Synopsis
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
Key facts
Cast
Roger Moore
Original language
English
Production companies
Eon Productions, United Artists
Home video distributors
MGM/UA Home Video (United States)
Based on
Moonraker
Setting
Iguaçu Falls, Venice, Rio de Janeiro, California, Moonraker space station
Filming locations
Guatemala, Rio de Janeiro, California, Florida, Venice, Pinewood Studios
Trailer
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 1980 academy_award
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | MGM/UA Home Video (cat. no. M201422) | 1988, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | MGM/UA Home Video (cat. no. 202736) | 1996, United States, slipcase |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Moonraker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - John Barry, Hal David (1979) | 24 releases, 1979-2026: La-La Land Records, Liberty, United Artists Records |
| CD | Moonraker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - John Barry, Hal David (1979) | 16 releases, 1988-2024: Capitol Records, Danjaq, LLC, EMI, EMI Records (+5 more) |
| Cassette | Moonraker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - John Barry, Hal David (1979) | 9 releases, 1979-1988: 747, EMI-Manhattan Records, Liberty, United Artists Records |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1988 M201422 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1996 202736 |
Full credits
| Director | Lewis Gilbert |
| Cast | Roger Moore |
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
