The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Directed by Lewis Gilbert / Moore
Genres - Action, Adventure, Spy Film, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Glamorized Spy Film, Romantic Adventure, Action Thriller |
Run Time - 125 min. |
Countries - Belgium, United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
Share on
Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Though not Ian Fleming's most famous James Bond novel, 1962's The Spy Who Loved Me was distinguished by the unique device of telling the story from the heroine's point of view; in fact, Bond doesn't make an appearance until the book is two-thirds over. This would hardly work in the film world's Bond franchise, so the original austere plotline of the novel was eschewed altogether in favor of a labyrinthine story involving outer-space extortion. The leading lady, a "hard-luck kid" in the original, is now sexy Russian secret agent Barbara Bach, who joins forces with Bond (Roger Moore, making his third appearance as 007) to foil yet another megalomaniac villain (Curt Jurgens), who plans to threaten New York City with nuclear weaponry. Beyond the eye-popping opening ski-jump sequence, the film's best scenes involve seven-foot-two Richard Kiel as steel-toothed henchman Jaws. Fifteen scriptwriters worked on The Spy Who Loved Me; only two were credited, including Bond-film veteran Richard Maibaum.
Characteristics
Moods
Themes
Keywords
battle [war], betrayal, capture, chase, conflict, cooperation, death, escape, espionage, killing, mad-scientist, rampage, rescue, revenge, romance, scheme, secrets, seduction, shoot-out, submarine, technology, traveling, world-destruction
Attributes
High Production Values
