Licence to Kill
Brief Synopsis
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Drug lord Franz Sanchez exacts his brutal vengeance on Felix Leiter, the recently married friend James Bond (Agent 007). In defiant response, Bond resigns from the British Secret Service and begins a fierce vendetta against the master criminal. Bond won't be satisfied until Sanchez is defeated, and to accomplish this aim he allies himself with a beautiful pilot and Sanchez's sexy girlfriend. But Bond, relegated to outlaw status, must battle agents on both sides of the law as he discovers the horrifying extent of his prey's resources. In order to bring Sanchez down, Bond must survive a ferocious boat chase, a mid-air brawl over the landing gear of an out-of-control airplane, and a dramatic confrontation in the Mexican desert.
Cast & Crew
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Arthur Wooster
Director
Timothy Dalton
Carey Lowell
Robert Davi
Talisa Soto
Osami Kawawo
Film Details
Also Known As
007 Vendetta Privata, Bond - Tid för hämnd, License Revoked, License To Kill, Permis de Tuer
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Spy
Thriller
Release Date
1989
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )
Location
Durango, Mexico; Mexicali, Mexico; Key West, Florida, USA; Churubusco Studios, Mexico City, Mexico; Acapulco, Mexico; Isla Mujeres, Mexico; Vera Cruz, Mexico
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 13m
Synopsis
Drug lord Franz Sanchez exacts his brutal vengeance on Felix Leiter, the recently married friend James Bond (Agent 007). In defiant response, Bond resigns from the British Secret Service and begins a fierce vendetta against the master criminal. Bond won't be satisfied until Sanchez is defeated, and to accomplish this aim he allies himself with a beautiful pilot and Sanchez's sexy girlfriend. But Bond, relegated to outlaw status, must battle agents on both sides of the law as he discovers the horrifying extent of his prey's resources. In order to bring Sanchez down, Bond must survive a ferocious boat chase, a mid-air brawl over the landing gear of an out-of-control airplane, and a dramatic confrontation in the Mexican desert.
Cast
Timothy Dalton
Carey Lowell
Robert Davi
Talisa Soto
Osami Kawawo
Wayne Newton
Grand L Bush
Teresa Blake
Eddie Enderfield
Cynthia Fallon
Anthony Starke
Christopher Neame
Jeannine Bisignano
Carl Ciarfalio
Rafer Johnson
Fidel Carriga
Benicio Del Toro
Stuart Kwan
Mark Kelty
David Hedison
Frank Mcrae
Desmond Llewelyn
Anthony Zerbe
Diana Lee-hsu
Robert Brown
Roger Cudney
Everett Mcgill
Honorato Magaloni
Jeff Moldovan
Sergio Corona
Umberto Elizondo
George Belanger
Priscilla Barnes
Enrique Novi
Edna Bolkan
Cary-hiroyuki Tagawa
Don Stroud
Claudio Brook
Caroline Bliss
Alejandro Bracho
Jorge Russek
Guy Desaint Cyr
Pedro Armendßriz
Jose Abdala
Juan Peleaz
Samuel Benjamin Lancaster
Crew
Andrew Ackland-snow
Assistant Art Director
Ross Adams
Assistant Editor
Walter Afanasieff
Song
Laura Aguilar
Location Manager
Lieutenant Commander R Allen
Helicopter Pilot
Alex Arnold
Other
Kenny Atherfold
Grip
Mark Auguste
Sound Editor
Mark Bahr
Stunts
Gerardo Barrera
Production Assistant
Gilbert Bataille
Stunts
Clive Beard
Special Effects
Claudia Becker
Casting
Harris Bierman
Other
Maurice Binder
Main Title Design
Dennis Bosher
Art Director
Marc Boyle
Stunts
Ramon Bravo
Segment Director
Ramon Bravo
Photography
Phillip Brennan
Song
Albert R. Broccoli
Producer
Barbara Broccoli
Associate Producer
Tony Broccoli
Location Manager
Linda Brown
Other
Didier Brule
Stunts
Donald Bryant
Camera Operator
Julian Bucio
Stunts
Ken Calman
Helicopter Pilot
Tricia Cameron
Hairdresser
Jorge Cardenas
Other
Manuel Cardenas
Other
Larry Cavanaugh
Special Effects Coordinator
Ignacio Cervantes
Production Assistant
Robert Chase
Costume Supervisor
Jeff Cohen
Song
Chris Corbould
Special Effects Supervisor
Neil Corbould
Special Effects
Laurencio Cordero
Special Effects Supervisor
Juan Dario Corona
Other
Jo Cote
Stunts
Ken Court
Art Director
Simon Crane
Stunts
Daniel Dark
Special Effects
Roger Deer
Art Department
Loolee Deleon
Production Coordinator
Steve Dent
Stunts
Jack Descent
Accountant
Tony Didio
Other
Baron Enrico Diportanova
Assistant
Naomi Donne
Makeup Supervisor
Steve Dubin
Song
Jimmy Duncan
Song
Arthur Dunne
Transportation Manager
Alex Edlin
Stunts
Frank Elliott
Other
John Elton
Camera Operator
Michael Evans
Camera
Tim Feehan
Song Performer
Tim Feehan
Song
Richard Fettes
Assistant Editor
Sue Field
Continuity
Nick Finlayson
Special Effects
Ian Fleming
Other
Ian Fleming
Characters As Source Material (Uncredited)
Efren Flores
Production Manager
Pepe Flores
Camera Assistant
Michael Ford
Set Decorator
J W Fornof
Stunts
Ileana Franco
Other
Mike Frift
Camera Operator
George Frost
Makeup Supervisor
John Gardner
Source Material (From Novel)
Marcia Gay
Assistant Director
Miguel Gil
Assistant Director
Andy Glen
Music Editor
Matthew Glen
Editor
Sheila Goldfinger
Other
Rosa Maria Gomez
Accountant
Tony Graysmark
Construction Manager
Rob Green
Assistant Editor
Monica Greene
Production Assistant
Sparky Greene
Consultant
John Grover
Editor
Colette Hailey
Location Manager
Keith Hamshere
Photography
Graham V Hartstone
Sound
John Hayward
Sound
Bernard Hearn
Props
Bert Hearn
Property Master
Georgina Heath
Production Coordinator
Richard Helfritz
Set Decorator
Lorentz Hills
Other
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Richard J Holland
Assistant Art Director
Di Holt
Hair
Di Holt
Makeup
Jean-claude Houbart
Stunts
Lieutenant Neil Hughes
Helicopter Pilot
Walter Huse
Grip
Sergio Jara
Special Effects Supervisor
Jane Jenkins
Casting
B D Johnson
Stunt Coordinator
Dominique Julienne
Stunts
Remy Julienne
Stunts
Michael Kamen
Music
Gladys Knight
Song Performer
Eddie Knott
Key Grip
Philip Kohler
Production Manager
Nicole Kolin
Location Manager
Ned Kopp
Production Supervisor
Patti Labelle
Song Performer
Michael Lamont
Art Director
Neil Lamont
Assistant Art Director
Peter Lamont
Production Designer
Joyce M Lark
Transportation Coordinator
Jean-pierre Lelong
Sound Effects
Stewart Levine
Song
Dick Lewzey
Music
Miguel Lima
Assistant Director
Jake Lombard
Stunts
Hector Lopez
Production Supervisor
Malcolm Macintosh
Camera Operator
Terry Madden
Assistant Director
Patricia Madiedo
Production Coordinator
Emilio Magana
Other
Richard Maibaum
Story By
Richard Maibaum
From Story
Richard Maibaum
Screenplay
Artie Malesci
Stunts
Mauricio Martinez
Stunts
Callum Mcdougall
Assistant Director
Commander John Mcelwain
Technical Advisor
Stephen Mclaughlin
Music
Lieutenant Commander Randy Meade Iii
Helicopter Pilot
Jane Meagher
Accountant
Vernon Messenger
Sound Editor
Daniel Miller
Art Department
Alec Mills
Dp/Cinematographer
Alec Mills
Director Of Photography
Alec Mills
Other
Gerardo Moreno
Stunts
Mark Mostyn
Assistant Editor
Peter Musgrave
Sound Editor
Andrew Noakes
Accounting Assistant
Douglas Noakes
Production Accountant
Monty Norman
Theme Music
Gilly Noyes-court
Scenic Artist
John Nuth
Assistant Editor
Jillian Palenthorpe
Consultant
Phil Pastuhov
Camera Operator
Hugo Pena
Costume Supervisor
Marcia Perskie
Production Assistant
Jeff Pescetto
Song
Thomas Pevsner
Associate Producer
Peter Pickering
Special Effects
Rodney Pincott
Props
Carlos Puente
Editor
Ron Quelch
Production
June Randall
Continuity
Crispin Reece
Production Manager
David Reinhardt
Stunts
Carlos Renero
Animal Supplier
John Richardson
Special Effects
Javier Lambert Rodriguez
Stunts
Hector Romero
Assistant Art Director
Iris Rose
Unit Manager
Tim Ross
Camera Operator
Amanda Schofield
Other
Barbara Scott
Costume Supervisor
Rita Sheese
Other
Joel Sill
Music
Sebastian Silva
Assistant Director
Wayne Smith
Assistant Editor
Jodie Tillen
Costume Designer
Edward Tise
Sound
Martin Trevis
Boom Operator
John Tythe
Electrician
Jose Vasquez
Other
Mauro Venegas
Transportation Captain
Enrique Villavicencio
Wardrobe
Narada Michael Walden
Song
Robert Walker
Graphics
Diane Warren
Song
Anthony Waye
Production Supervisor
Norma Webb
Makeup
Fred Weiler
Set Decorator
Fredrick Weiler
Set Decorator
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator
David White
Song
George Whitear
Photography
Paul Whybrow
Special Effects
Andy Williams
Special Effects
Michael G. Wilson
From Story
Michael G. Wilson
Story By
Michael G. Wilson
Producer
Michael G. Wilson
Screenplay
Arthur Wooster
Other
Arthur Wooster
Dp/Cinematographer
Arthur Wooster
Second Unit Director
Arthur Wooster
Director Of Photography
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Film Details
Also Known As
007 Vendetta Privata, Bond - Tid för hämnd, License Revoked, License To Kill, Permis de Tuer
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Spy
Thriller
Release Date
1989
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )
Location
Durango, Mexico; Mexicali, Mexico; Key West, Florida, USA; Churubusco Studios, Mexico City, Mexico; Acapulco, Mexico; Isla Mujeres, Mexico; Vera Cruz, Mexico
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 13m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 14, 1989
Released in United States on Video January 4, 1990
Released in United States September 29, 1989
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival September 29, 1989.
Formerly distributed by MGM/UA Home Video.
Completed shooting November 1988.
Began shooting July 18, 1988.
This is only the 2nd time a James Bond film has not been filmed at Pinewood Studios in Great Britain.
Wide release in United Kingdom June 16, 1989.
Released in United States Summer July 14, 1989
Released in United States on Video January 4, 1990
Released in United States September 29, 1989 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival September 29, 1989.)
