Licence to Kill (1989)

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

Writers:

Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum,

Stars:

Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Dalton	...	James Bond
Carey Lowell	...	Pam Bouvier
Robert Davi	...	Franz Sanchez
Talisa Soto	...	Lupe Lamora
Anthony Zerbe	...	Milton Krest
Frank McRae	...	Sharkey
David Hedison	...	Felix Leiter
Wayne Newton	...	Professor Joe Butcher
Benicio Del Toro	...	Dario
Anthony Starke	...	Truman-Lodge
Everett McGill	...	Ed Killifer
Desmond Llewelyn	...	Q
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	President Hector Lopez (as Pedro Armendariz)
Robert Brown	...	M
Priscilla Barnes	...	Della Churchill Leiter

Storyline

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?

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | agent | drug lord | cia | cia agent | 

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Taglines:

James Bond 007

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence and drug content

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

14 July 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Permis de tuer

Filming Locations:

707 South Street, Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$34,667,015 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Danjaq, Eon Productions, United Artists

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Lupe Lamora was initially offered to Maria Conchita Alonso.

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Goofs

At his office, Felix uses a CD-R to save data on. For this he uses a LaserDisc player. This is not possible because LaserDisc players were not able to write data.

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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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Crazy Credits

The Surgeon General's warning appears at the end credits, due to the characters' use of tobacco products.

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Connections

Referenced in Special Agent Oso: License to Chill/GoldenFly (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Star Prizes"
(uncredited)
Music by Tony Kinsey
KPM Music

User Reviews

Dalton is the best Bond

Licence to Kill has a mixture of all the essential Bond attributes. Dalton is an action man and a more sensitive and moody Bond in this film. Shame he turned down the chance to do Goldeneye, that would have made him a mega star.