Die Another Day (2002)

Director:

Lee Tamahori

Writers (WGA):

Ian Fleming (characters)
Neal Purvis (written by) ...

Release Date:

22 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Events don't get any bigger than...

Plot:

James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon.

Plot Keywords:

Intelligence | Spy | Black Woman | Britain | Aston Martin

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 26 nominations

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	James Bond
Halle Berry	...	Jinx
Toby Stephens	...	Gustav Graves
Rosamund Pike	...	Miranda Frost
Rick Yune	...	Zao
Judi Dench	...	M
John Cleese	...	Q
Michael Madsen	...	Damian Falco
Will Yun Lee	...	Colonel Moon
Kenneth Tsang	...	General Moon
Emilio Echevarría	...	Raoul
Mikhail Gorevoy	...	Vlad (as Michael Gorevoy)
Lawrence Makoare	...	Mr. Kil
Colin Salmon	...	Charles Robinson
Samantha Bond	...	Miss Moneypenny

Also Known As:

Beneath the Ice (USA) (fake working title)
Beyond the Ice (UK) (fake working title)
D.A.D. (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
James Bond 20 (USA) (working title)
James Bond XX (UK) (working title)
Juggernaut (UK) (working title)
Nobody Lives Forever (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence and sexuality. (theatrical version); Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, and sexual content including innuendo. (2006 video version)

Runtime:

133 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Korean | Cantonese | Spanish | German | Icelandic | Italian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39340) | Malaysia:U | France:U | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Brazil:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2003)

Filming Locations:

Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Eon Productions

Trivia:

The first Bond movie to open on an even-numbered year (2002) since The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).

Goofs:

Continuity: Bond's shadow as he rides the ice wave jumps about inconsistently on the water's surface.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mr. Van Bierk: [stepping out of helicopter] Look, what is this? I'm supposed to...
[Bond puts a gun to Mr. Van Bierk's head and takes his sunglasses]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Movie Heroes & Villains (#5.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

DIE ANOTHER DAY

Gadgets

I could go on a rampage about all the impossible things in this movie, such as cars falling from an airplane into rice fields without even getting scratched or the ever popular Hollywood myth of shooting a window in a plane, but I won't.

The main reason I don't like this movie is this short and simple reason: This movie is not a movie with gadgets in it anymore, it has become gadgets with a movie built around it. And that's just not right.

If you like pure action without a story or if you're in love with Halle Berry (who was awful in this movie by the way, she can do MUCH better) by all means go see it. But if you don't want to be disappointed, don't.