007 # 14 A View to a Kill

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Roger Moore	James Bond
Christopher Walken	Max Zorin
Tanya Roberts	Stacey Sutton
Grace Jones	May Day
Patrick Macnee	Tibbett
Patrick Bauchau	Scarpine
David Yip	Chuck Lee
Fiona Fullerton	Pola Ivanova
Manning Redwood	Bob Conley
Alison Doody	Jenny Flex
Lois Maxwell	Miss Moneypenny
Desmond Llewellyn
Robert Brown	M
Dolph Lundgren	Venz

Director	John Glen (II); John Glen
Producer	Michael G. Wilson; Albert R. Broccoli; Tom Pevsner
Writer	Michael G. Wilson; Richard Maibaum; Ian Fleming

Roger Moore's last outing as James Bond is evidence enough that it was time to pass the torch to another actor. Beset by crummy action (an out-of-control fire engine?) and featuring a fading Moore still trying to prop up his mannered idea of style, the film is largely interesting for Christopher Walken's quirky performance as a sort-of supervillain who wants to take out California's Silicon Valley. Grace Jones has a spookily interesting presence as a lethal associate of Walken's (and who, in the best Bond tradition, has sex with 007 before trying to kill him later), and Patrick Macnee (Steed!) has a warm if brief bit. Even directed by John Glen, who brought some crackle to the Moore years in the Bond franchise, this is a very slight effort. --Tom Keogh