THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN - "A Hit and Miss Affair" (1974)

The Saturday Night Special of the hour is the classic James Bond movie titled "The Man With The Golden Gun," so don't expect a whole lot that you don't already know!

 I usually watch movies right before I do this, but this time I watched this particular movie in October, and since there was no way to use it as part of the Countdown To Halloween, I waited until now!

 "The Man With The Golden Gun" was Roger Moore's second outing as James Bond.

 You probably know Roger Moore also as "The Saint" but before that, he had a starring role in three other TV shows.

 From 1958 to 1959 Roger starred in 39 episodes of "Ivanhoe" in the lead role, from 1959 to 1960, he starred in a show Called "The Alaskans" as Silky Harris for 37 episodes, and he was also Beauregarde Maverick on "Maverick"for 16 episodes from 1959 to 1961.

 From 1962 to 1969 he was "The Saint" for 118 episodes!

 I think Roger deserves to take a rest after all that, but he was really just getting started!

 His foil in this film is the iconic Sir Christopher Lee as Scaramanga, the hit-man who possesses the golden gun!

 Believe it or not, but Chris Lee and Roger Moore had worked together before in 1958, when Chris played Sir Otto from the Rhine in an episode of "Ivanhoe" called "The German Knight!"

 Who wears it better? Christopher Lee or Maud (Octopussy) Adams?

Besides the giant talents of Roger Moore and Christopher Lee, the cast also includes a giant of a man in a 3'11" frame, Hervé Villechaize!

Everybody knows Hervé for his roles on "Fantasy Island," and in "Forbidden Zone,"
but I didn't know until right now about an 80's music video!

Here's Hervé Villechaize doing his part in a very amazingly "Ambitious" music video by Jeff Beck from 1985.

Here's the whole video! Not a bad song, and I thought it was kinda funny!

All James Bond movies have to have beautiful women in them, and in this one, it's the always alluring and still kicking, Britt (Stiletto, Asylum, The Wicker Man) Ekland!

The same company put out another wine that same year called Uckphay Ooyay.

 If you have never seen it, yes, they are going to drive (If you want to call it driving) across this bridge!


You're probably asking yourself, how many golden things can a man actually have, and I'm here to answer that question! Over the years in movies and TV, besides a golden gun, there have been all these things!

 Starting in 1955, there's been "The Man With The Golden Arm," "The Man With The Golden Nose," "The Man With The Golden Bum," "The Man With The Golden Wrist," "The Man With The Golden Hand," "The Man With The Golden Tongue," "The Man With The Golden Ears," "The Man With The Golden Feet," "The Man With The Golden Guts," and "The Man With The Golden Brain!"

  Besides all those body parts, there's also been "The Man With The Golden Charm," "The Man With The Golden Cells," "The Man With The Golden Spring," "The Man With The Golden Egg," "The Man With The Golden Gloves," "The Man With The Golden Winchester," "The Man With The Golden Hat," "The Man With The Golden Touch," "The Man With The Golden Retriever," and "The Man With The Golden Voice!"

 
 Since everything's all topsy turvy around here, we might as well end at the beginning!

 
 Cheers!
Bottoms Up!
Here's looking at you!

Literally in the end, the master switch meets it's master!