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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1997
Running Times: 119 mins
Format: Eastmancolor DeLuxe
Rankcolor Panavision
35mm 70mm (blow-up)
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby Digital DTS 70mm
(on 70mm prints only) DTS
SELECTED CREDITS
 PRODUCTION
Production Companies: MGM-UA / Eon Productions
Production Executive: David Pope
Producers: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
SCRIPT
Screenplay: Bruce Feirstein
DIRECTION
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
2nd Unit Director: Vic Armstrong
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Robert Elswitt
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Dominique Fortin, Michel Arcand
MUSIC
Music: David Arnold
James Bond Theme: Monty Norman
Songs Performed By: Sheryl Crow (Tomorrow Never Dies); k.d. lang (Surrender);
David Arnold, Alex Giffords (Back Seat Driver); Simon Greenaway (It
Had To Be You)
SOUND
Boom Operator: Colin Wood, Andrew Griffiths
Sound Mix: Chris Munro
Supervising Sound Editor: Martin Evans
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Supervisor: Norma Webb
Hair Supervisor: Eithne Fennell
Costume Designer: Lindy Hemming
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Chris Corbould
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Allan Cameron
Art Directors: Stephen Scott, Giles Master, Tony Reading, Jonathan Lee,
Ken Court
STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Vic Armstrong
Stunt Supervisor: Dickey Beer
CAST
Pierce Brosnan (James Bond)
Jonathan Pryce (Elliot Carver)
Michelle Yeoh (Wai Lin)
Teri Hatcher (Paris Carver)
Ricky Jay (Henry Gupta)
Gotz Otto (Stamper)
Joe Don Baker (Wade)
Vincent Schiavelli (Dr Kaufman)
Judi Dench (M)
Desmond Llewellyn (Q)
Samantha Bond (Miss Moneypenny)
Colin Salmon (Robinson)
Geoffrey Palmer (Admiral Roebuck)
Julian Fellowes (Minister of Defence)
Terence Rigby (General Bakharin)
Ceclia Thompsen (Professor Inga Bergstrom (?))
Nina Young (Tamara Steel)
PLOT SUMMARY
James Bond is
assigned to find out why the Chinese air force attacked and sank a British
frigate in international waters. His investigations lead him to the
tele-communications magnate Elliot Carver whose plans for a global satellite
TV news network could lead to nuclear war... (Full Synopsis)
CAPSULE REVIEW
Better than many have made it out to be, Tomorrow Never Dies
is Brosnan's
most energetic Bond thus far - packed
to the gills with action, one-liners and not-so-subtle sexual innuendo,
the only thing it lacks is a strong villain, thus far the bane of Brosnan's
incarnation of 007. (Full Review)
AVAILABILITY
Germany
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
Portugal
Theatrical Distributor: Lusomundo
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
UK
Theatrical Distributor: United Artists
Video Distributor: MGM
DVD Distributor: DVD
USA
Theatrical Distributor: United Artists
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Australia
Rating: M
Finland
Rating: K-14
France
Rating: U
Germany
Rating: 16
Netherlands
Rating: 12
Norway
Rating: 15
Portugal
Rating: M / 12
Spain
Rating: 13
Sweden
Rating: 15
UK
Rating: 12
All versions are slightly trrimmed, losing a brief shot where Michelle
uses a shuriken (the kung fu throwing star). For many years, the depiction
of certain martial arts weapons were frowned upon by the BBFC, the ruling
to automatically excise any such scenes only being overturned in 2000.
They also objected to a head-butting scene.
USA
Rating: PG-13
TIMELINE
1997
December
10: UK - premiere
12: Iceland - theatrical release
12: UK - theatrical release
13: Portugal - premiere
16: Spain - theatrical release
17: France, Kuwait, Switzerland (French speaking region) - theatrical
release
18: Germany, Hungary, Lebanon, Netherlands, Slovenia - theatrical release
19: Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Norway, Portugal, Russia,
Sweden, Switzerland (German speaking region), USA - theatrical release
23: Italy - theatrical release
24: Singapore - theatrical release
26: Australia, Estonia, New Zealand - theatrical release
1998
January
1: Czech Republic, Slovakia - theatrical release
9: Greece - theatrical release
15: Argentina - theatrical release
16: Brazil, Mexico, Poland - theatrical release
22: Hong Kong - theatrical release
24: South Korea - theatrical release
24: Taiwan - theatrical release
March
6: Thailand - theatrical release
14: Japan - theatrical release
November
16: UK - video release
December
15: UK - TV broadcast (Sky Movies)
1999
October
13: UK - TV broadcast (ITV)
POSTER TAGS
Yesterday is a memory, today is history, tomorrow is in
the hands of one man: Bond...You know the rest!
An act of violence. The promise of war. Now the world
has only one chance for peace, and just one man for the job.
The name's Bond... You know the rest.
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Shatterhand
Shamelady
Bond 18 - early title
Tomorrow Never Lies - early title
Il Domani non muore mai - Italian title
James Bond 007 - Der Morgen stirbt nie - German title
Demain ne muert jamais - French title
LINKS
SEQUEL TO
Dr No (1962)
From Russia with
Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice
(1967)
On Her
Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diamonds Are Forever
(1971)
Live and Let Die
(1973)
The Man with
the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only
(1981)
Octopussy (1983)
Never Say Never
Again (1983)
A View to a Kill
(1985)
The Living Daylights
(1987)
Licence to Kill
(1989)
Goldeneye (1995)
SEQUELS
The World Is Not
Enough (1999)
Die Another Day
(2002)
SEE ALSO
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Free Enterprise (1998)
Austin
Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1999)
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Highly
Classified: The World of 007 (1997)
The James Bond Story
(1999)
Premiere Bond:
Die Another Day (2002)
The Secrets
of 007: The James Bond Files (1997)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
A Capital, Guia TV 17 July 1998
review (by Rui Brazuna)
Cinefantastique April 1998 (v29 n12)
p.55
illustrated review, credits
Diário de Notícias 18 December 1997
review (by Nuno Henrique Luz)
Diário de Notícias, Programas 19 December
1997
review (by José De Matos-Cruz)
Empire February 1998 p.36
illustrated review by Andrew Collins, credits
Empire July 1998 p.112
review (by Ian Nathan)
Empire December 1998 p.146
Empire January 1999 p.147
illustrated review
Film Review January 1998 pp.36-41
illustrated interview
Film Review February 1998 p.18
review (by James Cameron-Wilson)
Film Review July 1998 p.72
illustrated review
Film Review Special 22 Yearbook 1997 / 1998 p.96
illustrated review
Neon February 1998 pp.84 - 85
illustrated review
Premiere (France) January 1998 p.32
review (by Éric Libiot)
Radio Times 9 October 1999 p.63
illustrated review
Screen International 23 January 1998
pp.31-34
illustrated article
Screen International 1 May 1998 p.12
illustrated note
Sight and Sound January 1998 p.4
article
Sight and Sound February 1998 pp.52-53
illustrated review by Jose Arroyo, credits, synopsis
Studio January 1998 p.12
review (by Laurent Tirard)
Svenska Dagbladet 19 December 1997
review (Mediemogul ny Bondskurk by Astrid Söderbergh Widding)
Total Film November 1997 p.62
Total Film December 1997 pp.20-21
Total Film January 1998 p.88
review (by Max Kalba)
Vanity Fair November 1999 pp.136-141
illustrated article
KEYWORDS
james bond, media, ships, stealth weapons, satellites, television,
underwater, wrecked ships, helicopters, motorcycles
Last Updated:
15 October, 2008
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