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Names is for tombstones, baby!
— Live and Let Die ‧ 1973
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Mr. Big will not even let Bond finish introducing himself, and that is the joke: the franchise's own "My name is Bond, James Bond" routine gets no purchase in Harlem. It is the film's rudest dismissal, delivered in the blaxploitation register that set Live and Let Die apart from the Connery films. Fans quote it whenever someone is cut off mid-introduction.
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In context
Spoilers for Live and Let DieShow the scene
Live and Let Die (1973), Roger Moore's first film as Bond. In New York, Bond follows a bronze Cadillac uptown to the Fillet of Soul restaurant in Harlem, where a revolving wall carries him into a hidden room. There he meets the tarot reader Solitaire, then Mr. Big, played by Yaphet Kotto, who is the Caribbean prime minister Dr. Kananga in disguise. Bond starts to introduce himself, "My name is...", and is cut off with this line. Mr. Big orders his men to take Bond outside and have him killed; Bond escapes in an alley.
Sources (2)
- Wikiquote: Live and Let Die (film)Dialogue section, Bond and Mr. Big exchangeReference checked
- James Bond Wiki: Live and Let Die (film)Plot summary: Fillet of Soul and Harlem alleyReference checked
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