Tomorrow Never Dies
Date: 1997
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Production Company: EON Productions
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Joe Don Baker, Götz Otto, Ricky Jay, Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Geoffrey Palmer, Colin Salmon, Vincent Schiavelli, Cecilie Thomsen
Location(s): Thailand, Germany, France, Mexico, USA, London, Oxford
Region(s): France, Germany, London T-Z, N. America, Rest Of The World, South East R-Z
Storyline:
While James Bond spies on a terrorist arms bazaar, he identifies “techno terrorist” Henry Gupta, who is buying a stolen American GPS encoder. Gupta is working for media baron Elliot Carver, who plans to provoke war between China and the United Kingdom, Gupta uses the encoder to send the British frigate HMS Devonshire off-course into Chinese waters, where Carver’s stealth ship, commanded by Stamper, sinks the frigate with a sea drill and steals one of its missiles. Bond has 48 hours to investigate the sinking before the British and Chinese go to war. He travels to the South China Sea and discovers that one of the missiles is missing from the wreck of the HMS Devonshire. Wai Lin, a Chinese agent on the same case, and Bond are captured by Stamper and taken to Carver’s headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City, but they escape and team up.
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A remote snowy airbase that is supposed to be on the Russian border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union is in fact the only altiport (an aerodrome for small planes & helicopters, situated on or within mountainous terrain) in the Pyrenees called Peyresourde-Balestas. It is located in, Louderccitanie in southern France. In 2017, the 20th anniversary of Bond filming there was marked by the altiport being renamed 'Altiport 007'.
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The two Aero L-39 Albatros jet aircraft taxi down the runway of the Peyresourde-Balestas altiport. These mountain airstrips are known for their technical difficulty and a special qualification is required for pilots to use them. The runway is 470 meters long with an incline of 15%.
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It seems the HQ of the media baron Elliot Carver might have something to do with the HMS Devonshire warship being in trouble. This is meant to be Hamburg, Germany, but was in fact filmed at the Bedfont Lakes, New Square, Feltham, Greater London.
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Bond is doing some hard studying in Oxford. This is an elevated view over several college buildings in the centre of Oxford, UK. The iconic domed Palladian-style library building in the middle is called Radcliffe Camera and is situated in Radcliffe Square.
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This shot is a few mins walk from the buildings shown in the previous shot. New College, situated between Hollywell Street and Rose Walk in Oxford, UK.
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Bond is going to HQ in London. Here his Aston Martin DB5 is driving down Strand....... Looking west with St. Mary le Strand church top left.
Now pedestrianised with some added scaffolding. SJ
- Capture 7
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...and then turns into the Courtyard of Somerset House, Strand, WC2R. This courtyard was also featured in Brosnan's first Bond movie 'Goldeneye'. The formally titled statue 'George III and the River Thames' on the right is a Grade I listed outdoor bronze sculptural group depicting King George III and Neptune or Father Thames. The sculptor was John Bacon and the statue was erected between 1778 and 1789.
The courtyard has been taken over by the annual skating rink. SJ
- Capture 8
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Crisis underway, Bond rides with M (Judi Dench) , Robinson (Colin Salmon) and Moneypenny (Samantha Bond) along various central London streets. This is at the merge point of Poultry and Queen Victoria Street, looking directly at the Royal Exchange building. Bank Station Underground entrance is on the left.
The view has clutter in front and considerable changes in the skyline. SJ
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They come out of Princes Street and then seem to head down Poultry, EC2.
The intersection of Princes Street and Threadneedle Street in front of the Bank of England. SJ
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Then they are seen speeding north along Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4LA, as correctly identified by site visitor Howie San, who also notes that the area has undergone some redevelopment since this Bond movie shot there.
Snapped just north of Rotunda (the former site of Museum of London) with in the far left distance where the bus is Barbican tube and beyond that the office recently seen in TV's Slow Horses. SJ
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We are now in Terminal T2, at Hamburg Airport in Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany. Since November 2016 the airport has been named after the former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt. This is where Bond meets 'Q' (Desmond Llewellyn).
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Bond is making his way to the Carver Media Centre party. This is a slightly different view of the entrance used in the earlier shot at the Bedfont Lakes, New Square, Feltham, Greater London.
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Bond runs across the roof of the Elliot Carver newspaper printers. This is the roof of the Atlantic Hotel, St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany.
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Following some confrontations in the newspaper printers, Bond finds himself outside. He heads through what is presumably b.d. Petrikirche...
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...and then crosses the road to his car located on Mönckebergstraße, Hamburg, Germany. The building in the background with the green roofing is Hamburg City Hall, the seat of the local government.
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Once seated, Bond heads off East along Mönckebergstraße, Hamburg, Germany.
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Following a phonecall from Elliot Carver, Bond crosses Lombard Bridge and parks up near the Atlantic Hotel, Holzdamm, St. Georg, Hamburg.
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Following the electrifying departure of Dr Kaufman, Bond attempts to leave the Atlantic hotel via the room window.
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The Car chase around the multistory car park was shot in several locations. Interior was in London's Brent Cross Shopping Centre, but the roof shots were back in Hamburg on the top of the Saturn Shopping Hall. The Atlantic Hotel sign is a prop placed there for the movie. Hamburg Central Station is in the background.
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The car flies off the top level and in real life switches buildings and here drops onto Mönckebergstraße. This is actually almost opposite the Saturn Shopping Hall building where the roof shots were filmed.
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The car lands in the AVIS rent-a-car store. This is almost on the corner at the East end of Mönckebergstraße, one of Germany's most popular shopping boulevards. Just behind the camera at this location is a crossroads.
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Bond arrives at a US Airbase near the South China Sea . . . except in reality this is RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK. In addition Michael Bradley pointed out that HMS Westminster, a Portsmouth-based Type 23 Frigate ship, doubled for all the Royal Navy ships seen in the film (the fictional ships being named HMS Chester, HMS Devonshire and HMS Bedford. The latter of which in the story is sent to the South China Sea). In addition a young Gerard Butler makes an appearance as Leading Seaman on H.M.S. Devonshire.
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Following the issues on the sunken ship, Bond and Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh) emerge in the waters of Vietnam. This actually seems to be Phang Nga Bay in southern Thailand.
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After getting picked up by Stamper (Götz Otto), the pair get flown by helicopter to what is supposed to be Vietnam's capital Ho-Chi-Minh-City (Saigon), but in reality you are looking at Khlong Toei port in Bangkok, Thailand.
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They approach Elliot Carver's building. This is the Sinn Sathorn Tower in Bangkok, which sits right next to the Krung Thon Buri Road. It is currently the 34th tallest building in Thailand. There was some digital alteration done for the look as seen in the film.
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Bond and Wai Lin make their escape out of Carver's building. This is the real entrance to the Sinn Sathorn Tower in Bangkok, Thailand.
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They head on the bike along what seems to be Mana Witthaya Alley in Bangkok. Much of this area seems to have been redeveloped, but the white building on the right seems to still be there as of 2024.
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They speed along an unidentified road in Bangkok.
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This unidentified alley is quite likely a studio set, but remains currently unidentified.
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Bike turns downs an unidentified alley.
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The cars pursue them along a currently unidentified Bangkok road.
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The bike has a weaving advantage along a currently unidentified road.
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They have a speed advantage against the pushbikes in Bangkok. This road is currently unidentified.
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They drive along Thanon Charoen Krung, next to Phitthaya Sathian Bridge.
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Carrying along to the top of Thanon Charoen Krung, the 'blue' building in the background isn't really blue. Maybe it was just covered at the time. It's the State Tower, a skyscraper located on Silom Road and is the 8th tallest building in Thailand.
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They turn onto Maha Phruettharam Road, just past Phitthaya Sathian Bridge.
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The bad guys follow behind in the car.
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This road in Bangkok is currently unidentified.
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The bike again has a size advantage as it speeds through this unknown area in Bangkok.
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Another unidentified road in what looks like an industrial area of Bangkok.
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Another unidentified road with a truck in the way.
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The bike speeds up the north east end of Soi Somdet Chao Phraya 5, Khwaeng Somdet Chao Phraya, Khet Khlong San, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10600, Thailand. They go through the tunnel house, which in reality would lead them onto the shore of the Chao Phraya River.
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Now we jump to a different part of town, where Bond is now doing a wheelie along 20 Soi Borommabanphot 5, Khwaeng Ban Bat, Khet Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100, Thailand. This short back road runs alongside the Phanfa Bridge water gate.
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He speeds north west along Soi Borommabanphot 5...
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...before making a turn but seeing the enemy is approaching them from about 48 Soi Borommabanphot, Khwaeng Ban Bat, Khet Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100, Thailand.
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They turn and speed up and jump over debris left alongside Phanfa Bridge watergate.
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On to the roof chase. Some sources suggest this sequence was filmed around the roofs of 608 Tha Din Daeng 16, Khwaeng Khlong San, Khet Khlong San, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10600 in Bangkok. But currently this specific section is unidentified.
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Another section of unidentified roof in Bangkok.
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They rev the bike before making the jump from the roof area above Bangkok's streets. The section that follows where they jump over the helicopter and then slide under the rotors was all shot on an outdoor set in the UK, but it's all blended together very well.
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Having outwitted their pursuers, they speed off along a currently unidentified Bangkok street.
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The shower scene seems to have been filmed at approximately 12 Makham 2, Khwaeng Pom Prap, Khet Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100, Bangkok.
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Michelle Yeoh leaves Bond handcuffed and proceeds by bike along 94-78 Soi Nana Khwaeng Pom Prap, Khet Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100, Thailand.
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Having freed himself, Bond crosses 94-78 Soi Nana, Khwaeng Pom Prap, Khet Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100, looking for Wai Lin.
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He then sees more danger heading into a building where he now thinks Wai Lin must be.
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The story says the duo are heading to Ha Long bay but this is actually still Thailand and Phang Nga Bay, the large area where 'James Bond Island' is located as made famous in the 1974 007 adventure 'The Man with the Golden Gun'. This specific beach however is currently formally unidentified.
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Wider shot of the Phang Nga Bay area. There has been a suggestion that the thin tall rock to the left of the frame is Ko Ta Pu, as featured near Christopher Lee's beach in The Man With the Golden Gun. Although in this shot it looks taller than Ko Ta Pu seems to be, so it may be an inaccurate identification.
- Capture 57
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M's car pulls into London MI5 HQ from The Strand into the Courtyard of Somerset House, Strand, WC2R.
Similar to capture 6, but from a little to the right, with St Clement Danes in the far distance behind St Mary Le Strand shrouded to accompany part of King's College on the right. SJ