Movie: Licence to Kill (1989)

“James Bond is on possibly his most brutal mission yet. Bond’s good friend, Felix Leiter is left near to death, by drug baron Franz Sanchez. Bond sets off on the hunt for Sanchez, but not everyone is happy. MI6 do not feel Sanchez is not their problem and strips Bond of his license to kill. Bond is now more dangerously than ever. Bond gains the aide of one of Leiter friends, known as Pam Bouvier and sneaks his way into the drug factories, which Sanchez owns. Will Bond be able to keep up his identity secret, or will Sanchez see Bonds true intentions? Written by simon”

  • Director: John Glen
  • Release Date: 14 July 1989 (USA)
  • Run Time: 133 min
  • Country: UK , USA
  • Genre: Action , Adventure , Thriller
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for action violence and drug content. (2006 video version)

Tagline: Out for revenge. Glimpse behind the cool facade of 007. And see how sweet revenge can really be. [USA poster]

Trivia: In Italy, title was “Vendetta Privata” (Personal Revenge or Private Revenge), not following the translation, because the first Bond film (Dr. No (1962)) was titled “Licenza di Uccidere”, the translation of this film’s title. Sweden had the same problem: Dr. No had been “Agent 007 med r

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