Bond movie #9 has 007 in the crosshairs of the worlds greatest assassin, the conveniently never photographed Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee). The wonderfully 70's plot concerns nefarious efforts to corner the market on a new solar cell technology, one vital to confronting 'the energy crises'. Exotic locations include Beirut (on a sound stage), Macau, Hong Kong, and other islands off the Chinese coast, as well as Thailand, where Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Clifton James) from Live and Let Die makes an unlikely reappearance in an unlikely car chase by an AMC Hornet of an AMC Matador Coupe (I hope that cross promotion paid well). Britt Ekland, who interestingly appeared on screen with Lee the previous year in the cult horror film The Wicker Man, is a dimmer then average Bond girl. Hervé Villechaize is Lee's assistant Nick Nack. Nick Nack's chief function is to assist a tall man who likes to wear white suits on an exotic island, and thus The Man with the Golden Gun can be viewed as, and I would argue should be viewed as, that one time Mister Roarke let Tattoo go on a Fantasy Island vacation. ***
Ranking the Bonds so far:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
From Russia with Love
Goldfinger
Dr. No
Thunderball
Diamonds are Forever
You Only Live Twice
Live and Let Die
The Man with the Golden Gun
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