A View to a Kill

Silicon Valley faces its darkest hour: one madman's plan to shatter the microchip industry—and the world economy—by triggering an earthquake that no one can survive.

A View to a Kill marks the fourteenth installment in the Eon Productions saga and serves as Roger Moore's spectacular swan song at age 57—the oldest actor ever to don the tuxedo at that time.

Quick Facts

Director

John Glen

Screenplay

Richard Maibaum; Michael G. Wilson

Based on

James Bond, Ian Fleming

Producer

Albert R. Broccoli; Michael G. Wilson

Starring

Roger Moore
Tanya Roberts
Grace Jones
Patrick Macnee
Christopher Walken

Cinematography

Alan Hume

Editing

Peter Davies

Music

John Barry

Facts from the source article.

Background

The antagonist, Max Zorin, is a chilling fusion of Cold War science and capitalist ambition. A former Soviet genetic experiment bred for violence and stripped of empathy, Zorin now operates as a ruthless industrialist intent on monopolizing the global microchip market. His scheme involves triggering catastrophic earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault to wipe out Silicon Valley's competition, allowing him to buy the resulting technological vacuum at rock-bottom prices. To execute this, he relies on May Day, a towering, lethal enforcer who serves as both his bodyguard and lover, creating a villainous duo defined by brute force and cold calculation.

Did You Know?

It features the only James Bond theme song to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart: 'A View to a Kill' by Duran Duran.
Grace Jones performed many of her own stunts as May Day despite being primarily known as a model and singer.
The film was dedicated to the memory of producer Harry Saltzman, who had parted ways with Eon Productions earlier in the decade.