Celebrating 30 Years Of The Living Daylights At Bond In Motion

By: Anders Frejdh

Published:
2017-06-27

Aston Martin V8 Vantage cello sled living daylight

To mark the 30th Anniversary of the world premiere of The Living Daylights on June 29th 2017, the Bond in Motion exhibition at the London Film Museum has been extended with a special exhibit about the first Bond film starring Timothy Dalton.

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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS AT BOND IN MOTION

• Bond in Motion at the London Film Museum is the largest collection of James Bond vehicles in the world
• Exhibition features over 100 original artefacts spanning all 24 Bond films including vehicles, miniatures, concept art and storyboards
• Film items on display include Aston Martin V8 Vantage and cello case sled used in The Living Daylights

Bond in Motion, the largest collection of original James Bond vehicles in the world, based at the London Film Museum in Covent Garden is celebrating 30 years of The Living Daylights.

Timothy Dalton played 007 in the 15th film from the iconic series and the film was a worldwide hit when released in the summer of 1987.

As with all Bond films, The Living Daylights featured state-of-the-art gadgets and audacious action sequences.

During filming in Austria, 007’s new Aston Martin performed a high-speed chase on an ice lake. A dramatic crash ensued before Bond flicked the self-destruct switch. The car had “a few optional extras installed” including:

• Jet engine booster rocket, behind the rear number plate
• Ice tyres with spikes emerging through the treads
• Retractable outriggers for use on snow and ice, which emerge from the sills
• A pair of heat seeking missiles concealed behind the fog lights
• Laser beams built into the front hubcaps
• Heads-up display
• Police band scanner radio
• Self-destruct system

Aston Martin V8 Vantage The Living Daylights 1987

Aston Martin V8 Vantage The Living Daylights 1987

Following the crash and dramatic explosion, Bond escaped across the border on a cello case that doubled as a sled. The case was made of fibreglass, had skis on the bottom and control handles on the sides. Special Effects Supervisor John Richardson recalls: “As long as you made sure there was nothing at the bottom of the hill they were liable to crash into, it was actually quite fun to ride it down.”

Cello case sled The Living Daylights 1987

Cello case sled The Living Daylights 1987

London Film Museum Founder and CEO, Jonathan Sands said: “Now in its fourth year, Bond in Motion has grown and evolved as we continue to add previously unseen exhibits. There are no replicas - every item displayed is an original used for filming.

“2017 is a fantastic year for Bond with four special milestones. In addition to celebrating 30 years of The Living Daylights we marked the 50th anniversary of You Only Live Twice on June 12 by adding new props and a new exhibit that focusses on production art. Later this year we’ll be commemorating the 40th anniversary of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and the 20th anniversary of Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).”

The hero cello case sled that Special Effects Supervisor John Richardson refers to is on display along with the Aston Martin V8 Vantage at the Bond in Motion exhibition.

The London Film Museum is located at 45 Wellington Street, Covent Garden and is open seven days a week. Tickets are available from www.londonfilmmuseum.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk

About Bond in Motion at the London Film Museum
Bond in Motion at the London Film Museum opened in March 2014. The exhibition, in association with EON Productions, has over 100 individual original items on display from all 24 James Bond Films including concept drawings, storyboards, scripts, model miniatures and full-size cars, boats, bikes and gyrocopters. Highlights include iconic cars such as the Aston Martin DB5 from GoldenEye (1995); the ‘Wet Nellie’ Lotus Esprit S1 from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977); the Rolls-Royce Phantom III from Goldfinger (1964); and the ‘Little Nellie’ Wallis WA-116 Agile Autogyro from You Only Live Twice (1967).

About Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions
EON Productions Limited and Danjaq LLC are wholly owned and controlled by the Broccoli/Wilson family. Danjaq is the US based company that co-owns, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, the copyright in the existing James Bond films and controls the right to produce future James Bond films as well as all worldwide merchandising. EON Productions, an affiliate of Danjaq, is the UK based production company which makes the James Bond films. The 007 franchise has produced twenty-four films since 1962.

Editor's note:
Apart from all vehicles and items from the archive of EON Productions there's an additional 17 vehicles on display at Bond in Motion provided by The Ian Fleming Foundation.

More information about the James Bond film franchise can be found on the official website at www.007.com.

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