes across the. Bond is a british secret agent working for mi6 who also answers to his codename, 007. The title refers to the fact that sean connery vowed he would never again play bond, after filming diamonds are forever. I know bond fans were furious about this movie cause it wasnt an eon. The only serious bond film not made under the aegis of the classic eon bond series, never say never again is an irreverent return to the well. James bond is na jarenlange dienst dringend aan rust toe. Warner bros informed our attorney that the song was to be used as the title song in the picture. Film titleyeardirector, bond girl actress screenshots. This movie was released four months after octopussy 1983. Bond must defeat largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail.
Fort carre, antibes, france amid a mess of wrangles, the rights to ian fleming s thunderball suddenly became available and this remake with sean connery went head to head with official bond movie octopussy and roger moore s 007. That novel was originally intended to be a screenplay, which fleming worked on with producer kevin mcclory and screenwriter jack whittingham. Film soundtrack song controversies characters never say never again was the title song to the 1983 film by the same name. Never say never again is a remake of thunderball by kevin mcclory, who sued for the film rights to the book. Is the movie never say never again an official james. It previously occurred with casino royale 1967 and you only live twice 1967. Never say never again, released in 1983, is the second screen adaptation of ian flemings novel thunderball and a noneon productions remake of the 1965 james bond film of that name. The strange history of never say never again decider. Apr 01, 2020 the new amazon prime releases for april include nearly every james bond movie, new horror classic the lighthouse, and more. Watch never say never again streaming online hulu free.
James doesnt use an alias in this, but he does pretend to be a masseur and later a tourist riding a bicycle. This is a much better bond film from what we have been. Eon owns the rights to never say never again, so now it should be official. Yet, in 2014, its the novelty of connerys movie that frankly deserves a second look.
The hideous remake of the spectacular 1965 film thunderball. Instead, it was produced by the independent production company producers sales organization. Watch never say never again full movie hd video dailymotion. The current distribution rights to both of those films are held by metrogoldwynmayer pictures, the studio which distributes eons regular series. Never say never again is a title that comes from sean connerys wife micheline. Never say never again is hands down the crappiest, lousiest, and worst bond film ever. A view to a kill is the final bond film to star roger moore, who was57 during the shooting. Never say never again 1983 im told this film is a bastard that shouldnt be counted as a real bond film since it didnt come from eon productions like the others. The rogue 007 film that was made to rival octopussy. Although eon productions and mcclory joined forces to produce thunderball, mcclory still. After eon productions started producing the bond films, it subsequently made a deal with mcclory, who would produce thunderball, and then not make any further. Eon has produced every bond film since, except for never say never again. Mgm faces class action over james bond box set missing two.
Never say never again 1983 octopussy 1983 on her majestys. Never say never again would not be the only film to have suffered this fate. Why two james bond movies released in 1983 screen rant. Eon productions is the company albert brocolli and harry salzman formed in 1961 when they sought financing to make the first bond movie, dr. Which james bond movies are remakes of past movies. This video is for the minority who can actually sit through the film. Watch never say never again streaming online hulu free trial. The secret agent beds several women two in one afternoon. Another week, another bond movie to revisit and rank.
Octopussy, starring roger moore, and never say never again. Bond must eliminate spectre before they make good on their threats. He has been portrayed on film by the actors sean connery, david niven, george lazenby, roger moore, timothy dalton, pierce brosnan and daniel craig, in twentysix productions. Never say never again pg action, adventure movie 1983 the 14th james bond film. With an almost identical plot to thunderball, spectre steal two nuclear warheads and try to extort nato. Im including the kinda unofficial sean connery vehicle from 1983 called never say never again. Nov 07, 2019 007 james bond never say never again 1983 part 01. The film is the first to show bond travel to france which would go on to be a popular destination in. Jul 23, 2018 the next film would be the 25th under the existing franchise. Never say never again is a 1983 spy film starring sean connery and directed by irvin kershner.
It starred sean connery as the famous british secret service agent as did eons thunderball, and was released theatrically by warner bros. James bond movies ranked from worst to best collider. Nov 06, 2018 below youll find my rankings, from worst to best, of all 25 bond movies. Never say never again is the second james bond theatrical film not produced by eon productions and the second film adaptation of the story thunderball. Yes, the next film would the be the 26th film of all 007 films because the intellectual property of the author of the novels, ian fleming, was sold with the exception of one film to eon. The flying saucer was a fictional luxury superyacht owned by spectre operative maximillian largo. Jan 29, 2015 never say never again is a james bond film that stars sean connery as james bond, a british mi6 agent with the designation 007 who dashes across the globe in a thrilling and seemingly never ending. Never say never again sean connery returns to action after a 12year absence from his role as 007. Never say never again 1983 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The film is based on the james bond novel thunderball, which was previously adapted in a 1965 film under that name.
However, shortly before its release, warner bros informed us that the song could not be used because michel legrand, who wrote. Never say never again was not the last time sean connery played 007 on film james bond star sir sean connery portrayed 007 on film one more time after 1983s never say never again. In my opinion, thunderball was the greatest bond film and never ssy never again, which was a remake of thunderball, completely sucked in every category possible. All the bond films gathered together for the first time. Is the movie never say never again an official james bond. James bond returns as the secret agent 007 one more time to battle the evil organization spectre.
Sean connery is the consummate james bond and this is his farewell performance as 007. Released in 1983, it stars sean connery in his seventh and final film performance as british secret service agent james bond. Why sean connerys never say never again isnt a real james. Never say never again is technically an adaptation of ian flemings bond novel thunderball, which was previously adapted into a canon bond movie of the same name in 1965, also starring connery. Parents need to know that never say never again is the 1983 james bond movie that was sean connerys seventh and final portrayal of 007. Bond, its made clear right away, is a man in disfavor. Why sean connerys never say never again isnt a real. The story of the nabila written by lars zeppernick luxury yachts and boats have quite often been featured in james bond movies, and one of the most famous examples of them was adnan kashoggis nabila, named after his daughter, which doubled for the flying saucer in the kevin mcclory produced bond movie never say never again. Never say never again is sean connerys last appearance as james bond, and the last unofficial 007 movie. Mgm faces class action over james bond box set missing two bond films. An imaginative, stylish, tensionfilled and fun joyride. Connery zou hierna echt nooit meer james bond spelen. Fatima blush barbara carrera although not considered part of the original canon of bond films, and the first bond film to not use a fleminginspired title, this unofficial film was basically a remake of thunderball 1965. Never say never again is the 1983 action film that saw the return of sean connery to the role of james bond.
Sean connery is nog een keer terug voor zijn laatste optreden als super geheim agent james bond, in dit razendsnelle. Never say never again has slowly become a cult classic years after its release in 1983. Never say never again 1983 theatrical trailer vohd. Having all the elements that make a james bond movie legit. One look is a guarantee nights could be long and sweet. He kills countless men and at least one woman with an exploding pen. In 1983, bond fans were treated to the release of two bond films. Bond heroine lea seydoux returns lea seydoux is about to make james bond movie history. Sep 19, 2008 never say never again, released in 1983, is the second screen adaptation of ian flemings novel thunderball and a noneon productions remake of the 1965 james bond film of that name.
It sounds rather similar to his music for the sleazy 1981 movie your ticket is no longer valid, and is really illsuited to this bond production. For example the spy who loved me and moonraker are in essence the same movie. The cast included kim basinger, barbara carrera, and klaus maria brandauer. James bond is a fictional character created by the novelist ian fleming in 1953. In real life, the 282foot yacht that was used in long shots for the film was known as the nabila and was built for saudi wheelerdealer adnan khashoggi. But it seems pretty clear to me, both from the films contents and from its length, that what connery wanted to put on the screen, is pretty much what is on the screen. This film is famous for sean connery returning to the role he made famous, secret agent james bond 007. Below youll find my rankings, from worst to best, of all 25 bond movies. In this remake of thunderball, bond is brought out of retirement to investigate the theft of two.
Octopussy in june and never say never again in october. An unofficial james bond 007 movie features never say never again is sean connerys last appearance as james bond, and the last unofficial 007 movie. Over the course of close to 60 years, the james bond saga has become one of the longestrunning and most popular film franchises of all time. The vessel was featured in the unofficial 1983 james bond film never say never again and was based on the disco volante from italian meaning flying saucer hydrofoil from ian flemings 1962 novel. Soft on action, its nevertheless strong on character and clever dialogue. The film was directed by irvin kershner the empire strikes back and robocop 2 and was released in the same year as the official eon entry octopussy. Jan 20, 2011 you can go crazy sorting through the convoluted legal history behind this matchup, but suffice it to say that never say never again is a remake of thunderball and that it was not made by the same production company as nearly every other james bond movie the other exception being 1967s casino ro. I made this using windows movie maker, the movie, and the 007 theme tune. Never say never again irvin kershner, sean connery, klaus. Never say never again dvd 1983 for sale sean connery james bond 007 dvd synopsis and information.
Never say never again is the best acted bond picture ever made, because it clearly surpasses any predecessors in the area of inventive and clever character delineation. Quite a few bond films were stinkers, but none come close to this. What happend to the yachts that appeared in james bond. How to watch the james bond movies in order techradar. Aug 01, 2010 the theatrical trailer of the james bond movie never say never again. An evil outfit called spectre has stolen two a bombs and they intend to use them to get what they want.
This has all of the trademarks and tropes of james bond movies. This was the second time that two james bond movies were released in the same year. However 12 years later he starred in the unofficial never say never again, a remake of thunderball rivalling sir roger moores octopussy in 1983. Unlike the majority of bond films, never say never again was not produced. James bond of the secret service, james bond, secret agent, warhead, never say never again, i i. The argument that never say never again is not an official james bond film is just so much. Which is the best two movie year for james bond fans. Both the original casino royale and never say never again were noncanon movies competing with official bond movies. Never say never again, 1983 adaptation of thunderball the disco volante was renamed the flying saucer, its english translation, and owned by maximillian largo. Never say never again is the best acted bond picture ever made, because it clearly.
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