Goldfinger (novel) Fleming also disliked what Goldfinger was doing destroying Victorian buildings, replacing them with the architect's modernist designs, particularly a terrace at Goldfinger's own residence at 2 Willow Road. Goldfinger threatened to sue Fleming over the use of the name and, in retaliation, Fleming threatened to add an erratum slip to the book changing the name from Goldfinger to Goldprick and explaining why; the matter was settled out of court after the publishers, Jonathan Cape, agreed to ensure the name Auric was always used in conjunction with Goldfinger. Fleming's golfing friend John Blackwell then became the heroin smuggler at the beginning
Goldfinger (film) lines ('A martini. Shaken, not stirred') and a wide range of gadgets that would become the series' trademark". "Goldfinger" is the highest-rated James Bond film on Rotten Tomatoes. "Goldfinger"s $3 million budget was recouped in two weeks, and it broke box office records in multiple countries around the world. The "Guinness Book of World Records" went on to list "Goldfinger" as the fastest grossing film of all time. Demand for the film was so high that the DeMille cinema in New York City had to stay open twenty-four hours a day. The film closed its original box office run having