Live and Let Die

UPC: 027616702623

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language]

Summary: Roger Moore makes his first appearance as "Bond...James Bond" in 1973's Live and Let Die. Bond is dispatched to the States to stem the activities of Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto), who plans to take over the Western Hemisphere by converting everyone into heroin addicts. The woman in the case is Solitaire (Jane Seymour in her movie debut), an enigmatic interpreter of tarot cards. The obligatory destructive-chase sequence occurs at the film's midpoint, with Bond being chased in a motorboat by Mr. Big's henchmen, slashing his way through the marshlands and smashing up a wedding party. Clifton James makes the first of several Bond appearances as redneck sheriff Pepper, while Geoffrey Holder is an enthusiastic secondary villain. The title song, written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, provides the frosting on this 007 confection. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Action

Awards: Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Live and Let Die

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/19/1999

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 1 USA & territories, Canada

Runtime: 121 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
1. Logos/United Nations [1:53]
2. Funeral for Two [1:59]
3. Snake Dance [:53]
4. Live and Let Die/Credits [2:38]
5. Magnetic Closet Case [4:56]
6. Road Rage [3:22]
7. Recorded Speech [2:03]
8. "Oh Cult Voodoo" [2:56]
9. Tailing a "Cue Ball" [1:42]
10. "Filet of Soul" [:54]
11. It's in the Cards [3:00]
12. CIA Saves the Spy [2:18]
13. "Man Who Cannot Die" [1:43]
14. Bugged and Snaked [4:12]
15. "Mrs. Bond?" [3:33]
16. Morning Fishing [3:35]
17. Future Teller [1:19]
18. Double Agent [2:44]
19. "Where Is Bond Now?" [2:00]
20. Lookout Knockout [1:13]
21. Blasphemous Bond [1:54]
22. Out of Sight [3:44]
23. Following Scarecrows [2:27]
24. Copter/Cop Attack [4:24]
25. "Valuable Piece" [1:18]
26. Cab Capture [1:56]
27. "Let's Just Wing It" [2:07]
28. Soulful Funeral [2:01]
29. Live and Let Die [1:39]
30. Unmasked Man and Plan [4:05]
31. Solitaire/Death Card [4:35]
32. "Feeding Time" [3:48]
33. Skipping Crocodiles [2:59]
34. Motorboat Chase [1:17]
35. "Louisiana Welcome" [3:00]
36. Drop-In Visit [1:18]
37. Boat Block/Billy Bob [3:27]
38. Beached Wedding [:25]
39. Car Bash/Boat Blast [3:04]
40. "Doomsday Machine" [1:33]
41. Damsel in Distress [4:22]
42. Raising the Dead [2:50]
43. Underground Evil [1:46]
44. "Tied Up Somewhere" [2:17]
45. Inflated Corruption [3:48]
46. Romantic Train Ride [:56]
47. Disarming Guest [3:34]
48. End Credits [1:18]

Donald Guarisco

Roger Moore's debut as James Bond has action and style to spare, but sadly falls short in the areas of story and pacing. Tom Mankiewicz's script creates an interesting villain in Kananga and starts off with an exciting barrage of action scenes, but seems to lose its way as it hits the midway point, failing to come up with an inspired motive for Kananga's villainous actions and neglecting to create set pieces that live up to the excitement of the first half. A bigger problem is that the story deviates too far from the usual Bond story line to create a mish-mash that borrows too heavily from the popular genres of its time. The drug-smuggling angle of the script could have come from any blaxploitation film of the era and a lengthy New Orleans-set boat chase in the second hour abruptly and unconvincingly detours the film into goofy Smokey and the Bandit territory (complete with a silly redneck sheriff). Despite these problems, Live and Let Die remains watchable thanks to efficient direction from Guy Hamilton that makes the most of the script's action opportunities. The best moment in this vein is a hair-raising scene where Bond has to escape from a tiny sandbar that is surrounded by a squad of hungry alligators. Live and Let Die further benefits from the committed work of a game cast. Moore brings an appealing dry wit to the character of James Bond and Yaphet Kotto delivers an appropriately forceful performance as Kananga. In the end, Live and Let Die is probably a bit too dated and inconsistent for the casual viewer, but offers enough inspired moments to make it worthwhile for the hardcore James Bond fan. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Earl Jolly Brown  Actor 
Joie Chitwood  Actor 
Bernard Lee  Actor 
Roy Stewart  Actor 
Gloria Hendry  Actor 
Arnold Williams  Actor 
Michael Ebbin  Actor 
Tommy Lane  Actor 
Madeline Smith  Actor 
David Hedison  Actor 
Lois Maxwell  Actor 
Lon Satton  Actor 
B.J. Arnau  Actor 
Ruth Kempf  Actor 
Albert R. Broccoli  Producer 
Guy Hamilton  Director 
Tom Mankiewicz  Screenwriter 
Harry Saltzman  Producer 
George Martin  Composer (Music Score) 
Roger Moore  Actor 
Yaphet Kotto  Actor 
Jane Seymour  Actor 
Clifton James  Actor 
Julius Harris  Actor 
Geoffrey Holder  Actor 

Country: UK