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Encyclopedia > The Man with the Golden Gun
2004 Penguin Books paperback edition
2004 Penguin Books paperback edition

The Man with the Golden Gun is the thirteenth and final James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming and published posthumously in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1965. It was followed a year later by Fleming's short story collection, Octopussy and The Living Daylights. This image is a book cover. ... This image is a book cover. ... Penguin Books is a British publisher founded in 1935 by Allen Lane. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Ian Fleming Commander Ian Lancaster Fleming, RNVR (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was an English author and journalist, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Posthumous means after death. ... Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited, named after its founders John Gliddon and Norman Rose. ... See also: 1964 in literature, other events of 1965, 1966 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition Octopussy and the Living Daylights is a collection of James Bond short stories, by Ian Fleming, published in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as postscript to his James Bond canon. ...


It is also the ninth official James Bond movie and the second to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. The Man with the Golden Gun was made by EON Productions and released in 1974. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman and was the final Bond film to be co-produced by Saltzman as his partnership with Broccoli dissolved after the film's release. Saltman's 50% stake in EON Productions parent company, Danjaq, LLC was then purchased by United Artists. The resulting legalities over the Bond property delayed production of the next Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me for three years. The interval would be the longest break in the series until the six-year hiatus between Licence to Kill in 1989 and GoldenEye in 1995. Moore and Curtis in The Persuaders! (1971/72) Moore, Liv Ullmann and Sacheen Littlefeather at the 1973 Oscars Sir Roger George Moore, CBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English actor known for his suave and witty demeanor. ... EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. ... See also: 1973 in film 1974 1975 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... Albert Romolo Broccoli (April 5, 1909–June 27, 1996) known to millions of movie fans as Cubby Broccoli (a nickname used by a cousin), produced more than forty movies, but will be remembered by most for his contribution to one of the most successful film franchises in history, James Bond. ... Harry Saltzman (October 27, 1915 - September 28, 1994) was a film producer best known for co-producing the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli until selling his share of the franchise to United Artists in 1975. ... Danjaq, LLC (formerly Danjaq S.A.) is the holding company responsible for the copyright and trademarks to the characters, elements, and other related material to James Bond on screen. ... The current United Artists logo (also used during the 1980s). ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition The Spy Who Loved Me is a James Bond novel by Ian Fleming first published in 1962. ... Licence to Kill (released in the United States as License to Kill, but sold in the U.S. home video market with the British spelling) is the sixteenth film in the James Bond film series made by EON Productions. ... // Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... GoldenEye is the seventeenth James Bond film and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as Ian Flemings British secret service agent, James Bond. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1995. ...

Contents


The novel

1966 Pan Books paperback edition.
1966 Pan Books paperback edition.

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Plot summary

It has been nearly a year since James Bond disappeared, and was presumed dead during his mission to Japan. Then, a man claiming to be Bond appears in London and demands to see M. After much scrutinising and interrogation, the man's identity is confirmed, but during his debriefing interview with M, Bond tries to kill him with a cyanide pistol; the attempt fails. This article is about the British city. ... M is the title and code letter for James Bonds boss and fictional head of the British Secret Intelligence Service or MI6. ...


Meanwhile, the British Secret Service have learned that after attacking Blofeld's castle in Japan (chronicled in You Only Live Twice), Bond suffered a head injury and subsequent amnesia. After living as a Japanese fisherman for several months, Bond headed north, into the Soviet Union, to learn his true identity. While there, he was brainwashed and programmed to kill M on returning to England. 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel by Ian Fleming featuring James Bond, secret agent 007; it was published in 1964, around the time Fleming died. ... Amnesia (or amnaesia in Commonwealth English) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. ... Brainwashing controversies According to research and forensic psychologist Dick Anthony, the CIA invented the brainwashing ideology as a propaganda strategy to undercut communist claims that American POWs in Korean communist camps had voluntarily expressed sympathy for communism and that definitive research demonstrated that collaboration by western POWs had been caused... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001...


Now deprogrammed, Bond is eager to prove himself worthy of again being a 00 agent. M assigns him to Jamaica, to locate and gain the confidence of one Francisco (Paco) "Pistols" Scaramanga, an assassin, known as "the man with the golden gun", because of his golden .45 calibre revolver; Bond is assigned to kill him, because he killed several SIS agents. Deprogramming refers to actions to force a person to abandon allegiance to a religious group. ...


In mid-assignment, Bond, who has managed to become Scaramanga's temporary personal assistant under the name of Mark Hazard, learns that Scaramanga is involved with a syndicate of American gangsters and the KGB, who are working several schemes, including the destabilisation of Western interests in the Caribbean's sugar industry, running drugs into America, smuggling women from Mexico into America and launching casinos in Jamaica. Initially unaware of Bond's presence in Jamaica, Felix Leiter has also been recalled to duty by the CIA and assigned to Scaramanga's hotel staff. Gangsters are members of a professional crime organization, i. ... The KGB emblem and motto: The sword and the shield KGB (transliteration of КГБ) is the Russian-language abbreviation for State Security Committee, (Russian: ; Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti). ... Central America and the Caribbean (detailed pdf map) The Caribbean, (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Dutch: Cariben or Caraïben, or more commonly Antillen) or the West Indies, is a group of islands and countries which are in or border the Caribbean Sea which lies on... Magnified view of refined sugar crystals. ... The CIAs seal features an eagle atop a sixteen-point compass. ...


Bond kills Scaramanga during a train journey, with the assistance of Felix Leiter and his former secretary, Mary Goodnight, now assigned to the Kingston station of the Service. Leiter goes one step further and liquidates Scaramanga's gangster allies. In the process of all this, both Bond and Leiter are badly wounded, but they survive. Bond is offered a knighthood (KCMG — Bond already has CMG) for services past and present to Britain — but he turns it down because of his love for anonymity. Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. ... The following is a list of allies found throughout the James Bond film and novel series. ... The location of Kingston Kingston (population 652,000) is the capital of Jamaica. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ...



Author: Publisher: Hardback: Paperback: Alternate titles:
Ian Fleming Glidrose Productions (UK) 1965 | (U.S.) 1965 (UK) 1966 | (U.S.) 1966
Preceded by: You Only Live Twice
Followed by: Octopussy and The Living Daylights

Ian Fleming Commander Ian Lancaster Fleming, RNVR (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was an English author and journalist, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited, named after its founders John Gliddon and Norman Rose. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel by Ian Fleming featuring James Bond, secret agent 007; it was published in 1964, around the time Fleming died. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition Octopussy and the Living Daylights is a collection of James Bond short stories, by Ian Fleming, published in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as postscript to his James Bond canon. ...

Trivia

  • The novel makes reference to events in the short story "The Property of a Lady", which had been published in a special Sotheby's Auction House publication the previous year. This reference would have been lost on the general public, however, who would not get to read the story until it appeared in the paperback edition of Octopussy and The Living Daylights in 1967.
  • Being the last James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, this is actually the first time M's full name, Admiral Sir Miles Messervy, is ever said. In previous novels, any reference to M's name had been censored by 'dashes'.

2003 Penguin Books paperback edition Octopussy and the Living Daylights is a collection of James Bond short stories, by Ian Fleming, published in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as postscript to his James Bond canon. ... PR shot of Sothebys New York, from auditions for The Apprentice 2 Sothebys is an auction house. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition Octopussy and the Living Daylights is a collection of James Bond short stories, by Ian Fleming, published in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as postscript to his James Bond canon. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... M is the title and code letter for James Bonds boss and fictional head of the British Secret Intelligence Service or MI6. ...

The controversy over the novel

The Man with the Golden Gun novel has been a controversial and speculative subject since its publication in 1965, the year after Ian Fleming died. Supposedly, since Fleming died before completing the final draft manuscript, speculation is that the novel was edited and finished by other writers before publication. Kingsley Amis often has received credit for either completing or editing The Man with the Golden Gun, but this has been denied by several sources, including Andrew Lycett in the biography Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond, claiming Fleming had finished it and was subsequently read and edited only by Fleming's editor William Plomer. John Cork, co-author of James Bond, The Legacy (and producer of the documentaries included to the Special Edition DVD releases of the James Bond films) also claims that Fleming had finished it and that he, Cork, actually had seen the original un-edited typescript [1] — although he admits Amis had read it and had offered ideas that were not implemented. The introduction to the Titan Books reprint edition of the Colonel Sun comic strip explicitly describes the Golden Gun manuscript as "unfinished" at Fleming's death, and credits Plomer with polishing it for publication; the book also supports Cork's account that Amis's involvement was restricted to unimplemented suggestions for the manuscript. Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. ... William Charles Franklyn Plomer (he pronounced the surname as ploomer) (1903 - 1973) was a South African author, known as a novelist, poet and literary editor. ... Titan Books is a UK publisher of graphic novels. ... 1978 reprint by Panther Books. ...


The fact that Fleming reportedly was writing another Bond novel or short story at the time of his death (excerpts from which can be found in John Pearson's The Life of Ian Fleming and the 007forever.com website) adds credence to the idea that Fleming felt the novel was finished before he died, however, these fragments may pre-date his writing of The Man with the Golden Gun. John Pearson (born May 10, 1930) is a writer best associated with James Bond creator Ian Fleming. ...


In the New Statesman, after the novel's release, Amis called it "a sadly empty tale, empty of the interests and effects that for better or worse, Ian Fleming made his own." The New Statesman is a left-of-centre political weekly published in London. ...


Perhaps, due to the rumours of ghostwriters and revisions, some sources have suggested that the novel was some sort of "lost" manuscript; this is untrue. A ghostwriter is a writer who writes under someone elses name, with their consent. ...


Comic strip adaptation

Main article: James Bond comic strips

Fleming's original novel was adapted as a daily comic strip which was published in the British Daily Express newspaper and syndicated around the world. The adaptation ran from January 10 to September 10, 1966. The adaptation was written by Jim Lawrence and illustrated by Yaroslav Horak, both of whom were starting long tenures with the comic strip. The strip was reprinted by Titan Books in the early 1990s and again in 2004 as part of The Man with the Golden Gun anthology that also includes The Living Daylights. Starting in 1958 and continuing to 1983, James Bond, the fictional character created by author Ian Fleming appeared in 52 comic strips that were syndicated in British newspapers, 7 of which were initially published abroad. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... The Daily Express is a conservative, middle-market British tabloid newspaper. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Yaroslav is a Russian born Australian illustrator. ... Titan Books is a UK publisher of graphic novels. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition Octopussy and the Living Daylights is a collection of James Bond short stories, by Ian Fleming, published in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as postscript to his James Bond canon. ...


The film

The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man With the Golden Gun movie poster
James Bond Roger Moore
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Written by Ian Fleming
Screenplay Richard Maibaum,
Tom Mankiewicz
Music by John Barry
Main theme  
Composer John Barry
Don Black
Performer Lulu
Distributed by United Artists
Released 1974
Running time 125 min.
Budget $7,000,000
Worldwide gross $97,600,000
Admissions (world) 51.6 million
Preceded by Live and Let Die
Followed by The Spy Who Loved Me
IMDb profile

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Plot summary

The film version's title character is Francisco Scaramanga, a high-priced assassin who charges US$1 million per hit. He's known for using a golden gun and only needs one golden bullet per hit. Nothing is really known about Scaramanga in the beginning of the film except that he has a third nipple (information which Bond later uses to get in touch with Scaramanga's financer, Hai Fat); no pictures or physical descriptions of him exist. Francisco Scaramanga is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel The Man with the Golden Gun. ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... In its most general form, a nipple is an appurtenance from which a fluid emanates, in this instance breast milk, to nurture a mothers young. ...


The movie begins with a golden bullet, with "007" — Bond's codename — etched into its surface, being received by Her Majesty's Secret Service, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI-6). It is believed by Military Intelligence that Scaramanga has been hired to assassinate James Bond and has sent the bullet to intimidate his new target. 007 refers to either James Bond or Korean Airlines Flight 007 which was shot down in 1983 over Soviet airspace. ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service or simply Six, is the United Kingdoms external security agency. ... Military intelligence (abbreviated MI, int. ...


Bond's mission at this time revolves around the work of a scientist named Gibson, thought to be in possession of information crucial to solving the energy crisis by creating a virtually unlimited amount of energy using a new technique of harnessing the Sun's power. Because of the perceived threat to the agent's life, M (Bond's 'control' officer in MI-6) removes James from his current mission, and forces 007 to go on leave until the matter is resolved. An energy crisis is any great shortfall (or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. ... The Sun is the star at the center of Earths solar system. ...


Though officially "on leave" from his duties, Bond sets out to find Scaramanga before Scaramanga finds him. By retrieving a golden bullet used to assassinate another 'Double-0 agent' sometime previously, Agent 007 is led to the man responsible for supplying Scaramanga with his unusual golden ammunition. This leads Bond to Andrea Anders, Scaramanga's mistress. She confesses that it was she who sent the golden bullet to MI6 — to lure Bond to kill Scaramanga for her. Anders informs Bond as to where Scaramanga's plans will require him to be. Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ...


Unbeknownst to Bond, that location is that of Scaramanga's next 'hit', the target of which is Gibson, the solar energy scientist from Bond's previous mission. The hit takes place in order to steal the "solex agitator" — a critical component of Gibson's solar energy device. It is now Bond's mission to retrieve the solex agitator and duel it out with Scaramanga before Scaramanga can sell the device to the highest criminal bidder or use it for his own nefarious plans. The term hit can refer to any of the following: in marketing, a success involving (sudden) popularity of and demand for a particular item, such as a song that reaches the hit parade in archery and in target shooting, striking the exact desired spot, commonly the center of a target... Solar power describes a number of methods of harnessing energy from the light of the sun. ...


Cast & characters

This is the first of three movies to either star or have a cameo by Maud Adams. In 1983 she plays a different character, Octopussy, in the film of the same name. She would later have a cameo in the Bond movie A View to a Kill. This is also the second movie with Clifton James playing the role of Sheriff J.W. Pepper. He first appeared in Live and Let Die. The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... Moore and Curtis in The Persuaders! (1971/72) Moore, Liv Ullmann and Sacheen Littlefeather at the 1973 Oscars Sir Roger George Moore, CBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English actor known for his suave and witty demeanor. ... Francisco Scaramanga is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel The Man with the Golden Gun. ... Christopher Lee portrays Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London) is a legendary and prolific English actor known for his versatility, his professional longevity, and his distinctive basso delivery. ... The following is a list of allies found throughout the James Bond film and novel series. ... Britt Ekland in a promotional shoot for The Man with the Golden Gun Britt Ekland (born October 6, 1942 as Britt-Marie Eklund) is a Stockholm-born Swedish actress, long resident in the UK. Britt Ekland became famous as a result of her whirlwind romance with British actor and comedian... Maud Adams as Andrea Anders, Scaramangas frustrated mistress in The Man with the Golden Gun. Andrea Anders played by Maud Adams is the first Bond Girl of the James Bond film The Man With The Golden Gun. ... Maud Adams (born in Luleå, Sweden February 12, 1945, as Maud Solveig Christina Wikström), is an actress and supermodel, most known for her roles in two James Bond movies. ... Nick Nack is a fictional character in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. ... Hervé Villechaize Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize (April 23, 1943–September 4, 1993) was a French actor of Filipino ancestry who achieved worldwide recognition for his role as Mr. ... M is the title and code letter for James Bonds boss and fictional head of the British Secret Intelligence Service or MI6. ... Bernard Lee as M in The Man with the Golden Gun Bernard Lee (January 10, 1908 – January 16, 1981) was a British actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films. ... Miss Moneypenny is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. ... Lois Maxwell (born February 14, 1927) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise. ... Q is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. ... Desmond Llewelyn as Q in Tomorrow Never Dies Desmond Llewelyn (September 12, 1914 – December 19, 1999) was a Welsh actor, famous for playing the fictional character of Q in the James Bond series of films. ... The following is a list of recurring and notable allies found throughout the James Bond films and novels. ... Clifton James is an actor born on May 29, 1921. ... Carmen du Sautoy (born 26 February 1952 in London, England) is an actress. ... Martin Scorsese appears briefly in an uncredited role in this scene from Taxi Driver, the first scene in which Cybill Shepherd appears. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Octopussy is the thirteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions. ... A View to a Kill, released in 1985, is the fourteenth entry in the James Bond series of films made by EON Productions, and the last to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service Agent, Commander James Bond. ... Clifton James is an actor born on May 29, 1921. ... 2002 Penguin Books paperback edition Live and Let Die is the second James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, first published in 1954. ...


Crew

Guy Hamilton (born September 16, 1922, Paris, France) was a noted film director. ... Ian Fleming Commander Ian Lancaster Fleming, RNVR (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was an English author and journalist, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Richard Maibaum (May 26, 1909 - January 4, 1991) is a screenwriter best known for his adaptations of Ian Flemings novels, specifically the James Bond series of novels. ... Tom Mankiewicz is an American screenwriter and director. ... Albert Romolo Broccoli (April 5, 1909–June 27, 1996) known to millions of movie fans as Cubby Broccoli (a nickname used by a cousin), produced more than forty movies, but will be remembered by most for his contribution to one of the most successful film franchises in history, James Bond. ... Harry Saltzman (October 27, 1915 - September 28, 1994) was a film producer best known for co-producing the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli until selling his share of the franchise to United Artists in 1975. ... John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on November 3, 1933 in York, England) is considered one of the Big Four of modern film composers (the others being John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, and Henry Mancini). ... Ted Moore (August 7, 1914 - 1987) was a cinematographer and camera operator for a number of Hollywood films, most famous for his work on a number of movies in the James Bond series. ... Peter Lamont ( November 12, 1929) is a noted set decorator, art director, and production designer most famous for working on fifteen James Bond films. ...

Soundtrack

Original The Man With the Golden Gun soundtrack cover
Original The Man With the Golden Gun soundtrack cover
Main article: James Bond music

The theme tune, "The Man with the Golden Gun", was performed by Lulu and the lyrics to the song were written by Don Black. Alice Cooper claims his song The Man With The Golden Gun was to be used by the producers of the film until it was dropped for Lulu's song instead. Cooper's song appears on his album Muscle of Love. 007 - The Man With the Golden Gun soundtrack cover This is an album cover. ... 007 - The Man With the Golden Gun soundtrack cover This is an album cover. ... The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years, many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music. ... Lulu on the cover of her 2002 album Together Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie OBE (born 3 November 1948), best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer and songwriter most known for the 1960s international hit record To Sir, With Love. A native of Glasgow, Lulu shot to... Don Black (b. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a hard rock singer and musician. ... Muscle of Love is an album by Alice Cooper, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ...


The soundtrack was composed by Bond veteran John Barry. At the time, it was Barry's seventh Bond movie. John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on November 3, 1933 in York, England) is considered one of the Big Four of modern film composers (the others being John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, and Henry Mancini). ...


Track listing

  1. Main Title - The Man With The Golden Gun
  2. Scaramanga's Fun House
  3. Chew Me In Grisly Land
  4. The Man With The Golden Gun
  5. Getting The Bullet
  6. Goodnight Goodnight
  7. Let's Go Get Them
  8. Hip's Trip
  9. Kung Fu Fight
  10. In Search Of Scaramanga's
  11. Return To Scaramanga's
  12. End Title - The Man With The Golden Gun

Vehicles & gadgets

Main articles: List of James Bond vehicles and List of James Bond gadgets
  • AMC Hornet Sportabout 'hatchback' — Bond steals this car from an AMC dealership in Bangkok, Thailand, unknowing that Sheriff J.W. Pepper is in it, planning to test drive it (a full-on example of product placement, as AMC cars were actually never sold in Thailand, which drives on the left). LHD AMC cars were also used for the cop's cars, and by Scaramanga. A great stunt in the film takes place using the UNIVAC computer-calculated 'Calspan Spiral', permitting a fantastic feat of automotive acrobatics, until that time considered physically impossible. Unfortunately the professionalism of that stunt was ruined in the final film by usage of an incredibly comedic slide-whistle sound effect.
  • Car Plane — During a car chase, Scaramanga's AMC Matador 'X' disappears in a shed for some time. When it emerges it has wings attached, allowing it to fly away. The vehicle is an extrapolation of the last of the Taylor Aerocars, then undergoing experimentation in the USA.
  • The Golden Gun — Scaramanga's weapon of choice, it could fire a 4.2 caliber golden bullet specially made for the gun. The gun contained only a single round, which was sufficient for Scaramanga given his legendary marksmanship. The gun also separated into a gold cigarette lighter, a gold cigarette case, a gold cuff link, and a gold pen so as to avoid detection.

Throughout the James Bond series of films Q Branch has given Bond a wide variety of vehicles with which to battle his enemies. ... One popular element of the James Bond franchise is the exotic equipment and vehicles he is assigned on his missions, which often prove to be critically useful. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1970 AMC Hornet coupe The AMC Hornet was a compact automobile made by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) beginning with the 1970 model year and continuing through the 1977 model year. ... J.W. Pepper is a fictional Louisiana sheriff, portrayed by Clifton James in two James Bond films: Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun. ... Product placement(PPL) is a promotional tactic used by marketers in which a real commercial product is used in fictional media, and the presence of the product is a result of an economic exchange. ...  drive on right  drive on left Traffic going in opposite directions should be separated in such a way that they do not block each others way. ... Francisco Scaramanga is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel The Man with the Golden Gun. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... An advertisement for the 1973 AMC Matador, promoting its roominess The AMC Matador was an intermediate size car built and sold by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1971 to 1978. ... Aerocar was an American automobile a roadable aircraft (flying car) and the company that built it an unrelated company currently working on a new roadable aircraft concept There were also two automobile marques known as Aero Car: English version American version and another roadable aircraft unrelated to the one above. ... .357 Magnum cartridges, containing bullets. ... A metal naphtha lighter A lighter is a device used to create fire with the intent to ignite another substance such as a cigarette, smoking pipe, or charcoal in a grill. ... A cuff link, cufflink or cuff-link is a decorative fastener used to fasten or link the two portions of a french cuff, typically on a shirt or blouse. ... A ballpoint pen A pen is a writing instrument which applies ink to some surface. ...

Locations

Film Locations

One of the more interesting locations is the use of a derelict former Atlantic Ocean liner, the RMS Queen Elizabeth, as a top-secret MI6 base in Hong Kong harbor. This article is about the British city. ... There is also a drinking game alternately refered to as Beirut or Beer Pong. ... Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 Bangkok, (in Thai กรุงเทพฯ, กรุงเทพมหานคร, or Krung Thep, Krung Thep Mahanakhon), population 8,538,610 (1990), is the capital and largest city of Thailand. ... RMS Queen Elizabeth was a steam-powered ocean liner of the Cunard Steamship Company. ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service or simply Six, is the United Kingdoms external security agency. ...


Shooting locations

Pinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated approximately 20 miles west of London among the pine trees on what was the estate of Heatherden Hall, near the village of Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. ...

See also

  • Hong Kong in films

While most of local Hong Kong movies are set in the Special Administrative Region, several foreign movies are also, at least partly, set in Hong Kong. ...

Trivia

  • The film references the then-recent 1973 energy crisis. Britain had not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released.
  • Christopher Lee, Ian Fleming's cousin, was Fleming's choice for the role of Dr. Julius No in the film Dr. No. According to Bond film historians, Lee also was considered for the role of James Bond.
  • In the video game GoldenEye 007, and subsequent James Bond games (including Agent Under Fire, Nightfire, and GoldenEye: Rogue Agent), the Golden Gun counts as an instant kill, reflecting that the villain Francisco Scaramanga never missed.
  • The idea of a 'golden gun' was also referenced in the video game Total Overdose, where the player can use a special move that equips the character with a golden revolver, which automatically hits whoever you are targeting and is also an instant kill.
  • This film was criticised that, in addition to production faults, it is the most sexist story in the series, with James Bond's assistant, Mary Goodnight, a stereotypical blonde buffoon who is nearly useless to him. On the other hand, when Bond is fleeing an enemy dojo, chased by martial artists, he offers to protect two girls who were being menaced by them, only to have them demonstrate their superior fighting skill by easily thrashing Bond's pursuers.
  • Although her performance in the film is undistinguished, Mary Goodnight is a recurring character in several Fleming Bond novels, even appearing in lieu of Miss Moneypenny; in the novels, Goodnight is Bond's secretary.
  • Broccoli and Saltzman originally intended The Man with the Golden Gun as the film to follow You Only Live Twice, in 1969, but production was cancelled, because it was to have been filmed in Cambodia, and the outbreak of war in the region made filming impractical. Roger Moore was invited to be Bond in the 1969 version.
  • The cork-screwing car jump was proposed several years before. The producers took out copyrights and patents on the stunt in order to prevent it being used before they could integrate to a James Bond film; the jump was planned using computer modelling.
  • The scenes featuring the island hideout of Scaramanga were filmed in Phang Nga province in Thailand, north of the city of Phuket. One of the islands seen in the film is known as the "Nail" island (or Ko Khao Tapoo) — in the film, this island houses the solar panels. Scaramanga's hideout is actually Ko Kow-Phing-Khan — both islands are now tourists attractions. The "nail" island seen in the film is known by locals as James Bond Island in all tourist literature. The site was extremely hard hit by a tsunami following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
  • Marc Lawrence, who plays the gangster shot dead by Scaramanga at the start of the film, played a similar character in Diamonds Are Forever, although this film does not indicate whether Lawrence is playing the same character.

(Redirected from 1973 energy crisis) United States, drivers of vehicles with odd numbered license plates were allowed to purchase gasoline only on odd-numbered days of the month, while drivers with even-numbers were limited to even-numbered days. ... Dr. Julius No is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel Dr. No. ... 2002 reissue of the original novel. ... GoldenEye 007 is a first-person shooter video game for the Nintendo 64 based on the James Bond film GoldenEye. ... Agent Under Fire is a first-person shooter video game based on the James Bond franchise. ... Nightfire is a first-person shooter video game based on Ian Flemings British secret agent James Bond. ... GoldenEye: Rogue Agent is a first-person shooter video game from Electronic Arts using the James Bond license. ... Total Overdose is an action/adventure 3rd-person shooter video game that was developed by Deadline Games and published by Sci Entertainment in Europe and by Eidos in North America. ... A dojo is a term used in Japanese martial arts that refers to a formal training hall. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Miss Moneypenny is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel by Ian Fleming featuring James Bond, secret agent 007; it was published in 1964, around the time Fleming died. ... Moore and Curtis in The Persuaders! (1971/72) Moore, Liv Ullmann and Sacheen Littlefeather at the 1973 Oscars Sir Roger George Moore, CBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English actor known for his suave and witty demeanor. ... Phang Nga (Thai: พังงา) is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Phang Nga province. ... Phuket (Thai ภูเก็ต) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004. ... The December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hits Thailand The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ... Marc Lawrence in This Gun for Hire Marc Lawrence (February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005), born Marco Lorenzo DeBartolomeo, was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. ... A 2002 Penguin Books paperback edition Diamonds Are Forever, published in 1956, is the fourth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming. ...

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Then, a man claiming to be Bond appears in London and demands to see M. After much scrutinising and interrogation, the man's identity is confirmed, but during his debriefing interview with M, Bond tries to kill him with a cyanide pistol; the attempt fails.
Alice Cooper claims his song The Man With The Golden Gun was to be used by the producers of the film until it was dropped for Lulu's song instead.
The idea of a 'golden gun' was also referenced in the video game Total Overdose, where the player can use a special move that equips the character with a golden revolver, which automatically hits whoever you are targeting and is also an instant kill.
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