James Bond Movie - Tomorrow Never Dies
Info
| Release Date (UK) | December 12th, 1997 |
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| Release Date (US) | December 16th, 1997 |
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| Director | Roger Spottiswoode |
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| Film Number | 18 of 25 |
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| Running Time | 119 Minutes |
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| Previous Film | Goldeneye |
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| Next Film | The World is Not Enough |
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Cast
| Character | Actor |
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| Elliot Carver | Jonathan Pryce |
| Wai Lin | Michelle Yeoh |
| Paris Carver | Teri Hatcher |
| Stamper | Gotz Otto |
| Dr. Kaufman | Vincent Schiavelli |
| Jack Wade | Joe Don Baker |
| Henry Gupta | Ricky Jay |
Regulars
Plot
Media mogul Elliot Carver plans to use a stolen encoder to start a war between China and the United Kingdom, and boost ratings for his cable networks. Carver's wife Paris is an ex-girlfriend of Bond's, and her assistance costs her her life. Bond must fight Carver with the help of Chinese spy Wai Lin.
Music
| Track # | Song | Author |
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| 1 | Tomorrow Never Dies | Sheryl Crow |
| 2 | White Knight | David Arnold |
| 3 | Sinking of the Devonshire | David Arnold |
| 4 | Company Car | David Arnold |
| 5 | Station Break | David Arnold |
| 6 | Paris and Bond | David Arnold |
| 7 | The Last Goodbye | David Arnold |
| 8 | Hamburg Break In | David Arnold |
| 9 | Hamburg Break Out | David Arnold |
| 10 | Doctor Kaufman | David Arnold |
| 11 | *-3-Send | David Arnold |
| 12 | Underwater Discovery | David Arnold |
| 13 | Backseat Driver | Alex Gifford |
| 14 | Surrender | K.D. Lang |
| 15 | James Bond Theme | Moby |
Trivia
- The number plate on Bond's BMW was "B-MT 2144", which is very close to the "BMT 214A" of Bond's Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger.
- A lot of gadgetry was included in Tomorrow Never Dies, because the prior film, Goldeneye, hadn't had many.
- The character Bill Tanner was meant to return for Tomorrow Never Dies, but actor Michael Kitchen was unavailable. He did however return for several later films.
- Supposedly, the original working title was Tomorrow Never Lies, a reference to the fact that Elliot Carver caused tragic events for the news
, and so knew them accurately in advance. As the story goes, a typo in one of the drafts was made, and Tomorrow Never Dies was considered a better title.
- The film was dedicated to the memory of Cubby Broccoli, the producer who started the series in 1962 with Harry Saltzman.
- 15 BMW's were destroyed during the production of the film.
Box Office
| Production Budget | $110 Million (~$157M with inflation) |
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| Worldwide Gross | $333 Million (~$478M with inflation) |
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Crew
| Director | Roger Spottiswoode |
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| Editor | Michel Arcand |
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| Dominique Fortin |
| Producer | Barbara Broccoli |
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| Michael G. Wilson |
| Anthony Waye |
| Writers | Ian Fleming (Characters) |
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| Bruce Feirstein (Writer) |
| Music | David Arnold |
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Awards
- Pierce Brosnan won a Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films award for Best Actor in 1998.
- David Arnold won a BMI Film Music Award for Tomorrow Never Dies in 1998.
