Never Say Never Again (1983)
Thunderball remake by rights-holder Kevin McClory. Never Say Never Again is Irvin Kershner's 1983 British spy film operating outside the official Eon Productions Bond franchise through specific rights arrangements.
Actor: Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger won Best Supporting Actress for L.A. Confidential, playing a call girl surgically altered to resemble Veronica Lake, and the performance carries considerably more interiority than the premise suggests.
Batman and 9½ Weeks made her a major star in the 1980s, and Never Say Never Again gave her a Bond film.
She was bankrupted by a lawsuit after withdrawing from Boxing Helena, and has spoken about severe agoraphobia and anxiety that affected the career throughout.
