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|Bond:||[[Pierce Brosnan]]
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|Writer:||[[Bruce Feirstein]]
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|Screenplay:||Bruce Feirstein
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|Director:||[[Roger Spottiswoode]]
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|Music:||[[David Arnold]]
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|Composer:||[[Sheryl Crow]]<br>[[Mitchell Froom]]
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|Performer:||Sheryl Crow
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|Distributor:||[[United Artists]]
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|Released:||[[1997 in film|1997]]
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|Runtime:||119 min.
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|Preceded by:||[[GoldenEye]]
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|Followed by:||[[The World Is Not Enough]]
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|Budget:||$110,000,000
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|Worldgross:||$346,600,000
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|Admissions:||75.5 million
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'''''Tomorrow Never Dies''''' is the eighteenth [[James Bond]] [[film]] made by [[EON Productions]], and the second to star [[Pierce Brosnan]] as [[Ian Fleming|Ian Fleming's]] secret agent, James Bond. It was released in [[1997 in film|1997]], by producers [[Michael G. Wilson]] and [[Barbara Broccoli]], and was also the first Bond film made after the death of veteran producer [[Albert R. Broccoli]]. The film is dedicated to his memory, and beginning with this production and in each subsequent Bond film, the first credit reads: "Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions Ltd. presents..."

==Plot summary==

The film begins at a terrorist arms bazaar somewhere on the Russian border. [[MI6]] has sent 007 into the field to survey trades and purchases by the terrorists. One terrorist identified, Henry Gupta, has purchased an [[United States|American]] [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] encoder. Upon viewing the evidence of these transactions taking place Admiral Roebuck overrules M's insistence of further examination of the situation and orders a missile strike upon the position, however, it is later discovered that the terrorists have a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] nuclear [[torpedo]] setup on a plane which threatens a disastrous radioactive contamination of the area. Bond, using diversionary tactics, steals the plane with the torpedo and escapes before the missile hit, as does Gupta with the GPS encoder.

The encoder is later used by evil media mogul [[Elliot Carver]], as an attempt to start a war between the [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[United Kingdom]] as an exclusive marketing device to launch his new worldwide television network. The encoder is used to send a British frigate, the [[Type 23 Frigate|HMS ''Devonshire'']], off course in the South China sea where Carver's own stealth ship, based on a Navy concept ship, the [[USS Sea Shadow (IX-529)|USS ''Sea Shadow'']], sinks it while also shooting down a Chinese fighter plane sent out to investigate the stray warship. When the recovered bodies of the sunken frigate's crew are found to have been killed using Chinese ammunition, a [[Royal Navy]] task force is sent to the region.

As tensions between the two countries mount, Bond is sent by [[M (James Bond)|M]] to investigate Carver after MI6 identifies a spurious signal sent from one of Carver's communications satellites at the time the warship was sunk. During the investigation, Bond seduces Carver's wife, his old flame Paris Carver, as a result of which her husband orders her death. Meanwhile, Bond is both rivalled and assisted in his mission by the Chinese secret agent [[Wai Lin]].  They work together in order to prevent Elliot Carver from starting the war between the two conflicting nations.  The finale includes the Chinese and British fleets approaching to attack each other, but the two agents board Carver's stealth ship and plant an explosive on it, in order to highlight it on the radars of the two fleets.  The fleets realise they have been played off against each other in this conflict by Carver and attack his stealth ship.  Wai Lin and James Bond manage to escape the vessel as it is destroyed.  Carver dies by the very drill he used to sink the H.M.S. Devonshire at the beginning of the film.

==Cast & characters==
[[Image:TNDVillainElliotCarver.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Villain:[[Elliot Carver]]]]
[[Image:Stamper1.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Stamper]]]]
*[[James Bond]] - [[Pierce Brosnan]]
*[[Miss Moneypenny]] - [[Samantha Bond]]
*[[M (James Bond)|M]] - [[Judi Dench]]
*[[Q (James Bond)|Q]] - [[Desmond Llewelyn]]
*[[Jack Wade (James Bond)|Jack Wade]] - [[Joe Don Baker]]
*[[Wai Lin]] - [[Michelle Yeoh]]
*[[Elliot Carver]] - [[Jonathan Pryce]]
*[[Paris Carver]] - [[Teri Hatcher]]
*Henry Gupta - [[Ricky Jay]]
*[[Dr. Kaufman]] - [[Vincent Schiavelli]]
*[[Mr. Stamper]] - [[Götz Otto]]
*Admiral Roebuck - [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]]
*Charles Robinson - [[Colin Salmon]]
*Dr. Dave Greenwalt - [[Colin Stanton]]
*General Bukharin - [[Terence Rigby]]
*Minister Of Defence - [[Julian Fellowes]]
*Tom Wallace - [[Michael G. Wilson]]
*Carver's Thug - [[Rocky Taylor]]
*General Chang - [[Philip Kwok]]
 	
===The Women of ''Tomorrow Never Dies''===
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|[[Image:TND-Wai Lin.jpg|100px]] || [[Wai Lin]] || [[Michelle Yeoh]] || Wai Lin is the lead Bond girl of ''Tomorrow Never Dies''. An agent from the Chinese People's External Security Force, Wai Lin was sent to investigate Elliot Carver's role in trying to start a war between the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China. Along the way she met Bond, and like Anya Amasova and Holly Goodhead before her, Lin does not fully trust Bond. After the two joined forces and stopped Carver, Lin, like her predecessors, gave in to Bond and remained undercover a bit longer.
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|[[Image:TND-Paris Carver2.jpg|100px]] || [[Paris Carver]] || [[Teri Hatcher]] || Paris Carver is the wife of Elliott Carver, and the obligatory sacrificial lamb in ''Tomorrow Never Dies''. She previous had a romantic relationship with Bond (like all former girlfriends, i.e. Mary Goodnight, Pola Ivanova, unkown). Paris was emotionally torn between loyalty to husband and her love for James Bond. In the end, she gave Bond the information he needed, thus assuring her death.
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|[[Image:TND-Inga Bergstrom.jpg|100px]]|| Professor Inga Bergstrom || Cecilie Thomsen || Professor Inga Bergstrom is the pre-mission Bond girl of the movie, seen engaged in a passionate embrace with 007 when Moneypenny called. Bergstrom is supposed to be a language professor and to her delight, Bond turns out to be quite a "[[cunning linguist]]".

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==Crew==
*Directed by: [[Roger Spottiswoode]]
*Produced by: [[Michael G. Wilson]], [[Barbara Broccoli]]
*Written by: [[Bruce Feirstein]]
*Cinematography by: [[Robert Elswit]]
*Composed by: [[David Arnold]]

==Soundtrack==

[[Image:007TNDsoundtrack.jpg|250px|thumb|Cover of the Tomorrow Never Dies soundtrack extension]]
[[David Arnold]] composed the score of ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', his first full Bond [[soundtrack]]. Arnold came to the producer's attention due to his successful cover interpretations in ''Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project'' — which featured major artists performing classic James Bond title songs. [[Sheryl Crow]] sings the main theme, "Tomorrow Never Dies", and the end titles feature [[k.d. lang]] singing "Surrender," a bold, classic-style James Bond theme song. Both songs have the phrase "tomorrow never dies", making this the only film with two, legitimate theme songs. Arnold originally proposed "Surrender" as the main theme to be played during the title credits, but this was changed at the last minute in favour of Crow's theme.

The score itself follows [[John Barry]]'s classical style in both composition and orchestration, together with modern electronic rhythms present in most cues. In addition, themes from "Surrender" appear in various places throughout the score, mainly in the action cues, but it can also be heard in the dramatic "All In A Day's Work" track.

===Original Track listing===
#"[[Tomorrow Never Dies (song)|Tomorrow Never Dies]]" — [[Sheryl Crow]]
#"White Knight"
#"Sinking of the Devonshire"
#"Company Car"
#"Station Break"
#"Paris and Bond"
#"Last Goodbye"
#"Hamburg Break In"
#"Hamburg Break Out"
#"Doctor Kaufman"
#"<nowiki>*</nowiki>-3-* Send"
#"Underwater Discovery"
#"Backseat Driver" — feat. [[Propellerheads]]
#"Surrender" — [[K.D. Lang]]
#"James Bond Theme" — [[Moby]]

A 1999 release removed the theme songs, Moby's Bond theme remix and the "Station Break" track, and had additional music, as well as an interview with David Arnold.

===1999 Track Listing===
#"White Knight"
#"Sinking of the Devonshire"
#"Company Car"
#"Paris and Bond"
#"Last Goodbye"
#"Hamburg Break In"
#"Hamburg Break Out"
#"Doctor Kaufman"
#"<nowiki>*</nowiki>-3-* Send"
#"Backseat Driver" — feat. [[Propellerheads]]
#"Underwater Discovery"
#"Helicopter Ride"
#"Bike Chase"
#"Bike Shop Fight"
#"Kowloon Bay"
#"Boarding the Stealth"
#"A Tricky Spot for 007"
#"All in a Day's Work"
#"Exclusive David Arnold Interview"

==Vehicles & gadgets==
[[List of James Bond vehicles|List of James Bond gadgets]]
*[[Aero L-39]] Albatros
*[[BMW motorcycles|BMW R1200 motorcycle]] — Stolen in [[Saigon]], Vietnam, for a chase, ridden by both James Bond and Wai Lin.
*[[BMW E38|BMW 750i]] — Used in [[Germany]], the car has a security system allowing access to no-one, without it first being disarmed via the mobile telephone; the glove box security system is fingerprint-controlled. Armament includes sunroof rockets, deployable [[caltrop]]s (out of rear bumper), re-inflatable tyres, and a wire-cutter hidden under the BMW logo on the hood. The car may be remotely operated via Bond's [[mobile phone]].
*[[Ericsson]] [[JB988]] mobile telephone — Has several functions: a [[stun gun]], a [[fingerprint]] scanner, an electronic [[lockpick]], and a remote-control for the BMW 750i, with a small LCD screen for seeing the roadway when operating remotely.
*[[Omega Watches|Omega]] scuba diver's wristwatch — Taken from a Chinese safehouse, used to remotely break a glass jar holding a hand grenade.
*[[Walther P99]] — Taken from the same Chinese safehouse, Bond replaces his trademark [[Walther PPK]] with the Walther P99. Since ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' Bond has used the Walther P99 in every subsequent film.
*[[Gerber Mark 1]] — A boot knife that Bond wears on his upper left chest as a backup. He stabs Mr. Stamper with it shortly before chaining him to the firing mechanism of the stealth boat's onboard missiles.

In 1997, BMW offered a special promotion where the 750i and the R1200 could be purchased for $149,000 CAD.

==Locations==
===Film locations===
*Terrorist Arms Bazaar near Russian border
*[[Oxford]], [[United Kingdom]]
*[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
*[[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]
*[[Saigon]], [[Vietnam]]
*[[South China Sea]]

===Shooting locations===
*[[Pinewood Studios]] including [[Albert R. Broccoli's 007 Stage]]
*Frogmore Studios, [[Hertfordshire]]
*[[London|London, United Kingdom]]
**[[Somerset House]] - ''exterior of Ministry of Defence''
**Harmsworth Quays Printers & Westferry Printers - ''Hamburg printing presses''
**[[Brent Cross|Brent Cross Shopping Centre]] - ''car park of Hamburg hotel''
*[[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]
**[[Hamburg Airport]] - ''arrival scenes as Bond arrives in Germany''
**Atlantic Hotel [[Kempinski]] - ''exterior of Bond's hotel in Hamburg''
*[[Oxford|Oxford, United Kingdom]] - ''university buildings''
*[[HMS Dryad]], near [[Portsmouth]] - ''interior filming of [[Type 23 frigate]]s''
*[[IBM]] Building, [[Feltham]], [[Middlesex|Middlesex, UK]] - ''exterior of Elliot Carver's media group headquarters''
*Stoke Park Golf Club, [[Stoke Poges]], [[Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire, UK]] - ''interior of Bond's hotel room in Hamburg''
*[[RAF Lakenheath|RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk]] - ''"U.S. Airbase in South China Sea" (filmed at the [[USAF]] base, hence the LN markings on the [[F-15]]s)''
*[[Bangkok, Thailand]] - ''Saigon, Vietnam (Vietnamese government had made last minute refusal to allow filming)''
*[[Phuket, Thailand]] - ''Halong Bay, Vietnam (previously had been used in "The Man With The Golden Gun")''
*Fox Baja Studios, [[Mexico]] - ''stealth ship & UK fleet exteriors (studio was built for the previous movie shot there - [[Titanic (1997 film)|"Titanic"]]'')

Italics show the locations in the movie portrayed by each shooting location, plus any extra trivia.

==Trivia==
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* Upon seeing a several stories-tall image of Elliot Carver adorning his skyscraper, Bond remarks that Carver, "...appears to have developed an edifice complex." This line makes a play on the well known "[[Oedipus complex]]" phrase, but the proper diagnosis for someone like Carver would be having a [[Narcissism|Narcissus]] complex, an extreme personality disorder of which intense self-worship and undue self-esteem are the primary symptoms.
* It has been suggested that the character of Elliot Carver is (very loosely) based on [[Rupert Murdoch]], whose [[News Corporation]] exerts power across many continents, and to some degree, Charles Foster Kane from ''[[Citizen Kane]]'', not to mention media magnate [[Ted Turner]]. Shamed media baron [[Robert Maxwell]] is also a likely influence, and the way Carver's death is reported by MI6 resembles the way that Maxwell died in 1991.
* A business report from one of Carver's executives about "releasing software full of bugs which will force users to upgrade for years" is a shot against [[Microsoft]] and co-founder [[Bill Gates]].
*When filming began the script wasn't finished, and Jonathan Price has mentioned a certain watering-down of the character he had signed to play, when speaking in interviews. Some light is possibly shone on this by the [[Raymond Benson]] novelisation, in which Carver's background is elaborated upon, including the fact that he was the rejected illegitimate son of an ex-pat Brit in Hong Kong who later became a press baron in the UK – his son murdering him and taking over his empire as revenge – some of this has been alluded to by Price. The novel also gives Carver a teeth-grinding compulsion and chronic insomnia (which later crops up as the villain's complaint in ''[[Die Another Day]]'') and gives Stamper a freak reversal of the normal human reaction to pleasure and pain (imperviousness to pain being carried instead into the next film, ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'') – explaining why the mismatch-eyed henchman seems to enjoy being injured in some scenes. The scripting problems and possibly related difficulties with the director have also led Pierce Brosnan to say in interviews that making the film was not a pleasurable experience.
*The film was originally titled ''Tomorrow Never Lies'', a reference to Elliott Carver's newspaper ''Tomorrow''. However, it was then the subject of a typo and the producers liked the alternate title so much they adopted it.[http://commanderbond.net/Public/Stories/2866-1.shtml]
*This was the final Bond film-to-date to be co-produced directly by [[United Artists]]; parent company [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] would assume co-production beginning with the next film, [[The World is Not Enough]], although United Artists still remains a copyright holder of the offical James Bond films.
*A [[March 10]], [[1997]] report in the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' on the production of the as-yet untitled film (then being referred to as ''Bond 18'') indicated that several titles were being considered for the film, including: ''Shamelady'', ''Avatar'', ''Shatterhand'', ''Zero Windchill'' and the title considered most likely &mdash; ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' [http://commanderbond.net/Public/Stories/2866-1.shtml]. The rumoured title ''Shatterhand'' is interesting as this is the alias used by [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] in Ian Fleming's novel ''[[You Only Live Twice]]'' which, like ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', also has strong East Asian ties.
*One of the earliest widespread rumors for the film's plot ended up having many similarities to Raymond Benson's 007 novel "Zero Minus Ten" published the same year (1997).  In the book, a British business magnate has lost his business empire in Hong Kong due to the exchange of authority with the Chinese and threatens to destroy it unless it is returned to British control.  The early reports for the film though changed the villain's weapon from nuclear to biological and renamed him Dr. Shatterhand in reference to a character from Fleming's novel ''You Only Live Twice''.  The idea however never eventuated with the film bearing no resemblance to Benson's book or the earlier rumors, though Benson did wind up doing the novelization of the film.
*Several inconsistencies exist in the representation of the [[Royal Navy]]. [[Type 23 frigate]]s do not carry land attack cruise missiles as depicted in the first moments of the film; the missile that is fired is fitted to Type 23s but is the [[AGM-84 Harpoon|Harpoon]] anti-shipping missile. The encounter with the stealth ship is also of poetic licence, in the real world an [[aircraft carrier]] would also have been present, and a wealth of options to engage the stealth ship would have been open to the naval commander. (This stems from only one ship model being built for the movie to save costs and time.) Rather than shelling the stealth ship, he could have also used a helicopter or torpedo attack, both systems being carried by Type 23 frigates.
*The Harpoon launch footage described above was used again in ''[[Die Another Day]]'' as a supposed [[Anti-satellite weapon|anti-satellite missile]] launch.
*According to Pierce Brosnan in an interview published in the December [[2005]] issue of ''[[Playboy]]'', [[Monica Bellucci]] tested for the role of Paris Carver.[http://commanderbond.net/Public/Stories/2994-1.shtml]
*The teaser sequence joins [[Judi Dench]] and [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]] at the same time that ''[[As Time Goes By]]'', a British Comedy was in syndication. It can be said that the relationship between M and Admiral Roebuck share a slight reflection of Jean Pargetter and Lt. Lionel Hardcastle, their respective characters.
*Since [[Bangkok]] was used for [[Ho Chi Minh City]], one can see the [[Flag of Thailand|Thai flag]] in some scenes and signs with non-Roman characters in the city while [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] uses the [[Latin alphabet]].
*''Tomorrow Never Dies'' is the first James Bond film since [[1967]]'s ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]'' to fall below the running time of 120 minutes.

==Novelisation==

[[Image:TomorrowNeverDiesNovel.jpg|right|thumb|230px|1997 British Coronet Books paperback edition.]]
''Tomorrow Never Dies'' was the first of three Bond films to be adapted into books by then-current Bond novelist, [[Raymond Benson]]. Benson's version of [[Bruce Feirstein]]'s screenplay is suitably expanded, and includes some nods to past Bond films, including the suggestion that Bond was lying when he said he had taken a course in [[Oriental]] languages in the movie ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]''.


==External links==
* [http://www.mgm.com/title_title.do?title_star=TOMNEVER MGM's official ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' website]


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