A VIEW TO A KILL | Fire Truck Scene

A VIEW TO A KILL premiered in San Francisco on this day in 1985. In today’s clip 007 takes control of a fire truck to evade the police. Roger Moore said: “San Francisco was a wonderful place to film. Mayor Dianne Feinstein was very helpful. It was lucky as she was one of the rare people that preferred me as Bond instead of Sean, so we got all sorts of permits.”

[fkos]

Roger was showing his age in this one, but I've always had a soft spot for AVTAK. Christopher Walken makes for a good baddie.

[suryaramprakash]

Even though Roger was 57 in this flim, he still was a Badass as Bond.
RIP-1927-2017

[dimashevchenkoua]

Roger's as the ladder swings around is priceless

[EverythingOrNothing]

RIP Sir Roger Moore and Tanya Roberts....

[muffsmercury]

Roger was 58 here but still puts in another great James Bond performance.

[manofthehour]

The action and stunts are absolutely first rate as I watch this again, although the inept police chase undermines the suspense. Regardless, fun to watch. Good times, 1985!!!!

[sonnykingcomposer]

I actually think this is super underrated, as is the film in general. And the score is amazing too.

[brucestrauss]

When he looks back at the cops & smirks. What a legend 😂

[michaellawrence]

RIP Commander Roger bond moore loved you as bond and all your films.

[TheAeroAvatar]

Even with all the bad editing and cheap gags, I cannot help but enjoy this scene. John Barry's score here REALLY makes everything work in this movie, God bless him :)

[joshbostock_]

John Barry's score in view to a kill is by far his best and this film is underrated

[EpicMovieCompilations]

No one picks up on the fact that the first and last Roger Moore film both had him man a larger vehicle in which he’d have to bypass a seemingly impassable bridge. A double decker bus is exchanged for a fire truck here, and instead of a bridge that is too low, the bridge in A View To A Kill is raised.

Unexpected poetry in the Bond films — Roger’s grand finale.

[perfectionbox]

"keep going" Yeah, like she can hear Bond from way back there 🤣

[ravileejones]

Where's JW Pepper when you need him?

[actioncom]

"I gottem. Oh jeez, I gottem"

Said by every Bond villain...ever!

[Berni]

3:53 Bond's Face :D, the score from Barry is amazing

[MrGamer-ltum]

My guilty pleasure of the Bond films, I know it gets a lot of hate, but I just find it so enjoyable.

[RetroActiveGM]

This is a great Bond film, don't care what anyone says.

[thelordofsalem]

RIP Tanya Roberts 🙏 Mr. Bond will be pleased to see you again

[that-british-whovian]

This is probably my second favourite bond film, and I’m well aware of its numerous, Numerous faults, such as Moore whilst still being a fine actor in performance is clearly past it physically in this film.

The romance feels forced given the age difference, the scene where he tucks her into bed in a fatherly manor is probably one of my personal favourites and I wish they had of kept the relationship in that tone.

The soundtrack is probably my favourite of the series, but it’s been a while since I last watched the films, I’m planning to do so in memory of my late grandfather soon, but the title song by Duran Duran is my favourite of the series line up.

Christopher Walken, I’ve only seen him in four films, this being one and three of them are often considered bad whilst one an all time classic, for the sake of not being lynched I won’t say which particular classic I dislike, but as a Bond villain for the angle they go I’d say is more interesting in design than most give credit for, they use a real life tragedy being the Holocaust and it’s monstrous experiments as the villains origin story, and that’s getting really real for a non Daniel Craig Bond Film.

Grace Jones is probably the most out of place casting in the series, that said I love it, it’s so mid eighties it’s brilliant, he switching sides is probably another personal favourite moment, and I have a feeling she knew she could jump from the bomb but she knew because she was in part responsible for what Zorran wanted to do she chose to die.

Patrick Macnee is probably one of the most charming casting choices, especially for the role he fulfils, it feels like the act between Bond and Sir Godfrey is just Moore and Macnee having fun as friends, it’s so easily believable, and you can tell the two are having more fun than they have a right too, and I am genuinely saddened by the characters death, although this is the third film in a row to have a “bonds male ally dies” part, and with every subsequent use they have they seem to improve on it, and I’d say in a hindsight viewing it may lend some credibility to Sean Beans fake out death in Golden eye that and numerous films blow an actors credit out of proportion.

Dolph Lundgren, as a fan of many action movies that are just overall stupid in tone or are often relegated to cult classics his first appearance before he hit it big is charming to see his acting debut.

It’s painfully obvious that the regular cast is past it in this film, Moore, Brown, Maxell and Llewelyn are clearly too old, and whilst Brown would be retained until the soft reboot with Golden eye and Q would be held onto until Llewelyns unfortunate passing it’s clear that whilst each other amazing and charming was too old, especially for a movie that is clearly trying to appeal to a younger demographic.