UK TV - Never Say Never Again on ITV1, Friday night

15-Apr-2005 • Media Alert

ITV continue their "Ultimate Bond" season - showing all James Bond films in reverse order - with Sean Connery`s "unofficial" 007 adventure "Never Say Never Again". The 1983 rival movie to Roger Moore's "Octopussy" is not generally considered part of the movie lineage as it was produced by Sony, and not Eon Productions, due to "Thunderball" co-writer Kevin McClory winning rights to remake the film.

Film: "Never Say Never Again" (1983)
Channel: ITV1 (UK)
Date: Friday April 15th 2005
Time: 20:30

Connery, ever-aware that he`s at the centre of a big, expensive joke, still makes you believe that he`s heroic to the core. His well-groomed presence holds the screen with ease and he`s flanked here by three charismatic ne`er-do-wells, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow and Barbara Carrera. The plot, which Producer Kevin McClory rehashed from his rights to Thunderball, lurches badly at times, but the wild action set pieces, decked out in gals (Kim Basinger among them), gadgets and glib lines, are there to be cherished. Listen out for Q`s smart remark about gratuitous sex and violence.

Director: Irvin Kershner
Starring: Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Kim Basinger, Barbara Carrera

Thanks to `JP` for the alert.