James Bond Movie - The Living Daylights
Info
Cast
| Character | Actor |
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| Kara Milovy | Maryam d'Abo |
| Georgi Koskov | Jeroen Krabbé |
| Brad Whitaker | Joe Don Baker |
| General Pushkin | John Rhys-Davies |
| Necros | Andreas Wisniewski |
| Saunders | Thomas Wheatley |
| Kamran Shah | Art Malik |
Regulars
Plot
Bond is assigned to protect Georgi Koskov, an ex-KGB officer who is defecting to the British. Koskov is to escape during the intermission at the Bratislava concert hall, and must be protected from a KGB sniper. Bond sets up across the street, but decides against assassinating the sniper, when he realizes she is an amateur women.
Music
| Track # | Song | Author |
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| 1 | The Living Daylights | A-Ha |
| 2 | Necros Attacks | John Barry |
| 3 | The Sniper Was a Women | John Barry |
| 4 | Ice Chase | John Barry |
| 5 | Kara Meets Bond | John Barry |
| 6 | Koskov Escapes | John Barry |
| 7 | Where Has Everybody Gone | The Pretenders |
| 8 | Into Vienna | John Barry |
| 9 | Hercules Takes Off | John Barry |
| 10 | Mujahadin and Opium | John Barry |
| 11 | Inflight Fight | John Barry |
| 12 | If There Was a Man | The Pretenders |
| 13 | Exercise at Gibraltar | John Barry |
| 14 | Approaching Kara | John Barry |
| 15 | Murder at the Fair | John Barry |
| 16 | Assassin | John Barry |
| 17 | Airbase Jailbreak | John Barry |
| 18 | Afghanistan Plan | John Barry |
| 19 | Air Bond | John Barry |
| 20 | Final Confrontation | John Barry |
| 21 | Alternate End Titles | John Barry |
Trivia
- Timothy Dalton was first considered for the role of James Bond in 1968, when producers were casting for On Her Majesty's Secret Service. He turned it down, feeling he was too young. He turned down the role again, for the same reasons, during casting calls for Diamonds Are Forever.
- Pierce Brosnan was originally offered the role for The Living Daylights, as his TV show Remington Steele had just been cancelled. However, the offer generated a lot of publicity for Pierce, and NBC brought the show back at the last minute. As Pierce was still under contract, he had to turn down the role.
- The "ghetto blaster" rocket launcher radio that Q fires in his laboratory was actually activated off-camera by Prince Charles, who was making a Royal visit to the set.
Box Office
| Production Budget | $40 Million (~$79.8M with inflation) |
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| Worldwide Gross | $191.2 Million (~$381M with inflation) |
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Crew
| Director | John Glen |
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| Editor | Peter Davies |
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| John Grover |
| Producer | Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli |
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| Michael G. Wilson |
| Tom Pevsner |
| Barbara Broccoli |
| Writers | Ian Fleming (Story) |
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| Richard Maibaum (Screenplay) |
| Michael G. Wilson (Screenplay) |
| Music | John Barry |
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Awards
- John Barry won a BMI Film Music Award for his composing for The Living Daylights
- Won a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in 1988.
- Nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for Best Classic DVD Release in 2004
