Moonraker

(JAMES BOND THEME PLAYING)

(GUN FIRING)

How we doing, Richard?

We should pass

over the English coast

15 minutes

ahead of time, sir.

Well, with this

load on our back,

that's good going.

Just trust the RAF, sir.

What the hell is that?

The shuttle ignition.

Disappeared?

And what happened

to the Moonraker?

Good God.

Yes, yes, of course, Minister.

Right away.

Moneypenny, is 007 back

from that African job?

He's on his last leg, sir.

Any higher, Mr. Bond,

my ears will pop.

I don't think I'm ever going

to fly with anyone else.

You're so right, Mr. Bond.

This is where we

leave you, Mr. Bond.

A little premature, isn't it?

Enjoy your flight.

(SCREAMING)

(CIRCUS MUSIC PLAYING)

(DRUM ROLL)

(CYMBALS CRASHING)

(MOONRAKER PLAYING)

Where are you?

Why do you hide?

Where is that moonlight trail

That leads to your side?

Just like the Moonraker goes

In search of his dream of gold

I search for love

For someone to have and hold

I've seen your smile

In a thousand dreams

Felt your touch

And it always seems

You love me

Where are you?

When will we meet?

Take my unfinished life

And make it complete

Just like the Moonraker knows

His dream will

come true someday

I know that you

Are only a kiss away

I've seen your smile

In a thousand dreams

Felt your touch

And it always seems

You love me

Good morning, Moneypenny.

James.

But why are you so late?

I fell out of an airplane

without a parachute.

(CHUCKLING)

Who's in there?

Q and the Minister

of Defense.

You don't believe me,

do you?

And you should

go right in.

Yes, Moneypenny.

007. At last.

Good morning, sir.

I think you know

Frederick Gray,

Minister of Defense.

Commander.

Minister. Q.

Moonraker?

What do you know

about Moonraker?

What I read

in the newspaper, sir.

Then you'll know

that Moonraker,

the space shuttle,

was being flown over here

on loan from the Americans

on the back of a 747.

Yes, which crashed

somewhere in the Yukon,

aircraft and shuttle

totally destroyed,

correct?

That's the official version.

The truth is rather

more disturbing,007.

Look at this.

Q:
Now, that's

the scene of the crash.

Wreckage strewn

over a large area.

That's all that's

left of the fuselage.

We've been through it

with a fine-toothed comb,

but there's no sign

of Moonraker, not a trace.

Are you suggesting

the shuttle was

hijacked in midair?

That's for you

to find out,007.

The shuttles are

built in California

by Drax Industries.

Yes. We were responsible

for the safety of that

shuttle, Commander.

The United States government

is justifiably concerned.

I can imagine.

Then, California must

be the place to start.

I agree.

Don't make any mistakes,007.

The situation is critical.

We've got to

find that shuttle.

Yes, sir.

If that's all,

gentlemen...

Ah, just a minute,007.

I've got something

for you.

Q:
Roll up your

right sleeve, will you?

This is now being issued

as standard equipment.

Strap it on your wrist.

It's activated

by nerve impulses

from the wrist muscles.

Like this?

Oh, thank you,007.

Be careful, will you?

Yes, Q.

Ten darts, five blue-tipped

with armor piercing heads,

five red-tipped,

cyanide coated,

causing death in 30 seconds.

Very novel, Q.

You must get them

in the stores for Christmas.

BOND:
Good morning, gentlemen.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Welcome to California,

Mr. Bond.

I like it already.

My name is Corinne Dufour.

Oh, and you're going to be

showing me around, are you,

Corinne?

No. I'm just a humble pilot

in the service of

the Drax Corporation.

This is the Drax estate now.

CORINNE:
Everything you see

belongs to Mr. Drax.

Owns a lot, doesn't he?

What he doesn't own,

he doesn't want.

We're approaching

the main complex now.

BOND:
That's where

the Moonraker shuttle

is made?

That's right,

workshops, hangars,

design and

experimental blocks,

test centers, everything.

BOND:
Very impressive.

I'd heard that

Hugo Drax is obsessed

with the conquest of space.

Now, I can believe it.

(SOFTLY) Good Lord.

The Drax residence.

CORINNE:
Every stone

brought from France.

Cute, isn't it?

Magnificent.

Why didn't he buy

the Eiffel Tower as well?

He did, but the French

government refused him

an export permit.

Look there.

Those are

the astronaut trainees.

Mr. Drax is

financing the entire

training program

out of his own pocket.

He seems to have an eye

for a good investment.

Mr. Drax will see Mr. Bond

in the drawing room,

Miss Dufour.

Thank you, Cavendish.

This way, please, sir.

(CLASSICAL PIANO MUSIC

PLAYING)

Mr. Bond, sir.

Mr. Bond.

Mr. Drax.

Allow me to present,

before they leave us,

Countess Lubinski,

Lady Victoria Devon,

Mr. Bond.

How do you do?

Well, my dear fellow,

your reputation

precedes you, of course.

I'm honored that

your government

should send you

on so delicate a mission.

Delicate, Mr. Drax?

Well, to apologize

in person for the loss

of my space shuttle.

How would Oscar Wilde

have put it?

"To lose one aircraft

may be regarded

as a misfortune,

"to lose two seems

like carelessness. "

Well, an apology will be made

to the American government,

Mr. Drax,

when we've discovered

why there was no trace

of the Moonraker

in that wreckage.

DRAX:
And your loyalty

commands respect, Mr. Bond.

You have arrived

at a propitious moment,

coincident with your country's

one indisputable contribution

to Western civilization.

Afternoon tea.

May I press you to

a cucumber sandwich?

Thank you, no,

nothing at all.

The shuttle, is it made

entirely here in California?

No. I own a number

of subsidiaries

throughout the world,

producing components.

The conquest of space

represents an investment

in the future of the entire

human race, Mr. Bond.

It is, therefore,

logical to seek out

the best that each

nation has to offer.

Are you referring

to people or skills?

Both, Mr. Bond.

Am I too soon?

Not at all.

I'm sure Mr. Bond

is eager to start his tour.

Miss Dufour will escort you

to Dr. Goodhead

who will show you around.

Ask anything you like.

Thank you for being

so cooperative.

A pleasure.

Look after Mr. Bond.

See that some harm

comes to him.

You'll find Dr. Goodhead

first on the right.

Oh. Thank you for the ride.

Call on me

if you need anything.

(CLEARING THROAT)

Good afternoon.

Can I help you?

Yes. My name is Bond.

James Bond.

I'm looking for Dr. Goodhead.

You just found her.

A woman.

Your powers of observation

do you credit, Mr. Bond.

James, to my friends.

Holly Goodhead.

Are you training

to be an astronaut?

I'm fully trained.

On loan from NASA,

the Space Administration.

Well, Mr. Bond,

I guess we'd

better get started.

You don't want to lose time

as well as a space shuttle,

do you?

This is it,

the Moonraker.

Capable of being launched

into space by rocket...

Orbiting the Earth

and reentering

the atmosphere to land

like any conventional

aircraft.

GOODHEAD:
This is

the centrifuge training.

BOND:
It simulates

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