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M: "What do you know about a man called Scaramanga, 007?"

Bond: "Scaramanga? Oh yes, The Man With The Golden Gun."

―M to James Bond

The Man with the Golden Gun is 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, 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 hiatuses between Licence to Kill in 1989 and GoldenEye in 1995 and again between Spectre in 2015 and No Time to Die in 2021.

Plot summary

The film version's title character is Francisco Scaramanga, a high-priced assassin who charges $1 million per hit. He is known for using a single-shot golden gun which is capable of killing a man in one bullet. 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 financier, Hai Fat); no pictures or physical descriptions of him exist.

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.

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.

TMWTGG - Bond dines with Scaramanga and Goodnight — Scaramanga, Goodnight and Bond

Though officially "on leave" from his duties, Bond sets out to find Scaramanga before Scaramanga finds him. By retrieving a golden bullet from the belly button of a belly dancer in Beirut, 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.

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.

Cast & Characters

This is the first of three movies to feature 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.

Crew

Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Written by: Ian Fleming
Screenplay by: Richard Maibaum, Tom Mankiewicz
Produced by: Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Composed by: John Barry
Cinematography by: Ted Moore, Oswald Morris
Production Design by: Peter Murton
Art direction by: Peter Lamont

Soundtrack

Main article: The Man with the Golden Gun (soundtrack)

Vehicles & gadgets

Main articles: List of James Bond vehicles and List of James Bond gadgets

AMC Hornet Sportabout 'hatchback' — Bond steals this car in Bangkok, Thailand from an American Motors dealership (the actual filming location was an office building lobby), unknowing that Sheriff J.W. Pepper is in it, planning to test drive it (an example of product placement), as AMC cars were never sold in Thailand, which drives on the left). LHD AMC Matadors were also used for the cop's cars, and by Scaramanga. A total of 15 AMC automobiles were used (3 of them were AMC Hornets - one of them modified for the corkscrew stunt). 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. This was one of two Bond films where AMC products were used - the other was in Moonraker (AMC was uncredited for the latter product placement but their products at the time of Moonraker's release date were distributed in Europe by Renault, later the owner of the AMC/Jeep Corporation until its demise in 1987, ending up absorbed by the Chrysler Corporation).
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.

Locations

Man-with-the-golden-gun concept poster — Concept poster art.

Film Locations

Hong Kong
London, England
Beirut, Lebanon
Bangkok, Thailand

One of the more interesting locations is the use of a derelict cruise liner, the RMS Queen Elizabeth, as a top-secret MI6 base in Hong Kong harbor.

Shooting locations

Pinewood Studios — London, England
Hong Kong
Macau
Thailand

Map

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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.
The Bottoms Up Club (the bar where Gibson, the man who created the Solex meets Lt. Hip, MI6's main agent in Hong Kong) is actually a real bar that's still open today. It even has a notice on it's sign that it was featured in the movie.
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.
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, the ongoing Vietnam War in the region made filming impractical. Roger Moore was invited to be Bond in the 1969 version.
The cork-screwing car jump was first demonstrated on January 12, 1972 at the American Thrill Show which was held in Houston, Texas in the Astrodome where Jay Milligan drove an AMC Javelin. Cubby Broccoli contacted Milligan where he entered into negotiations - 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 modeling based on research at Cornell University on rollover collisions for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Stuntman Bumps Willard drove the AMC Hornet (modified by Milligan's stunt team with a center mounted steering wheel and powered with an AMC 258 (4.2L) inline six motor bolted to a Chrysler Torqueflite 904 transmission for reduced weight) when he performed the stunt with a center mounted steering wheel. Milligan also drove another similar looking AMC Hornet where he did perform the driving stunts in Bangkok including the J-turn (later known as a Rockford as seen in the TV series The Rockford Files) in one scene.
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. Originally, Ha Long Bay off the coast of Vietnam was considered but the effects following the Vietnam War - the Phang Nga filming location was revisited again in 1997 for Tomorrow Never Dies substituting for Ha Long Bay.
Marc Lawrence, who plays a gangster called Rodney who was 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.
The title sequence features the dancing of Carolyn Cheshire, later to be a renowned bodybuilder.
While filming, Roger Moore used to tease Christopher Lee about his role in Dracula.
Also, one time when they were filming on the island, Christopher Lee accidentally went into a cave and startled a swarm of bats that flew out of the cave.
Of all the films, this movie sports the smallest kill count for Bond, being Scaramanga himself.

Videos

External links

The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) at IMDb
MGM Official website
Ian Fleming bibliography of first editions

James Bond films
Sean Connery Dr. No (1962) • From Russia with Love (1963) • Goldfinger (1964) • Thunderball (1965) • You Only Live Twice (1967) • Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
George Lazenby On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Roger Moore Live and Let Die (1973) • The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) • The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) • Moonraker (1979) • For Your Eyes Only (1981) • Octopussy (1983) • A View to a Kill (1985)
Timothy Dalton The Living Daylights (1987) • Licence to Kill (1989)
Pierce Brosnan GoldenEye (1995) • Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) • The World Is Not Enough (1999) • Die Another Day (2002)
Daniel Craig Casino Royale (2006) • Quantum of Solace (2008) • Skyfall (2012) • Spectre (2015) • No Time To Die (2021)
Unofficial films Casino Royale (1954) • Casino Royale (1967) • Never Say Never Again (1983)
All Bond films on Archive

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-}}'''Lazar''': ''"Mr. Bond, bullets do not kill. It is the finger that pulls the trigger''."
+'''''The Man with the Golden Gun''''' is 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, 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 hiatuses between ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' in 1989 and ''[[GoldenEye]]'' in 1995 and again between ''[[Spectre (film)|Spectre]]'' in 2015 and ''[[No Time to Die (film)|No Time to Die]]'' in 2021.
-'''James Bond''': ''"Exactly. I am now aiming precisely at your groin. So speak or forever hold your piece''."
-―James Bond and Lazar
-'''The Man with the Golden Gun''' is 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 in film|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 in film|1989]] and ''[[GoldenEye]]'' in [[1995 in film|1995]].
 ==Plot summary==
-The film version's title character is [[Francisco Scaramanga]], a high-priced [[assassin]] who charges $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.
+The film version's title character is [[Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee)|Francisco Scaramanga]], a high-priced [[assassin]] who charges $1 million per hit. He is known for using a single-shot golden gun which is capable of killing a man in one bullet. Nothing is really known about Scaramanga in the beginning of the film except that he has a third nipple (information which [[James Bond (Roger Moore)|Bond]] later uses to get in touch with Scaramanga's financier, [[Hai Fat]]); no pictures or physical descriptions of him exist.
 The movie begins with a golden bullet, with "[[007]]" &mdash; Bond's codename &mdash; etched into its surface, being received by Her Majesty's Secret Service, the [[MI6|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.
-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.
+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.
+[[File:TMWTGG_-_Bond_dines_with_Scaramanga_and_Goodnight.jpg|thumb|260px|Scaramanga, Goodnight and Bond]]
+Though officially "on leave" from his duties, Bond sets out to find Scaramanga before Scaramanga finds him. By retrieving a golden bullet from the belly button of a [[Saida|belly dancer in Beirut]], 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 &mdash; to lure Bond to kill Scaramanga for her. Anders informs Bond as to where Scaramanga's plans will require him to be.
+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"''' &mdash; 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.
-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 &mdash; to lure Bond to kill Scaramanga for her. Anders informs Bond as to where Scaramanga's plans will require him to be.
-Unbeknownst to Bond, that location is that of Scaramanga's next 'hit', the target of which is[[Gibson (Gordon Everett)| Gibson]], the solar energy scientist from Bond's previous mission. The hit takes place in order to steal the '''"solex agitator"''' &mdash; 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.
 ==Cast & Characters==
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-This is the first of three movies to feature [[Maud Adams]]. In [[1983]] she plays a different character, [[Octopussy (Maud Adams)|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]]''.
+This is the first of three movies to feature [[Maud Adams]]. In 1983 she plays a different character, [[Octopussy (Maud Adams)|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]]''.
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 ==Vehicles & gadgets==
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 *[[AMC Hornet Sportabout]] 'hatchback' &mdash; Bond steals this car in Bangkok, [[Thailand]] from an American Motors dealership (the actual filming location was an office building lobby), unknowing that [[J.W. Pepper (Clifton James)|Sheriff J.W. Pepper]] is in it, planning to test drive it (an example of product placement), as AMC cars were never sold in Thailand, which drives on the left). LHD AMC Matadors were also used for the cop's cars, and by [[Scaramanga (Christopher Lee)|Scaramanga]]. A total of 15 AMC automobiles were used (3 of them were AMC Hornets - one of them modified for the corkscrew stunt). 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. This was one of two Bond films where AMC products were used - the other was in Moonraker (AMC was uncredited for the latter product placement but their products at the time of Moonraker's release date were distributed in Europe by Renault, later the owner of the AMC/Jeep Corporation until its demise in 1987, ending up absorbed by the Chrysler Corporation).
 *Car Plane &mdash; 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 [[Aerocar]]s, then undergoing experimentation in the USA.
 *The [[Golden Gun]] &mdash; 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.
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 ===See also===
-*[[Hong Kong in films]]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_set_in_Hong_Kong Hong Kong in films]
+===Map===
+{{#display_map:
+Beirut, Lebanon;
+Bangkok, Thailand;
+Hong Kong;
+Macau;
+Pinewood Studios,London,England
+}}
 ==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.
+*Christopher Lee, Ian Fleming's cousin, was Fleming's choice for the role of [[Dr. Julius No (Joseph Wiseman)|Dr. Julius No]] in the film ''[[Dr. No]]''. According to Bond film historians, Lee also was considered for the role of James Bond.
 *The Bottoms Up Club (the bar where Gibson, the man who created the Solex meets Lt. Hip, MI6's main agent in Hong Kong) is actually a real bar that's still open today. It even has a notice on it's sign that it was featured in the movie.
-*In the video game ''[[GoldenEye (video game)]]'', 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.
+*In the video game ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 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.
 *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 art]]ists, 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]], the ongoing Vietnam War in the region made filming impractical. [[Roger Moore]] was invited to be Bond in the 1969 version.
 *The cork-screwing car jump was first demonstrated on January 12, 1972 at the American Thrill Show which was held in Houston, Texas in the Astrodome where Jay Milligan drove an AMC Javelin. Cubby Broccoli contacted Milligan where he entered into negotiations - 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 modeling based on research at Cornell University on rollover collisions for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Stuntman Bumps Willard drove the AMC Hornet (modified by Milligan's stunt team with a center mounted steering wheel and powered with an AMC 258 (4.2L) inline six motor bolted to a Chrysler Torqueflite 904 transmission for reduced weight) when he performed the stunt with a center mounted steering wheel. Milligan also drove another similar looking AMC Hornet where he did perform the driving stunts in Bangkok including the J-turn (later known as a Rockford as seen in the TV series The Rockford Files) in one scene.
-*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) &mdash; in the film, this island houses the solar panels. Scaramanga's hideout is actually Ko Kow-Phing-Khan &mdash; 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]]. Originally, Ha Long Bay off the coast of Vietnam was considered but the effects following the Vietnam War - the Phang Nga filming location was revisited again in 1997 for Tomorrow Never Dies substituting for Ha Long Bay.
+*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) &mdash; in the film, this island houses the solar panels. Scaramanga's hideout is actually Ko Kow-Phing-Khan &mdash; 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. Originally, Ha Long Bay off the coast of Vietnam was considered but the effects following the Vietnam War - the Phang Nga filming location was revisited again in 1997 for Tomorrow Never Dies substituting for Ha Long Bay.
 *[[Marc Lawrence]], who plays a gangster called Rodney who was 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.
 *The title sequence features the dancing of Carolyn Cheshire, later to be a renowned bodybuilder.
 *While filming, Roger Moore used to tease Christopher Lee about his role in Dracula.
 *Also, one time when they were filming on the island, Christopher Lee accidentally went into a cave and startled a swarm of bats that flew out of the cave.
+*Of all the films, this movie sports the smallest kill count for Bond, being Scaramanga himself.
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-===Trailer===
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-|An Inch Too Low
-|[[American Motors|AMC Hornet]] Car Flip with [[J.W. Pepper (Clifton James)|J.W. Pepper]]
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-|[[File:Bond_29_The_Duel_(The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)|300px]]
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-|Bond duels [[Francisco Scaramanga|Scaramanga]]
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 *[http://www.mgm.com/title_title.do?title_star=MANWITHT MGM Official website]
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