"James Bond 007"
Directed by John Glen
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Written by Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum
Based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe
Music by Michael Kamen
Cinematography: Alec Mills
Edited by John Grover
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by MGM/UA Communications Co., United International Pictures
Release date: 14 July 1989 (United States)
Running time: 133 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $32 million
Box office: $156.1 million
"Licence to Kill" is an action adventure thriller film directed by John Glen and written by Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum, based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming. It's the sixteenth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who goes rogue and sets off to unleash vengeance on a drug lord who tortured his best friend, a C.I.A. agent, and left him for dead and murdered his bride after he helped capture him.
Cast
- Timothy Dalton as James Bond
- Carey Lowell as Pam Bouvier
- Robert Davi as Franz Sanchez
- Talisa Soto as Lupe Lamora
- Anthony Zerbe as Milton Krest
- Frank McRae as Sharkey
- Everett McGill as Ed Killifer
- Wayne Newton as Professor Joe Butcher
- Benicio del Toro as Dario
- Anthony Starke as Truman-Lodge
- Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. as President Hector Lopez
- Desmond Llewelyn as Q
- David Hedison as Felix Leiter
- Priscilla Barnes as Della Churchill
- Robert Brown as M
- Caroline Bliss as Miss Moneypenny
- Don Stroud as Colonel Heller
- Grand L. Bush as Hawkins
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Kwang
- Christopher Neame as Fallon
- Diana Lee Hsu as Loti
Surprisingly, the second and the last picture of Timothy Dalton as James Bond who seems more appropriate than Roger Moore.
Advantages
- Timothy Dalton as James Bond
Disadvantages
- Too pretentious
- Some scenes are overacted
"Strangenesses"
- Seems like James Bond is absolutely immortal
Clue Moments
- Leiter's wedding
- Hemingway House
- Bond's romance
Soundtracks
- Michael Kamen - Licence To Kill
- Michael Kamen - Wedding Party
- Michael Kamen - Dirty Love
- Michael Kamen - Pam
- Michael Kamen - If You Asked Me To
- Michael Kamen - James And Felix On Their Way To Church
- Michael Kamen - His Funny Valentine
- Michael Kamen - Sanchez Is In The Bahamas / Shark Fishing
- Michael Kamen - Ninja
- Michael Kamen - Licence Revoked
* * *
James Bond: Pam, this is Q, my "uncle". Uncle, this is "Miss Kennedy," my "cousin."Q: Ah! We must be related.
[kisses her]
* * *
[Bond sees that Sharkey has been killed]James Bond: You'd better find yourself a new lover!
Lupe Lamora: Don't you men know any other way?
James Bond: It's Sanchez's way! You seem to like it!
* * *
Ed Killifer: Freeze! Over by the trap door, old buddy.James Bond: Is this where you put your old buddy Felix?
Ed Killifer: Not me. Chalk that one up to Sanchez and Krest.
* * *
[their boat just died]Pam Bouvier: Out of Gas. I haven't heard that one in a long time.
James Bond: Well, they must have hit the fuel line.
* * *
Felix Leiter: Where's my wife?Dario: Don't worry. We gave her a nice Honeymooooon.
* * *
Franz Sanchez: Drug dealers of the world, unite!
* * *
[James Bond reluctantly takes Della's garter]Della Leiter: Did I say something wrong?
Felix Leiter: He was married once. But it was a long time ago.
* * *
[Heller takes an arsenal case, only to be caught by a suspicious Sanchez]Heller: Hey. I was making sure these were secure.
Sanchez: It's a good idea. Take them up to my car.
Heller: Of course.
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You may see the trailer here.
Plot: 7/10
Entertainment: 7/10
Acting: 7/10
Originality: 6/10
Music and Sound: 6/10
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