"The Man with the Golden Gun" was premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on , with general release in the United Kingdom the same day. The film was made with an estimated budget of $7 million; despite initial good returns from the box office, "The Man with the Golden Gun" grossed a total of $97.6 million at the worldwide box office, with $21 million earned in the US, making it the fourth lowest-grossing Bond film in the series. The promotion of the film had "one of the more anaemic advertising campaigns of the series" and there were few products available, apart from the soundtrack and paperback book, although Lone Star Toys produced a "James Bond 007 pistol" in gold; this differed from the weapon used by Scaramanga in the film as it was little more than a Walther P38 with a silencer fitted.
Release and reception
The Man with the Golden Gun (film)
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Release and reception
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The theme tune to "The Man with the Golden Gun", released in 1974, was performed by Scottish singer Lulu and composed by John Barry. Tony Bramwell, who worked for Harry Saltzman's music publishing company Hilary Music, wanted Elton John or Cat Stevens to sing the title song. However, by this time the producers were taking turns producing the films; Albert Broccoli—whose turn it was to produce—rejected Bramwell's suggestions. The lyrics to the Lulu song were written by Don Black and have been described variously as "ludicrous", "inane" and "one long stream of smut", because of their sexual innuendo. Bramwell subsequently dismissed the Barry-Lulu tune as "mundane".
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Music
A sample from one of the songs, "Hip's Trip", was used by The Prodigy in the "Mindfields" track on the album "The Fat of the Land".
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Music
Alice Cooper wrote a song titled "Man with the Golden Gun" to be used by the producers of the film, but they opted for Lulu's song instead. Cooper released his song in his album "Muscle of Love". Barry had only three weeks to score "The Man with the Golden Gun" and the theme tune and score are generally considered by critics to be among the weakest of Barry's contributions to the series, an opinion shared by Barry himself: "It's the one I hate most ... it just never happened for me." "The Man with the Golden Gun" was also the first to drop the distinctive plucked guitar from the theme heard over the gun barrel opening.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Music
The trailers featured some of the cut scenes.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Filming
The script was written by Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz. The film was set in the face of the 1973 energy crisis, a dominant theme in the script. Britain had still not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released in December 1974. The film also reflects the then-popular martial arts film craze, with several kung fu scenes and a predominantly Asian location, being set and shot in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Macau. Part of the film is also set in Beirut, Lebanon, but it was not shot there. The film was met with mixed reviews, and some critics described it as the lowest point in the canon up to that time.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Introduction
A vocal version of the theme called "Delilah Jones", with lyrics by Sylvia Fine unrelated to the subject matter of the film, was released by the McGuire Sisters on Coral Records in 1956. A vocal version of Bernstein's composition "Molly" with lyrics by Fine, entitled "Molly-O", was also recorded by a number of artists, including The Gaylords, Dick Jacobs and his orchestra, and others.
The Man with the Golden Arm | Musical score and soundtrack
The stunt was shown in slow motion, for the scene was otherwise too fast. Composer John Barry added a slide whistle sound effect over the stunt, which Broccoli kept in despite thinking that it "undercouped the stunt". Barry later regretted his decision, thinking the whistle "broke the golden rule" as the stunt was "for what it was all worth, a truly dangerous moment, ... true James Bond style". The sound effect was described as "simply crass". The writer Jim Smith suggested that the stunt "brings into focus the lack of excitement in the rest of the film and is spoilt by the use of 'comedy' sound effects." Eon Productions had licensed the stunt, which had been designed by Raymond McHenry.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Filming
The Academy Film Archive preserved "The Man with the Golden Arm" in 2005.
The Man with the Golden Arm | Preservation
The film score was composed, arranged and conducted by Elmer Bernstein, and the soundtrack album was released on the Decca label in February 1956. Allmusic's Bradley Torreano called it "one of the finest jazz soundtracks to come out of the '50s" and said that "on its own it still shines as an excellent example of how good film music can get. Bernstein's control over the smallest details of the music is what gives it the energy it contains; his blustery horns and deep percussion are only the front while some gorgeous orchestration happens almost unnoticed behind the music." The title theme was recorded by many other musicians including Billy May & His Orchestra who had a #9 hit in the UK in May 1956; Jet Harris, who released it as a single in 1963, Glam rockers Sweet covered the theme on their album "Desolation Boulevard" (Europe LP only), and Barry Adamson, who released a version on his album "Moss Side Story" (1988).
The Man with the Golden Arm | Musical score and soundtrack
The Man with the Golden Gun is the soundtrack for the ninth James Bond film of the same name. The theme tune was performed by Lulu, composed by John Barry - returning to the series after a one film absence (George Martin had scored the preceding film "Live and Let Die"), and the lyrics to the song were written by Don Black. Alice Cooper claims his song "Man With The Golden Gun" was to be used by the film's producers until it was dropped for Lulu's song instead. Cooper's song appears on the album "Muscle of Love". Barry considered the theme tune – the only Bond film title track not to chart as a single in either the U.K.
The Man with the Golden Gun (soundtrack) | Introduction
Additional footage of this sequence was shot of Bond walking straight towards the camera, putting his face into view, seen in the theatrical trailer. The dots that start the gun barrel in "The Man with the Golden Gun" are blue but in subsequent releases the dots are white. It is the last gun barrel sequence until "Quantum of Solace" where Bond wears a business suit.
Gun barrel sequence | 1973–1974
The Gun is a made-for-television film, of the suspense-thriller type, which ABC-TV aired as a "Movie of the Week" on November 13, 1974. It starred David Huffman, Ron Thompson, Richard Bright, Pepe Serna, Lee de Broux, and Stephen Elliott, and was written directly for television by Jay Benson, Richard Levinson, and William Link and directed by John Badham, then a working director of television productions. Levinson and Link were also the producers of the film. "The Gun" was inspiration for the song "Golden Ring", recorded by George Jones and Tammy Wynette in 1976. The song would reach number-one on the Billboard Country Singles chart later that year.
The Gun (1974 film) | Introduction
The Golden Gun ranked sixth in a 2008 20th Century Fox poll of the most popular film weapons, which surveyed approximately 2,000 film fans. On 10 October 2008, it was discovered that one of the golden guns used in the film, which is estimated to be worth around £80,000, was missing (suspected stolen) from Elstree Props, a company based at Hertfordshire studios.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Golden Gun prop
The Man with the Golden Gun is a 1985 role-playing game adventure for "James Bond 007" published by Victory Games.
The Man with the Golden Gun (adventure) | Introduction
Some Bond music fans consider Lulu's brassy vocal to be effective in setting the tone for the film's female characters.
The Man with the Golden Gun (soundtrack) | Introduction
"TV Guide" called it a "so-so crime story. Despite some fast pacing in the direction, the script is too simplistic for the fare."
Man with a Gun (1958 film) | Critical reception
Opinion on "The Man with the Golden Gun" has for the most part remained the same as it was in 1974 and as of September 2020, film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 41% out of 51 critical reviews about the film were positive, with an average score of 5.26/10. The website's critical consensus states, "A middling Bond film, "The Man With the Golden Gun" suffers from double entendre-laden dialogue, a noteworthy lack of gadgets, and a villain that overshadows 007." Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 43 out of 100 based on 11 reviews from mainstream critics, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Reflective reviews
As a result of the controversy, the MPAA investigated and revised production codes, allowing later movies more freedom to deeply explore hitherto taboo subjects such as drug abuse, kidnapping, miscegenation, abortion, and prostitution. In the end, "The Man With The Golden Arm" finally received the Production Code seal number 17011 in June 1961, which permitted the film to be reissued and sold for television broadcast.
The Man with the Golden Arm | Controversy over release
"The Man with the Golden Gun" was premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on , with general release in the United Kingdom the same day. The film was made with an estimated budget of $7 million; despite initial good returns from the box office, "The Man with the Golden Gun" grossed a total of $97.6 million at the worldwide box office, with $21 million earned in the US, making it the fourth lowest-grossing Bond film in the series. The promotion of the film had "one of the more anaemic advertising campaigns of the series" and there were few products available, apart from the soundtrack and paperback book, although Lone Star Toys produced a "James Bond 007 pistol" in gold; this differed from the weapon used by Scaramanga in the film as it was little more than a Walther P38 with a silencer fitted.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Release and reception
"The Man with the Golden Gun" was published in the UK on 1 April 1965 by Jonathan Cape, was 221 pages long and cost eighteen shillings. Cover artist Richard Chopping undertook the cover design again and was paid 300 guineas for the artwork. "The Man with the Golden Gun" was published in the US in August 1965, was 183 pages long and cost $4.50. Even before the US edition was published, "The Man with the Golden Gun" was ninth place on the best-seller lists, with 80,000 pre-orders for the hardback version.
The Man with the Golden Gun (novel) | Release and reception
Academy Award winner Oswald Morris was hired to finish the job after cinematographer Ted Moore became ill. Morris was initially reluctant, as he did not like his previous experiences taking over other cinematographers' work, but accepted after dining with Broccoli. Production wrapped in Pinewood in August 1974. One of the main stunts in the film consisted of stunt driver Loren “Bumps” Willert (as James Bond) driving an AMC Hornet leaping a broken bridge and spinning around 360 degrees in mid-air about the longitudinal axis, doing an "aerial twist"; Willert successfully completed the jump on the first take, and was given a $30,000 bonus on the spot.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Filming
The film's music was composed by Fu Liang Chou under the name of Chow Fook-Leung. Pieces of John Barry's 1974 score to "The Man with the Golden Gun" can be heard throughout the film.
The Flash Legs | Music
"(Themes from) "The Man with the Golden Arm"" is a song written by Elmer Bernstein and performed by Richard Maltby & His Orchestra. It reached number 14 on the "Billboard" chart in 1956. It was featured in the 1955 film "The Man with the Golden Arm".
(Themes from) The Man with the Golden Arm | Introduction
The Golden Bullet is a 1917 American Western film featuring Harry Carey.
The Golden Bullet (1917 film) | Introduction
"The Legend of the Golden Gun" was released on DVD on December 4, 2012 and still is available to order at Amazon.com and at tcm.com
The Legend of the Golden Gun | DVD
For one of the two main aspects of the plot, the screenwriters used the 1973 energy crisis as a backdrop to the film, allowing the MacGuffin of the "Solex agitator" to be introduced; Broccoli's stepson Michael G. Wilson researched solar power to create the Solex. While "Live and Let Die" had borrowed heavily from the blaxploitation genre, "The Man with the Golden Gun" borrowed from the martial arts genre that was popular in the 1970s through films such as "Fist of Fury" (1972) and "Enter the Dragon" (1973). However, the use of the martial arts for a fight scene in the film "lapses into incredibility" when Lt Hip and his two nieces defeat an entire "dojo".
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Writing and themes
Like many American films of the time, "The Golden Bullet" was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required cuts of two scenes involving the theft of gold and a shooting.
The Golden Bullet (1917 film) | Reception
In late April production returned to Hong Kong and also shot in Macau. Production had to move to studio work in Pinewood Studios—which included sets such as Scaramanga's solar energy plant and island interior.
Production of the James Bond films | "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974)
Fuller uses every opportunity to show off the widescreen format while employing extensive use of close-ups and one of the longest tracking shots ever done at Fox’s studio at that time - over three minutes long. Harry Sukman composed the score and conducted it as well. Jidge Carroll sings two songs onscreen in the film, the theme song titled "High Ridin' Woman," written by Harold Adamson and Harry Sukman; and "God Has His Arms Around Me," written by Victor Young and Harold Adamson. Both songs were later recorded by the western singing group, The Sons of the Pioneers, and released on their single for RCA (RCA 47-7079) on November 1, 1957.
Forty Guns | Production
The Man with the Golden Gun is a 1974 spy film and the ninth in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. A loose adaptation of Ian Fleming's posthumously published 1965 novel of the same name, the film has Bond sent after the Solex Agitator, a device that can harness the power of the sun, while facing the assassin Francisco Scaramanga, the "Man with the Golden Gun". The action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the Solex. "The Man with the Golden Gun" was the fourth and final film in the series directed by Guy Hamilton.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Introduction
"Johnny Oro" was released in Italy on 15 July 1966.
Ringo and His Golden Pistol | Release
Gentlemen with Guns is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patricia Knox, Steve Darrell, George Chesebro, Karl Hackett, Budd Buster and Frank Ellis. The film was released on March 27, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation.
Gentlemen with Guns | Introduction
An original motion picture soundtrack was released by Rykodisc on February 24, 1998. The CD contains twenty-three tracks (00:43:10), and includes songs heard in the film and the film score written by Mason Daring. The music is universally Latin in flavor. The various styles include: "cumbias," the Colombian dance music; a brass band; an "orquestra," of Mayan culture; Peruvian Susana Baca singing a cappella; El General's funky hip-hop; and Mason Daring's bass marimba and Spanish guitar-driven score.
Men with Guns | Soundtrack
After escaping with the aid of Hip and his nieces, Bond speeds away on a motorised sampan along the river and reunites with his assistant, Mary Goodnight. Scaramanga subsequently kills Hai Fat with his golden gun and assumes control of his empire, taking the Solex with him.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Plot
Preminger decided to release the finished film prior to submitting it for a Code seal of approval. He contended that his film would not entice any viewers to take drugs, since drug use was depicted as having severely negative consequences. United Artists, which had invested $1 million in the film's production, opted to distribute the film, even though doing so could result in the company being fined $25,000 by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The president of United Artists, Arthur Krim, expressed the company's hope that the PCA would make an exception to its usual rules and grant the film approval because of the film's "immense potential for public service." The film received several advance bookings in November and early December 1955, before the PCA had made a decision on whether to grant a Code seal.
The Man with the Golden Arm | Controversy over release
"The Man with the Golden Gun" met with mixed reviews upon its release. Derek Malcolm in "The Guardian" savaged the film, saying that "the script is the limpest of the lot and ... Roger Moore as 007 is the last man on earth to make it sound better than it is." There was some praise from Malcolm, although it was muted, saying that "Christopher Lee ... makes a goodish villain and Britt Ekland a passable Mary Goodnight ... Up to scratch in production values ... the film is otherwise merely a potboiler. Maybe enough's enough." Tom Milne, writing in "The Observer", was even more caustic, writing that "This series, which has been scraping the bottom of the barrel for some time, is now through the bottom ...
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Contemporary reviews
Doc, Hands of Steel (, , also known as "The Man Who Came to Kill" and "Man with the Golden Pistol") is a 1965 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Alfonso Balcázar.
Doc, Hands of Steel | Introduction
The score by Victor Young was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score.
Golden Boy (1939 film) | Accolades
A 1974 AMC Hornet X was used for the "corkscrew" stunt which was first tested as a computer-simulation (the first of its kind) by Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory. It was then performed as a live-action stunt, successfully filmed in one take. The stunt was performed by Loren “Bumps” Willert.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Car stunts
Man or Gun is a 1958 American Western film directed by Albert C. Gannaway and written by Vance Skarstedt and James J. Cassity. The film stars Macdonald Carey, Audrey Totter, James Craig, James Gleason, Warren Stevens and Harry Shannon. The film, shot in Naturama was released on May 30, 1958, by Republic Pictures.
Man or Gun | Introduction
The film, originally released in 1929, was silent and accompanied in theaters with live music. It has since been released a number of times with different soundtracks:
Man with a Movie Camera | Soundtracks
Sons O' Guns is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Jerry Wald and Julius J. Epstein. It stars Joe E. Brown, and features Joan Blondell, with Beverly Roberts, Eric Blore, Craig Reynolds and Wini Shaw. It was released by Warner Bros. on May 30, 1936. The film is based on a stage musical of the same name with book by Fred Thompson and Jack Donohue, music by J. Fred Coots, and lyrics by Arthur Swanstrom and Benny Davis, which played on Broadway for 295 performances beginning on November 26, 1929. Only one song from the stage production was used, "Over Here", the two other songs in the film – "Arms of an Army Man" and "A Buck and a Quarter a Day" – were written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin.
Sons O' Guns | Introduction
However, in early December 1955, the PCA denied the film a Code seal, and the decision was upheld upon appeal to the MPAA. As a result, United Artists resigned from the MPAA that same month (although the company re-joined a few years later). The National Legion of Decency also showed disagreement with the PCA ruling by rating the film as a "B" meaning "morally objectionable in part for all", instead of a "C" meaning "condemned", which was the rating normally given to films that were denied a Code seal. Large theater circuits including Loews also refused to ban the film and instead showed it despite the lack of a Code seal.
The Man with the Golden Arm | Controversy over release
The Man with the Gun () is a 1938 Soviet history drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich.
The Man with the Gun | Introduction
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the film in the United States for digital download on January 1, 2019 and on DVD and 2-disc Blu-ray package on January 15, 2019. The UK DVD and Blu-ray on April 1, 2019. The Blu-ray home release has eight special features including deleted scenes, audio commentary with the director and filmmaking conversations with Redford and Lowery.
The Old Man &amp; the Gun | Home media
The film was copyrighted on July 17, 1916, announced in "Motion Picture News" on July 28, 1916, and officially released on August 14, 1916. The film opened to mixed reviews.
A Yoke of Gold | Release and reception
"The Guns of Navarone" – Dimitri Tiomkin
19th Golden Globe Awards | <a href="Golden%20Globe%20Award%20for%20Best%20Original%20Score">Best Music, Original Score</a>
Christopher Lee's portrayal of Scaramanga as a villain of similar skill and ability to Bond was praised, but reviewers criticised the film as a whole, particularly its comedic approach and the performances of Moore and Britt Ekland. Whilst profitable, the film is the 4th lowest-grossing in the series and its relatively modest returns by comparison with those of "Live and Let Die" (1973) reportedly placed the continuation of the franchise in jeopardy. It was the last Bond film to be co-produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, with Saltzman selling his 50% stake in Danjaq, LLC, the parent company of Eon Productions, after the release of the film.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Introduction
NOTE: All release dates for non-compilations below are taken from the liner notes for "The Man with the Golden Flute – The Complete RCA Collection" (71 CDs and 2 DVDs box set) (2014). Compilations:
James Galway | Discography
Orchestra conducted by Elmer Bernstein featuring:
The Man with the Golden Arm | Personnel
The film was released on DVD in the U.S on April 28, 2009 via Shout! Factory.
Johnny Got His Gun (film) | Home media
Three Golden Gun props were made; a solid piece, one that could be fired with a cap and one that could be assembled and disassembled, although Christopher Lee said that the process "was extremely difficult." The gun was "one of the more memorable props in the Bond series" and consisted of an interlocking fountain pen (the barrel), cigarette lighter (the bullet chamber), cigarette case (the handle) and cufflink (the trigger) with the bullet secured in Scaramanga's belt buckle. In the film, the gun was designed to accept a single 4.2-millimetre, 23-carat gold bullet produced by Lazar, a gunsmith in Macau who specialized in custom weapons and ammunition.
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Golden Gun prop
The novel was made into motion pictures in , 1936, 1962 and 2005 (the latest was made for TV). The 1918 version was directed by Alexander Korda. The 1962 version is by far the most famous of the four, as it featured the most popular actors of that age. The movie versions are all titled "Az aranyember", in accord with modern spelling.
The Man with the Golden Touch | Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The music for the film was composed by Georges Garvarentz. The theme song to the film, "The Golden Lady", was performed by The Three Degrees, and was co-written by Garvarentz with lead vocalist Sheila Ferguson. It was released as a single and peaked at #56 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1979.
The Golden Lady | Soundtrack
The Legend of the Golden Gun is a 1979 television Western film, starring Jeff Osterhage, Hal Holbrook, Carl Franklin, and Robert Davi.
The Legend of the Golden Gun | Introduction
The film's original score was composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri, who provided string arrangements for the song "Santa Fe" and has one brief track on "Blaze Of Glory". On September 19, 2011 Intrada Records issued Silvestri's score on its own CD.
Young Guns II | Score album
The film was released on DVD on January 31, 2006, by MGM Home Entertainment.
Guns of the Magnificent Seven | Home media
The Golden Bullet () is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Robert Wuellner and starring Gertrude Welcker, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Otto Treptow. It premiered in Berlin on 24 March 1921.
The Golden Bullet (1921 film) | Introduction
The film was released (along with several other Youngson compilations) on DVD for the first time in the United States in 2007. Its main musical theme is derived from Chopin's "Etude Op. 10, No. 3", often known as "Tristesse".
The Golden Age of Comedy | Introduction
Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson reunited to compose the music for the film. The soundtrack was released on iTunes on 22 September 2017 by Fox Music and was released on CD in October 2017 by La-La Land Records.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Music
The film "Next", a very loose adaptation of "The Golden Man", was released in 2007. It was directed by Lee Tamahori and stars Nicolas Cage as Cris Johnson and co-stars Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, and Peter Falk.
The Golden Man | Film adaptation
Bond is subsequently assigned to retrieve the agitator and assassinate Scaramanga. Bond meets with Hai Fat, a wealthy Thai entrepreneur suspected of arranging Gibson's murder, and is captured, but subsequently escapes. He tracks Scaramanga to an island in Red Chinese waters, where the two men fight and Bond kills the assassin.
List of James Bond films | "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974)
On October 17, 2014, "The Golden Era" was released in the U.S. in a limited run that comprised just 15 theaters over a span of 6 weeks.
The Golden Era (film) | Release
"From "Carousel" (20th CENTURY-FOX, 02/16/1956)" "From "The Man with the Golden Arm" (UNITED ARTISTS, 01/1956)" "From "Johnny Concho" (UNITED ARTISTS, 07/1956)" "From "High Society" (MGM, 07/17/1956)" "From "The Joker is Wild" (PARAMOUNT, 10/1957)"
Frank Sinatra in Hollywood 1940–1964 | Disc five
"The New York Times" reviewer called the film "an engrossing adventure" and "several cuts above the norm for this genre."
Man with the Gun | Reception
The film was released to theatres in 1957 as a feature produced by William Faris, directed by Bill Karn & Richard Kahn. A similar film, "Gang Busters" (1954), was also originally based on the dramatic radio program first titled "G-Men", which premiered on July 20, 1935. The title was changed to "Gang Busters" on January 15, 1936.
Guns Don't Argue | Production
"The Gun" has never been released on home video in any format or medium.
The Gun (1974 film) | Availability
While not as epic as his last film, the masterful "Lone Star", it's still another bold triumph for one of America's most independent-minded filmmakers." The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 89% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on twenty-seven reviews.
Men with Guns | Critical response
Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman intended to follow "You Only Live Twice" with "The Man with the Golden Gun", inviting Roger Moore to the Bond role. However, filming was planned in Cambodia, and the Samlaut Uprising made filming impractical, leading to the production being canceled. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was produced instead with George Lazenby as Bond. Lazenby's next Bond film, Saltzman told a reporter, would be either "The Man with the Golden Gun" or "Diamonds Are Forever". The producers chose the latter title, with Sean Connery returning as Bond. Broccoli and Saltzman then decided to start production on "The Man with the Golden Gun" after "Live and Let Die".
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Production
Broccoli's stepson Michael G. Wilson researched solar power to create the MacGuffin of the "Solex Agitator". While "Live and Let Die" had borrowed heavily from the blaxploitation genre, "The Man with the Golden Gun" borrowed from the martial arts genre that was popular in the 1970s. On 6 November 1973 filming commenced at the exterior location shots of RMS "Queen Elizabeth", which acted as a top-secret MI6 base grounded in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. The major part of principal photography started in April 1974 in Thailand. Thai locations included Bangkok, Thonburi, Phuket and the nearby Phang Nga Province, on the islands of Ko Khao Phing Kan () and Ko Tapu ().
Production of the James Bond films | "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974)
"The Golden Arrow" was released in Italy on September 7, 1962. It was released in the United States on May 1964. The film was not a box office hit and cost so much money it almost bankrupted Titanus, the production company.
The Golden Arrow (1962 film) | Release
or U.S. – and score to be among the weakest of his contributions to the series: "It's the one I hate most... it just never happened for me." Certainly the title song is notable for having suggestive lyrics, and during a TV celebration for the series' 40th anniversary, Lulu's performance was introduced with reference to its being the raunchiest of all Bond songs. For the first time, the song's end theme is not a straight reprise of the opener, as it begins with different lyrics (subsequent films followed suit with variations in arrangement, ahead of a new practice of using a different song altogether).
The Man with the Golden Gun (soundtrack) | Introduction
In 2011, La-La Land Records released a limited edition 3-CD soundtrack set containing the entirety of both Barry's mostly unused score (on disc one), and Colombier's final theatrical score (on disc two), in addition to an exclusive Barry-composed song, sung by emerging composer Randy Edelman. The songs that had been released on Capitol's first soundtrack in 1986 were also featured in the set.
The Golden Child | Score
The film was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival and North American distribution rights were acquired by Cinemation Industries. The film opened August 4, 1971 at the RKO 59th Street Twins in New York City. All servicemen were admitted free.
Johnny Got His Gun (film) | Release
"The Man with the Golden Arm" earned $4,100,000 at the North American box office and the critical reception was just as strong; "Variety" magazine stated: "Otto Preminger's "The Man with the Golden Arm" is a feature that focuses on addiction to narcotics. Clinical in its probing of the agonies, this is a gripping, fascinating film, expertly produced and directed and performed with marked conviction by Frank Sinatra as the drug slave."
The Man with the Golden Arm | Reception
The film was released VHS on January 4, 1989 and DVD and VHS on April 22, 2003 by Artisan Home Entertainment.
Young Guns (film) | Home media
The film premiered April 27, 1928, in New York, with two showings per day at the Central Theatre. Proceeds from opening night were donated to the American Friends of Blérancourt, a humanitarian aid organization. According to Universal's house organ, "The Gold Mine", these limited showings continued at least into May. Also in May, the film had its London premiere, at a trade show at the London Pavilion Theatre on the 2nd.
The Man Who Laughs (1928 film) | Theatrical release
No film elements are known to survive. The soundtrack, which was recorded on Vitaphone disks, may survive in private hands.
The Girl of the Golden West (1930 film) | Preservation
Filming commenced on 6 November 1973 at the partly submerged wreck of the RMS "Queen Elizabeth", which acted as a top-secret MI6 base grounded in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. The crew was small, and a stunt double was used for James Bond. Other Hong Kong locations included the Hong Kong Dragon Garden as the estate of Hai Fat, which portrayed a location in Bangkok. The major part of principal photography started on 18 April 1974 in Thailand. Thai locations included Bangkok, Thonburi, Phuket and nearby Phang Nga Province, on the islands of Ko Khao Phing Kan () and Ko Tapu ().
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Filming
The film had a limited release in the United States on December 30, 2016, before going wide on January 27, 2017. The film received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song.
Gold (2016 film) | Introduction
Production wrapped in Pinewood in August 1974. One of the main stunts in the film consisted of stunt driver "Bumps" Willard (as James Bond) driving an AMC Hornet leaping a broken bridge and spinning around 360 degrees in mid-air about the longitudinal axis, doing an "aerial twist"; Willard successfully completed the jump on the first take. The stunt was shown in slow motion as the scene was too fast. Composer John Barry added a slide whistle sound effect over the stunt, which Broccoli kept in despite thinking that it "undercouped the stunt". Barry later regretted his decision, thinking the whistle "broke the golden rule" as the stunt was "for what it was all worth, a truly dangerous moment, ...
Filming of James Bond in the 1970s | "The Man with the Golden Gun"
Hamilton decided to put Marc Lawrence, whom he had worked with on "Diamonds Are Forever", to play a gangster shot dead by Scaramanga at the start of the film because he found it an interesting idea to "put sort of a Chicago gangster in the middle of Thailand".
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Casting
The Golden Thought is a 1917 silent short film western directed by and starring Tom Mix. It was produced by the Selig Polyscope Company and released through the General Film Company. A print survives in the George Eastman House. It was rereleased in 1924 after being expanded into feature form.Its unclear whether this expanded version survives.
The Golden Thought | Introduction
Man with the Gun is a 1955 black and white Western film starring Robert Mitchum. The film was released in the United Kingdom as The Trouble Shooter and is also sometimes entitled Deadly Peacemaker. The supporting cast includes Jan Sterling and Karen Sharpe. The film was written by N. B. Stone Jr and Richard Wilson and directed by Wilson.
Man with the Gun | Introduction
With the introduction of Roger Moore, and the use of a 1.85:1 matted aspect ratio, a fourth sequence was shot. It was used for just two films: "Live and Let Die" and "The Man with the Golden Gun". Moore wears a business suit and, unlike Simmons, Connery and Lazenby, uses both hands instead of one hand to fire his gun, his left hand bracing his gun arm. It is worth noting that the gun barrel moves side-to-side only to the left of Bond, without alternating to the right. This is the first gun barrel sequence in which Bond is not wearing a hat.
Gun barrel sequence | 1973–1974
Garfield died in 1952 and the film rights were acquired by Otto Preminger from his estate. Preminger had previously released "The Moon Is Blue" (1953), which succeeded at the box office despite being denied the Production Code seal of approval due to its sexual subject matter. He told Peter Bogdanovich why he was attracted to Algren's novel: "I think there's a great tragedy in any human being who gets hooked on something, whether it's heroin or love or a woman or whatever." Although United Artists (UA) had a distribution contract with Preminger, a clause in the contract allowed them to withdraw if a film failed to get Code approval.
The Man with the Golden Arm | Production
Nearly all gadgets in this film belong to the main villain, Francisco Scaramanga.
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American composer Elmer Bernstein quoted the figure in another film, "The Man with the Golden Arm", which received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1955. Dixon remarked, "we felt like this was a great achievement for one of these blues phrases to be used in a movie".
Hoochie Coochie Man | Influence and recognition
The songs "Coup d'État" and "When the Shit Hits the Fan" were featured on the soundtrack to the 1984 Alex Cox film "Repo Man". "When the Shit Hits the Fan" was re-recorded for the soundtrack, with Earl Liberty and Chuck Biscuits replacing Rogerson and Lehrer.
Golden Shower of Hits | In popular culture
Ringo and His Golden Pistol () is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Mark Damon.
Ringo and His Golden Pistol | Introduction
Saltzman and Broccoli can still produce such slick and inventive entertainment". Arthur Thirkwell, writing in the "Sunday Mirror"s sister paper, the "Daily Mirror", concentrated more on lead actor Roger Moore than the film itself: "What Sean Connery used to achieve with a touch of sardonic sadism, Roger Moore conveys with roguish schoolboy charm and the odd, dry quip." Thirkwell also said that Moore "manages to make even this reduced-voltage Bond a character with plenty of sparkle." Judith Crist of "New York Magazine" gave a positive review, saying "the scenery's grand, the lines nice and the gadgetry entertaining", also describing the production as a film that "capture[s] the free-wheeling, whooshing non-sense of early Fleming's fairy tale for grown-ups orientation".
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Contemporary reviews
It was adapted for the screen by Walter Newman, Lewis Meltzer and Ben Hecht (uncredited), and directed by Otto Preminger. The film's initial release was controversial for its treatment of the then-taboo subject of drug addiction. It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Sinatra for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Joseph C. Wright and Darrell Silvera for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White and Elmer Bernstein for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Sinatra was also nominated for best actor awards by the BAFTAs and The New York Film Critics. The film is in the public domain.
The Man with the Golden Arm | Introduction
It was released as a limited release in North America on September 28, 2018 and a wide release October 9, grossing a total of $11.3 million. It was also released in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2018 grossing $791,192 and Italy on December 2018 grossing $1.4 million.
The Old Man &amp; the Gun | Box office
Two Gun Man is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ken Maynard, Lucille Powers, and Charles King. It was released on May 15, 1931.
Two Gun Man | Introduction
The film was released on March 20, 2015 by Open Road Films. It was a box office bomb, grossing just $24 million against its $40 million budget and receiving a poor critical reception.
The Gunman (2015 film) | Introduction
Absent from the film were the distinctive soundtracks used in future Spaghetti Westerns, made popular by such composers as Francesco DeMasi, Bruno Nicolai and Ennio Morricone.
Savage Guns (1961 film) | Cinematic influence
The Man with the Cannon () is a 1977 Albanian film directed by Viktor Gjika based on the novel by the same title by Dritero Agolli.
The Man with the Cannon (film) | Introduction
The film was released on Blu-ray on 12 December 2017 and DVD. A Target exclusive gift set includes four whiskey stones. The Walmart exclusive gift set comes with a Funko Pocket Pop! Eggsy keychain. A limited-edition steelbook packaging is available exclusively at Best Buy in the U.S., HMV in the UK, and JB Hi-Fi in Australia.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Home media
Man with a Gun is a low-budget 1958 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully from a screenplay by Michael Winner. It starred Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson and John Le Mesurier.
Man with a Gun (1958 film) | Introduction
"The Music Man"
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