THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS | Brad Whitaker’s mansion

[@brucethomson3242]

Whittaker is definitely one of the most underrated Bond villains ever. He's clearly a paranoid megalomaniac with historical figures all in his own likeness at the entrance as well as owning his own personal 'playpen' to play a game of Cat and Mouse with Ben. Fantastic performance by Joe Baker.

[@christopherfoote4643]

I thought he played the part especially very well and you could feel the tension in the air. I thought Bond might actually die. It didn't look especially very good for him until later

[@brontosa5351]

We see him what twice, he never leaves his room, and is killed by a statue.....he was so forgettable that they recast him as a good guy, because they were confident no one will remember his performance as a main villain (lol)

[@melingdiab6613]

The biggest issue with Whitaker is that there isn't many scenes with him and his relationship with Bond was seriously lacking

[@TraustiGeir]

Whitaker also pretends to be a highly decorated military man when his record is nothing to brag about.

[@TraustiGeir]

@@brontosa5351 I certainly didn't remember him. Took years before I realized.

[@IbnShahid]

Probably the first ever final boss fight I've seen where you get a military history lesson thrown in at the same time. Not that I'm complaining!

[@LastCommodore]

Dalton gave the most accurate portrayal of Fleming's character.

[@R2Parmly]

"He met his Waterloo." Something appropriate about a Briton and a Russian bonding over the death of a Napoleon fanboy.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Or Hitler Fanboy. Whitaker Had Hitler Wax Figure.

[@revokdaryl1]

@@aleksandarvil5718 Hitler's the ultimate edgelord.

[@Arcadius2207]

0:22 the title of the video should be "A Napoleon fanboy teaches How to spend a Sunday night" ...

[@WaterCrane]

Certainly a crushing defeat!!

[@dars5229]

Despite being enemies, Napoleon would probably have respected Bond and Pushkin as men for their tenacity, cunning and loyalty. Whitaker had no loyalty to anyone or anything. Not even an idea.

[@theseageek]

Before Daniel Craig, there was Timothy Dalton. Many people have overlooked this.

[@LordTalax]

Actually before Craig was Pierce Brosnan

[@199019852007]

@@LordTalax Craig is a poorman Dalton.

[@patrickbateman6885]

James fox disagree however Dalton is slightly worse then Craig

[@pjosepha]

Screw you. Read the Ian Fleming books then come back. Tim dalton did when Fleming described him to be, a spy, assassin and cold warrior. Him and Sean Connery were the real bonds

[@jlg395]

@@pjosepha I've read the books. Doesn't change the fact that Craig is the best onscreen Bond. Things change when books are transferred to screen, so SCREW YOU.

[@hugodrax71]

Dalton was a brilliant 007. Crying shame he only did two films.

[@colliric]

1:55 "You've had your eight! Now I'll have my eighty!" A reference to Dr No's classic "That's a Smith and Wesson, and you've had your six" line?

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

and your point is?

[@colliric]

@@Hithere-ek4qt it's a cool reference.

[@SuperWolsey]

Nice callback

[@studinthemaking]

Good point

[@jeashillelal7805]

Dang never knew this thank you It's these kind of references that makes the movie extra special

[@sonnykingcomposer]

PPK in 1987: Pop Gun PPK in 2015: Takes down helicopter

[@johnstahlman9767]

they had to upgrade it after this incident

[@DM-kv9kj]

It's "pop gun" isn't it?

[@Hawthorne-Studios]

I thought he called it a Pop Gun but whatevers....

[@michaelhawkins7389]

haha I noticed that

[@Atoronz]

Ballistically there's not much difference between the original 7.65 (.32 acp) and 9mm short (.380) that Craig was supplied with later. It's a small concealable sidearm that shoots bullets.

[@DarKKnightt07]

Anyone else realize that the actor playing Brad Whitaker was also in Goldeneye as a different character?

[@nadirrabah6756]

His name is Joe Don Baker yes I have

[@madhousenetwork]

@@Hithere-ek4qt we knew it punk

[@madhousenetwork]

also he would repeat the other character in Tomorrow Never dies as well

[@mandicristina06]

me when the the scene of goldeneye bond hold's his leg and say's for a new james then let's go then he dies when the dish fell on to him

[@nadirrabah6756]

@@madhousenetwork correct

[@theuselessman4407]

Whitaker had the potential to be one of the best Bond villains - a rogue arms dealer who worships warlords - but ultimately there's no real reason for the moviewatcher to fear him. We needed to see his menace, like Stromberg killing off the two scientists or Goldfinger killing the mobsters. Instead there's a vague plot for a bit of cash, and a deal to help kill off the Taliban.

[@Bundeskaiser]

Indeed a bit of a waste as the movie already had a lot of villains. Pushkin seemed to be the villain in the first half of the movie, Koskov became the villain after the first half, the Necros henchman... and Whitaker was always in the background and more of a secondary villain. But he would have been the most interesting thanks to his personality and expertise with weapons. End fight was still cool. But they should have done more with him. This is still one of the best Bond movies imho.

[@theuselessman4407]

@@Bundeskaiser 100%! Easily one of the best. Just feels like the filmmakers were a little self conscious and created 4 villains to cover up their insecurities (which were ill-founded)

[@IsmailofeRegime]

Yeah, he's practically comic relief compared to Necros.

[@Dragon1813]

Not the Taliban, the Mujahedeen

[@johnmorey720]

"Butchers? No. Surgeons." That scene gave him plenty of menace. He doesn't have to cackle and drop henchmen down trap doors. He has all the blood on his hands that he needs.

[@sanbell]

Definitely would have been interesting to see him in GoldenEye.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

You can easily find the first draft online which was written when Dalton was still Bond. The script definitely needed a lot of work, it was bloated with action and thin on characterization, but Bond had a harder edge.

[@Modernww2fare]

@eating sugar no papa why not?? Alec Trevelyn's betrayal would've been more heartfelt with an already established Bond

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@eating sugar no papa Given the atmosphere of the film, it's obvious that it was better suited for Dalton though the role of Bond was softened when Brosnan was cast.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@ADCC-qp2gk He would have been in his late 40s. That's an appropriate age for his swan song.

[@bobgeorge4510]

It would have been unfair. Dalton is such a crap bond.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Brad is correct. Bond was still carrying a PPK, an antiquated gun by 1987, and it's ridiculous that he is still carrying one in 2020 !

[@thevoid99]

yeah but... the ppk still gets the job done.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@thevoid99 I know Bond is supposed to be implausible but if he always has new gadgets, he should have the latest in firearms. He should have a PPQ.

[@ej_sykes]

At least in the new bonds they upgraded him from .32 to .380. Even then, three Brosnan films and the first Craig film he was using a P99 and that didn't seem to break the world, not sure why they had to go back.

[@jerryhenson3916]

You're a hundred percent right. Personally, I think the either the P99 Compact or the PPS would be the perfect pistol for the 21st century Bond. They should've switched pistols by the early-mid '80s. They could've stuck with Walther, too. Bond could've easily carried the P5 (used briefly my Roger Moore in Octopussy), the P5 Compact or even the P88 Compact by the time The Living Daylights hit theaters. The Heckler & Koch P9S or any of the P7 variants would've been a good choice, as well. We did catch a break towards the end of Tomorrow Never Dies, when Bond switched to the P99, and he kept it until Quantum of Solace.

[@KlausSgroi]

A lot of things in the Bond franchise are outdated and even ridiculous by today's standards, but they are kept for tradition. I, for one, have no problem with his PPK, even though I know it isn't the best gun around by far.

[@beatrizbecker3728]

Dalton's voice is criminally beautiful.

[@KimBailey-w2g]

@@beatrizbecker3728 timothy Dalton’s voice is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get and believe me, I would eat up the whole entire box with a smile on my face.

[@blakemoon123]

Shame Timothy Dalton didn’t get more of a run as Bond. He’s up there as the 2nd or 3rd best Bond in my opinion.

[@fletcherhamilton3177]

He’s the most ‘alpha’ Bond; it seems like he had the most potential to be the coolest Bond because he was such a nonchalant unlikeable ‘jock’, if that makes any sense, right down to his cigarette habit. Connery was almost the same but he was a much ‘warmer’ man; Dalton is Bond minus the warmth with all of Bond’s (deserved), arrogance slightly dialed up.

[@christopherfoote4643]

Try first

[@christopherfoote4643]

Easily the best James Bond

[@realn2430]

He was my least honestly my favs are pierce Bronson Roger Moore and Connery

[@blakemoon123]

@@realn2430 Fair enough. Pierce Brosnan’s portrayal of Bond has gone up in my estimation recently.

[@ProjectMathesar]

Find yourself a hobby that you enjoy as much as Whitaker loved his.

[@jjrj8568]

RTS War video games

[@muhammadandraaditya4802]

First Bond film to have an American main villain

[@georgestaunton6994]

True. Joe Don looks like he's having a blast as Whitaker. Still, as far as Bond Main Villain Deaths go, his was fairly pedestrian. Sucked out into space, blown up by a compressed air capsule, torn apart by a drill...THAT'S the way to go.

[@robertofenloch9595]

@@georgestaunton6994 Maybe. But for deaths like Tomorrow Never Dies, they're so cheesy and nonsensical. Bond had stopped holding Carver in place and he had a big opportunity to at least try to run away instead of just standing there screaming. Whitaker never knew it was coming.

[@killersalmon4359]

Hmmm...Dr. No, and maybe Mr. Big.

[@R2Parmly]

ONLY Bond film to have an American main villain. After seeing them together in Cowboys And Aliens, it occurred to me that Harrison Ford would make a perfectly good Bond villain. He's played heroes all his life, let him chew the scenery as a larger than life evil mastermind for once. But he's probably too old now.

[@wrmty56413]

I was just about to argue with you and mention Christopher Walken in "View to a Kill" - and then I remembered he's supposed to be German

[@DD-qw4fz]

As a militay history buff i completely approve Whitakers mancave, ok his face on all the warlords is too much for my taste, but hey, nobody is perfect :) Also Whitakers taunts regarding Wellington crack me up, although not mercenaries, roughly half of his British army were in fact Germans. We also have Bluchers (German) Prussian army that came from the flank and sealed the fate of Napoleon. In fact the whole plan of Welington was to "hold on" until Blucher came, otherwise he wouldnt even be there in the first place accepting the Battle. Wellington for sure was kind of a vulture when it came to glory, diminishing the importance of Prussians, and even today Waterloo is seen as a "British victory" not an allied one, similar how many Americans think ww2 was "won by America" while the rest of the Allies were supposedly playing with their thumbs.

[@LSKennedy78]

I do find irony (or karma) in that, in the actor's own words, that Whittaker "had delusions of being Napoleon", and so was taken down by a bust of Wellington to the face. "Met his Waterloo" indeed, his own arrogance did him in.

[@AtheAetheling]

Wellington to be fair wasn't a glory hog at first. He credited the Prussians extensively. It was only in later years he started downplaying them, which was probably no coincidence that it coincided with his difficult political career. The man was probably just feeling more hurt than he let on and was looking for his glory back. It doesn't excuse it, but it is likely the reason for his change. Interestingly the Prussian general Von Klausewitz seemed to think Wellington would have managed to, only just, win without their help. Although the figures for Wellington's forces at Waterloo were a third of them British. The rest were Germans as you say but also Dutch and Belgians. The bulk of the British army was still returning from America.

[@daetoris4473]

It should also be pointed out, that one of the main reasons Britain is often credited with the glory from Waterloo is because they stayed in the fight with France the longest, when all others fell away. Russia, Prussia, Austria, none could actually stop Napoleon, but Britain could. And did, consistently.

[@nathanwilliams2152]

I’ve been trying to find where they sell war games like the ones he has! I imagine they’re massively expensive but would be good to see one! Any ideas?

[@thekameleon9785]

Uhmm.. you forget the Dutch.. its the Dutch that partly stopped the final charge with a bayonet attack. Read Wellington s hidden heroes.

[@Ansemrp]

I simultaneously love, and find hilarious, the conversations and references that Bond and Whitaker make about the battles of waterloo and Gettysburg. "Hell, Grant woulda done it."

[@leekereopa1960]

FANTISTIC bond movie and a fantastic bond.

[@curestarlight3023]

At 2:24, Bond's face screams, "Are you kidding me?! A real goddamn cannon?!"

[@Love-Sensibility]

What a beautiful expression. Dalton's a stellar actor

[@KimBailey-w2g]

@@Love-Sensibility really in the expression. Oh my God and he’s stunning.

[@TraustiGeir]

I was today years old when I discovered that Joe Don Baker also played Jack Wade, CIA. I feel so stupid.

[@Knight-nu3yl]

YO JIMBO!

[@TraustiGeir]

@@Knight-nu3yl "Wanna hand me that wrench, Jimmy?"

[@Knight-nu3yl]

@@TraustiGeir 🔨

[@memoir4you]

Terrific denouement to the film , even though its short . Whitaker finally showed how dangerous he really was with his weaponry. Nasty guy .

[@kyllepoiencot4361]

I find this scene interesting because Whitaker says that Bond was hiding behind the statue of Wellington which in the 1970 movie titled Waterloo, the actor playing Wellington looks a LOT like Timothy Dalton. At least to me he does.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Christopher Plummer played Duke of Wellington in *"Waterloo"* (1970). Timothy Dalton played Prince Rupert of the Rhine (King Charles I Stewart's German cousin and officer in English Civil Wars) in *"Cromwell"* (1970), with Alec Ginnis (Original!Obi-Wan Kenobi) as King Charles I and Richard Harris (Albus Dumbledore) as Oliver Cromwell.

[@anthonylewis2080]

The producers made an error by casting David Hedison instead of John Terry as Felix Leiter in "Licence To Kill" : both episodes that feature Timothy Dalton are overlooked and criminally underrated - entertaining nonetheless!.

[@korystephens3318]

And Terry was the only visually accurate Leiter compared to Hedison, Lord, Linder, Wright, Van Nutter, and the other one from DAF

[@AzelfandQuilava]

The real error is not getting a consistent actor for Felix like every other recurring Bond ally. David Hedison could've probably pulled off the character inbetween LALD and LTK quite well.

[@SalemGhassanHanna]

No, Hedison's casting was a perfect nod to Live and Let Die as the shark-maiming scene had been taken from the novel of the same name.

[@Aaliyahchannel2024]

Nah.... He has zero chemistry with Living Daylights Leiter

[@christianhaugaard5853]

Look at Whittakers body armour when he says " Now I will have my eighty" No shield damage. A few seconds later. He has been hit even though Bond´s just fired his 8

[@SnipeMD]

During the production of _The Living Daylights,_ there was the ever looming fear that Bond as a character would start to lose relevancy as we were in the beginning stages of entering a post-Cold War society. Despite Brad Whitaker being a more comical villain than a menacing one, his appearance was actually an important stepping stone in the development of the 007 character as we know him today. Whitaker is the first perfect representation of the "modern" bond villain; he maintains the traditional megalomanic additude and lair full of elaborate traps (like the remote-controlled cannon) that other Bond villains like Goldfinger and Max Zorin did while simultaneously being a figurehead representing society's ongoing issue of advanced military technology and weaponry falling in the hands of criminals, terrorists and dictators. As noted by Whitaker himself, the bullets from Bond's Walther PPK (a gun which has a stopping power once described as being "like a brick through a plate-glass window" in _Dr. No)_ now merely bounce off Whitaker's body armor like foam darts from a Nerf gun. Whitaker even goes one step further and rips on Bond's iconic Smith & Wesson line with a one-liner of his own, further cementing Bond's apparent irrelevancy in our society. Whitaker's taunting is playful and emblematic of the typical Bond villain banter, but it also accurately mirrors critics of the James Bond series at the time unsure about the series' place in the 21st century. Bond was clearly at a disadvantage throughout the entire fight against a technologically superior and nigh-indestructible foe, but against the odds he still managed to pull out a win. While Whitaker is ultimately a lesser villain in the grand scheme of the series, his defeat at the hands of Bond shows why the series will never be irrelevant. Bond won not because he had a bigger or better gun, but instead because of his quick-thinking, ingenuity and a little help from Q-Branch. That is what makes the 007 series special.

[@damienristori8376]

Couldn't agree with you more, as a 7 year old when Daylights came out I so wanted him in more scenes, especially the Afghan deal sequence etc... He did had a extra scene with Pushkin where he got the last word instead. Scene that was cut Whitaker " I don't frighten easily General and I have ways to protect myself from your KGB is that understood" Pushkin looking displeased stunned Whitaker " says loudly On the double Sargent the General is leaving" 30 seconds cut.... 🍸🤞

[@Cybermat47]

0:22 well shit, I’ve never actually *wanted* to be a Bond villain before.

[@actioncom2748]

And that's why you don't disrespect Wellington!

Don't mess with the Irish.

[@clonecommanderfoggy682]

@ Glad you recognise he's Irish. One of Britain's greatest war heroes, an Irishman. If that isn't a cause for a united Isles, I don't know what is.

[@SuperWolsey]

@@clonecommanderfoggy682 the more you know...

[@chrismc410]

Whittaker for all his faults at least didn't lose the King's Colours

[@franklesher4459]

Me: What happened to Whitaker? James Bond: He met his Waterloo.

[@louismatassa8489]

A great Bond movie and Whitaker's Mansion had a great layout and all those statues really made it look sharp

[@maxketchum4523]

I don't get it why didn't bond just aim for the legs instead of wasting bullets against that gun sheild.

[@qwertymanor]

because he has body armor he says that in the same scene.

[@00Kuja00]

If you look closly you can see Bond's first few shots just bounce off Whitaker's uniform/armour, before he aims for the gun shield. But I agree, it's easy to miss.

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

Script dictated it.

[@EditedAF987]

The Snowman because they got to change up the character every so often to adapt to the times. And because actors age

[@Hawthorne-Studios]

I don't think his legs were properly visible from his firing position. Plus aiming for center of mass was and is good practice usually.

[@mikhaelcrossfield5712]

Jon Rhys Davies knows how to make an entrance at the last minute... brilliant 😊

[@fightinfilipino]

couple of things i've only realized on a recent rewatch: 1) Whitaker's body armor was so good that he didn't feel any of the force impact from Bond's shots. someone get that to John Wick ASAP. 2) Pushkin's little grin to Bond's Waterloo joke - Pushkin totally appreciated that one, especially since Napoleon fell to a force including Russia.

[@SwordHMX]

1:49 - that invoked the same feeling as the gold bar bouncing off Oddjob.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

"You've had your eight, now I'll have my EIGHTY." Evil Jack Wade of all people flipping one of Bond's first ever on-screen kill lines on him is something I did not expect.

[@felicity4711]

1:20 Whitaker should have Largo’s _Domination_ console from _Never Say Never Again_ so that as an armchair general he can feel the extra 35,000 casualties

[@michaellawrence7570]

Dalton as his brutal brilliant best.Wish he was doing bond instead of Daniel graig.

[@Shadowman820]

He'd be too old now but definetly would have been nice to see him do more .

[@michaellawrence7570]

@@Shadowman820 He is too old now but hes was a great bond.I remember him saying in an interview.Albert broccoli asked him 4 times to be bond.

[@SPECTRE_Madman]

What I think he meant was that he wishes that Dalton was the age he was when he did bond but him do it now instead of Craig

[@AusafJalal1]

You read my mind

[@michaellawrence7570]

@@AusafJalal1 Thanks for your comment

[@bigchriswhite]

Just another normal day for 007

[@michaellawrence7570]

Wish Dalton, did Bond, in Goldeneye seeing how dealt. With Famke Janssen character Xenia onatopp.

[@Modernww2fare]

@eating sugar no papa you don't know that

[@venturatheace1]

@eating sugar no papa He had chemistry with Kara

[@dwightlove3704]

@eating sugar no papa Ian Fleming originally wrote Bond as being unattractive towards women so it would not have mattered if Dalton had no chemistry with XENIA ONATOPP.

[@TB-to8uy]

Goldeneye is fine as it is IMO. He was needed in AVTK.

[@Rutisija]

Whitaker was actually tuff opponent for Bond. Gun specialist and soldier, with personal fanatics... Great scene

[@Arcadius2207]

0:22 the title of the video should be "A Napoleon fanboy teaches How to spend a Sunday night" ...

[@simontchang]

For some reason I remember there being more of the toy soldier booby traps than just the one. This is a good ending, though you can tell the movie is wrapping up at this point and it's more of a perfunctory finish than the usual full-scale villain lair invasion.

[@ccx806]

The villains in The Living Daylights were more tame compared to the Moore era. No world domination schemes, but a more layered plot with lots of double-crossing

[@kanekokazuko7034]

ティモシーダルトン、最高❗大好きです😆🎵🎵二作しか出てないのがすごく残念です。

[@rachaeladams8059]

Nice wolf whistle LoL 😂😂😆😆

[@Conan_the_Based]

"You've had your eight. Now I'll have my eighty." A little off, but nice callback >=)

[@Ju_on_wheels76]

One of the best bond scene

[@harisameen1719]

Whitaker is a self styled 5 star general 🤣🤣🤣

[@aleksandarvil5718]

More like West Point Dropout - turned - mercenary

[@harisameen1719]

@@aleksandarvil5718 lol he has the insignia of General of the Army on his uniform Man Bond villains are crazy

[@m64h]

@@harisameen1719 And also has the twin dolphins of a Navy submariner over his ribbons

[@harisameen1719]

@@m64h yep

[@zachhoward9099]

Crazy he even has some small uniformed security team, guessing mercenaries that served under him, that calls him ‘The Chief’

[@ADCC-qp2gk]

Least Brad whitiker got a roll in GoldenEye lol

[@seanbrett9764]

A lot of people didn't like this scene but I thought it was clever, it's a shame we didn't have Whittaker do much else in the film to make him more of a menacing bad guy.

[@Watcher3223]

Brad Whittaker wasn't taken out with a Walther. He was killed by a Philips keychain finder (modified by Q branch, of course).

[@davidw.2791]

It’s nice to see a gadget be used NOT as Q initially envisioned.

[@nb2008nc]

Whitaker was right about Meade

[@ultimatealchemist9401]

Just to be clear. Who exactly was the mastermind behind the big evil plan that Bond needed to foil? Was it Koskov who thought up the whole thing and talked Whitaker into taking part? Or was it Whitaker who thought up the whole thing and talked Koskov into taking part?

[@ultimatealchemist9401]

@Dick Handy Actually with Octopussy that one I understand. The evil plan to bomb the Air Force base was Orlovs idea while Khan was aiding in Orlovs plan because Orlov promised him jewels in exchange for doing so as stated in this scene here kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqLWeqSqfLuqhqc and to be fair the scenes with Koskov and Whitaker on screen together give me the impression that Whitaker is the one running the show. I just wanted to make sure.

[@christopherfoote4643]

Such a great ending to a terrific movie that showcased Timothy Dalton in the title role. It clearly was the best way to close out a controversial movie character. Joe Don Baker

[@sonnykingcomposer]

I love how all the guns in his draws are ready and loaded

[@EditedAF987]

Well he’s got to be prepared

[@sonnykingcomposer]

@@EditedAF987 exactly lol, we need more gun junkies in Bond

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

typical gun junkie - afraid of everything, guns give a false sense of security.

[@TraustiGeir]

@@Hithere-ek4qt Ask the next police officer you see if that's how he/she feels about their service weapon.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

@@TraustiGeir Whitaker didn't have a service weapon though. He had a bunch of "high-tech" machine guns conveniently placed under a war game table.

[@noneoftheabove5816]

interesting final fight

[@alexcaruso8766]

Bond always armed with the smaller gun. Yet, always wins.

[@tomo366]

This fight always felt like a last minute decision

[@theenzoferrari458]

1:48 Blackbeard when he was first released vibes.

[@sonrouge]

Gotta say that if I ever won a big lottery, a personal mansion full of military gear and dioramas would be a serious consideration.

[@anitamcguire2128]

The most delicious Bond ever. Gorgeous posture.

[@lauramLadyAnime]

Is a perfect man 😍

[@charleswu830]

2:01 "You're had your 8, now for my 80." Reference to Dr. No "That's a Smith and Wesson, and you've had your 6."

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Guns with bulletproof shielding around them sound like a no-brainer. Why does nobody make those?

[@BitcoinMotorist]

Not practical. It needs to be both clear and lightweinght and transparent aluminum hasn't been invened yet

[@universalexports777]

Dalton at hiis brilliant best-great movie too!

[@Perich29]

0:58 you burnt up that stuff? toobad Neville, you could have gotten your rocket today.

[@GnCFilms]

Why is this not in its original ratio?

[@annoyed707]

this scene gives a new meaning to "Where's the d*** remote?"

[@moisepicard195]

That Napoleon statue is FIRE‼️ 🇫🇷🤴👑❤️🔥🙌

[@johnmorey720]

The shield covers Whitaker's face and only his face, leaving his torso exposed. Bond: *only shoots for the face*

[@dazzlernator]

Watch more closely. Bond fired shots at Whitaker in the abdomen and upper left arm first but as the latter said, the handgun was ineffective against the body armour he was wearing. Bond aimed for the head after the shots to the torso failed to kill or incapacitate Whitaker.

[@crispinjulius5032]

Whitaker was right. Grant would have thrown 3-5 more divisions at Lee and probably got them all killed but he would have crushed the Army of Northern Virginia there and then.

[@wrmty56413]

This must be one of the only Bond films with an American villain. I bet it tanked at the US box office!

[@Hawthorne-Studios]

Not at all.

[@Darthzilla99]

The Living Daylights was a solid hit. It was the highest grossing bond film of the 80s, which none of the bond films have ever not made money (license to kill still made profit even though it's the lowest gross of all bond films).

[@thekameleon9785]

As a tabletop wargamer and history buff. I love hes house. Hes a nutter for putting up hes face on all those military leaders though. Even on Hitler...

[@HeartsforJesus25]

Who remembers Joe Don Baker in GoldenEye?

[@willworkforfood7028]

Dr No. Smith & Wesson, you had your six. Living Daylights: You had your 8, now have my 80!

[@venturatheace1]

Dalton looks just like Daniel Craig in the face

[@Xs2...]

Whitaker has so many bullets, yet he misses to hit Bond even 1 single time... Ah, movies...

[@brianthomason5022]

they always say that this actor was one of the lesser known bonds because he wasn't that good but from what I see it was plenty good I hate the James Bond now the current one

[@noahletwinski6955]

1:01 This moment will never cease to make me laugh hard lol.

[@builder396]

Is it just me, or do Timothy Dalton and Benedict Cumberbatch look kinda similar?

[@garethsmith6611]

one of my favourites

[@robertkincaid]

place i remember going to see this at the Manchester Odeon in the summer of 1987 and knew this scene when Bond confronts Whitaker he is going to shot the place up. and yet again the great one liner HE Met His Waterloo

[@Mr.cladmaniac]

James bond fights a edgy try hard 14 year old in a grown man's body.

[@otherguylb5629]

Bond made uncharacteristic mistake of speaking with the villain rather than shooting on sight. Some other Bonds were more cold-blooded. But it sure feels good to talk a little bit to a vanquished foe. :D Bond's opponents never resist that, ever... I think it would be better to just wound the person first, like in both knees, so that even if he retaliates, he won't be on the similar level again. Bond often gets out of such situations without a scar.

[@Lane8492]

The body armor gun in this scene is what I called "motorcycle gun." LOL

[@richierich8334]

I love movies punches, where everyone gets knocked out with just one :D

[@Cdodders27]

So Whitaker has a bulletproof uniform and Bond had exploding bullets

[@penyostoynev6603]

my favorite movie in the 007 series .. great scene but i hate this blunder with this weapon ....

[@justisolated5621]

1:01 that blank stare in Bond's face. Shit is funny

[@seanbonella]

Baker played a villan and a baddie like Charles Gray

[@ashersharif6264]

Excellent scene

[@Lane8492]

Sorry to say your pop gun is no match for the latest body armor

[@studinthemaking]

What the name of the two actress with Fleix Lighter??

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Catherine Rabett; Dulice Liecier

[@studinthemaking]

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[@patrik9328]

2:57 For some reason l laughed when that statue felled on him

[@davidodia4603]

Mr. Bond is faster than a bullet.. hmmm

[@allright]

MUSIC: You better run... Crow: Or he'll steal your lunch. MUSIC: You better hide... Tom: Your lunch. MUSIC: You better run... Mike: Cause he's got the runs. MUSIC: Cause he won't stop till he gets his man. Tom:...Or your lunch!

[@nrbclmd6228]

0:22 C&C in a table

[@Easy-Eight]

All of Bond's foes attend the same *Imperial Stormtrooper's school of marksmanship.*

[@houseofno]

Also known as the "Ready! Fire! Aim!" school of marksmanship.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

To be fair, the film implies he faked his own military background to be more impressive than it was.

[@TBrizzle01]

I love that Joe Don Baker returns in the Brosnan era as a CIA ally. Maybe he survived this and the US spares capital punishment by forcing him to work for them? Hahaha

[@largol33t12]

Sounds about right. He is revived from the dead. The CIA bleed him of everything he knows about Koskov and the opium shipments to the Taliban. He is told cooperate or die so he spills his guts. The CIA clean up their mess and force him to work as an agent in Russia where he will eventually meet Bond again in "Goldeneye."😁

[@BrittMonkey]

Never understood why Bond keeps firing at that small square of bulletproof glass protecting Whitaker's head at 1:55 when he could've easily just aimed at his exposed torso and called it a day.

[@Darthzilla99]

It was in the dark. The glass would be harder to notice in the dark.

[@qwertymanor]

Brad Whitaker mentions earlier he has high tech body armor. For some reason people ignore or forget that.

[@dazzlernator]

Watch again, in slow motion if necessary. Bond first fired at Whitaker's torso and his arm before resorting to trying headshots but as Whitaker said, Bond's small arms fire was ineffective against the body armour that he was wearing.

[@yippeeki-yay1691]

Whittaker was wearing body armour. He even says so a few secs later.

[@christopherfoote4643]

He was wearing protective gear. The first three shots were body shots

[@A-Name-101]

Movie mistake - agent in the van says “Over and out” You simply say “Out”

[@Rapscallion2009]

And that, kids, is why we aim center-mass.....

[@grimsbybrazilianjiu-jitsu7423]

Watch again bonds first 3 shots are at centre mass but his entire clothing is bullet proof. Bond then aims for the head which is the reason the gun has the shield, covers the only weak spot.