Where all the other Bonds end… this one begins!
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
Moonraker (1979) is a action, adventure, thriller and science fiction film directed by Lewis Gilbert, released on June 26, 1979 with a runtime of 2h 6m. It stars Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale and Richard Kiel. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 2,287 ratings.
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Roger Moore
as James Bond
Lois Chiles
as Dr. Holly Goodhead
Michael Lonsdale
as Hugo Drax
Richard Kiel
as Jaws
Corinne Cléry
as Corinne Dufour
Bernard Lee
as M
Geoffrey Keen
as Sir Frederick Gray
Desmond Llewelyn
as Q
Lois Maxwell
as Miss Moneypenny
Toshirô Suga
as Cha
Emily Bolton
as Manuela
Blanche Ravalec
as Dolly
Directed by Lewis Gilbert, written by Christopher Wood and Ian Fleming, produced by William P. Cartlidge and Albert R. Broccoli.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 2,287 ratings.
**THE BIGGEST BOND OF ALL!** Moonraker is a joy from beginning to end. Huge spectacle, stunning locations, lashings of humour, superb stunts, sexy ladies, a despicable and memorable villain, great special effects and of course, the legendary Sir Roger Moore as James Bond. Elements of You Only Live Twice - spaceships swallowing spaceships - are expanded upon here and Moonraker fits right in with the classic…
Reviewed on February 20, 2017
One of the best of the Moore era I steered clear of “Moonraker” (1979) for years because critics almost unanimously said it was awful. So when I finally sat down to view it I fully expecting a dog. Wrong! “Moonraker” is thoroughly entertaining from beginning to end and is one of the best of Roger Moore's 7-movie stint in the series. The plot revolves around 007 investigating Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) after a…
Reviewed on August 30, 2018
Now my geography isn't great, but I am not sure you can actually fly from the Yukon to the British coast in fifteen minutes! That's how this outing for Roger Moore begins, and it's symptomatic of the rather weak storyline and sloppy production that seems intent on getting "James Bond" to capitalise on "Star Wars" (1977) fever. Anyway, a space shuttle is stolen and "007" is sent to visit gazillionaire industrialist…
Reviewed on June 28, 2022
They can't all be winners. I mean, yeah it was action packed and the fight over the parachute was really cool. And Bond did have space elements in the movies before... but Moonraker kind of felt like it was jumping the shark a bit here. Thankfully it recovered, but this was a little too much for a 007 movie. And that is saying something because, when you go see a 007 movie you expect it to be a little too much from…
Reviewed on January 12, 2023
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The main cast of Moonraker (1979) includes Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel and Corinne Cléry. The film was directed by Lewis Gilbert. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Moonraker was released on June 26, 1979 and runs for 2h 6m.
Moonraker (1979) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 2,287 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, adventure and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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