STORY OF THE SHOT
Goldfinger
“DO YOU EXPECT ME TO TALK?”
WORDS IAN FREER
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THE ORIGIN
Goldfinger’s laser scene might be the most famous scene in the 007 pantheon. Having been captured while infiltrating bad guy Auric Goldfinger’s (Gert Fröbe) operation in Switzerland, James Bond (Sean Connery) is strapped to a table while an industrial laser moves inexorably towards the thing he treasures most: his nuts. Cue one of the most famous dialogue exchanges in movie history — “Do you expect me to talk?” “No, Mr Bond; I expect you to die!”