History Film / TheManWithTheGoldenGun

* GreaterScopeVillain: Scaramanga is revealed to be working for Red China. At least, they appear content with letting him squat on one of their islands in exchange for a few assassinations when they require the best of the best. How involved they are with the solar chip scheme is up for debate; Scaramanga implies that he personally intends to extort the oil and gas industries.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Scaramanga is revealed to be working for Red China.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Bill Fairbanks, 002, was killed before the start of the film.

''The Man with the Golden Gun'' is the ninth film in the ''Film/JamesBond'' series, the fourth and last to be directed by Creator/GuyHamilton, and the second to star Creator/RogerMoore, coming out on December 18, 1974. Lulu performed the TitleThemeTune.

** The whole point of Mary Goodnight wearing a bikini (despite Scaramanga's "no concealed weapons" excuse. Especially the scene where her bottom 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 Britt Ekland's booty?

** 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 Britt Ekland's booty?

* GiantMook: Bond had to fight two Sumo wrestlers in one scene. He has barely beaten them, but then Nick-Nack cheats, clocking the agent on the head from behind.

* GoingCommando: Bond encounters Chu-Mi, a beautiful Thai girl swimming in Hai Fats' pool, who invites him to join her.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Scaramanga's gun fires a 4.2mm bullet. A caliber that small (.165) has no stopping power to speak of unless you hit a point guaranteed to be an instant kill, which he ''always'' does.

TheOneWith Creator/ChristopherLee driving a flying car.

* HelloAgainOfficer: James Bond had a not-terribly-pleasant encounter with Louisiana Sheriff J.W. Pepper in ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', and runs into him again while Pepper just happens to be vacationing in Bangkok.

This was the first Bond movie allowed to be screened in the Kremlin, where a Russian official told [[Creator/AlbertRBroccoli Cubby Broccoli]] that the KGB clearly didn't train Scaramanga very well. Possibly because there is only one mention of them in the entire movie (RedChina, on the other hand ...). It's also the last film that producer Harry Saltzman worked on, and the last film to be released only one year after the film before it.

This was the first Bond movie allowed to be screened in the Kremlin, where a Russian official told [[Creator/AlbertRBroccoli Cubby Broccoli]] that the KGB clearly didn't train Scaramanga very well. Possibly because there is only one mention of them in the entire movie (RedChina, on the other hand ...). It's also the last film that producer Harry Saltzman worked on.

* RealityEnsues: Hai Fat treats Francisco Scaramanga like a junior partner or subordinate with some disdain, but the assassin proves him spectacularly wrong and quickly pulls off a KlingonPromotion.

''The Man with the Golden Gun'' is the ninth film in the ''Film/JamesBond'' series, the fourth and last to be directed by Creator/GuyHamilton, and the second to star Creator/RogerMoore, coming out in December 1974. Lulu performed the TitleThemeTune.

* PunchPunchPunchOhOh: Minor example when Bond faces two sumo wrestlers. After beating one off, he gets carried by the other, and tries to beat him, to the beat of the soundtrack no less- but the guy doesn't even flinch. Bond has to give the poor wrestler a painful wedgie in order to escape.

* NudityEqualsHonesty: Scaramanga forces the captive Mary Goodnight into a bikini for this reason

* PunchPunchUhOh: Minor example when Bond faces two sumo wrestlers. After beating one off, he gets carried by the other, and tries to beat him, to the beat of the soundtrack no less- but the guy doesn't even flinch. Bond has to give the poor wrestler a painful wedgie in order to escape.

* HeroInsurance: During filming of the chase scene in ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'', they actually had a guy running following the cars with a checkbook to pay for damages.

** Nick Nack's job is to be one, as he hires various assassins to kill Scaramanga to keep him on the edge. If he ever succeeds, Nick Nack inherits his boss' money. Scaramanga actually knows about it.

* GoGoEnslavement: In a CallBack to ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', 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.

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[[caption-width-right:250:''No one can catch him, no hitman can match him...'']]

''The Man with the Golden Gun'' is the ninth film in the ''Film/JamesBond'' series, the fourth and last to be directed by Guy Hamilton, and the second to star Creator/RogerMoore, coming out in December 1974. Lulu performed the TitleThemeTune.

* NoOSHACompliance: Scaramanga's laser has a maintenance access area mere inches from the path of the beam, which can be switched on if someone so much as bumps the control panel. Additionally, his complex's power source involves uncovered vats of cryogenic liquid, which naturally have catwalks above them from which it is easy to fall. Did we mention the whole thing ''explodes'' if something (like, say, a body) causes the temperature to rise?

Is preceded by ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' and followed with ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''.

* AffablyEvil: Francisco Scaramanga; he is suave, charming, charismatic. Nick Nack is also quite cheerful, courteous and pleasant.

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

* BriefAccentImitation: Bond mimics Sherrif Pepper's accent ("I sure am, boy!") just before the bridge jump.

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: A 95% efficient solar cell is still way outside the reach of science, even decades after this movie was made. To put things in perspective, early 21st century solar cells achieve around 25% efficiency. Assuming the technology was released in the Bond universe after the events of this movie, it would have, as stated in the movie, ended the energy crisis, but to such an extent that it would have put every other kind of energy out of business practically overnight.

* LandmarkingTheHiddenBase: The wreck of RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' is used as an MI6 base.

* UnknownRival: This is the case for the first half of the film. James Bond is tracking down Scaramanga on the basis of the bullet carved with his number which was sent to MI6 and interpreted as a threat. The bullet was actually sent by Scaramanga's assistant Andrea, who wanted Bond to kill him, and Scaramanga even admits when he meets Bond that he has nothing against him.

* AffablyEvil: Scaramanga. Nick Nack is also quite cheerful, courteous and pleasant.

-->''Bond''': That's what I call trouble.