Moonraker (1979)

4 plot holes

★★★☆☆

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert

Starring: Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Chiles, Lois Maxwell, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Roger Moore

Genres: Action, Adventure, Bond, Sci-fi, Thriller

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Plot hole: After the final battle scene we can see Jaws and his blonde girlfriend enjoying a champagne. But they are sitting in a blown-away section of the station which has no gravity.

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Plot hole: 007 replaces the plans in the safe with his miniature camera.

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Plot hole: For the shuttle to land at Drax's Amazon hideout he would need a very long runway, something that could easily be detected by satellite.

Plot hole: It would be impossible for Drax to decontaminate the laboratory and remove the equipment in Venice and return it to the room we see in the amount of time given.

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Quotes

[The staff of MI6 are watching a large screen that shows Bond and Dr. Goodhead making love in space.]
Minister: My god, what's Bond doing!?
Q: I think he's attempting re-entry, sir.

Mistakes

At 1:46:22 roughly, we see one of the Space Marines. He's standing almost full on to the camera with a slight turn to screen right. He gets blasted and he dies.But at 1:46:29 he's back and in the same position.

Pictures

Mistake screenshot

Trivia

The film's budget had been more than the first six Bond films added together, but Broccoli's gamble paid off. Upon release in the Summer of 1979, the film enjoyed huge success globally, and the film easily recouped its budget.

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