Licence to Kill (1989)
| Release Date | 13 June 1989 |
| Budget | $32,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $35,000,000 |
| Tagline | Out for revenge. Glimpse behind the cool facade of 007. And see how sweet revenge can really be. [USA poster] |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | 707 South Street, Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Glamorized Spy Film, Action Thriller |
| Niche Genre | Spy Film |
| Mood | Thrill Rides |
| Themes | Heroic Mission, Drug Trade |
| Tones | Rousing, Tense, Visceral |
| Tags | Agent [representative], Barnstorming, Bride, Deal [agreement], Drug Lord, Drugs, Espionage, Foil [thwart], Friendship, International, Investigation, Kill, Kingpin, License To Kill, Loot, Man, Mexico, Murder, Pursuit, Revenge, Terrorism, Weapons, Weapons Dealer, Wedding |
Licence to Kill (1989) is the sixteenth official entry in the James Bond series, and the first one not to use an Ian Fleming novel's title as its title. While enjoying a generally positive critical reception, it was the first James Bond film to be given a PG-13 rating in the United States and also the first to gain a 15 rating in the United Kingdom, being noted as significantly darker and more violent than its predecessors. Due to these issues, as well as marketing problems including a last minute title change, Licence to Kill had poor US box office returns, making just USD$34,667,015, barely more than its estimated USD$32,000,000 budget, though it performed well overseas.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Frank McRae
Sharkey
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
President Hector Lopez
Alejandro Bracho
Perez
Guy De Saint Cyr
Braun
Jeannine Bisignano
Stripper
Claudio Brook
Montelongo
Cynthia Fallon
Consuelo
Enrique Novi
Rasmussen
Osami Kawawo
Oriental
George Belanger
Doctor
Roger Cudney
Wavekrest Captain
Honorato Magaloni
Chief Chemist
Jorge Russek
Pit Boss
Sergio Corona
Bellboy
Stuart Quan
Ninja
José Abdala
Tanker Driver
Samuel Benjamin Lancaster
Della's Uncle
Juan Peláez
Casino Manager
Mark Kelty
Coast Guard Radio Operator
Fidel Garriga
Sanchez's Driver
Edna Bolkan
Barrelhead Waitress
Eddie Edenfield
Clive
Jeff Moldovan
Warehouse Guard
Carl Ciarfalio
Warehouse Guard
Bob Martinez
Customs officer
Gerardo Albarrán
Alvarez
Tom Bahr
Marshall #1
Chick Bernhardt
Marshall Driver
Andrew Castillo
Seaplane Pilot
Dr. James D'Orta
Doctor
Alex Edlin
Marshall #2
Lars Lundgren
Probe Operator
Jorge Valdés García
Casino Guest
Director
John Glen
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Writer
Richard Maibaum
Producer
Barbara Broccoli
associate producer
Tom Pevsner
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Alec Mills
Editor
John Grover
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Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson
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Jane Jenkins
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Production Designer
Peter Lamont
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Art Director
Dennis Bosher
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Michael Lamont
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Set Decorator
Michael Ford
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Costume Designer
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Makeup Department
Tricia Cameron
hair styles supervisor
Naomi Donne
makeup supervisor
George Frost
makeup supervisor
Dinah Holt
hair stylist: second unit, makeup artist: second unit
Norma Webb
makeup artist
Production Manager
Efren Flores
production manager
Philip Kohler
production manager
Ned Kopp
production supervisor: Florida
Héctor López
production supervisor: Mexico
Crispin Reece
production manager: Mexico
Iris Rose
unit manager
Anthony Waye
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marcia Gay
second assistant director: second unit
Miguel Gil
assistant director
Miguel Lima
assistant director
Terry Madden
first assistant director: second unit
Callum McDougall
second assistant director
Sebastián Silva
first assistant director: second unit
Arthur Wooster
second unit director
Art Department
Andrew Ackland-Snow
assistant art director
Gilly Noyes Court
scenic artist
Ken Court
art director: Florida
Roger W. Deer
sketch artist
Tony Graysmark
construction manager
Bernie Hearn
stand-by propman
Bert Hearn
property master
Richard Helfritz
set decorator: Florida
Richard Holland
assistant art director
Neil Lamont
assistant art director
Daniel Miller
sculptor
Rodney Pincott
stand-by propman: second unit
Ron Quelch
production buyer
Héctor Romero
assistant art director
Bob Walker
graphics
Frederic C. Weiler
set decorator: Florida
Alejandro Ayala
art assistant
William A. Cimino
set dresser
Teri Anne Kopp
art department assistant: US
Sound Department
Mark Auguste
sound editor
Graham V. Hartstone
sound re-recording mixer
John Hayward
sound re-recording mixer
Jean-Pierre Lelong
additional sound effects
Vernon Messenger
sound editor
Peter Musgrave
sound editor
Edward Tise
sound recordist
Martin Trevis
boom operator
Ross Adams
assistant sound editor
Sandy Buchanan
post-production sound assistant
Nicolas Le Messurier
sound re-recording mixer
Mark Mostyn
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Clive Beard
special effects technician
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh
special effects coordinator: Florida
Chris Corbould
special effects supervisor: second unit
Neil Corbould
special effects: first unit
Laurencio Cordero
special effects supervisor: Mexico
Daniel Dark
special effects: underwater team
Nick Finlayson
special effects technician
Sergio Jara
special effects supervisor: Mexico
Peter Pickering
special effects technician
Paul Whybrow
special effects technician: second unit
Andy Williams
special effects technician: second unit
Jeffrey S. Farley
shark puppet crew
Steve Hamilton
senior special effects technician
Thomas Kittle
special effects
Hal Miles
animatronic supervisor
Nigel Nixon
special effects model maker
James L. Roberts
special effects
R. Bruce Steinheimer
special effects technician
Greg R. Stone
special effects technician
Visual Effects
John Richardson
special visual effects
Craig Chandler
optical camera
Alan Church
optical camera operator
Julian Parry
model unit
Stunts
Gerardo Albarrán
stunt supervisor
Alex Arnold
stunt diver
Mark Bahr
stunts
Gilbert Bataille
stunt driving team
Marc Boyle
stunt supervisor, stunts
Jake Brake
stunt double
Didier Brule
stunt driving team
Julian Bucio
stunts
Jorge Cardenas
stunt diver
Manuel Cárdenas
stunt diver
Juan Dario Corona
stunt diver
Jo Cote
stunt driving team
Simon Crane
stunt double: Timothy Dalton
Steve Dent
stunts
Alex Edlin
stunts
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof
aerial stunt supervisor
Jean-Claude Houbart
stunt driving team
Dominique Julienne
stunt driving team
Rémy Julienne
driving stunts arranger
Javier Lambert
stunts
Emilio Magaña
stunt diver
Artie Malesci
stunt supervisor
Mauricio Martínez
stunts
David Reinhardt
barefoot ski double: Timothy Dalton
Paul Weston
stunt coordinator
Tom Bahr
utility stunts
Chick Bernhardt
stunt driver
Terry Jackson
stunts
Jake Lombard
stunts, stunt rigger, aerial stunt double: Timothy Dalton
Lars Lundgren
stunts
Valentino Musetti
stunts
Rafael Valdez
stunts
Nick Wilkinson
utility stunts
Curtis Williams
stunt diver
B.J. Worth
stunts, parachute stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Atherfold
camera grip: second unit
Ramón Bravo
underwater photographer
Donald Bryant
second camera operator: Mexico
Frank Elliott
camera focus
John Elton
second camera operator: Florida
Mike Evans
camera focus: second unit
Pepe Flores
underwater assistant camera
Mike Frift
camera operator
Keith Hamshere
still photographer
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
camera grip
Edward Knott III
key grip: Florida
Malcolm MacIntosh
camera operator: second unit
Phil Pastuhov
camera operator: aerial team
Tim Ross
second camera operator: Mexico
John Tythe
electrical supervisor
George Whitear
still photographer: second unit
Arthur Wooster
photographer: second unit
Norman Zuckerman
electrical supervisor: Florida
Lou Angeli
camera operator: video
Andrew Cooper (Actor)
photographer: underwater unit
Erik Hollander
additional still photographer
Simon Mills
clapper loader
Gary Ryan
best boy rigging gaffer
Casting Department
Claudia Becker
casting: Mexico
Emilia Arau
assistant to casting director
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Chase
costume supervisor: Florida
Hugo Peña
costume supervisor
Barbara Scott
costume supervisor
Enrique Villavicencio
wardrobe master: Mexicali
Editorial Department
Ross Adams
assistant editor
Richard Fettes
assistant editor
Matthew Glen
assembly editor
Rob Green
assistant editor
Mark Mostyn
assistant editor
John Nuth
assistant editor
Carlos Puente
editor: Mexico
Wayne Smith
assistant editor
Music Department
Andrew Glen
music editor
Dick Lewzey
music mixer
Stephen McLaughlin
music programmer
Monty Norman
composer: James Bond theme
Joel Sill
music consultant
Vic Flick
musician: guitar
Transportation Department
Arthur Dunne
transportation manager
Joyce M. Lark
transportation coordinator: Florida
Mauro Venegas
transportation captain: Mexico
Alfonso Paredes
driver
Other Crew
Laura Aguilar
location manager: Mexico
R. Allen
helicopter pilot: US Coast Guard
Gerardo Barrera
production assistant
Harris Bierman
armorer
Maurice Binder
title designer
Ramón Bravo
director: underwater scenes
Tony Broccoli
location manager: underwater team
Linda Brown
contact: Los Angeles
Kenny Calman
helicopter pilot
Ignacio Cervantes
production assistant
Saul Cooper
director of publicity
Loolee DeLeon
production coordinator
Jack Descent
location accountant: Florida
Tony Didio Jr.
armorer
Sue Field
continuity: second unit
Ileana Franco U.
production secretary
Sheila Goldfinger
jeweler
Rosa María Gómez
accountant
Monica Greene
production assistant
Sparky Greene
special consultant to producers
R. Colette Hailey
location manager: Florida
Georgina Heath
production coordinator: Mexicali
Lorentz Hills
marine coordinator: Florida
Neil Hughes
helicopter pilot: US Coast Guard
Charles Juroe
marketing director
Nicole Kolin
location manager: underwater team
Patricia Serafina Madiedo
production coordinator: Florida
John McElwain
technical advisor: US Coast Guard
Randy Meade
helicopter pilot: US Coast Guard
Jane Meagher
accountant
Andrew Noakes
assistant accountant
Douglas Noakes
production accountant
Jillian Palenthorpe
special consultant to producers
Marcia Perskie
production assistant
June Randall
continuity
Carlos Renero
animal supplier
Amanda Schofield
contact: London
Rita Sheese
underwater coordinator
Tom Bahr
marine coordinator
Hector De Rubi
stand-in: Timothy Dalton
Ann Dunsford
publicity coordinator
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof
pilot: Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Pauline Hume
graphic artist: titles
Mark Juckett
pilot: Cessna 185
Harry Kopoian
airport liaison: Mexico
Andreas Leon
utility stand-in
Maria Alaina Mason
production assistant: Key West
John Patteson
armorer: second unit
Laura Ruiz
stand-in: Talisa Soto
Production Company
Danjaq
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Eon Productions
United Artists
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Distributor
MGM/UA Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
CBS/Fox Home Video
CBS/Fox
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Chapel Distribution
Fox Network
MGM Home Entertainment (Europe)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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United Artists
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United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Miscellaneous
C.T.S. Studios
music recording studio
Churubusco Azteca
studio
Churubusco S.A.
studio
Cinevideo Tech
camera equipment: Miami
DeLuxe Laboratories
color
Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
studio
Kodak Mexicana S.A. de C.V.
film stock
MCA Records
soundtrack
National Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestra
Pinewood Studios
post-production facilities
Technicolor
prints
Trata Films
camera equipment: Mexico City
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