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A secret microchip capable of surviving nuclear electromagnetic radiation falls into enemy hands, sending a British agent on an investigation across Europe and California. His trail leads to a powerful industrialist whose plan threatens Silicon Valley and could reshape control of the global technology industry.
Cast: Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, Christopher Walken, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee, Patrick Bauchau, David Yip, Fiona Fullerton, Manning Redwood, Alison Doody, Willoughby Gray, Desmond Llewelyn
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Trivia & production notes
- David Bowie was announced to play villain Zorin but declined the role, explaining he didn't want to spend five months watching his stunt double fall off cliffs.
- After Bowie turned down the Zorin role, it was offered to Sting before finally going to Christopher Walken.
- Priscilla Presley was set to play Stacey Sutton but had to be replaced by Tanya Roberts due to her contract obligations with the TV series Dallas.
- A fire at Pinewood Studios' 007 Stage on June 27, 1984, caused by leftover petrol canisters from Ridley Scott's Legend, destroyed the soundstage used for Bond filming.
- Dolph Lundgren appeared in the film as an extra KGB agent after director John Glen spotted him visiting Grace Jones on set and asked him to fill in for a missing extra.
- Richard Maibaum's original script had Zorin manipulating Halley's Comet to crash into Silicon Valley, but producer Michael G. Wilson insisted on a more realistic plot.
- A stunt parachutist named Don Caldvedt was fired after performing an unauthorized jump from the Eiffel Tower without permission from the City of Paris because only one parachutist's footage was needed.
- The Skyship 500 blimp featured in the film had its "Welcome" markings from the 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony replaced with "Zorin Industries" for filming.
- Roger Moore announced his retirement from the Bond role in December 1985, six months after A View to a Kill's release, ending his tenure after seven films.
- A disclaimer was added to the start of the film after a U.S. company with a name similar to Zorin was discovered, making this the first Bond film to include such a disclaimer.
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