Goldfinger script change ?

OhOh Seven · September 2009

I'm new to this forum, and I don't know if anyone else has noticed this , but in Goldfinger when Tilly Masterson tries to shoot Goldfinger and almost hits Bond, Odd Job Gives a smile and a knowing look which,to me tells the audience that he now thinks Bond has been shot! by Tilly, if you edit out this isolated shot of Odd Job then everything makes sense, but by leaving it in it implies a different point in the story! Could in a early draft of Goldfinger both sisters have worked for Goldfinger, and Tilly was sent to shoot Bond but misses, she then finds out about Goldfinger killing her sister and then later tries to kill Goldfinger?!!! let me know what you think....

Napoleon Plural · September 2009

Hi OhOh Seven, welcome to the forum! -{

There's no script change on record. Bear in mind that the film follows the book largely, and in the book Tilly M never worked for Goldfinger. Oddjob smiles because he's inscrutably Korean

and also we're meant to think at that point, like Bond, that Tilly is firing at 007, possibly on GF's behalf. But in 'reality' I guess Oddjob is smiling because an assassination attempt on his boss has been botched.

OhOh Seven · September 2009

The only reason I think that there be something else going on here is I have been in the film industry as a working on set a for over 35 years, and when it comes down to editing a scene, especially an isolated single shot which we call an "ISO" that shot makes no sense within the story context! it sends a message to the audience, the knowing smile ! thats what throws me!:s

chrisno1 · September 2009

OhOh Seven wrote:

The only reason I think that there be something else going on here is I have been in the film industry as a working on set a for over 35 years, and when it comes down to editing a scene, especially an isolated single shot which we call an "ISO" that shot makes no sense within the story context! it sends a message to the audience, the knowing smile ! thats what throws me!:s

It does send a "wink" to the audience...
I have also pondered on the shot in question for many years.
I always assumed Oddjob hears the gunshot and is curious as to what is occuring higher up the valley (shooting cats perhaps?)
Curiously, Goldfinger doesn't hear the gunfire... perhaps he really is deaf!!! and needs to face everyone to lip read them!!!
I agree however that there certainly were not any script changes

Hardyboy · September 2009

I guess I've always interpreted Oddjob's look to mean something like, "Ha--another one tried to kill the boss! Better luck next time, loser!" I would imagine that Goldfinger has many enemies--why else have a bodyguard?--and so, to Oddjob, a random shot is nothing new.

Goldfinger script change ?

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