"I'll take a stab at this one:

They were local mobsters who were out to rough up Bond for nothing more than putting the moves on the boss's girl. Or, they were local mobsters who recognized Bond and were out for revenge for previous, unrelated grievance.

True, the attack in the dressing room had nothing to do with the Scaramanga plot. But then, everywhere Bond goes someone tries to kill him. There's always *someone* who wants Bond dead."

But that's what the pre-title-sequence is for!

Naw, really, I guess your explanation makes just about as much sense as anything else. That's what really bugs me about that scene. It could be explained away with just about anything...just plain bad storytelling.

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