Summary
- Jaws’ girlfriend in Moonraker was strapless, despite popular belief.
- The Mandela Effect refers to widespread false memories, which likely contribute to the myth.
- Film producer Broccoli added an interest in Jaws due to the positive public reaction to Jaws.
MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Dolly, Jaws’ girlfriend in the James Bond film, Moonrakershe had braces on her teeth.
The 1979 James Bond film, Moonraker, is one of the most remarkable Bond films for several reasons. First, at the time, it was the most successful Bond film of all time, grossing $210 million worldwide ($70 million on its original release in 1979, but then another $140 in a series of re-releases, which were much more common back in the days before VHS and streaming services became common There was still a huge demand to see movies that you otherwise couldn’t see in any other format unless you happened to catch them when they were on TV), a record that stood throughout duration. in the 1980s and until the release of Pierce Brosnan’s first Bond film, Golden eye, 16 years later. However, with its space theme (almost certainly a reference to its insanely high box office results Star Wars a few years earlier), it was also the highest-grossing James Bond film to date (it was Roger Moore’s fourth Bond film). There are literally sequences of the heroes and villains shooting lasers at each other in space. It’s kind of crazy. Moore’s predecessor as Bond, Sean Connery, said at the time: “I went to London to see Moonraker with Roger and I think it’s gotten so far removed from any kind of credibility from the reality that we had [in my six films]It was SO over the top that despite its success, producer Albert Broccoli decided to go in a completely different direction for the next Bond film, 1981. For your Eyes Onlyprobably correctly noting that if you keep going to the top, there is a limit to how far you can go (See also: The decision to go back to basics with a Bond reboot after a similar process He died another day).
The film is also notable for the return of a bad boy. Villains like Blofeld would reappear, but henchmen usually didn’t, but after fighting against Bond in 1977 The Spy Who Loved Me, Richard Kiel’s Jaws character, a mighty beastly man with powerful metal teeth, returned to fight Bond again in this film. Jaws actually had a surprise romance arc in this movie, and that romance would lead to a persistent myth associated with the so-called “Mandela Effect.”
UPDATE: 05/27/2024 6:38 PM EST BY BRIAN CRONIN
This article has been updated to conform to current CBR standards and to include some further background on how Jaws was given a redemption arc in Moonraker.
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Why did Jaws get a romantic arc in Moonraker?
Alfred “Cumby” Broccoli had co-produced James Bond films with Harry Salzman for many years, but 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me would be his first solo film and he insisted it would be the best Bond film in years . (while 1974’s The Man With the Golden Gun was a hit, Broccoli felt it was a bit of a dud. He had longer production time for The Spy Who Loved Me, and he used the extra production time to do very well in many ways, Even Arms personally thought of the idea of a giant sidekick with powerful metal teeth.He was so impressed by Richard Kiel’s look as Jaws that he had another publicity stunt for Jaws (and the other villains in the film). significant buzz for the villain.
When test audiences first saw the film, the response to Jaws was so strong that Broccoli decided to add a scene to the film showing that Jaws was not actually killed by a shark. Broccoli famous, “I wanted him to survive the shark so we could use him in another Bond.” Director Lewis Gilbert objected to the idea of Jaws surviving a shark attack, but Broccoli responded: “The man bites the dog, Jaws bites the shark. It’s perfect!”
Since audiences loved Jaws so much, Broccoli decided that Jaws would have a redemption arc, and what better way to redeem him than with the love of a good woman? It was that romance that led to the so-called “Mandela Effect” moment.
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What is the ‘Mandela’ effect?
Quote from MedicalNewsTodayhere is the definition of the Mandela Effect, “The Mandela Effect is a type of false memory that occurs when many different people mistakenly remember the same thing. It refers to a widespread false memory that Nelson Mandela, South African human rights activist and eventual president, died in prison in the 1980s.”
As you can imagine, this often comes with legends, but not as often as you might think. Honestly, in many ways, I think the term “Mandela Effect” is an overstatement, as there is often no “effect” so much as simple, common mistakes made by many people. For example, there has been a lot of confusion over the years over the name of Stan and Jan Berenstain’s popular series of children’s books. The Berenstain Bears. People remember these books as the Berenstein bearsnot the BerenSTAIN bears.
This, however, to me, is not a common false memory, but rather that STEIN is more common than STAIN as a last name, so young children just assumed it was BerenSTEIN and thus assumed the books were called. This is not really a “false memory”, but rather a common spelling mistake that people make. Like when people can’t remember the correct color combination of the FedEx logo, that’s not a “false memory”, it’s just that people don’t remember the specific color combinations of the logos because our brains haven’t paid any attention to memory. this information (this brain space is dedicated to remembering each member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, of course).
However, there are certainly some cases of “false memories” that probably come from people being influenced by others or people mixing memories, and this has led to a few legends over the years, such as the legend of its alternative ending Raiders of the Lost Arkor people who insist they saw “A New Hope” appear in its opening detection Star Wars (he did not do it). In the Star Wars case, people are confusing their memories of seeing the edited version of the film in the early 1980s that added “A New Hope” to the crawl. I have no idea why so many people have false memories of it Raiders of the Lost Ark conclusion.
So, what was the “Mandela Effect” with Jaws?
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What did people get wrong about Jaws’ girlfriend in Moonraker?
The big joke about the Jaws romance Moonraker it’s that his girlfriend, Dolly, is only five feet tall, so Jaws towers over her (Jaws actor Richard Kiel was also married to a short woman, so it’s not that unusual). However, people remember ANOTHER joke about their relationship, that Dolly wore braces, thus having a mouth full of metal just like Jaws.
It’s not like that. Dolly had no braces…
But boy, people sure remember that he does. Here’s a fun YouTube special effects edit showing Dolly’s introduction with the braces people have given her in their memories…
The top comment on the video is also interesting, as it’s someone discussing their own false memory of the whole “Dolly has braces” deal.
Exciting stuff.
The legend is…
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