History Film / TheManWithTheGoldenGun

* DumbBlonde: Mary Goodnight, the most blatant example in the whole Bond series. Especially bad, considering she's supposed to be a trained agent herself (albeit in the Foreign Service, but ''still''...)

* ConvectionShmonvection: We're told that the beam of concentrated sunlight, which goes through open air with no isolation from the machine's operator, heats up to 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit. Bond later has it lit up a few centimeters from his face.

{{The one with}} Creator/ChristopherLee driving the flying car.

* UsefulNotes/{{Beirut}}: With obligatory belly-dancer.

* LandOfDragons: Two different locales, actually, none of them the mainland. The first is UsefulNotes/fHongKong, the second is Scaramanga's island lair, somewhere in the Chinese-controlled part of the South China Sea.

-->'''Scaramanga:''' Now that's why I call solar power.

* GildedCage: Scaramanga's mistress has a luxurious life on his secret island, but she is virtually his prisoner.

** Notably, this is the first of the only two Bond movies (the other being ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'') where Bond dispatches a BigBad by gunshot.

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

-->'''Bond''': [[AmericanAccents "Ah shore am, boy!"]]

* BadassDriver: Bond, who performs a whole manner of (very real) stunts in the car chase. Scaramanga for that matter (in fact, Creator/ChristopherLee was credited as a stunt driver).

** CallBack: To ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''.

'''''The Man with the Golden Gun''''' is the ninth spy film in the ''Film/JamesBond'' series and the second to star Creator/RogerMoore as the [[SecretIntelligenceService MI6]] agent James Bond. A loose adaptation of Creator/IanFleming's [[Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun novel of same name]], the film has Bond sent after the [[MacGuffin Solex Agitator]], a device that can harness the power of the sun, while facing the assassin Francisco Scaramanga (Creator/ChristopherLee), the "Man with the Golden Gun." The action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the Solex.

In this ninth ''Film/JamesBond'' film, [=MI6=] receives a gold bullet with "007" etched into its surface. M believes this to be a message from Francisco Scaramanga (Creator/ChristopherLee), a KGB-trained assassin (because we need to add the Commies into the mix somehow), announcing that Bond is the killer's next $1 million hit. Oh, there's also a missing solar power device needed to prevent an impending energy crisis.

** HollyWoodPoliceDrivingAcademy: One of the police cars pursuing Bond crashes into the wrecked car, after swerving and skidding sideways, instead of simply moving over to the right.

* DeathbySex: [[spoiler:Andrea Anders gets killed in public - with no one noticing - after having sex with Bond]].
* DeathCourse: Scaramanga's funhouse

* DoABarrelRoll: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzCIbhLUUA0&feature=related Bond jumping with a car on a destroyed bridge.]] Yes, it was real; and yes, the producers had the guts to add a {{Narm}}y slide whistle! [[note]] The director stated in the DVD commentary that he added it because he didn't think there was a way the audiences would take such stunt seriously. [[/note]]

* DuelToTheDeath: between Bond and Scaramanga

* EvilLaugh: One of the features of the funhouse is a recording of Scaramanga doing a deranged version of this.

** The scene where Mary Goodnight's bikini-clad butt keeps knocking against the BigRedButton activating the killer laser. Sure, it's a Crowning Moment Of Stupid, but who's going to argue with a tight close-up of Creator/{{Britt Ekland}}'s booty?

* GoGoEnslavement: Scaramanga forces Mary Goodnight to wear a bikini - a rare justification, it's so she can't have concealed weapons, a legitimate concern as Goodnight is (at least supposed to be) a trained agent. The psychological effect of forcing her to be almost totally naked in the midst of her enemies, enhancing her sense of vulnerability, would probably be a good reason as well.

* GroinAttack: Bond stops a sumo wrestler's BearHug of Death by tightening his jockstrap.

* 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, slapping said woman, 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/CasinoRoyale2006''. 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.
** Keep in mind though that in this one, he also has a target on his back from the beginning, so like most other people who are being threatened, he's understandably willing to go to extreme lengths to save his hide. Of course, it still doesn't justify everything he does, but it's got to play a part in some of his actions.

* KingpinInHisGym: Scaramanga has a warped relationship with his diminuative manservant Nick-Nack; in the event of his death, Nick-Nack inherits everything...in return for Nick-Nack actually ''trying'' to kill him by hiring the best assassins in the world for Scaramanga to pit his skills against.
* LandOfDragons: Two different locales, actually, none of them the mainland. The first is HongKong, the second is Scaramanga's island lair, somewhere in the Chinese-controlled part of the South China Sea.

* MythologyGag: Instead of the famous custom gun of the film, the titular Golden Gun's of the book are a Colt Single Action Army and a Derringer. Nik Nak holds Bond up in the stadium with a Derringer and Scaramanga uses a Colt SAA to shoot a bottle of champagne on his beach - which he then proceeds to call a ''harmless toy'' which could also count as a possible TakeThat to his book counterpart who is considered one of the weaker villains of the series.

* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Before starting the duel, Scaramanga shows Bond around his island and has lunch with him.
** Superbly parodied [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aMmtNpHqzs here]].

** Rather convenient for Scaramanga to keep a statue of James Bond in his funhouse of death. And that his statue looked like Roger Moore rather than Sean Connery or George Lazenby.

* ScaramangaSpecial: The GoldenGun itself. Scaramanga combines specially designed parts disguised as a pen, a cigarette lighter, a cigarette box and a cuff link. The [[{{TropeNamers/Film}} Trope Namer]] and [[TropeMakers Trope Maker]].
* SequelEscalation: Averted. A down-to-earth plot (no world domination plots), especially before ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' and ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' played this trope straight. However, as seen in LighterAndSofter above, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's regularly considered a better film for this reason.

* SightedGunsAreLowTech: Scaramanga is a good enough of a marksman that he doesn't need gun sights on his eponymous gun.
** Arguably not, as the pen clip is in the correct position for a sight (although he only aims obviously with it once.)

** "Mr Fat has just resigned. I'm the new Chairman of the Board."

* 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 {{Professional 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.
** Well, he's probably more mad that Bond (or rather, Goodnight) blew up his inheritance than anything else. As for poison Scaramanga's will might just be that specific - Nick Nack only gets it if he, Scaramanga, is murdered by another gunman.

-->[after presenting Bond his solar-powered laser weapon]
-->'''Scaramanga:''' You must admit I am now undeniably the Man with the Golden Gun.
* TooDumbToLive:
** Mary Goodnight. Unfortunately, she does.
** Sheriff J.W. Pepper. Likewise.

* TrackingDevice: Mary Goodnight has one as a button on her clothing. MI6 uses it to locate her after Scaramanga kidnaps her.
* TripleNipple: Scaramanga is not like other men.
** The gene that triggers breast formation was named after him. [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16140987]]

* UselessProtagonist: Other than [[spoiler:killing Scaramanga]], Bond doesn't really accomplish anything throughout the movie.

* LighterandSofter: Easily one of the most jarring examples of this in the series, with the film's over-reliance on comedy regularly earning it scorn from many longtime Bond fans.

* SequelEscalation: Averted. A refreshingly down-to-earth plot (no world domination plots, egomaniac villains etc) especially before ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' and ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' played this trope straight.

* PhallicWeapon: Scaramanga only makes love before he kills, and it's clear from one scene with Anders that the gun is a penis substitute (he's caressing Anders with it suggestively as they lie in bed).

[[caption-width-right:300:No one can catch him, no hitman can match him...]]

* 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, slapping said woman, 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.

* DoABarrelRoll: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzCIbhLUUA0&feature=related Bond jumping with a car on a destroyed bridge.]] Yes, it was real; and yes, the producers had the guts to add a {{Narm}}y slide whistle!

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Scaramanga, whose only companion as a child was an elephant from his father's circus that was killed by a trigger-happy policeman.

* 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 Elizabeth'' as covert headquarters. [[note]]Declared a shipping hazard and dismantled for scrap between 1974 and 1975, with the unsalvagable remains of the hull completely submerged on the seabed[[/note]] The martial arts school also points itself to the Kung Fu craze of the 70s.

* 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, slapping said woman, 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. [[ReconciliationDissonance 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.