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James Bond (Timothy Dalton) returns with a vengeance in LICENCE TO KILL. Having just witnessed his best friend's wedding, Bond is shocked when he learns that ruthless drug runner Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) has assaulted the couple on their honeymoon, killing the bride. Assisted by the twiggy Drug Enforcement Agent Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell) and the gadget wizard Q (Patrick Llewelyn), Bond resigns from Her Majesty's Secret Service and pursues justice on his own. Perhaps the darkest of the 007 films, LICENCE TO KILL, exhibits a previously unseen side of James Bond. Maniacal at times, ex-agent 007 detonates everything in his way on the road to avenging his friend's bride.
The 16th installment of the James Bond series, LICENCE TO KILL, veers away from the pick-up artistry and light interlocution of former 007 films. Instead, director John Glen, gives the audience a crystal clear view of the man behind the martini glass.
Synopsis
In Timothy Dalton's second James Bond film, he deals with the more modern problem of drug trafficking. When best friend Felix Leiter is attacked and his new wife murdered right after their wedding, by infamous drug lord, Franz Sanchez, he takes it personally and decides to go after Sanchez himself. He is aided by a young female DEA operative, Pam Bouvier, along with some of "Q's" imaginative gadgets.
Film Notes
LICENCE TO KILL was the first Bond film that wasn't based on an Ian Fleming novel and the last one to show 007 smoking a cigarette.
Industry Reviews
"...A script that makes [Bond] fit for the 90's....Lowell becomes the most playful, modern Bond heroine in years..."
New York Times - p.C8 - Caryn James
"...The movie whips up a combustible brew of old and new..."
Los Angeles Times - Michael Wilmington (07/14/1989)
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