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.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.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.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
- President Hector Lopez
- (as Pedro Armendariz)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTimothy Dalton stated in an interview about why his Bond was a much darker, grittier incarnation. It was because he wanted to go back to the Ian Fleming novels, and capture the essence and the spirit of the character Ian Fleming created.
- GoofsWhen the air hose on a truck's braking system is severed, the brakes lock on, they do not release as shown.
- Quotes
[Sanchez is about to kill James]
Franz Sanchez: You could have had everything.
James Bond: Don't you want to know why?
[Shows Sanchez Felix's lighter, then sets Sanchez on fire]
- Crazy creditsThe Surgeon General's warning appears at the end credits, due to the characters' use of tobacco products.
- Alternate versionsOn pan and scan VHS prints issued since 1990, the opening title credits have been slightly altered to fit the screen. Some credits that took one line in the widescreen version were altered to fit two lines in the pan and scan version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Folgers Coffee 'Licence to Kill' Television Commercial (1989)
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This one has one of the best stunt-filled chase through the desert n is more violent n darker than A View To A Kill.
I first saw this in the early 90s on a vhs.
Revisited it recently.
(Frank McRae - who played 'Sharkey' in this movie died on 29th April, few days before i revisited this film. May his soul rest in peace).
This is the sixteenth in the Bond series and the second (and last) to star Timothy Dalton as James Bond.
This time Bond gets suspended from MI6 for pursuing drugs lord Franz Sanchez for personal vendetta.
A furious Bond immediately sets out to hunt and kill those involved in his friends' torture and mutilation.
Apart from Sanchez, Bond has to deal with a ruthless and psychotic killer n rapist, Dario (Benicio del Toro's second movie role).
Bond also deals with Ed Killifer, a double agent n lots of Sanchez's henchmen.
This time Bond gets to cool off with Talisa Soto and Carey Lowell. (Even i wud have left Talisa Soto for the short hair Carey Lowell).
This movie has lots of action towards the end n it is violent n a bit dark.
For the first time there is a rape scene implied n thankfully its an offscreen one.
A man gets maimed by a tiger shark, a man is trapped in a decompression chamber and his oxygen cord is cut off resulting in an explosion of his face (comedic one), a man gets chopped in a giant shredder and a man is set on fire alive.
Some info about Dario : he was kicked out of the Nicaraguan Contras for his brutality and found his way into Sanchez's drug cartel as his youngest chief enforcer.
Revisited it recently.
(Frank McRae - who played 'Sharkey' in this movie died on 29th April, few days before i revisited this film. May his soul rest in peace).
This is the sixteenth in the Bond series and the second (and last) to star Timothy Dalton as James Bond.
This time Bond gets suspended from MI6 for pursuing drugs lord Franz Sanchez for personal vendetta.
A furious Bond immediately sets out to hunt and kill those involved in his friends' torture and mutilation.
Apart from Sanchez, Bond has to deal with a ruthless and psychotic killer n rapist, Dario (Benicio del Toro's second movie role).
Bond also deals with Ed Killifer, a double agent n lots of Sanchez's henchmen.
This time Bond gets to cool off with Talisa Soto and Carey Lowell. (Even i wud have left Talisa Soto for the short hair Carey Lowell).
This movie has lots of action towards the end n it is violent n a bit dark.
For the first time there is a rape scene implied n thankfully its an offscreen one.
A man gets maimed by a tiger shark, a man is trapped in a decompression chamber and his oxygen cord is cut off resulting in an explosion of his face (comedic one), a man gets chopped in a giant shredder and a man is set on fire alive.
Some info about Dario : he was kicked out of the Nicaraguan Contras for his brutality and found his way into Sanchez's drug cartel as his youngest chief enforcer.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- James Bond 007 - Lizenz zum Töten
- Filming locations
- Otomi Ceremonial Center, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico(Olympiatec Meditation Institute and drug laboratory)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $32,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,667,015
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,774,776
- Jul 16, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $156,167,015
- Runtime2 hours 13 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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