Tomorrow Never Dies reference guide

Eliot Carver, a rich press baron, attempts to start World War III by convincing the British and the Chinese that they are making hostile advances towards each other. M orders Bond to use his previous relationship with Carver's wife as a way of infiltrating his international organization, but Carver soon realises Bond's intent. However, with the help of a female Chinese Army agent, Bond gets closer and closer - but with Carvers plan of launching a UK missile into Beijing getting ever closer, Bond's time is running out! (Written by Rhino)

Quick facts

Produced by Michael G Wilson & Barbara Broccoli

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode

Screenplay by Bruce Feirstein

World Premiere 9th December 1997 (London, England)

UK Release Date 12th December 1997

US Release Date 19th December 1997

Worldwide Box Office $335,300,000 US

Budget $110,000,000 US

Running Time 123 Minutes

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Locations

Terrorist Arms Bazzar, The Kyber Pass; London and Oxford, England; Hamburg, Germany; Okinawa, Vietnam; Saigon; Halong Bay, South China Sea.

Bond, James Bond

Bond introduces himself in his trademark way to Elliot Carver when Bond attends his launch party in Hamburg.

Behind the scenes

Michelle Yeoh did almost all her own stunts.

Producer Michael G. Wilson is one of Elliot Carver's subordinates onscreen when Carver tells him to release tapes of the President with a cheerleader.

A crew of 60 worked 22 weeks to complete the full sized set for Carver's stealth boat at Pinewood Studios.

15 BMW 750's were destroyed in the making of the film.

Twice the amount of pyrotechnics where used in Tomorrow Never Dies than in Goldeneye.

Rumours suggest that the original title was supposed to be 'Tomorrow Never Lies', however the rumour is that a fax sent with the title of the film was misread as Tomorrow Never Dies and so the name remained. §

Selected behind the scenes information courtesy IMDb.