Jaws’ (Richard Kiel) intro in Moonraker (1979) has to be the best henchmen intro of any James Bond movie.
We catch the tail end of villain Hugo Drax’s (Michael Lonsdale) phone conversation searching for a replacement henchman for the recently deceased Chang (it’s so weird he refers to him as “Cha” in the phone conversation, but whatever). As he sits atop his ivory tower, he’s pleasantly surprised to hear the prospect of Jaws (Richard Kiel) as his next henchman to help carry out his nefarious plot and subdue James Bond in the process. I also wonder who Drax is on the phone with – is there a villain’s HR department?!
Fast forward to Jaws’ hilariously oversized arrival in Rio de Janeiro – we see him set off the metal detectors for obvious reasons. Without a word (just a smile), he explains the beeping to the Rodney Dangerfield doppelganger customs worker, totally freaking him out. LOL!
Jaws (Richard Kiel) shows his signature metal smile in Moonraker (1979)
Drake disapproves of Mr. Bullion’s (Goldie) gold teeth in The World Is Not Enough (1999), but approves of Jaws’ (Richard Kiel) silver teeth in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Richard Kiel as Jaws smiles in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
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Richard Kiel as Jaws smiles in Moonraker (1979)
I see Jaws’ costume from Moonraker (1979) in my nightmares.
