film information
Produced by Michael G Wilson & Barbara Broccoli
Directed by Michael Apted
Screenplay by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein
World Premiere 8th November 1999 (Los Angeles, USA)
UK Release Date 26th November 1999
US Release Date 19th November 1999
Worldwide Box Office $352,030,660 US
Budget $135,000,000 US
Running Time 128 Minutes
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bond girls
Serena Scott Thomas (Dr. Molly Warmflash)
Denise Richards (Dr. Christmas Jones)
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The World Is Not Enough gadgets
posters
The World Is Not Enough posters
vehicles
bond villains
Patrick Malahide (Mr Lachaise)
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Cigar Girl)
Ulrich Thomsen (Sasha Davidov)
bond allies
David Calder (Sir Robert King)
Robbie Coltrane (Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky)
locations
Bilbao, Spain; London; Scotland; Baku, Azerbaijan; Kazakhstan; Caspian Sea; Istanbul, Turkey.
actual locations
Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain
'Swiss Bank Office' in Bilbao, Spain
Millenium Dome in London, England
Los Callejones de las Majadas in Los Callejones, Spain
Bardenas Reales National Park in Bardenas Reales, Spain
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Bond uses his trademark introduction twice in The World Is Not Enough. The first time is when he introduces himself to Elektra King and then later in the film to Dr. Christmas Jones. When Dr Christmas Jones asks Bond his name, he replies “Bond”, whilst at the bottom of a lift, and then “James Bond” when he they reach the top of the lift a couple of seconds later.
behind the scenes
35 boats were actually used to create the action packed chase down the Thames in the pre-credit sequence.
In the Scottish MI6 Headquarters, a portrait of Bernard Lee hangs behind M's desk.
Producer Michael G. Wilson appears once more - he is the person who gives Elektra King something to sign as she enters Valentin Zukovsky's private casino room.
The pre-credit sequence runs approximately 15 minutes - the longest of any Bond film to date.
During the boat chase, Bond soaks two wheel clampers; one of these was Ray Brown who starred in a docusoap about wheel clampers in the UK. They were actually told that they would only get ‘slightly wet’.
When Bond watches a report about Elektra King's kidnapping, the BBC set had to be recreated just to film the sequence with real news reporter Martyn Lewis.
Ten takes of the scene between Bond and Elektra in bed could not be used due to the fact a nipple was visible. §
