Octopussy
In an electrifying adventure, James Bond (Roger Moore) is back as 007 explores the death of a fellow agent caught clutching an invaluable Fabergé egg. The trail leads to the enigmatic Octopussy (Maud Adams), a company of luscious, athletic people whose traveling circus features. Bond and Octopussy share a passionate love, but then 007 figures out that the beautiful Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan) is working to hurl civilization into World War III with an insane Russian officer.
Octopussy
The Living Daylights (1987)
Budget: $40 million
Worldwide Box Office: $191.2 million
Rate of Return: 4.78
Timothy Dalton’s first 007, a loose riff on the Iran/Contra scandal, is the most complicated spy story of the series. The first 2/3 of this film is as grounded and espionage-y as the series gets, while the final third features our hero fighting alongside the Mujahideen in what is both an oddly-dated plot turn and a surprisingly positive portrayal of Islamic freedom fighters. It also shows 80’s Bond struggling to be real-world spy thrillers and the need to compete with Indiana Jones-like the Octopussy series.
The Living Daylights (1987)