Moonraker (film): Difference between revisions

The 11th ''[[James Bond (Film)|James Bond]]'' film, starring Roger Moore. Bond is sent to investigate Drax industries after one of their shuttles is hijacked in mid-transit, which turns out to be part of an [[Evil Plan]] to exterminate the world population and replace it with "ideal" specimens.

The movie was blatantly made to cash in on the science fiction craze that ''[[Star Wars]]'' had started<ref> How blatantly? The end credits of the older Bond movies always announced the title of the next one in the series. The previous movie, ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (Film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' said "James Bond will return in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (Film)|For Your Eyes Only]]''." ''Moonraker'' was made instead.</ref>. Jaws returns as the only henchman to make a second appearance in the series, but [[Villain Decay|his role was changed from "vicious killer" to]] "[[Wile E Coyote and The Road Runner (Animation)|Wile E Coyote and The Road Runner]]".

Still, that laser and its [[Infinite Ammo]] can come in handy when you unlock it as a cheat in the N64 game ''[[Golden Eye 1997 (Video Game)|GoldenEye]]''.

* [[Dressing As the Enemy]]: Bond and Dr. Goodhead in yellow jumpsuits.

** As well as naming a character '''[[Punny Name|Holly Goodhead]]'''. Somewhere between [[Goldfinger (Film)|Pussy Galore]] and [[The Man With the Golden Gun (Film)|Mary Goodnight]] in the [[Punny Name|perverted name]] category.

* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Bond kills a knife-throwing assassin with one of his own knives.

* [[Meet the New Boss]]: Drax is very similar to Stromberg from ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (Film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]''.

** While true, there are a few differences, and he's arguably a lot more sinister and dangerous. Stromberg is more or less an [[Orcus On His Throne]], mostly just sitting around Atlantis all day, pressing buttons when he wants something done (or someone killed), and leaving Bond's fate mostly up to his minions. Drax does a lot more globetrotting, comes up with [[It Amused Me|amusing]] deaths for Bond and others who have displeased him. Plus his plan is more evil, since at least Stromberg didn't try and select which members of the human race he was going to spare. Drax is far more egomaniacal, ruthless and controlling, a much more evil bastard.

* [[Recycled in Space]]: ''Literally''. [[The Spy Who Loved Me (Film)|In the previous movie]], James Bond works with a female foreign secret agent to stop a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] from destroying the world and creating a new empire in the ocean. In this movie, James Bond works with a female foreign secret agent to stop a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] from destroying the world and creating a new empire in space. Yes, Moonraker in plot is blatantly copied from ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (Film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]''.

** And annoyingly enough, both steal from ''[[You Only Live Twice (Film)|You Only Live Twice]]'', where James Bond works with a female foreign secret agent (Japan, this time) to stop Ernst Stavro Blofeld from causing World War III (i.e. destroying the world) so that another global power can take over. All three plots involve stealing exotic government vehicles of some kind. All three were directed by the same dude, Lewis Gilbert<ref>Though ''You Only Live Twice'' had a different screenwriter, namely [[Roald Dahl]], whereas this and the previous film were written by Christopher Wood</ref>. All three end with Bond and the girl being "interrupted" by their superiors as well.

* [[Songs in The Key of Lock]]: The famous ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' theme, nevertheless.

* [[Tap On the Head]]: Multiple examples.