Pierce Brosnan
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Ireland in Drogheda, County Louth
Moving to London with his family at an early age, Irish-born actor Pierce Brosnan made ends meet as a commercial illustrator and cab driver before turning to acting full-time. After training at the London Drama Centre, Brosnan made his West End stage bow in 1976, and appeared in his first film, The Long Good Friday, four years later. American audiences got their first glimpse of the charismatic, muscular young actor in the 1981 network miniseries The Manions of America. The following year, he was cast as the suave adventurer hero of the weekly TV series Remington Steele. Brosnan's casual panache and his gift for quippery led the producers of the James Bond movies to select him as the new Bond upon the departure of Roger Moore in 1986. However, at the last moment, the canceled Remington Steele was renewed, and Brosnan was contractually obligated to remain with the program, forcing him to relinquish the James Bond role to Timothy Dalton. Insult was later added to injury when it became evident that the renewal of Steele was something of a subterfuge by its producers to keep Brosnan on their leash. This professional setback was further compounded by personal tragedy seven years later when Brosnan's actress wife Cassandra Harris died after a long illness. The actor began to regain his motion picture bankability when he was cast in a choice secondary role in the 1993 comedy megahit Mrs. Doubtfire. In 1995, he finally got his chance to play Agent 007 in GoldenEye, and proved that the producer's instincts were right on target. Brosnan not only provided a much-needed boost for the ailing series, but also cemented his status as a capable leading man in a variety of roles, ranging from the title character in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1996) to a stuffy, love-struck professor who meets a ludicrous fate in Mars Attacks! (1996) to a courageous vulcanologist trying to save a town threatened by a reawakened volcano in Dante's Peak (1997). Brosnan played Bond for the second time in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), essaying the role with great success. Following his turn as the titular thief in the stylish 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, the actor went on to his third Bond outing in The World is Not Enough, again proving that saving the world was most convincingly done by those with convincing tans, straight teeth, and plenty of fun gadgets. And the world isn't the only thing Bond saved. While, the next half-decade found Brosnan stumbling with disappointments like The Tailor of Panama and The Laws of Attraction, he found box office success with the Bond franchise yet again 2002 with his final film in the franchise, Die Another Day. He soon followed this with a critically acclaimed comedic performance in the sleeper hit The Matador, before signing on for the highly anticipated film adaptation of the Abba inspired musical Mama Mia!. Next up, Brosnan would appear in some more dramatic fare like Remember Me before lightening up once more for the romantic comedy I Don't Know How She Does It.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | The Misfits |
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— | 2021 |
No Score Yet | The Misfits |
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— | 2021 |
63% | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga |
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— | 2020 |
No Score Yet | Poisoning Paradise |
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— | 2019 |
71% | Final Score |
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— | 2018 |
79% | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again |
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— | 2018 |
42% | Spinning Man |
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— | 2018 |
66% | The Foreigner |
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$34M | 2017 |
33% | The Only Living Boy in New York |
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$0.7M | 2017 |
67% | My Father, Die |
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$3.7k | 2017 |
No Score Yet | Across the River and Into the Trees |
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— | 2017 |
No Score Yet | The King's Daughter |
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— | 2016 |
9% | I.T. |
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— | 2016 |
0% | Urge |
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— | 2016 |
47% | No Escape |
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$27.3M | 2015 |
6% | Some Kind of Beautiful |
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— | 2015 |
8% | Survivor |
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$0.2M | 2015 |
No Score Yet | Believe - the Making of A Christmas Star |
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— | 2015 |
36% | The November Man |
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— | 2014 |
22% | A Long Way Down |
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— | 2014 |
29% | The Love Punch |
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$1.2M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | I Am Steve McQueen |
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— | 2014 |
75% | Love Is All You Need |
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$1.7M | 2013 |
42% | Jane's Journey |
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$26.6k | 2011 |
17% | I Don't Know How She Does It |
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$9.6M | 2011 |
23% | Salvation Boulevard |
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$27.9k | 2011 |
No Score Yet | Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute |
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— | 2011 |
80% | Disneynature Oceans |
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$19.1M | 2010 |
53% | The Greatest |
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— | 2010 |
27% | Remember Me |
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$18.3M | 2010 |
84% | The Ghost Writer |
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$11.1M | 2010 |
49% | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief |
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$61.2M | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Vanilla Gorilla |
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— | 2009 |
50% | Whaledreamers |
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— | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery |
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— | 2008 |
55% | Mamma Mia! |
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$143.8M | 2008 |
54% | Married Life |
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$1.2M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Shattered (Butterfly on a Wheel) |
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— | 2007 |
55% | Seraphim Falls |
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$0.3M | 2007 |
No Score Yet | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters |
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— | 2006 |
75% | The Matador |
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$12.5M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | The FIFA 2006 World Cup Film: The Grand Finale |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures: Sharks at Risk & The Gray Whale Obstacle Course |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Roger Payne: A Life Among Whales |
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— | 2005 |
67% | Deep Blue |
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— | 2005 |
No Score Yet | Before, During and 'After the Sunset' |
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— | 2005 |
No Score Yet | Hollywood Stories |
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— | 2005 |
18% | After the Sunset |
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$28.4M | 2004 |
18% | Laws of Attraction |
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$17.9M | 2004 |
64% | Evelyn |
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$1.4M | 2002 |
56% | Die Another Day |
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$160.3M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | Beauty |
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— | 2001 |
77% | The Tailor of Panama |
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$13.2M | 2001 |
89% | Dolphins |
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— | 2000 |
52% | The World Is Not Enough |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | The Nephew |
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— | 1999 |
17% | Grey Owl |
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— | 1999 |
70% | The Thomas Crown Affair |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | The Match |
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— | 1999 |
45% | Quest For Camelot |
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— | 1998 |
57% | Tomorrow Never Dies |
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— | 1997 |
26% | Dante's Peak |
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— | 1997 |
54% | Mars Attacks! |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson |
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— | 1996 |
55% | The Mirror Has Two Faces |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe |
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— | 1996 |
78% | GoldenEye |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Alistair MacLean's Night Watch |
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— | 1995 |
30% | Love Affair |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Don't Talk to Strangers |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | The Broken Chain |
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— | 1993 |
71% | Mrs. Doubtfire |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Death Train |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Entangled |
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— | 1993 |
0% | Live Wire |
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— | 1992 |
35% | The Lawnmower Man |
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— | 1992 |
82% | Mister Johnson |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Murder 101 |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Victim of Love |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Great Golf Courses of the World - Ireland |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
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— | 1990 |
No Score Yet | The Heist |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Around the World in 80 Days |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Noble House |
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— | 1988 |
33% | The Deceivers |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | Noble House |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | Taffin |
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— | 1987 |
74% | The Fourth Protocol |
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— | 1987 |
30% | Nomads |
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— | 1986 |
96% | The Long Good Friday |
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— | 1982 |
No Score Yet | The Manions of America |
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— | 1981 |
No Score Yet | Carpathian Eagle |
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— | 1981 |
65% | The Mirror Crack'd |
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— | 1980 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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The Talk
2010
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52% |
The Son
2017-2019
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No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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No Score Yet |
Today
2017-2019
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No Score Yet |
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
2015
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No Score Yet |
Jimmy Kimmel Live
2003
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No Score Yet |
Sunday Morning
2011-2018
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21% |
Stephen King's Bag of Bones
2011
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No Score Yet |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
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No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
1992-2014
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No Score Yet |
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
1999-2015
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No Score Yet |
Saturday Night Live
1975
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85% |
The Simpsons
1989
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97% |
Moonlighting
1985-1989
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No Score Yet |
Remington Steele
1982-1987
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No Score Yet |
Masterpiece
1971-2014
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No Score Yet |
Hammer House of Horror
1980
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Quotes from Pierce Brosnan's Characters
Hammond: | I've had better days, Jack. |
Richard: | Where the hell did you learn how to drive? |
Olivia: | Mexico. |
Julian Noble: | Danny, Danny. Danny with the large white fanny. |
Peter Devereaux: | Stinks! Stupid plot, poor acting,and 50 percent chasing and shootng. |
James Bond Agent 007: | I'm checking out! |
Daniel Rafferty: | Well, the last thing anyone in this room seems to need is a divorce attorney. |
Q: | I've always tried to teach you two Things. First, never let them see you bleed. |
James Bond: | And the second? |
Q: | Always have an escape plan. |
Alec Trevelyan: | For England, James? |
James Bond: | No. For me. |
M: | The prime minister's talked to Moscow. They're saying it was 'an accident during a routine training exercise. |
M: | The prime minister's talked to Moscow. They're saying it was an accident during a routine training exercise. |
James Bond: | Goverments change. The lies stay the same. |
Xenia Onatopp: | (after losing against Bond at the casino) Enjoy it.. while it lasts. |
Xenia Onatopp: | Enjoy it. While it lasts. |
James Bond: | The very words I live by. |
Alec Trevelyan: | For England, James? |
James Bond: | For England, Alec. |
Caroline: | Is it really necessary to drive quite so fast? |
James Bond: | More often than you'd think. |
Q: | How about you aquatint yourself with the manual you should be able to shoot through that in a couple hours |
Q: | How about you aquatint yourself with the manual you should be able to shoot through that in a couple hours . |
James Bond Agent 007: | It only took a few seconds Q |
James Bond Agent 007: | It only took a few seconds Q. |
Q: | I wish I could make you vanish |
Q: | I wish I could make you vanish. |
James Bond: | Morning Q sorry about the leg. Skiing? |
Q: | (fires off rocket) Hunting! |
Q: | Hunting! |
Q: | Pardon me for asking 007 but a perfect marksman isn't suppose to shoot his own boss. |
James Bond Agent 007: | Check the replay you will find he's dead and she only has a flesh wound |
James Bond Agent 007: | Check the replay you will find he's dead and she only has a flesh wound. |
Gustav Graves: | You see Mr. Bond, you can't kill my dreams. But my dreams can kill you. Time to face destiny! |
James Bond Agent 007: | *Pulls Graves' chute cord, crawling to Graves* Time to face GRAVITY! *Electrifies Graves, sucking him into a plane engine* |
James Bond Agent 007: | Time to face gravity! |
Donald Kessler: | We need a welcome mat, not a row of tanks! |
James Bond: | No more foreplay |
James Bond: | No more foreplay. |
James Bond: | Lets take the highway |
James Bond: | Let's take the highway. |
James Bond Agent 007: | I've always been known to keep my tip up. |
Elektra King: | I could have given you the world. |
James Bond: | The world is not enough. |
Elektra King: | Foolish sentiment! |
James Bond: | Family motto. |
Mr. Brunner/Chiron: | take this, it is a powerful weapon |
Mr. Brunner/Chiron: | Take this, it is a powerful weapon. |
Percy Jackson: | this is a pen |
Percy Jackson: | This is a pen. |
Percy Jackson: | WOW |
Percy Jackson: | WOW. |
James Bond Agent 007: | So, you live to die another day! (To Graves) |
James Bond Agent 007: | So, you live to die another day! [to Graves] |
Kid: | Just what in the hell to you think you're doing? |
Gideon: | I guess it makes sense: finished off by a youngin'. |
James Bond: | So it's a shadow operation? |
M: | Just remember that shadows stay in front or behind...never on top. |
Sam: | You always knew how to make an entrance. |
Donald Kessler: | Nathalie? Nathalie, is that you? |
Nathalie Lake: | Yes, How are you feeling? |
Donald Kessler: | Not terribly good, i'm afraid. |
Nathalie Lake: | May I ask you just one question? |
Donald Kessler: | Sure, Of course you can, Nathalie. |
Nathalie Lake: | Were you flirting with me on the show? Because if you were, I just want you to know that i liked it. |
Donald Kessler: | You did? Really? I watched you quite a bit. I had something of a schoolboy crush on you for. Oh, Gosh, Ages! |
James Bond: | She always did like a good squeeze! |
Mr. Brunner/Chiron: | Percy take this, it's a powerful weapon. |
Percy Jackson: | This is a pen? |
Harry Dalton: | When we get out of hereâ?¦ and we will get out of hereâ?¦what do you say we go down to Florida, we get ourselves a boat, and we stock it with all the nicest, yummiest thingsâ?¦we can possibly get our hands on, and we go out there and we catch ourselves a big, old, fat fish? |
Harry Dalton: | When we get out of here and we will get out of hereâ?¦what do you say we go down to Florida, we get ourselves a boat, and we stock it with all the nicest, yummiest thingsâ?¦we can possibly get our hands on, and we go out there and we catch ourselves a big, old, fat fish? |
Harry Dalton: | When we get out of here and we will get out of here. What do you say we go down to Florida, we get ourselves a boat, and we stock it with all the nicest, yummiest things we can possibly get our hands on, and we go out there and we catch ourselves a big, old, fat fish? |
Alec Trevelyan: | for england james? |
Alec Trevelyan: | For England, James? |
James Bond: | no now go smell butt |
James Bond: | time to die |
James Bond: | Names Bond James Bond |
James Bond: | Name's Bond. James Bond |
Narrator: | down here it's like the sea has given everything a try. every way of life. every color. every shape. |
Narrator: | Down here, it's like Nature has given everything a try: every color, every way of life, every shape. |
Pastor Dan Day: | Tell me. Did he have any family history? |
Gwen Vanderveer: | Like genealogy? |
Alec Trevelyan: | For England, James? |
James Bond: | No....For Me. |
James Bond: | No, for me. |
Mark Taffin: | Then maybe you shouldn't be living here! |
Gideon: | No wonder you don't talk much. Too busy thieving. |