From the banks of the Nervion River in Bilbao, Spain, to a spectacular high-speed boat chase up London’s River Thames and through the highlands of Scotland, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan, in his third appearance in the role of the world’s best-known secret agent) barely survives a potential nuclear explosion in a vast oil pipeline in Turkey – all in the name of protecting beautiful oil heiress Elektra King (Sophie Marceau) from notorious international terrorist Renard (Robert Carlyle).
With nuclear weapons expert Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards) at his side, Bond travels to Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea and Istanbul. There, a former enemy (Robbie Coltrane) becomes a formidable ally before the final dramatic showdown in the claustrophobic confines of a nuclear submarine beneath the surface of the Bosphorus Sea. The World is Not Enough is an exhilarating adventure that takes all of the compelling elements expected of the Bond series and sets them against the background of a contemporary crisis on the cutting edge of today’s news. Clearly, James Bond – Agent 007 – is back.
The World is Not Enough also stars Desmond Llewelyn, who returns as weapons and gadget wizard Q, as well as Dame Judi Dench as M and Samantha Bond as Moneypenny. Robbie Coltrane reprises the character of double agent Valentin Zukovsky. The film also features John Cleese (A Fish Called Wanda) as Q’s assistant, Serena Scott Thomas (Diana: Her True Story) as Dr. Holly Warmflash, who ministers to Bond, Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Il Postino) as Cigar Girl and music artist Goldie as Bull, Zukovsky’s chauffeur.
Trivia
"Orbis non sufficit," Latin for "the world is not enough", is the motto of the Bond family as given in both the novel and the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). When Bond tells Elektra that The World is Not Enough is his family motto, he means it!
The opening sequence was the longest pre-credit sequence in any film ever. It was approximatley sixteen minutes before the credits rolled!
When M.I. 6, the actual British Foreign Intelligence agency, learned that a scene from this film would shot around their headquarters building, they moved to prohibit it citing a security risk. However, Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, at the urging of Arts Minister Janet Anderson moved to overrule them and allow the shoot, stating "After all Bond has done for Britain, it was the least we could do for Bond."
Theme © 1999 Danjaq LLC. & MGM Inc. Music by David Arnold Lyrics by Don Black Performed by Garbage
I know how to hurt I know how to heal I know what to show And what to conceal
I know when to talk And I know when to touch No one ever died, from wanting too much
The World is Not Enough But it is such a perfect place to start my love And if you're strong enough, Together we can take the world apart my love
People like us Know how to survive There's no point in living If you can't feel alive
We know when to kiss And we know when to kill If we can't have it all Then nobody will
I feel safe I feel scared I feel ready And yet where we've been, The World is Not Enough But it is such a perfect place to start my love And if you're strong enough, Together we can take the world apart my love
The World is Not Enough The World is Not Enough No nowhere near enough The World is Not Enough Return to MI6
