1983 is called in narrow cinema circles the Year of the Battle of Bond. At this time, Roger Moore shone in the Octopus, reincarnating as the "official" agent 007, Sean Connery, who dared to turn on the slippery track of the "unofficial" Bondiana, played James Bond in "Never Say Never." Actors never competed among themselves, watching how George Lazenby in “The Return of A.N.K.L. Agents” embodied a character strikingly similar to their hero.
Third unofficial movie
The movie "Never Say Never" should be regarded as the third unofficial picture from the James Bond film series, created by director Irwin Kerschner. This is the last episode of Bond, in which starring Sean Connery. The tape could be called "Spectrum Strikes Back", hinting for what the director, who had previously collaborated with Connery during the creation of the comedy "Beautiful Madness," received an offer to lead the production of the project.
The sensational comeback of the first, and considered to be the best of the role of agent 007, was fueled by incessant scandals accompanying the lawsuits that clarified the eligibility of re-adaptation of the work of Jan Fleming.
As a result, the action movie "Never Say Never", whose actors and roles are known and loved by Bondiana fans, having paid off at the box office, received an IMDb rating of 6.20 and a lot of conflicting reviews.
Plot
The scriptwriters, striving to be original, left in the cinema inviolable only the original plot design.
The story begins with the penetration of Spectra spies led by Ernst Stavro Blofeld at the US Air Force Base, located in the UK. They steal Tomahawk class rockets. For returning formidable weapons, Stavro demands a fabulous ransom amount from NATO. The British government sends its best agent to deal with the overt villain and return the missiles.
Age is not a hindrance
In 1983, Sean Connery turned 53 years old. In Bond, by then there was another artist - Roger Moore. After the release of “Never Say Never,” the project's actors and the public expected a climax - a rivalry between the performers who embodied the legendary agent 007. However, this did not work, Connery and Moore got along very well. Sean even intended to involve his friend in the final work of Irwin Kerschner.
In the last episode leaving Bond's service, Connery, an imposing stranger, Moore, had to say the phrase “never say never”. Actors even rehearsed this scene. However, the owners of the rights to Bondiana from EON were horrified by Connery's offer and categorically forbade Moore from appearing in the “unofficial” part of the epic.
Everything else, during the filming of Sean Connery was seriously injured. On the set, young Stephen Seagal worked as a hand-to-hand combat instructor. The future star of the B movie category fighters overdid it and broke the wrist for the lead actor.
After the 1983 picture, Sean Connery did not appear on the big screen as Agent 007. But he voiced this character in a 2005 video game, the hero of which is apparently an exact copy of the actor.
Female characters
After the premiere of "Never Say Never," the actors who starred with Irwin Kerschner became known in the USSR. This is the first and last epic film released in the Soviet box office. Naturally, male spectators were amazed by the beauty and emancipation of the actresses involved in the cinema. The image of the “Bond girl” Domino Petachi was embodied by sexy Kim Basinger. Starting to shoot, the actress frankly admitted that she had not watched a single episode of Bond. However, this did not stop the performer from shining on the screen, showing her acting talent.
Another beauty, flashed in a piquant episode, is referred to in the movie as a lady from the Bahamas. On the screen, the image was embodied by Valerie Leon, later the actress will appear again in the James Bond film called “The Spy Who Loved Me”, but already as the registrar of a hotel in Sardinia.
Barbara Carrera, who played the villain Fatima Blush, decided to refuse the services of an understudy in the bed scene with Connery and played herself. Later, the actress for this image will receive a nomination for the Golden Globe.
Acting Ensemble
Other actors in the movie "Never Say Never" created no less colorful male characters. European movie stars - the Swede Max Von Syudov - who played the role of the main antagonist Blofeld and the Austrian Klaus Maria Brandauer, embodied the image of the no less impressive villain Maximillian Largo, were involved in the production of the tape.
Rowan Atkinson, now the world-famous Mr. Bean, made his debut in a big movie with the role of the funny hero Nigel Small Fosset. Later, the actor will play a major role in the parody movie "Agent Joni English" (2003).