History Trivia / Goldfinger

* WriteWhoYouKnow: Fleming based Pussy Galore on Blance Blackwell, his neighbour and lover in Jamaica.

* EnforcedMethodActing: During the infamous laser scene, the special effects team (positioned beneath the table, using a blowtorch to really cut through the metal table) went well beyond the point they said they'd stop at. Creator/SeanConnery's visible distress is genuine, and he complained when shooting was over.

* OrphanedReference: In the title sequence, one of the clips is of Bond walking past a Royal Mail van in Q Branch, and reacting when the side of the van opens to reveal a technician doing something just slightly out of frame (reports from people who worked on the set say that it was a mounted machine gun). This moment was meant to appear at the very beginning of the Q Branch scene, but was snipped out in order to begin the scene with Bond observing the parking meter gas dispenser instead. The unobscured Royal Mail van scene has never resurfaced.

** Cec Linder (Felix Leiter) was originally cast as Mr. Simmons (Goldfinger's opponent at the card game), while Austin Wills (who ended up playing Mr. Simmons) was cast as Felix Leiter.

* ActingForTwo \ : Nikki van der Zyl voices Jill Masterson and Bonita.

* ActingForTwo: Nikki van der Zyl voices Jill Masterson and Bonita.

* EnforcedMethodActing:
** Harold Sakata, who played Oddjob was more of an athlete (Olympic weightlifter and professional wrestler) than an actor, and did not master the cinematic art of pulling back one's blows. When he injures James' neck in one scene, Creator/SeanConnery was actually hurt, and his discomfort was real.
** Also, during the infamous laser scene, the special effects team (positioned beneath the table, using a blowtorch to really cut through the metal table) went well beyond the point they said they'd stop at. Connery's visible distress is genuine, and he complained when shooting was over.
** And finally, a mook is splashed with scalding hot water early in the movie, and was actually burned.
** Harold Sakata was actually getting burned during Oddjob's electrocution, [[DyeingForYourArt but decided to keep going until the director yelled "Cut"]]. That's why Bond looked concerned rather than relieved that his enemy was dead.
* FakeAmerican: The Canadian Cec Linder takes over as Felix Leiter.

* AwesomeDearBoy: Around the time when ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' came out, a TV special was produced reminiscing about all things Bond over the years. Several past Bond Girls were interviewed, and most of them seemed to have a problem with the term "Bond Girl," for various reasons. Creator/HonorBlackman (Pussy Galore), on the other hand, said that not only did she feel that Bond Girl was the correct term, but that she was proud to call herself one. This is notable in that Blackman was older than the other actresses who were interviewed for the special.

* BannedInChina: The film was initially banned in Israel, due to Gert Fröbe having been a member of the Nazi party. However, it was then revealed that he used his connections to save several would-be Holocaust victims, and everything was cleared up[[note]]It probably also helped that, while he had joined the Nazi party in 1929, he left the party in 1937, and only joined the German military in 1944 after he was drafted[[/note]].

** All of Goldfinger's lines were redubbed by Michael Collins, as Creator/GertFrobe spoke very poor English. It's really an amazing job, and you'd never know just watching the film.

* WriteWhoYouKnow: Fleming based Pussy Galore on Blance Blackwell, his neibour and lover in Jamaica.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Creator/SeanConnery never set foot in the USA once during the entire production. It was mostly filmed in England. The South American heroin plant in TheTeaser was a disused gasworks in London; Miami Beach was recreated in Pinewood; and Kentucky was actually Kent. The movies would not film in the United States until ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''.

* BTeamSequel: Creator/TerenceYoung, who directed the two previous films ''Film/DrNo'' and ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', chose to film ''The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders'' instead, after a pay dispute that saw him denied a percentage of the film's profits.

* WorkingTitle: ''The Richest Man in the World''.

* NamedAfterTheDog: Creator/IanFleming named Pussy Galore after his pet octopus. This was later referenced in ''Film/{{Octopussy}}''.

* OneBookAuthor: Despite her impressive film debut as Tilly, this was model Creator/TaniaMallet's only major film appearance.[[note]]She stated that she became dissatisfied with the strict scheduling and the low pay of being an actress; according to her, despite her attempts to negotiate her salary, she made more in a day as a model than she did in a week as a actress, so she went back to modelling full time.[[/note]] She had previously tested for Tatiana Romanova in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''.

* SampledUp: The horns and harp melody from the track [[https://youtu.be/lOfW9xw6yJ0?t=63 "Golden Girl"]] (played during the SignatureScene where Bond discovers Jill's gold-painted body) were later sampled in the 1996 single [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATAj1iyzi_o "6 Underground"]] by Music/SneakerPimps.

* UsefulNotes/AFIS100YearsSeries:
** AFIS100Years100Thrills: #71
** AFIS100Years100HeroesAndVillains:
*** #49 Villain, Auric Goldfinger
** AFIS100Years100Songs
*** #53, "Goldfinger"
** AFIS100Years100MovieQuotes:
*** #90, "A martini. Shaken, not stirred"

* UsefulNotes/BFITop100BritishFilms: #70

* AFIS100YearsSeries:

** All of Goldfinger's lines are dubbed, as Creator/GertFrobe spoke very poor English. It's really an amazing job, and you'd never know just watching the film.