Licence to Kill
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Licence to Kill

Year:
Duration:
133 min
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
John Glen
Awards:
1 nomination
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1989-07-14
Filming Locations: 707 South Street, Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA
Earnings
Budget: $32,000,000
Opening Weekend: $8,774,776 (USA) (16 July 1989)
Gross: $33,197,509 (USA) (4 September 1989)
Cast
Actor
Character
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
Robert Brown
M
Priscilla Barnes
Della Churchill Leiter
Don Stroud
Heller
Caroline Bliss
Miss Moneypenny
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Kwang
Grand L. Bush
Hawkins
Alejandro Bracho
Perez
Guy De Saint Cyr
Braun
Rafer Johnson
Mullens
Diane Hsu
Loti
Christopher Neame
Fallon
Jeannine Bisignano
Stripper
Claudio Brook
Montelongo
Cynthia Fallon
Consuelo
Enrique Novi
Rasmussen
Osami Kawawo
Oriental
George Belanger
Doctor
Roger Cudney
Wavekrest Captain
Honorato Magaloni
Chief Chemist
Jorge Russek
Pit Boss
Sergio Corona
Bellboy
Stuart Quan
Ninja
José Abdala
Tanker Driver (as Jose Abdala)
Teresa Blake
Ticket Agent
Samuel Benjamin Lancaster
Della's Uncle
Juan Peláez
Casino Manager
Mark Kelty
Coast Guard Radio Operator
Humberto Elizondo
Hotel Assistant Manager (as Umberto Elizondo)
Fidel Garriga
Sanchez's Driver (as Fidel Carriga)
Edna Bolkan
Barrelhead Waitress
Eddie Edenfield
Clive
Jeff Moldovan
Warehouse Guard
Carl Ciarfalio
Warehouse Guard
Bob Martinez
Customs officer
Gerardo Albarrán
Alvarez
Tom Bahr
Marshall #1 (uncredited)
Chick Bernhardt
Marshall Driver (uncredited)
Andrew Castillo
Seaplane Pilot (uncredited)
James D'Orta
Doctor
Christopher De Stefano
Alter Boy (St. Mary Star of the Sea Church) (uncredited)
Alex Edlin
Marshall #2 (uncredited)
Lars Lundgren
Probe Operator
Branscombe Richmond
Barrelhead Bar Patron (uncredited)
John Sabol
Naval Officer
Jorge Valdés García
Casino Guest (uncredited)
Michael G. Wilson
DEA Agent
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Trivia
This is the last film to date in which James Bond wears a Rolex, here identified by researchers as the "Leiter Wedding Rolex". It is a Submariner Date model, either number 16800 or 168000 or 16610 (virtually identical to the casual buyer). Two decades after the release of this film, the Rolex Submariner Date 16610 is still in production and virtually identical to the watch featured in this film - except that its case lugs no longer have holes. The only watch brand Ian Fleming ever specified by name for his James Bond character was "Rolex", although his literary 007 wore an Explorer 1016 model.
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In AMC's Bond Girls Are Forever (2002), Carey Lowell said that she shut her eyes and flinched every time she fired the gun and had to be trained to fire with her eyes open because a CIA op would not flinch. However, she still winces a bit whenever she fires the handgun.
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According to the documentary Inside 'Licence to Kill' (1999), a number of mishaps and strange occurrences took place while filming the final climatic tanker chase. The sequence was filmed on the dangerous La Rumorosa Road, which had been closed down at the time of filming because of the number of fatal accidents occurring on the snake-like twists and turns. Among the mishaps involved the dummy rocket Sanchez (Robert Davi) uses to bring down Pam's (Carey Lowell) plane. The rocket traveled two-and-a-half miles, striking and injuring a telephone worker. Upon investigation, it was determined that the stretch of road they were filming on was where a van with five nuns crashed and were fatally killed. Bizarre incidents continued. Timothy Dalton was nearly added to the list of tragedies while filming the scene after James Bond releases the tanker to blow up the tanker trucks at the bottom of the hill, and jumps into the semi. All vehicles were cleared from the area, but when Dalton came around the curve, a vehicle was in his path and he narrowly missed driving over the edge. If he had, Dalton likely would have been seriously injured, and possibly killed due to the height the hill the truck was on. Director John Glen and others state that human figures would be seen standing around the fleet of Kenworth semis being used for filming. When challenged by security guards, they would simply disappear. Two semis caught fire for no apparent reason, and one started up and drove by itself a short distance before coming to a stop. However, the biggest creepy surprise occurred while filming the final tanker explosion in which Bond sets Sanchez on fire and his flaming body ignites the tanker truck into a huge explosion. The scene went off without a hitch, with the still photographer shooting photos while the scene took place. Upon reviewing the photos, The still photographer found one contained what looked like a flaming hand (Which you can see by doing a simple web search) coming out of the flames. Four cameras were set up to record the final explosion, but after reviewing the footage, the only glimpse of the hand was found on the still photograph. According to John Glen, a copy was made for him, but his wife refused to allow it in the house.
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Goofs
As the seaplane is taking off, stormclouds are seen in the distance, but disappear in the next scene.
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Both Truman-Lodge and Heller greet the Asian delegation in Japanese, but the delegation members speak Chinese amongst themselves. In addition, two members of the delegation are referred to as "Kwang" and "Tan," which are surnames of Chinese origin.
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When Bond examines Della's body, her mouth goes from being open in one shot to being closed in the next.
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Quotes
James Bond: In my business you prepare for the unexpected.
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Felix Leiter: Killifer?
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Kwang: Who would have a signature gun?
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Faq
Q
What is the DEA?
A
Felix Leiter, who once worked for the CIA, now works for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a component of the US Department of Justice.
Q
What Bond movie is this?
A
Licence to Kill is the 16th film in the EON Bond franchise and the second and last to feature Timothy Dalton as James Bond, 007.
Q
How does Bond know to look behind the picture of Della to find the computer disk?
A
Earlier in the movie, during the wedding scenes, Felix asks Bond to hand him Della's framed photo. As Bond watches, Felix slips the disk behind it.
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