"Moonraker" (1979): James Bond at Sugarloaf Mountain
Poster and scenes from the film "Moonraker" (United Artists) at Sugarloaf Mountain (Fran Mateus). Moonraker : the film In Moonraker (1979), the British spy James Bond (played by the amusing Sir Roger Moore ) investigates the millionaire Sir Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), who is involved in the hijacking of a space shuttle called Moonraker . After having been to California and Venice, Bond (aka 007 ) arrives in Rio de Janeiro, following leads that might reveal the intentions of Drax Industries for the shuttle. Bond works side by side with the American scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles, The Great Gatsby ), while Jaws (Richard Kiel), one of Drax’s hit men, known for his metal teeth, tries to stop them. Once he starts assembling the pieces to this puzzle, Bond finds out that Drax is not too happy with the evolution of mankind, and has created his own plans for changing the fate of humanity. The multimillionaire recreates what Bond calls “Noah’s Arch Operation"”: insi...