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Licence to Kill (1989) 6.5
A vengeful British spy goes rogue and sets off to unleash vengeance on a drug lord who tortured his best friend, a CIA agent, and left him for dead and murdered his bride after he helped capture him. Director:John Glen |
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| Timothy Dalton | ... | ||
| Carey Lowell | ... | ||
| Robert Davi | ... | ||
| Talisa Soto | ... | ||
| Anthony Zerbe | ... | ||
| Frank McRae | ... | ||
| David Hedison | ... | ||
| Wayne Newton | ... | ||
| Benicio Del Toro | ... | ||
| Anthony Starke | ... | ||
| Everett McGill | ... | ||
| Desmond Llewelyn | ... | ||
| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | ... |
President Hector Lopez
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| Robert Brown | ... | ||
| Priscilla Barnes | ... | ||
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James Bond is on possibly his most brutal mission yet. Bond's good friend, Felix Leiter, is left near to death, by drug baron Franz Sanchez. Bond sets off on the hunt for Sanchez, but not everyone is happy. MI6 does not feel Sanchez is their problem and strips Bond of his license to kill. Bond is now more dangerous than ever. Bond gains the aide of one of Leiter friends, known as Pam Bouvier and sneaks his way into the drug factories, which Sanchez owns. Will Bond be able to keep his identity secret, or will Sanchez see Bond's true intentions? Written by simon
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James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for action violence and drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
14 July 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Permis de tuer See more »Box Office
Budget:
$32,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$34,667,015 (USA)Company Credits
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AWACS radar operator: We have a mid-course deviation. Target heading 036, 126 miles, bearing 062, Havana VOR.
Voice of DEA agent: He's landing at Cray Key. Advise Key West Drug Enforcement.
AWACS radar operator: Roger, sir. AWACS to Key West. Key West Drug Enforcement, please come in.
Voice of DEA agent: If they hurry, they just might be able to grab the bastard.
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The name of the vessel that played Milton Krest's research vessel was the "J.W. Powell". See more »Goofs
When Bond first tries out the lighter given to him, a tube connected to the lighter is visible running down his sleeve. See more »Quotes
[first lines]AWACS radar operator: We have a mid-course deviation. Target heading 036, 126 miles, bearing 062, Havana VOR.
Voice of DEA agent: He's landing at Cray Key. Advise Key West Drug Enforcement.
AWACS radar operator: Roger, sir. AWACS to Key West. Key West Drug Enforcement, please come in.
Voice of DEA agent: If they hurry, they just might be able to grab the bastard.
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The worst-performing movie in the Bond movie in terms of grosses, it probably failed because it wasn't really a Bond at all. True, it is the character Fleming created, and Q is in there, but this extremely violent thriller with its strong female characterisation (Carey Lowell, perhaps the only Bond girl with `balls') is not a neat fit with the others.
The only one of the franchise created especially with star Timothy Dalton in mind (perhaps the sexiest Bond of them all?) it is a tale of loyalty, drug cartels, sharks, and 007 losing his licence and setting off as a vigilante. Lowell plays agent Pam Bouvier, who shines in a bar fight and gives 007 as good as he gets. And boy, do these two have chemistry together!
The only problem with this movie is that it gets so truncated on its TV showings that it loses a lot of its point (and in the worst edit I saw, its sense). There is perhaps too much going on - the abused Latino bimbo, the crooked evangelist, the Japanese businessmen touring the factory, the casino …
Not at all as bad as many commentators at the time and since have suggested. What a pity the series stagnated after this before its big budget Pierce Bronson revival. Dalton should have had the chance to show us more of the character he portrays in `Licence to Kill'. And what a great theme tune from Gladys Knight.