20 Things You Didn't Know About The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

15. Re-Bonding Bond

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Since Dr. No (1962), audiences have been familiar with Double-0 Seven carrying a Walther PPK 7.65 millimetre pistol.

However, when Roger Moore became Bond, both he and the filmmakers wished to distinguish him from his previous roles and from Sean Connery. That is why, in Live And Let Die, Moore does not wear a tuxedo, does not drink a Vodka Martini, and Tee Hee (Julius W. Harris) disables the PPK in an early scene, forcing Bond to rely on other guns.

With Moore established in the role, The Man with the Golden Gun started to introduce classic elements into his Bond films, including the pristine white tuxedo worn in Goldfinger (1964) and Diamonds Are Forever, and the PPK.

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