10 Controversial James Bond Movie Moments That Couldn't Exist Today
5. Interrogating Miss Anders (The Man With The Golden Gun, 1974)
What would James Bond do if an enemy is unwilling to surrender vital information about 007’s enemy? The threat of death or bodily harm usually suffices. And if that enemy is a woman? In 1974, the answer was the same.
With Miss Anders hesitant to tell Roger Moore’s Bond what he needs to know about golden gunman Francisco Scaramanga, it only takes a twist of the arm to hurry along her talking. It doesn’t stop there either, as Bond threatens to break it unless her information is useful.
With James Bond’s reputation garnered over the years as a suave and sophisticated secret agent with an affinity for cocktails, it can be easy to forget his literary roots as a cold, blunt instrument of the British Secret Service.
Judi Dench’s M described him as such in 2006’s Casino Royale, and the best evidence in that film as to the accuracy of the claim would be the sight of Bond’s brutal black and white bathroom brawl. However, it’s difficult to imagine even this violent, modern iteration of the character engaging in the not so gentle art of persuasion with a woman.
Modern day PC version: Maybe Bond could cry to elicit sympathy from the pitying Miss Anders, who’d gladly give him some information, if it really means that much to him. Only because she wants to, of course.