
This led to her dislike of men and preference for women.
Rape as Backstory: The book mentions that she was raped by her uncle at aged 12. Rape and Switch: She apparently became a lesbian because her uncle raped her when she was young. Bond's incredulous "I must be dreaming" is lampshading enough. Punny Name: In the film this was supposed to be lampshaded, with Bond's response to her telling him her name being "I'm sure you are, but what's your name?" but this was considered likely to annoy the censors. (She was unable to outrun her uncle at age 12). No Bisexuals: Ian Fleming's take on the literary character is that she had yet to meet a real man. Fanservice: She spends her screen time in some quite form-fitting clothes. Meaningful Name: Going by the meaning of "pussy" as being a slang term for a vulva, it's fitting that a woman named Pussy Galore is the leader of a numerous group of women aviators. Love Redeems: Falling for Bond helped her a lot with the mentioned Heel≯ace Turn. Heel≯ace Turn: Bond convinces her to turn against Goldfinger alert the CIA of her employer's scheme, and replace the deadly nerve gas that Goldfinger planned to have her aviators spray over Fort Knox with a different, harmless substance. Girl of the Week: The main Bond Girl for this film. At one point the producers took advantage of that when, concerned about censors, they considered changing her name to "Kitty Galore", but decided to keep the original name. Double Entendre: As with many of Ian Fleming's creations, the name is a double entendre pussy being a slang term for a cat or for a vulva. Does Not Like Men: At first, until she met Bond. Dark Action Girl: While she's one of Goldfinger's deadly henchmen, she and Bond have many fights. Ambiguously Gay: The film's only hint to her sexuality is a remark about being "immune" to Bond's charms. Adaptational Skill: She was neither a pilot nor a judo expert in the novel. Adaptational Nationality: In the book, she comes from the American South. In the film, she's Goldfinger's personal pilot and the leader of an all-female squadron of civilian pilots named her "Flying Circus". Adaptational Job Change: In the book, she's the leader of gang of lesbian burglars. Adaptational Badass: In the movie, she pulls a judo flip in the process of stopping Bond from pulling the trick that stopped Goldfinger in the book. Adaptational Backstory Change: The film omits her rather unhappy backstory of growing up in poverty, a life of crime and delinquency and molestation.
Adaptation Dye-Job: She's a brunette in the book.Ace Pilot: As she tells Bond, Goldfinger hired her because she's "a damn good pilot.".
Bond manages to seduce her and have her switch allegiance, whereas she claimed to be "immune". She is the leader of a Flying Circus, a group of women aviators who are a key part of Goldfinger's "Operation Grand Slam".
Pussy Galore addressing Jack Strap, in Goldfinger (the novel)Ī right-hand woman in service of Goldfinger.