Licence To Kill ( Kenworth W-900 Trailer Truck ) 1961
Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the second (and last) to star Timothy Dalton in the role of the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Its story sees Bond being suspended from MI6 as he pursues drug lord Franz Sanchez, who has ordered an attack against Bond’s CIA friend Felix Leiter and the murder of Felix’s wife after their wedding.
Theme Tune
Licence to Kill – Gladys Knight
Ooooh
Ah-aaah
I need, I need, I’ve got to hold on to your love
Ooooh
Hey baby, thought you were the one who tried to run away
Oh, baby, wasn’t I the one who made you want to stay?
Please don’t bet that you’ll ever escape me
Once I get my sights on you
I got a licence to kill (to kill)
And you know I’m going straight for your heart
(Got a licence to kill)
Got a licence to kill (to kill)
Anyone who tries to tear us apart
(Got a licence to kill)
Licence to kill
Hey baby, think you need a friend to stand here by your side?
Yes you do (Your side)
Ooh, baby, now you can depend on me to make things right (things right)
Please don’t bet that you’ll ever escape me (Ooh)
Once I get my sights on you
I got a licence to kill (to kill)
And you know I’m going straight for your heart
(Got a licence to kill)
Got a licence to kill (to kill)
Anyone who tries to tear us apart
(Got a licence to kill)
Say that somebody tries to make a move on you
In the blink of an eye, I’ll be there too
And they’d better know why I’m gonna make them pay
‘Till their dying day
‘Till their dying day
‘Till their dying day
Got a licence to kill (to kill)
And you know I’m going straight for your heart
(Got a licence to kill)
Got a licence to kill (to kill)
Anyone who tries to tear us apart
(Got a licence to kill)
Licence to kill
Gotta hold onto your loving
Licence to kill
Ooohooo!
Kill
Gladys Knight’s title song is the longest of all the Bond songs. In the UK, it peaked at the number six position on the charts. As a Christian soul singer, Knight apparently objected to having to sing a song with the word “kill” in it, but eventually, she conceded. The song is apparently based on the “horn line” from the Goldfinger (1964)
Cast
Timothy Dalton … James Bond
Carey Lowell … Pam Bouvier
Robert Davi … Franz Sanchez
Talisa Soto … Lupe Lamora
Anthony Zerbe … Milton Krest
Frank McRae … Sharkey
Everett McGill … Killifer
Wayne Newton … Professor Joe Butcher
Benicio Del Toro … Dario
Anthony Starke … Truman-Lodge
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. … President Hector Lopez
Desmond Llewelyn … Q
David Hedison … Felix Leiter
Priscilla Barnes … Della Churchill
Robert Brown … M
Caroline Bliss … Miss Moneypenny
Quote
Truman-Lodge: [after two of the tanker trucks are destroyed] BRILLIANT! Well done, Franz! Another eighty-million dollar *write-off*!
Sanchez: Then I guess it’s time to start cutting overhead.
[shoots him]
The Kenworth W900 is a model line of conventional-cab trucks that are produced by the Kenworth division of PACCAR. The replacement of the 900-series conventional, the W900 is produced as a Class 8 conventional-cab truck primarily for highway use. The “W” in its model designation denotes Worthington, one of the two founders of Kenworth. The exact truck from the move was donated to the Orange County School District by the producers of the movie with the stipulation that it never be sold at a profit or titled for operation on the road. Its currently residing at the Oakridge Vocational Institute in Orlando, Florida in the diesel instruction shop. It still has the original 1 ton counterweight mounted on the fifth wheel assembly extending approx 5 feet behind the frame rails. The rear suspension was also modified to allow for extra travel. The truck does pull wheelies under its own power.
Trivia
The project was originally titled “Licence Revoked”, and teaser artwork was produced with this title. Among the reasons for changing the title was to avoid confusion with the 1981 James Bond novel, “Licence Renewed”, written by John Gardner (who ended up writing a novel based on this film as well). Licence Renewed means the opposite of Licence Revoked. Another reason for the change was that “license revoked” denotes losing one’s driving privileges in the U.S. Taglines for “Licence Revoked” included “You’re looking at the world’s most wanted man” and “Dismissed. Disgraced. Dishonored. Deadly.” In the movie, when M says to James Bond, “Your Licence to kill is revoked”, both titles are referenced at the same time. After a minor controversy as to whether the British or American spelling (“licence” or “license”) would be used in the title, the British spelling won out.
Quote
[Asked why he has a gun]
James Bond: In my business you prepare for the unexpected.
Franz Sanchez: And what business is that?
James Bond: I help people with problems.
Franz Sanchez: Problem solver.
James Bond: More of a problem eliminator.
Trivia
The movie was plagued with issues near the end of filming of the infamous tanker chase creating the following ‘Licence to Kill Urban Legends’ 1) Timothy Dalton apparently almost died performing a stunt on the movie during the chase and vowed to never do dangerous stunts again 2) A behind the scenes photo shows the instant when the tanker explodes, a flaming hand emerging from it. Despite reviewing the movie frame by frame the director and the editor have stated they cannot see this. Even more eerie is that the hand points to a location previously where bus full of nuns that went off the cliff and died causing the location to be eventually shut down permanently 3) A prop missile missed it’s target and travelled 2 miles, hitting a crew member on a pole 4) Dead apparitions apparently appeared on set during the shooting of the film of security guards wandering and then disappearing 5) A truck for no reason started on its own and traveled 2 feet and then stopped
Gadgets/Weapons/Technology
- Walther PPK 7.65mm
- Beretta 950 Automatic known as the Jetfire
- Cigarette packet detonator used in conjunction with plastic explosives disguised as Denton toothpaste
- Laser camera
- Exploding alarm clock
- Signature gun disguised as a Hasselblad camera
- Rappelling cummerbund
- Manta ray cover
- Iguana tail whip
- Broom radio transmitter
- Decompression chamber
- Kevlar vest
- Stinger missiles
Quote
[Bond heads for Pam’s bedroom]
James Bond: Good night, Q.
Pam Bouvier: Sweet dreams, Mr. Bond.
[closes the door on him]
James Bond: [sighing] I hope you don’t snore, Q.
Trivia
When the helicopter is flying over the church with the airplane in tow, it is relatively low but moments later, when Bond jumps off, it is thousands of feet higher.
Info
| Cinematography | Alec Mills |
|---|---|
| Edited by | John Grover |
| Music by | Michael Kamen |
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Production
companies |
Eon Productions
United Artists |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA Communications Co. (United States) United International Pictures (International) |
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Release date
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13 June 1989 (London) 14 July 1989 (United Kingdom) |
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Running time
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133 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $32 million |
| Box office | $156.1 million |
Trivia
Franz Sanchez has a pet iguana sitting on his right shoulder with diamonds around its collar, which mirrored Blofeld, who had a pet white Persian cat, also with diamonds around its collar.
OPENING SCENE
Bond and Leiter are in pursuit of drug kingpin Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi), Sanchez manages to escape on a small plane. They give chase in the Coast Guard helicopter, and in a fairly impressive bit of stuntwork, lasso the plane with the helicopter’s skyhook. Then it’s off to the wedding, where Bond and Leiter parachute from the helicopter and land in front of the church to rousing cheers.
Forget the wedding, there’s a drug bust going down! — it’s an opportunity for Bond to get back to some good old-fashioned people shooting.
JAMES BOND ( Timothy Dalton )
OPENING CREDITS
Licence To Kill marks the final time in the Bond series where long-term designer Maurice Binder would design the title sequence. By this point Binder had perfected many of his techniques that he had developed over the years.There is a photo theme running through most of the title sequence, with an Olympus camera being used. Many of the old favourites return, such as the silhouetted female forms, water ripples and girls with guns,
I got a licence to kill (to kill)
And you know I’m going straight for your heart
(Got a licence to kill)
BOND VILLAINS
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- Milton Krest
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- Dario
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- Franz Sanchez
BOND GIRLS
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- Pam Bouvier
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- Lupe Lamora
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- Miss Moneypenny
007 GADGETS
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- Spy Kit
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- Camera x-ray Device
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- Lazser Instant Camera
STUNTS
Death. Dario attempts to murder Bond on the cocaine conveyor. … Dario manages to grab onto Bond and screams for Sanchez to stop the machine but he is caught by the grinder, which slowly and agonizingly pulls him in, killing him in around ten seconds.Benicio Del Toro actually cuts Dalton in real life when he cuts through the wire around his wrists. He then goes to hospital to get stitched up and still has the scar apparently.
Leiter: “Where’s my wife?”
Dario: “Don’t worry. We gave her a nice honeymoooon.”
―Licence to Kill.
QUIZ 1
Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell) was the first Bond Girl to ever do What? in a 007 Movie ?
A. Fly a plane
B. Drink one of Bond’s signature vodka-martini cocktails.
C. Win cash in a casino
D. Drive the iconic Aston Martin Car
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B. Drink one of Bond’s signature vodka-martini cocktails.
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QUIZ 2
Benicio Del Toro played Dario in Licence To Kill. What was special about him to the 007 franchise ?
A. The only actor to change his villain Name
B. The first villain to appear on screen before Bond
C. The only villain to do all his own stunts
D. The youngest actor to play a 007 villain
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D. The youngest actor to play a 007 villain
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QUIZ 1
Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell) was the first Bond Girl to ever do What? in a 007 Movie ?
A. Fly a plane
B. Drink one of Bond’s signature cocktails.
C. Win cash in a casino
D. Drive the iconic Aston Martin Car
Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell) is the first Bond Girl to ever drink one of Bond’s signature vodka-martini cocktails.
QUIZ 2
Benicio Del Toro played Dario in Licence To Kill. What was special about him to the 007 franchise ?
A. The only actor to change his villain Name
B. The first villain to appear on screen before Bond
C. The only villain to do all his own stunts
D. The youngest actor to play a 007 villain
At 21 years old, Benicio Del Toro is the youngest actor to play a villain in a James Bond film.
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