The Living Daylights

Year:

1987

Duration:

130 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

John Glen

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1987-07-31

Filming Locations: Antonigasse Tram terminus, Vienna, Austria

Earnings

Budget: $30,000,000

Opening Weekend: $11,051,284 (USA) (2 August 1987)

Gross: $50,096,813 (USA) (4 October 1987)

Cast

Actor

Character

Scott Hoxby

The Living Daylights

John Terry

The Living Daylights

Timothy Dalton

James Bond

Maryam d'Abo

Kara Milovy

Jeroen Krabbé

General Georgi Koskov

Joe Don Baker

Brad Whitaker

John Rhys-Davies

General Leonid Pushkin

Art Malik

Kamran Shah

Andreas Wisniewski

Necros

Thomas Wheatley

Saunders

Desmond Llewelyn

Q

Robert Brown

M

Geoffrey Keen

Minister of Defence

Walter Gotell

General Anatol Gogol

Caroline Bliss

Miss Moneypenny

Virginia Hey

Rubavitch

John Bowe

Colonel Feyador

Julie T. Wallace

Rosika Miklos

Belle Avery

Linda

Catherine Rabett

Liz

Dulice Liecier

Ava

Nadim Sawalha

Tangier Chief of Security

Alan Talbot

Koskov's KGB Minder

Carl Rigg

Imposter

Tony Cyrus

Chief of Snow Leopard Brotherhood

Atik Mohamed

Achmed

Michael Moor

Kamran's Man

Sumar Khan

Kamran's Man

Ken Sharrock

Jailer

Peter Porteous

Gasworks Supervisor

Anthony Carrick

Blayden Male Secretary

Frederick Warder

004

Glyn Baker

002

Bill Weston

Blayden Butler

Richard Cubison

Trade Centre Toastmaster

Heinz Winter

Vienna Hotel Concierge

Leslie French

Lavatory Attendant

Odette Benatar

Girl

Dianna Casale

Girl

Sharon Devlin

Girl

Femi Gardiner

Girl

Patricia Keefer

Girl

Ruddy Rodríguez

Girl (as Ruddy Rodriguez)

Mayte Sanchez

Girl

Cela Savannah

Girl

Karen Seeberg

Girl

Waris Dirie

Girl (as Waris Walsh)

Karen Williams

Girl

Del Baker

Russian Jail Guard

John Barry

Orchestra Conductor

Marc Boyle

Blayden Grounds MI6 Man

Barbara Broccoli

Opera Patron (uncredited)

Graham Cole

Agent (uncredited)

Simon Crane

Gibraltar Soldier #1 (uncredited)

Gregor Grubhofer

Boy with Balloon (uncredited)

Alan Harris

Man Firing Ghetto Blaster

Suzy Herman

Boy's Mother

Michel Julienne

Man in White Car

Gertan Klauber

Fairground Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Derek Lyons

MI6 Agent

Robert Miranda

Pushkin's Hitman

Michael Percival

Chef

Hanno Pöschl

Prater Ferris Wheel Operator

Kerry Shale

of Necros and Parrot (voice) (uncredited)

Chris Webb

Soldier Distracted by Kara (uncredited)

Paul Weston

Gibraltar Soldier #3 (uncredited)

Nick Wilkinson

Russian Soldier on Plane (uncredited)

Jane Wilson

Opera Patron (uncredited)

Michael G. Wilson

Opera Patron (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Gadgets included on the Aston Martin Volante featuring in the movie included a laser beam cutter, lower front firing automatic missiles, studded tyres, skis that protrude from under the doors, plane cockpit style head-up display, a special radio with multi-transmission accessibility, hinged number plates, bullet-proof glass, a rocket jet propulsion unit and self-destruct button.

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The woman who appeared in a white negligee in one of the movie's main posters was American model Kathy Stangel. She was allegedly paid $600 for this modeling job. This poster caused some controversy because it seemed to evoke violence against women, as the poster girl appeared at the end of a gun barrel. The Canadian University of Saskatchewan student newspaper actually refused to run the ad for the movie when the movie was going to play on campus - and the paper was apparently nearly closed down. However, the poster did not generate as much controversy as the one from For Your Eyes Only (1981).

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A Hercules is unable to taxi with its ramp lowered on the ground. During the escaped scene in Afganistan, the production team built the rear end of a Hercules on the back of a large furniture lorry, hence the different ramp design and narrower fuselage when Kara drives in. It was not a C-123 in these scenes as previously suspected.

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Goofs

When Bond reaches into the car to set it to self-destruct, Kara can be seen holding the cello case in the background. Moments later, Kara isn't holding anything and Bond reaches into the car to retrieve the cello case.

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Near the end of the movie, when Bond is taxiing down the runway trying to take off, he's in an American C-130. Kara catches up to him in a Jeep and he signals her to drive inside the airplane. As she approaches the rear of the plane, the C-130, which has a cargo ramp (tailgate) about twelve inches in height, turns into a C-123. Its ramp tapers to a wedge so rolling vehicles can drive on without the ramp-toes that a C-130 requires.

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In the opening sequence, Bond uses his reserve chute to bail out of the falling jeep, but his chute opens at a much lower height than when he's seen in flight.

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Quotes

James Bond: I'm posing as Koskov's friend to see what leads I can get from her. You know he bought her a cello in New York, called "The Lady Rose".

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Brad Whitaker: How do you like my personal pantheon of great commanders?

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Leonid Pushkin: [Bond gets the drop on Pushkin] I take this is not a social call, 007.

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Faq

Q

How does the title "The Living Daylights" fit into the movie?

A

When Bond fails to kill the female sniper set to shoot defecting KGB officer, General Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé), and is accused of purposely missing her, Bond explains that she was obviously an amateur and adds that his shooting the rifle out of her hands must have scared the living daylights out of her.

Q

What exotic places does Bond visit in this movie?

A

Q

Who sings the title song?

A

The title song, The Living Daylights, is performed by the Norwegian pop group a-ha. They'd enjoyed a large amount of success a few years before with their song Take On Me which featured a groundbreaking conceptual video.

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