History Film / TheManWithTheGoldenGun

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Besides its '70s fashion, the film dates itself with its extensive talk about the energy crisis, and [=MI6=]'s use of the wreck of the ''Queen Elizibeth'' as covert headquarters. [[hottip:*:declared a shipping hazard and dismantled for scrap between 1974 and 1975, with the unsalvagable remains of the hull completely submereged on the seabed]]

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Besides its '70s fashion, the film dates itself with its extensive talk about the energy crisis, and [=MI6=]'s use of the wreck of the ''Queen Elizibeth'' as covert headquarters (declared a shipping hazard and dismantled for scrap between 1974 and 1975, with the unsalvagable remains of the hull completely submereged on the seabed).

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Besides its '70s fashion, the film dates itself with its extensive talk about the energy crisis, and [=MI6=]'s use of the wreck of the ''Queen Elizibeth'' as covert headquarters (declared a shipping hazard and dismantled for scrap between 1974 and 1975, with 40-50% left on the seabed).

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Besides its '70s fashion, the film dates itself with its extensive talk about the energy crisis.

[[TheOneWith The one with]] Tattoo from ''FantasyIsland''.

-->'''Scaramanga:''' I could've shot you down when you were in your plane, [[VictoryIsBoring but it would've been ridiculously easy.]]

The 9th ''Film/JamesBond'' film, and TheOneWith where ChristopherLee has a third nipple.

The 9th ''Film/JamesBond'' film.

The 9th ''Film/JamesBond'' film, and TheOneWith where ChristopherLee has a third nipple.

The 9th ''Film/JamesBond'' film.

Francisco Scaramanga (played by ChristopherLee), the most dangerous assassin in the world (who's got a third nipple, of all things), has a contract out on Bond, who sets out to find out why. Oh, there's also a missing solar power device to find. It's also the last film that Harry Saltzman worked on.

Francisco Scaramanga (played by ChristopherLee), the most dangerous assassin in the world, has a contract out on Bond, who sets out to find out why. Oh, there's also a missing solar power device to find. It's also the last film that Harry Saltzman worked on.

The 9th ''Film/JamesBond'' film, and TheOneWith where ChristopherLee has a third nipple.

The 9th ''Film/JamesBond'' film, and TheOneWith a third nipple and some BlingBlingBang from a ScaramangaSpecial.

The 9th ''Film/JamesBond'' film, and TheOneWith a third nipple and some BlingBlingBang from a ScaramangaSpecial. Francisco Scaramanga (played by ChristopherLee), the most dangerous assassin in the world, has a contract out on Bond, who sets out to find out why. Oh, there's also a missing solar power device to find. It's also the last film that Harry Saltzman worked on.

The 9th ''Film/JamesBond'' film. Francisco Scaramanga (played by ChristopherLee), the most dangerous assassin in the world, has a contract out on Bond, who sets out to find out why. Oh, there's also a missing solar power device to find. It's also the last film that Harry Saltzman worked on.

This was the first Bond movie allowed to be screened in the Soviet Union. Possibly because there is not even one mention of them in the entire movie (RedChina, on the other hand....).

* HollywoodSilencer: Notably averted in the opening scene, where the ganger assassin's silenced weapon is still quite loud.

* JerkAss: [[EnforcedTrope Inflicted upon Bond by the studio, in an effort to counteract Roger Moore's natural urbanity.]] Bond is infamously a total ''asshole'' throughout this film, threatening to break a woman's arm, threatening to blow off a guy's testicles, and later pushing a kid salesman ("''bloody tourist!''") into a rapid stream during a boat chase. Having sex with Anders while Goodnight, ''who he was just about to have sex with'', is hiding in the closet. [[WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack And then she still has sex with Bond at the end!]] This could be viewed as reversing the changes of previous movies, as the Bond of the books is a much more ruthless, cold-blooded JerkAss than is generally portrayed (at least up until the second ''Film/CasinoRoyale''. Or ''Film/LicenceToKill'', anyway) Plus the undeniable fact that this is ''exactly'' how a real life agent would behave - you don't get to save the world without, at the very least, ''threatening'' violence.

* TenPacesAndTurn: Subverted. Scaramanga disappears while Bond's back is turned, leading to a hunt.

-->'''Scaramanga:''' I could've shot you down when you were in your plane, [[VictoryIsBoring But it would've been ridiculously easy.]]

-->'''Bond:''' Who would want to put a contract out on me?
-->'''M:''' Jealous husbands, humiliated tailors, outraged chefs. The list is endless!

The 9th JamesBond film. Francisco Scaramanga (played by ChristopherLee), the most dangerous assassin in the world, has a contract out on Bond, who sets out to find out why. Oh, there's also a missing solar power device to find. It's also the last film that Harry Saltzman worked on.

[[TheOneWith The one with]] the dudes from ''FantasyIsland''.

[[TheOneWith The one with]] the dudes from ''FantasyIsland''.

* BifurcatedWeapon: Scaramanga's gun

* TemptingFate: Hai Fat building his own mausoleum. And an InUniverse example -- Scaramanga has left Nick Nack all his money in his will. Nick Nack in return arranges for various {{Career Killer}}s to murder his boss, which helps Scaramanga cope with his ennui. Nick Nack could of course simply poison his champagne, but he's actually quite loyal, and genuinely angry when Bond kills Scaramanga.