Die Another Day (2002)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

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:

James Bond | Cuba | Escape | Laser | Colonel

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)
Otro día para morir (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
James Bond 007 - Stirb an einem anderen Tag (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Meurs un autre jour (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Умри, но не сейчас (Russia) [ru]
007 - Morre Noutro Dia (Portugal) [pt]
007 - Um Novo Dia Para Morrer (Brazil) [pt]
007: Surra veel üks päev (Estonia) [et]
Baska gün Öl (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Döden får vänta (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Dnes neumírej (Czech Republic) [cs]
Dnes neumieraj (Slovakia) [sk]
Kuolema saa odottaa (Finland) [fi]
La morte può attendere (Italy) [it]
Lamut B'Yom A'her (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Mor un altre dia (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Muere otro día (Spain) [es]
Pethane mia alli mera (Greece) [el]
Prapancha Veerudu 007 (India: Telugu title) (dubbed version) [te]
Smierc nadejdzie jutro (Poland) [pl]
Umri drugi dan (Serbia) [sr]
Umri drugi dan (Croatia) [hr]

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:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #39340) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | France:U | Brazil:12 | 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:

Halle Berry wasn't the only member of the cast and crew to do well at the Oscars during filming. Sound recordist Chris Munro also won the Oscar for Best Sound for his work on Black Hawk Down (2001). The award was presented to him by Halle Berry.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Bond returns to the Ice Palace (after stealing the land speed vehicle) he gets back into to his car. When he approaches the car, just before entering, he hides behind it. However, this would be pointless, as the cameras on his side of the car would project the image of him onto the opposite side, as the car is in 'stealth mode'. Which means any guards who looked would clearly see 007 squatting in the snow.

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:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

DIE ANOTHER DAY

The most commercial Bond ever done

When the Ian Flemming´s books have all been made to movies, the idea of Bond has to be continued by a movie using the same characters - the idea in itself is not that bad, but the quality and the plot has really suffered because of this. The invisible car etc. go too far in my opinion and the main thing in the movie is not anymore connected to the plot, but to action and as many explosions and damage done as possible. Madonna played her part well, the thing in her role as Verity was that it was too loose and the first thing that came up to my mind was that she had been given the role just to get her in the movie. But you should see and decide this by yourselves.