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Licence to Kill is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the second and final film to star Timothy Dalton as the MI6 agent James Bond.
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Jul 14, 1989 · Licence to Kill: Directed by John Glen. With Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto. A vengeful James Bond goes rogue to infiltrate and take down the organization of a drug lord who has murdered his friend's new wife and left him near death.
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Nassau
The story opens with James Bond and American his friend, DEA agent Felix Leiter (previously of the CIA), on their way to Leiter's wedding. Meanwhile, DEA agents spot drug lord Franz Sanchez flying into Key West, Florida, where he catches his mistress in bed with another man; in retaliation for her infidelity, he has his henchman Dariocut out the man's heart while he brutally whips his mistress. The DEA dispatches a helicopter to collect Leiter and Bond in an attempt to capture Sanchez as he t...
Florida
Later that same day, DEA Agent Ed Killifer assists Sanchez in escaping federal custody, lured by Sanchez's promise of two million dollars for whoever aids him in escaping. On their honeymoon night, Leiter and his new wife, Della, are captured by Sanchez's enforcer Dario and several of Sanchez's henchmen. In retaliation for Sanchez's capture and imprisonment, Leiter is bound and lowered into a Shark Tank; the shark bites off the lower half of one of his legs. After hearing the news of Sanchez'...
Isthmus
Bond journeys to the Latin American country of "The Republic of Isthmus" (closely based on real-life Panama), where he finds his way into Sanchez's employ at the cost of the lives of several Hong Kong narcotics agents and the MI6 agent in Isthmus. After joining with Sanchez, Bond (with the aid of CIA agent-pilot Pam Bouvier) carefully frames Milton Krest, one of Sanchez's key lieutenants, making Krest appear disloyal to Sanchez. Sanchez punishes this perceived disloyalty by trapping Krest in...
Directed by: John GlenProduced by: Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Barbara BroccoliWritten by: Michael G. Wilson, Richard MaibaumComposed by: Michael KamenMain articles: List of James Bond vehicles and List of James Bond gadgets 1. Dentonite Toothpaste; Plastic explosives disguised as ordinary toothpaste. The remote trigger is disguised as a packet of Lark cigarettes. 2. Signature Rifle; A camera that when assembled became a sniper rifle that only worked for Bond, due to a "optical palm reader" built...
Film locations
1. Key West, Florida 2. London, U.K. 3. South America 4. Republic of Isthmus — Isthmus City (fictional)
Shooting locations
1. Churubusco Studios — Mexico City 2. Mexico 3. Key West, Florida 4. United States Licence to Killis the only James Bond film to date not to have used a film studio in the UK.
Taking inflation into account Licence to Kill is the least financially successful James Bond film. Since its release many authors, fans, and critics have debated the reasoning for this. More often, Licence to Kill is blamed for its increase in violence over previous Bond outings. This led to a 15 rating in Britain and a PG-13 rating in the United S...
The story of Felix Leiter's shark attack was originally in the book Live and Let Die, although in the book Leiter, in addition to losing a leg, loses an arm. The possible loss of an arm is alluded...The film was due to be shown on ITV in the UKon March 13, 1996, but was cancelled after the Dunblane Massacre occurred that day.James Bond is never shown in the film wearing a necktie, although he does wear a bow tie for a brief period.Licence to Kill was adapted as a graphic novel by writer-artist Mike Grell, who would go on to write several original James Bond comic books. The adaptation was published in both hardcover and paperback editions by Eclipse Comics in 1989.
MGM's official Licence to Killwebsite- 3 min
James Bond (Timothy Dalton) takes on his most-daring adventure after he turns renegade and tracks down one of the international drug cartel's...
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Licence To Kill. Action. 135 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 1989. Roger Ebert. July 14, 1989. 4 min read. The James Bond movies have by now taken on the discipline of a sonnet or a kabuki drama: Every film follows the same story outline so rigidly that we can predict almost to the minute such obligatory developments as (1) the introduction of the ...
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
Two Hong Kong Narcotics Bureau officers foil Bond's attempt to assassinate Sanchez and take him to an abandoned warehouse. They are joined by Fallon, an MI6 agent who was sent by M to apprehend Bond. Sanchez's men rescue him and kill the officers, believing them to be the assassins.
