If the Bond saga has taught us anything, it’s that no matter how grand the explosions or spectacular the chase sequences, sometimes it’s the quieter details that lodge themselves in our cinematic memories. Enter the Golden Gun. Francisco Scaramanga‘s Golden Gun holds a distinctive place both in its utility and its cinematic representation. Originally introduced … Read more
Two schoolmates of James Bond author Ian Fleming have been revealed as the real-life inspirations for the 007 villains Ernst Stavro Blofeld and Francisco Scaramanga. It had previously been thought that Fleming took the names from his own schooldays at Eton, but instead the names are from two bullies from his nephew’s school. The boys, … Read more
The Cast of The Man with the Golden Gun Roger Moore as James Bond Christopher Lee as Francisco Scaramanga Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight Maud Adams as Andrea Anders Hervé Villechaize as Nick Nack Richard Loo as Hai Fat Soon-Taik Oh as Lieutenant Hip Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny Desmond Llewelyn as … Read more
