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Roger Moore as James Bond in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

“You really do have a magnificent abdomen.”

One of the most bizarre compliments turns into a hilarious facial expression progression as James Bond (Roger Moore) swallows a dancer’s golden bullet navel charm in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).

Roger Moore as James Bond in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Roger Moore as James Bond in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Roger Moore as James Bond in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Roger Moore as James Bond in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Christopher Lee as Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Dammit!

Christopher Lee as Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)Christopher Lee as Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

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Windows 10 "James Bond Island" Thailand Lock Screen - setting of The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Windows 10 “James Bond Island” Lock Screen

Windows 10 "James Bond Island" Thailand Lock Screen - setting of The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)Hey! I know that lock screen setting from The Man With The Golden Gun (1974):

Opening scene of The Man With The Golden Gun (1974), set on Khao Phing Kan, Thailand - "James Bond Island"

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Roger Moore as James Bond in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Dude, Bond…just buy the wooden elephant!

So cruel, 007!

Roger Moore as James Bond in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)Roger Moore as James Bond in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Sic Bo is the game played in the Macau casino in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

“Sic Bo” in The Man With The Golden Gun

Sic Bo is the game played in the Macau casino in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Sic Bo is a Chinese dice/betting game similar to craps played in the Macau casino in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974). The gambling table is the setting for Scaramanga’s golden bullet maker to pass his product to Andrea Anders, via cigarette box in one of the betting baskets.

Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Clifton James) in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Let’s go get ’em, boy!

Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Clifton James) returns in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) for more comic relief after his first stint as the bumbling counterpart to Roger Moore’s James Bond in Live And Let Die (1973).

This time around, even a vacation in a foreign country won’t detract from his ego or sense of authority. The above short clip exemplifies this – an overzealous J.W. almost blows Bond’s element of surprise (or any remaining he had, at least) on the chase for Scaramanga. Bond’s disappointment is obvious, and his reaction one of Moore’s most animated.

Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Clifton James) in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Clifton James) in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Jolly J.W.

Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)Clifton James plays Sheriff J.W. Pepper in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Scaramanga's third nipple in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Two too many third nipples in TMWTGG

Scaramanga's third nipple in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)Scaramanaga’s third nipple in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Bond's fake third nipple in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)Bond’s (fake) third nipple in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) to assume Scaramanga’s identity

Scaramanga couldn’t have had a distinctive beauty mark?!

MRW seeing all of the third nipples in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)MRW seeing the third nipples in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Seriously!Seriously!

The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) - Ohhh! Surprise!

Ohhh! Surprise!

Normally when James Bond interacts with wait staff or passersby, the scene is normally short and sweet, and his own quips and charm make the scene somewhat memorable, if at all. It’s not the case in this scene from The Man With The Golden Gun (1974), however.

As Bond searches for Scaramanga’s girl, Andrea Anders, in a hotel, this helpful worker asks Bond (Roger Moore) if he needs help with his champagne on ice delivery. Bond declines, but gladly has uses him to open the door to room 602, Andrea Anders’ room. Does Bond want the staff member to open the champage? Nope – no further assistance is needed from staff, as Bond says he wants his visit to be “a surprise.”

The hotel worker’s response is hilarious in its giddiness and glee. I wonder if it was improvised?

The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) - Ohhh!  Surprise!