James Bond Movie - Goldeneye
Info
| Release Date (UK) | November 24th, 1995 |
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| Release Date (US) | November 13th, 1995 |
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| Director | Martin Campbell |
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| Film Number | 17 of 25 |
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| Running Time | 130 Minutes |
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| Previous Film | Licence To Kill |
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| Next Film | Tomorrow Never Dies |
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Cast
| Character | Actor |
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| Alec Trevelyan | Sean Bean |
| Natalya Simonova | Izabella Scorupco |
| Xenia Onatopp | Famke Janssen |
| Boris Grishenko | Alan Cumming |
| Valentine Zukovsky | Robbie Coltrane |
| General Ourumov | Gottfried John |
| Jack Wade | Joe Don Baker |
Regulars
Plot
Xenia Onatopp and Colonel Ourumov hijack a special helicopter that is immune to electromagnetic pulse. The pair then go to a soviet bunker that is the control base for the Goldeneye satellite weapons. They kill the staff and destroy the base with an electromagnetic pulse from one of the satellites, themselves protected by the helicopter. Bond must investigate the attack.
Music
| Track # | Song | Author |
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| 1 | Goldeneye | Tina Turner |
| 2 | The Goldeneye Overture | Eric Serra |
| 3 | Ladies First | Eric Serra |
| 4 | We Share the Same Passions | Eric Serra |
| 5 | Little Surprise For You | Eric Serra |
| 6 | The Severnaya Suite | Eric Serra |
| 7 | Our Lady Of Smolensk | Eric Serra |
| 8 | Whispering Statues | Eric Serra |
| 9 | Run, Shoot, and Jump | Eric Serra |
| 10 | A Pleasant Drive in St. Petersburg | Eric Serra |
| 11 | Fatal Weakness | Eric Serra |
| 12 | That's What Keeps You Alone | Eric Serra |
| 13 | Dish Out Of Water | Eric Serra |
| 14 | The Scale To Hell | Eric Serra |
| 15 | For Ever, James | Eric Serra |
| 16 | The Experience Of Love | Eric Serra |
Trivia
- Maurice Binder, who designed the title sequences for 14 James Bond films, died after his work on Licence to Kill. He was succeeded by Daniel Kleinman for Goldeneye.
- The hiatus between Licence to Kill and Goldeneye was the longest gap in the entire history of the Bond series. The gap was over 6 years, and was due to pending legal issues.
- Goldeneye was the name of Ian Fleming's Jamaican bungalow.
- Goldeneye was the first Bond movie not to have a British director. The director, Martin Campbell, is from New Zealand.
- The Aston Martin DB5 makde its first appearance since Thunderball, although it wasn't equipped with any gadgets.
- The first James Bond film to be released on DVD.
- The last Bond film before series' founder and producer Cubby Broccoli's death.
Box Office
| Production Budget | $58 Million (~$87.5M with inflation) |
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| Worldwide Gross | $350 Million (~$529M with inflation) |
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Crew
| Director | Martin Campbell |
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| Editor | Terry Rawlings |
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| Producer | Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli |
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| Michael G. Wilson |
| Tom Pevsner |
| Barbara Broccoli |
| Anthony Waye |
| Writers | Ian Fleming (Characters) |
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| Michael France (Story) |
| Jeffrey Caine (Screenplay) |
| Bruce Feirstein (Screenplay) |
| Music | Eric Serra |
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Awards
- Eric Serra won a BMI Film Music Award in 1996.
- Chris Corbould, Brian Smithies and Derek Meddings were nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Achievement in Special Effects in 1996.
