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)
Featured review
I wish more Bond films were like this one. It's almost my personal favorite. Too often 007's humor is so obvious and unsubtle that it's just not enjoyable, i.e. Roger Moore and his all too ready one-liners. LTK took the high road and avoided that altogether, and wound up being quite an entertaining film. A refreshing change from the typical fare being thrown at us.
- MrsRainbow
- Mar 9, 1999
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- James Bond 007 - Lizenz zum Töten
- Filming locations
- Ernest Hemingway Museum - 907 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA(M revokes Bond's licence to kill)
- 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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