James bond is sent to Russia in search of terrorists who seized control of the new secret weapons complex "Golden eye". Designed for the destruction of any computer equipment in the hands of the villains this weapon is transformed into a powerful instrument of pressure on the governments of economically developed countries.
During this extremely dangerous mission bond has to fly in a helicopter-the invisible man, to blow up the train, take a fascinating trip on a tank in St. Petersburg and, of course, to seduce a couple of long-legged beauties.
GoldenEye
| Year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Country | UK, USA |
| Tagline | There is no substitute |
| Director | Martin Campbell |
| Cinematography | Phil Meheux |
| Scriptwriters | Jeffrey CaineBruce FeirsteinIan Fleming |
| Produced | Barbara BroccoliMichael G. WilsonTom Pevsner |
| Music | Éric Serra |
| Art Direction | Peter LamontAndrew Ackland-SnowKathrin Brunner |
| Editing | Terry Rawlings |
| Genres | ActionThrillerAdventure |
| USA Gross | $106 429 941 |
| Worldwide Gross | $348 895 621 |
| Release Date | November 13, 1995 |
| MPAA | PG-13 |
| Runtime | 130 min. |
Plot Summary
Did You Know?
Anthony Hopkins was the first in the list of candidates for the main negative role.
For the role of James bond was claimed by Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson, Sam Neil, Hugh Grant and Lambert Wilson, but in the end she went to the Pier Brosnan.
Sean Bean also auditioned for the role of James bond for the film "the living daylights", but then the role went to Timothy Dalton.
Golden eye (Golden Eye) is the name of the estate of Fleming, where were all 14 books about the agent 007, where the writer also took friends. The estate was sold to Bob Marley after his death.
Valery Nikolaev was considered for the role, which eventually went to Alan Cumming.
The main bond villain, agent 006, Alec Trevelyan in the first version of the script was called August Trevelyan, and he had to be a mentor to bond, it was planned that Travelan must be much older. The creators wanted to take on the role of Anthony Hopkins, but he refused. Alan Rickman also turned down the offer to play agent 006, saying that he's tired of playing villains. Finally, Sean Bean was approved for the role after the script was rewritten.
