The Man with the Golden Gun
1974  PG  ACTION  2h 5min
CAST— Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, Herve Villechaize, Clifton James, Richard Loo, Marc Lawrence, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn
MUSIC— John Barry  DIRECTOR— Guy Hamilton  BASED ON— The Man with the Golden Gun (novel), by Ian Fleming

     Alternate title: The Dude With the Third Nipple. Oh, yeah, he has one; you wanna see the little sucker? OK, we’ve strayed from the subject at hand. Our real film this evening is yet another James Bond flick. In this adventure our intrepid hero has been targeted by the world’s premier assassin, the mysterious Scaramanga. This guy’s a veritable phantom, making hits, disappearing; no photographic evidence, no physical profile. Who better to track him down that 007? Bond travels across the beautiful Orient in search of his unknown assassin. Meanwhile, Scaramanga has been busy himself; he is holding a device that will harness the power of the sun, to be used for continuous power on earth… and its power is up for grabs to the highest bidder. A Bond film that gives all it has to give but sadly comes up lacking. Highlights include the scenery, Scaramanga’s sinister little henchman, Nick Nack, and of course the added attraction of seeing Christopher Lee’s bare chest. Titillating.
OUR RATING— ** ½
PRECEDED BY— Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), Diamonds are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973)
FOLLOWED BY— The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987), License to Kill (1989), GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Die Another Day (2002)