Die Another Day ( Aston Martin V12 Vanquish ) 2002
Die Another Day
Die Another Day (2002) is the twentieth spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth and last film to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film follows Bond as he leads a mission to North Korea, during which he is betrayed and, after seemingly killing a rogue North Korean colonel, is captured and imprisoned.
Jaguar XKR
The Jaguar XKR was the car of Zao, played by Rick Yune. The XKR was seen as an appropriate match for Zao, combining a sleek exterior with a heart of power and ferocity.
Theme Tune
Die Another Day – Madonna
I’m gonna wake up, yes and no
I’m gonna kiss some part of
I’m gonna keep this secret
I’m gonna close my body now
I guess I die another day
I guess I die another day
I guess I die another day
I guess I die another day
I guess I’ll die another day
I guess I’ll die another day
I guess I’ll die another day
I guess I’ll die another day
Sigmund Freud
Analyze this
Analyze this
Analyze this…
I’m gonna break the cycle
I’m gonna shake up the system
I’m gonna destroy my ego
I’m gonna close my body now
I think I’ll find another way
There’s so much more to know
I guess I’ll die another day
It’s not my time to go
For every sin I’ll have to pay
I’ve come to work, I’ve come to play
I think I’ll find another way
It’s not my time to go
Cast
Pierce Brosnan … James Bond
Halle Berry … Jinx Johnson
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
Michael Gor … Vlad (as Michael Gorevoy)
Lawrence Makoare … Mr. Kil
Colin Salmon … Charles Robinson
Samantha Bond … Miss Moneypenny
Trivia
Scenes featuring a North Korean beach in the pre-titles were in fact filmed in Cornwall, England
The first film where Bond is seen with a beard
Quote
[Q and Bond enter Q’s office as Bond looks around at the vast array of devices left over from previous cases]
James Bond: So, this is where they keep the old relics, then, eh?
Q: I’ll have you know our TOP cutting-edge technology is designed here.
James Bond: [releasing the knife from the briefcase used in the From Russia With Love affair and fingering a blade] Point taken…
Q: Must you touch everything?
James Bond: [seeing his Thunderball jet pack] Hey, does this still work?
[James activates the jet pack, and Q struggles to subdue it]
Q: Now look…
James Bond: [holding up the knife-studded shoe worn by Rosa Klebb years ago] So where is this cutting-edge stuff?
Q: I’m trying to get to it.
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish is a high-tech car that uses adaptive camouflage technology, and so is equipped with tiny cameras on both sides so that they reflect what they capture on the other side, making it invisible to the human eye. Other features consist of the following: bonnet-mounted target-seeking shotguns, front-firing torpedoes, traction spikes, a passenger ejector seat, dual machine guns concealed behind the front grille, a retractable sliding roof panel, radial thermal imaging (heat) display, a remote-control function, some sort of laser cutting tool (seen to be accessible via its respective button on the control panel, although never used) and grenades of some sort, presumably rearward ones (also present on the control panel, yet never used).
Die Another Day, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and directed by Lee Tamahori, marks the James Bond franchise\’s 40th anniversary. The series began in 1962 with Sean Connery starring as Bond in Dr. No. Die Another Day includes references to each of the preceding films.
Trivia
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.
Quote
[Graves and Bond are fighting in a depressurizing plane]
Gustav Graves: You see, Mr. Bond, you can’t kill my dreams. But my dreams can kill you. Time to face destiny.
[James pulls Graves’ parachute cord]
James Bond: Time to face gravity.
Quote
James Bond: You know, you’re cleverer than you look.
Q: Still, better than looking cleverer than you are.
James Bond: Saved by the bell.
James Bond: Bond, James Bond
M: Knowing who to trust is everything in this business.
James Bond: I see you don’t chase dreams, you live them.
Graves: One of the virtues of never sleeping.
Gadgets/Weapons/Technology
- Walther P99
- Beretta Cheetah and Tomcat used by NSA agent Jinx
- Icarus satellite
- Battlesuit
- Surfboard with hidden weapons tray concealing a Walther P99 and ammunition, nylon rope, a tray of C-4 plastic explosive, a combat knife and a GPS device
- Combat Knife Beacon
- Omega watch with laser and detonator
- Mini-rebreather
- Sonic Ring
- ASAT Missile (Anti-Satellite Missile)
- Bounding mines
- Da Vinci machine
- Dream Machine
- Kevlar vest
- Industrial lasers
- Night-vision goggles
- Tank Buster semi-automatic/canon
- Virtual reality glasses
- Jinx’s descender device
Trivia
For the twentieth James Bond film, Q works in a secret London underground abandoned tube station. Bond walks through various rooms where the ‘old relics’ of gadgets gone by are stored. He picks up a number of old gadgets, including the old attache briefcase and poison tipped spike shoe appearing in From Russia With Love, and the Bell Textron jet pack from Thunderball. Other gadgets from the films are seen around the room.
When the Aston Martin is flipped, its wing mirror housing is smashed off (and a piece of it flicks away), but the car has intact wing mirrors in all the subsequent shots inside the Ice Palace.
Info
| Cinematography | David Tattersall |
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| Edited by | Christian Wagner |
| Music by | David Arnold |
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Production
companies |
Eon Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures |
| Distributed by | MGM Distribution Co. (United States) 20th Century Fox (International) |
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Release date
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20 November 2002 (United Kingdom) 22 November 2002 (United States) |
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Running time
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133 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $142 million |
| Box office | $431.9 million |
Quote
James Bond: You know, I’ve missed your sparkling personality.
Zao: [punching Bond in the stomach] How’s that for a punch line?
OPENING SCENE
The opening surfing scene features what are claimed to be the biggest waves in the world at a Peahi Beach, called ‘Jaws’, on the north coast of Maui, Hawaii. Bond comes ashore, however, at Holywell Bay, near Newquay in Cornwall.
JAMES BOND ( Pierce Brosnan )
OPENING CREDITS
The title song for Die Another Day was co-written and co-produced by Mirwais Ahmadzai and performed by Madonna, who also had a cameo in the film as Verity, a fencing instructor. The concept of the title sequence is to represent Bond trying to survive 14 months of torture at the hands of the North Koreans
I’m gonna wake up, yes and no
I’m gonna kiss some part of
I’m gonna keep this secret
I’m gonna close my body now
BOND VILLAINS
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- Gustav Grave
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- Zao
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- Mr Kil
BOND GIRLS
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- Jinx Johnson
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- Miranda Frost
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- Peaceful Fountains of Desire
007 GADGETS
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- Glass Shattering Ring
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- Invisible Car
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- OMEGA Seamaster Professional Chronometer
STUNTS
To provide maximum traction on the slippery stuff, four-wheel-drive systems were developed for each car. Besides roll cages and safety devices, stunt Astons no longer employed the sophisticated Cosworth-derived V12, but rather a Ford Mustang small block V8 mated to a Ford Explorer four-speed gearbox. The engine was pushed back as far as it would possibly go, to allow room in the front for the gadgets, not to mention an extra axle for the four-wheel drive. Whoever threaded the driveshafts around all that certainly deserves a knighthood. Interestingly, the gearbox set-up allowed for 120mph in reverse. Whoever discovered this trick also deserves recognition.
The cost of all these modifications to the four Astons alone? A cool £1.25 million.
QUIZ 1
Madonna sang the opening theme to Die Another Day and also appeared in the film as a fencing instructor. What was her name ?
A. Miranda
B. Sherry
C. Verity
D. Samantha
Press for Answer
C. Verity
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QUIZ 2
Who of the cast was injured during the filming of a stunt.?
A. Rosamund Pike
B. Halle Berry
C. Madonna
D. Rick Yune
Press for Answer
B. Halle Berry
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QUIZ 1
Madonna sang the opening theme to Die Another Day and also appeared in the film as a fencing instructor. What was her name ?
A. Miranda
B. Sherry
C. Verity
D. Samantha
(Madonna): As Verity, the fencing instructor, making this the first Bond film to feature a cameo by the performer who sings the theme song.
QUIZ 2
Who of the cast was injured during the filming of a stunt.?
A. Rosamund Pike
B. Halle Berry
C. Madonna
D. Rick Yune
Berry was injured during filming when debris from a smoke grenade flew into her eye. The debris was removed in a 30-minute operation. Brosnan also sustained a knee injury during the shooting of an action scene in Cornwall
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- Rosamund Pike
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- Halle Berry
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- Madonna
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- Rick Yune
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