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GoldenEye

by Martin Campbell · film · 1995

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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.

what shaped this

the makers, scenes, and predecessors this work came out of, grouped by how the influence reached it

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  • The Spy Who Loved Me · Lewis Gilbert

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    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."”
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  • The Wild Bunch · Sam Peckinpah

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    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."”
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  • The Manchurian Candidate · John Frankenheimer

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    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."”
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  • Lawrence of Arabia · David Lean

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    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."”
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  • The Bridge on the River Kwai · David Lean

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    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."”
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  • All previous Bond films

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    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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