80's Movie Weekend

Roger Moore, Grace Jones, and the great Christopher Walken bring you today's classic 80's movie... James Bond never gets old, and here is 007 from 1985 with "A View To A Kill"...




the trailer...



the intro to the movie



A View To A Kill

James Bond Roger Moore
Also starring Christopher Walken
Tanya Roberts
Grace Jones
Directed by John Glen
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli,
Michael G. Wilson
Novel/Story by Ian Fleming (story)
Screenplay Michael G. Wilson,
Richard Maibaum
Cinematography by Alan Hume
Music by John Barry
Main theme A View to a Kill
Composer John Barry
Duran Duran
Performer Duran Duran
Editing by {{{editing}}}
Distributed by MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
Released 13 June 1985
Running time 126 minutes
Budget $30,000,000
Worldwide gross $152,400,000
Preceded by Octopussy (1983)
Followed by The Living Daylights (1987)


Of course with this being a "Duran Duran December" in the Excellent 80's, we have to include the title track and video for today... here is the only James Bond theme song to make #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 - "A View To a Kill"...




Lyrics | A View To A Kill lyrics

Chart positions
Country Peak position
United Kingdom #2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
Canada #1
Sweden #1
Ireland #2
Italy #1
Norway #2
Australia #6
Austria #6
Switzerland #7
Germany #9
France #11