GoldenEye
by Martin Campbell · film · 1995
seventeenth James Bond film, directed by Martin Campbell, starring Pierce Brosnan in his first appearance as Bond. shot from january to june 1995, it was the inaugural production at Leavesden Studios, a converted Rolls-Royce factory in Hertfordshire that production designer Peter Lamont found after Pinewood was unavailable. the opening bungee jump sequence was performed by stuntman Wayne Michaels on march 17, 1995, over the Verzasca Dam in Switzerland.
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- The Spy Who Loved Me · Lewis Gilbertnot yet generatedgenerate →
Campbell cited this earlier Bond film as the best opening sequence to measure against. The dam bungee jump at the start of GoldenEye was conceived in response to the gliding mountain sequence in The Spy Who Loved Me.
“"The biggest thing in Bond's opening sequence is 'The Spy Who Loved Me', I think he's glide through the mountains at once. I think that's the best."”
source ↗ - The Wild Bunch · Sam Peckinpahnot yet generatedgenerate →
Campbell cited The Wild Bunch in the DVD commentary as inspiration for a moment where a general shoots one of his own men during an action sequence.
“"In the audio commentary for the film, Martin Campbell said this was inspired by a scene from The Wild Bunch."”
source ↗ - The Manchurian Candidate · John Frankenheimernot yet generatedgenerate →
Campbell identified this film as one of the movies that inspired him to become a filmmaker, part of the foundational influences he brought to GoldenEye.
“"The Manchurian Candidate, The Wild Bunch, Lawrence of Arabia, and Bridge on the River Kwai."”
source ↗ - Lawrence of Arabia · David Leannot yet generatedgenerate →
Campbell named this as one of the films that inspired him to become a filmmaker, influencing his directorial sensibility on GoldenEye.
“"The Manchurian Candidate, The Wild Bunch, Lawrence of Arabia, and Bridge on the River Kwai."”
source ↗ - The Bridge on the River Kwai · David Leannot yet generatedgenerate →
Campbell cited this as one of the foundational films that inspired him to become a filmmaker, part of his core artistic influences.
“"The Manchurian Candidate, The Wild Bunch, Lawrence of Arabia, and Bridge on the River Kwai."”
source ↗ - All previous Bond filmsnot yet generatedgenerate →
Campbell studied both Connery and Roger Moore Bond films during development, drawing inspiration from the entire series history to shape his approach.
“"I looked at every Bond film, both with Connery and Roger Moore, and subsequently took a lot of inspiration from those films."”
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Wikipedia · GoldenEyesingle-source· article
“GoldenEye is a 1995 action spy film, the seventeenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Martin Campbell, it was the first in the series not to use any story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming. GoldenEye was also the first James Bond film not produced by Albert R. Broccoli, following his stepping down from Eon Productions and replacement by his daughter, Barbara Broccoli. The story was conceived and written by Michael France, with later collaboration by other writers. In the film, Bond fights to prevent rogue ex-MI6 agent Alec Trevelyan from using a satellite weapon against London to cause a global financial collapse.”
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Wikidata · GoldenEye· archive
“1995 film by Martin Campbell”