FILM PLOT OUTLINE: When Bond’s long-term American counterpart and friend
Felix Leighter is attacked and left disfigured, and his wife dead, Bond goes on
a personal vendetta to bring the murderer to justice.
STARRING: Timothy Dalton as James Bond Carey Lowell Talisa Soto Robert Davi
Benicio Del Toro
MEMORABLE BECAUSE: Felix Leighter brings his long tradition of appearing
regularly in the Bond films to an end (although Felix was played by many
different actors. This is the only time Bond is not acting on MI6 orders. In
fact he tries to quit altogether and M tries to arrest him before Bond escapes.
QUOTE “He disagreed with something that ate him”
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INTERESTING MUSICAL FACTS: The title song contains obvious quotes from
Barry’s Goldfinger. However, a devout Christian,Gladys Knight was uncomfortable
singing the words Licence to Kill and the lyrics are more about love than Bond
being a spy.
INTERESTING FILM FACTS: For many of the family faces and names from the Bond
series, this was to be their last film. Robert Brown (M), Caroline Bliss
(Moneypenny), John Glen (director), Richard Maibaum (screenwriter) and Cubby
Broccoli (producer) all ended their journeys with Bond after this film.
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