Goldfinger Question

j.blades · September 2010

Now, I love Goldfinger to death, just saw it a couple of days ago on blu-ray and its possibly my favourite movie but, I can never figure this one scene out, in the PTS Bond hop's over the fence knocking a guy out upon landing, he runs over to a silo type structure and presses a button and what apears to be a secret door opens, does anyone know how Bond new about this? Is it standard feature on silos? Or did Bond set it up earlier? Logically I can't explain this.

Help is much apreciated.

Thunderpussy · September 2010

I always thought that Bond had been briefed about this mabey by M before being sent on his mission,We just didn't get to see it on screen.But then again it may be the first sign of Bond's mystical powers (years before harry potter) as I have seen him flip a chasing speedboat by no apparent means,....spooky Also in Goldfinger Bond manages to switch off a radio while standing at least ten feet from it,more magic or very long arms. and I think when he's knocked out in his hotel room Oddjob either takes or leaves him a bottle of beer in the fridge behind him.(I can never remmember which) either way it makes me want to go for a pint.

j.blades · September 2010

Same here Thunderpussy {[]. But, I can't believe know one's ever been able to answer this one, although it has its flaws its still a damn good movie!

Even if some things are just unexplainable! :007)

Ricardo C. · September 2010

j.blades wrote:

Now, I love Goldfinger to death, just saw it a couple of days ago on blu-ray and its possibly my favourite movie but, I can never figure this one scene out, in the PTS Bond hop's over the fence knocking a guy out upon landing, he runs over to a silo type structure and presses a button and what apears to be a secret door opens, does anyone know how Bond new about this? Is it standard feature on silos? Or did Bond set it up earlier? Logically I can't explain this.

Help is much apreciated.

I always thought Bond had previously investigated the grounds.

RJJB · September 2010

Thunderpussy wrote:

I always thought that Bond had been briefed about this mabey by M before being sent on his mission,We just didn't get to see it on screen.But then again it may be the first sign of Bond's mystical powers (years before harry potter) as I have seen him flip a chasing speedboat by no apparent means,....spooky Also in Goldfinger Bond manages to switch off a radio while standing at least ten feet from it,more magic or very long arms. and I think when he's knocked out in his hotel room Oddjob either takes or leaves him a bottle of beer in the fridge behind him.(I can never remmember which) either way it makes me want to go for a pint.

So did you notice these things while watching the movie? Or did you read the list of goofs on a site like IMDB.com?

Thunderpussy · September 2010

Simply from years of watching the film,I've been into Bond now for over 30 Years. I just listed those that I thought added to my little joke about Bonds mystical powers,I don't think any goof site lists the Boat chase from QOS as a Mistake.But as in all things I could be wrong

) Infact Utube have loads of clips and films from fans with loads of mistakes and goofs no need to go to the bother of reading infomation on IMDB,just watch the videos.

hegottheboot · September 2010

It is based of Fleming's opening of the novel where Bond is briefed and tracks down the Mexican drug kingpin and then breaks in to destroy the plant.
The bottle is the chilled fresh Dom Perignon 53 that Bond goes to get because the other one had gone room temperature. He drops it when Oddjob knocks him out. There were several in the fridge.

j.blades · September 2010

^ I know its based off Flemings intro (I've read them all twice) but, in the movie perticularly Bond just opens up a hidden door, that would have been hard to set up prior. I watched it blu and I noticed there where screws, he could've just unscrewed them that would have made more sense. As i truly doubt Bond would have been able to set up a hidden door, which didnt happen in the novel.

spynovelfan · September 2010

I think we can take it that MI6 knows how to get into this type of storage tank.

From Paul Dehn's draft of the Goldfinger screenplay of December 23 1963:

'INT. PLANT. STORAGE TANK. NIGHT.

At the base of the tank BOND feels around the metal plates for something. Finally he finds it. There is a click and a steel panel opens to reveal an entrance into the storage tank. BOND enters.'

From the Special Operations Executive syllabus, February 1944, taught at Camp X by Paul Dehn and co-written by him:

'Attacking Storage Tanks.

i) Tanks below ground extremely difficult to tackle.
ii) Above-ground Tanks are often surrounded with anti-blast brick walls and inaccessible except near the inlet valve.'

Pretty much everything Bond does in this opening sequence has some precedent in operations conducted by SOE and MI6 in the Second World War. Here's my article about the scene:

http://jeremyduns.blogspot.com/2010/04/dutch-courage.html

j.blades · September 2010

spynovelfan wrote:

I think we can take it that MI6 knows how to get into this type of storage tank.

From Paul Dehn's draft of the Goldfinger screenplay of December 23 1963:

'INT. PLANT. STORAGE TANK. NIGHT.

At the base of the tank BOND feels around the metal plates for something. Finally he finds it. There is a click and a steel panel opens to reveal an entrance into the storage tank. BOND enters.'

From the Special Operations Executive syllabus, February 1944, taught at Camp X by Paul Dehn and co-written by him:

'Attacking Storage Tanks.

i) Tanks below ground extremely difficult to tackle.
ii) Above-ground Tanks are often surrounded with anti-blast brick walls and inaccessible except near the inlet valve.'

Pretty much everything Bond does in this opening sequence has some precedent in operations conducted by SOE and MI6 in the Second World War. Here's my article about the scene:

http://jeremyduns.blogspot.com/2010/04/dutch-courage.html

Cool! Thanks for validating that scene for us, spynovelfan. I guess the case is closed.

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