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I saw no mention of the stunt where the car jumps the river and flips about its longitudinal axis. I belive This stunt was first seen the film and should get a mention. (Morcus (talk) 02:23, 11 March 2008 (UTC))[reply]

It was added but important details were removed,[1] better sources are needed. -- 109.79.162.227 (talk) 03:34, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's only a prop. Why spend so much on real gold? Equinox ◑ 09:11, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Quote: The lyrics to the Lulu song were written by Don Black and have been described variously as ... "one long stream of smut", because of their sexual innuendo.

There is only one sexual reference in the lyrics: "Love is required whenever he's hired / It come just before the kill" so the allegation of "one long stream of smut" is counterfactual. Maikel (talk) 09:15, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

He has a powerful weapon. He charges a million a shot. Who will he bang? Incidentally, this may well be the last Bond song that is an ode to the villain. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:A449:DE57:D3EA:346E (talk) 20:02, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The only other one I can think of is "Goldfinger". GA-RT-22 (talk) 02:52, 11 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Our sources disagree whether it's "Willert" or "Willard". None of the cited sources say "Williard." I'm pretty sure "Willert" is correct, as that's how it's spelled in his obituary.[2] GA-RT-22 (talk) 20:31, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reading this article, I felt "midget" was somehow outdated. The thing that complicates this assessment on further research, and probably the reason the word is used in this article, is that actor Hervé Villechaize insisted on being called a "midget" rather than a "dwarf" which is the word I was ready to suggest we use. I want to respect the preference of the performer, but it's also context that an uninformed reader wouldn't have. I suspect Wikipedia has a style guide that might illuminate this. 68.227.249.58 (talk) 05:36, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

While it's appropriate to use the word "midget" in the article on Hervé Villechaize because that's what he prefers, I don't think it's appropriate here. We're not describing the actor, we're describing the character. "Dwarf" was first added in 2008 here [3]. It was switched back to "midget" in 2021 here [4] by Ohpopshop. GA-RT-22 (talk) 14:59, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ok now I'm not so sure. Per MOS:FILMPLOT the film is the source for the plot, and the film uses the word "midget", not "dwarf". GA-RT-22 (talk) 18:11, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see it's just been changed to "dwarf". I think we should go with "midget" since that's what's used by both the actor and the film. GA-RT-22 (talk) 15:46, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would prefer to describe Scaramanga as a assassin. That word appears three times in the movie:

1. In the title song: "An assassin that's second to none"
2. When Bond describes him in M's office: "he became an overworked, underpaid assassin"
3. In Lazar's workshop: "Yet you make guns for fingerless hoodlums, bullets for assassins."

"Gunman" is mentioned once. Bond says that Scaramanga was "a local Rio gunman at 15", implying that he is no longer just a gunman.

"Hit man" is mentioned only in the title song: "No hit man can match him", implying that he is not just a hit man.

I think we should describe him the way he is described in the movie, as an assassin. GA-RT-22 (talk) 13:13, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The scene was filmed at Bovingdon airfield, not Bovington. This is correctly identified in the separate Bovingdon article. ~2025-31463-70 (talk) 08:59, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We have a source for Bovington, although I am unable to verify it. We do not have a source for Bovingdon, although that seems more likely. Do you have a source? GA-RT-22 (talk) 11:01, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]