007 - Vendetta privata

Titolo originale: Licence to Kill
Regia: John Glen |
Anno: 1989
Origine: Mexico | United Kingdom | United States of America |
Generi: Avventura Azione Thriller
Tag: florida | corruption | airplane | liberation of prisoners | drug trafficking | secret identity | floatplane | transport of prisoners | tank car | florida keys | coast guard | british secret service | james bond |
Cast: Timothy Dalton | Carey Lowell | Robert Davi | Talisa Soto | Anthony Zerbe | Frank McRae | Everett McGill | Wayne Newton | Benicio del Toro | Anthony Starke | Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | Desmond Llewelyn | David Hedison | Priscilla Barnes | Robert Brown | Caroline Bliss | Don Stroud | Grand L. Bush | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Alejandro Bracho | Guy De Saint Cyr | Rafer Johnson | Diane Hsu | Christopher Neame | Jeannine Bisignano | Claudio Brook | Cynthia Fallon | Enrique Novi | Osami Kawawo | Roger Cudney | Honorato Magaloni | Jorge Russek | Sergio Corona | Stuart Quan | Teresa Blake | Samuel Benjamin Lancaster | Juan Peláez | Humberto Elizondo | Edna Bolkan | Eddie Edenfield | Jeff Moldovan | Carl Ciarfalio | Branscombe Richmond | Andrew Castillo |

Un boss della droga uccide per vendetta la moglie di un agente americano amico di James Bond. Questi, nonostante gli sia stata revocata la licenza di uccidere, decide di agire in proprio, aiutato dalla giovane amante del boss e dalla bella e coraggiosa Pam.

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Budget restraints were imposed, as the producers were still paying interest on the overspending of M [...] D
Richard Maibaum suggested Robert Davi to play the part of Franz Sanchez, after seeing him in Terrori [...] D
The later James Bond video-game 007 Legends (2012) featured an over-arching story-line inspired by s [...] D
According to the documentary Inside 'Licence to Kill' (2000), several mishaps and strange occurrence [...] D
Throughout the franchise, Q is constantly reprimanding Bond for damaging or losing his equipment. He [...] D
Second time for David Hedison to appear as Felix Leiter. First in Live and let die. In both of his p [...] D
The production office in Key West was located on 422 Fleming Street. Ian Fleming was the creator of [...] D
The next Bond film, GoldenEye (1995), was released 6 years later, making this the longest gap betwee [...] D
All the instrumental score tracks on the movie's soundtrack album are amalgams (or suites) of variou [...] D
Costars David Hedison and Anthony Zerbe share the same birthday, May 20th. Hedison was born in 1927 [...] D
Apart from a spin-off video game, 007: Licence to Kill (1989), the film's title lent its name to a c [...] D
Professor Joe Butcher (Wayne Newton) is heard to give his blessing, ("Bless your heart/hearts") five [...] D
The flaming pickup truck that flies off the cliff (almost hitting Miss Bouvier's plane) is a 1988 Do [...] D
Extras during the wedding scene include Doug Redenius, a postman from Chicago, Illinois, who owns on [...] D
First Bond film since Agente 007 - L'uomo dalla pistola d'oro (1974) not to have Geoffrey Keen (as D [...] D
Making their final appearances with the James Bond franchise: Richard Maibaum (writer), John Glen (d [...] D
Carey Lowell had described becoming a Bond girl as "huge shoes to fill", as she did not see herself [...] D
According to Robert Davi, the tearaway dress that Carey Lowell wears in the casino scene was inspire [...] D
The film was widely panned as a rip-off of "Miami Vice". D
Timothy Dalton stated in an interview about why his Bond was a much darker, grittier incarnation. It [...] D
For the climactic tanker chase, the producers used a section of a highway near Mexicali, Mexico, whi [...] D
In some South American media, Lupe Lamora was incorrectly attributed to Rudy Rodriguez, a Venezuelan [...] D
Franz Sanchez's name is a nod to Frank Sinatra. Sinatra was not only a friend of Albert R. Broccoli [...] D
The set for Paradise Hotel (US Reality Show) is the same location used for Sanchez's house. D
This is one of the most Americanized Bond movies. Most of the filming locations were in America or N [...] D
Leiter tells his wife Della that James was once married. He got married in Agente 007 - Al servizio [...] D
Last James Bond film for six years. In August 1990, after the box-office failure of this film in the [...] D
Pam's "I haven't heard that one in a long time" quip about Bond mentioning their escape boat has run [...] D
According to the book "The Making of Licence to Kill" by Sally Hibbin (published 1989), Carey Lowell [...] D
The exotic location used for Professor Joe Butcher's compound filmed at the Otomi site at Toluca was [...] D
In 2018, Timothy Dalton admitted that after thinking of not doing a third Bond movie, he finally dec [...] D
Pam Bouvier is called 'Ms. Kennedy' as a nod to Jacqueline Kennedy. Oddly, athlete Rafer Johnson who [...] D
Bond's controversial betrayal of M was, in part, a way to sidestep the fact that the British have no [...] D
During the scene where James Bond is hanging by a hook over the cocaine grinder, Benicio Del Toro's [...] D
After Carey Lowell was chosen to play Pam Bouvier, she watched many of the films in the franchise fo [...] D
Pam Bouvier's alias as Ms. Kennedy is a reference to Jacqueline Kennedy, whose maiden name was Bouvi [...] D
While on the set of "Rossella (1994)," Timothy Dalton officially announced his resignation from the [...] D
Timothy Dalton is the only Bond to share the screen with Felix in both of his movies. D
Carey Lowell reprised her role as Pam Bouvier in the video game 007 Legends (2012). D
David Hedison became the first actor to play the role of Felix Leiter for a second time, having prev [...] D
John Glen was reluctant to cast 61-year-old David Hedison, since the role had a scene parachuting. D
Whilst all the previous Bond films are rated 'PG', Licence To Kill is the very first James Bond film [...] D
The name of the vessel that played Milton Krest's research vessel was the "J.W. Powell". D
007 finds Felix Leiter barely alive with a piece of paper in his mouth which reads, "He disagreed wi [...] D
The Mission 3 game level in the later James Bond video game 007 Legends (2012) is based on the Bond [...] D
John Rhys-Davies was offered a cameo role as General Pushkin, but declined the offer, as he was film [...] D
The project was originally titled "Licence Revoked", and teaser artwork was produced with this title [...] D
The film was due to be shown on ITV on March 13, 1996, but it was cancelled as a result of the Dunbl [...] D
Diane Hsu's debut. D
Long-time James Bond franchise producer Albert R. Broccoli fell sick during the production of this m [...] D
This is the only James Bond film not to mention the name of the song or its artist in the opening cr [...] D
Benicio Del Toro was the third actor or actress to win an Academy Award after appearing in a James B [...] D
While in production, various newspapers reported that this would be the most violent Bond film yet, [...] D
Wayne Newton: The Las Vegas performer played a small part, in a credited performance as a televangel [...] D
In Agente 007 - Vivi e lascia morire (1973), Bond communicated with Leiter through a phone in a car [...] D
At 21 years old, Benicio Del Toro is the youngest actor to play a villain in a James Bond film. D
Of all of the Bond films, this one has the largest role for Desmond Llewelyn as Q. D
Sanchez is from Isthmus City, a reference to the country of Panama, which lies on an isthmus, and th [...] D
It is widely and incorrectly rumored that this was Timothy Dalton's last James Bond film due it bein [...] D
The James Bond imitation movie, 'Licensed to Kill' (1965), had a ''licence to kill'' type title abou [...] D
In an interview during filming in September 1988, Timothy Dalton denied media claims that his Bond w [...] D
Felix's bride Della's wedding dress was made of re-embroidered French lace adorned with seed pearls [...] D
According to John Glen, he had an argument with Timothy Dalton at the end of shooting. Glen wondered [...] D
With the subsequent death of screenwriter Richard Maibaum, and various lawsuits, it would be another [...] D
John Glen: [pigeon] When Bond lands on the balcony outside Sanchez's office at the casino, he's star [...] D
The "maggots" at Krest's lab in Key West were in reality white plastic fishing grubs. D
Gene Simmons of KISS was allegedly offered a role, but due to commitments to the band, he declined. D
Carey Lowell is the only Law and Order alumnus to appear as a Bond girl. D
The Royal World Charity Premiere of this movie was held on Tuesday, June 13, 1989, at the Odeon Thea [...] D
Talisa Soto, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Grand L. Bush went on to appear in video game based films. So [...] D
When Truman-Lodge (Anthony Starke) says that the set-up cost them $32 million, that is an inside jok [...] D
Sanchez's first scene, in which he orders his men to cut out the heart of the man in bed with Lupe, [...] D
Some years later, Talisa Soto would go on to marry Carey Lowell's Law & Order co-star Benjamin Bratt [...] D
According to Michael G. Wilson, that really was Timothy Dalton running from the exploding tanker, an [...] D
At the beginning of the film, a Coast Guard chopper is seen grabbing Sanchez' plane and carrying it, [...] D
David Hedison claimed the reprise of his Felix Leiter role was a complete fluke. Prior to the film's [...] D
In the final chase sequence, just after 007 lands on the tanker, Sanchez fired at Bond hitting the t [...] D
Bond poses as someone looking to buy a Great White Shark, presumably for an aquarium. In fact no aqu [...] D
The second James Bond film in which he takes on a drug lord. The first was Live and Let Die (1973), [...] D
In Robert Davi's earlier film, The Goonies (1985), Data (Jonathan Ke Quan) had "007" inscribed on hi [...] D
The aquatic battle between Bond and the henchmen required two separate units, a surface one led by A [...] D
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa would later appear with Sir Sean Connery in Rising Sun (1993). Tagawa would lat [...] D
On the VHS release in the UK (1990), just before the film starts, Chris Tarrant advertised a James B [...] D
Though David Hedison admitted this was a darker and more engaging Bond film, he had preferred the ex [...] D
Bond makes a quip when introducing Q to Pam. "Pam, this is Q, my uncle. This is Pam, my cousin." In [...] D
John Glen said he picked Michael Kamen as composer because he felt that he could give "the closest t [...] D
Timothy Dalton got homesick while filming in Mexico. He said that he really missed a good pint of bi [...] D
Pam's pistol of choice is a .25 caliber Beretta. This was James Bond's favored gun in the books, unt [...] D
Timothy Dalton shot a Lark Super Lights cigarettes James Bond style television commercial for broadc [...] D
Franz Sanchez has a pet iguana sitting on his right shoulder with diamonds around its collar, which [...] D
Martini & Rossi ran a tie-in promotion, featuring a new martini drink, and when you purchased a "Sha [...] D
First Bond-movie to receive R rating in US. It was then edited to PG-13 which was also first rating [...] D
Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell) is the first Bond Girl to ever drink one of Bond's signature vodka-martin [...] D
The screenplay was not ready by the time casting had begun, with Carey Lowell being auditioned with [...] D
The Philip Morris deal for this movie launched Bond-themed ad campaigns that opened the Japanese tob [...] D
The James Bond spoof movie, 'Licensed to Love and Kill' (1979) (aka 'Undercover Lover' aka 'The Man [...] D
According to director Albert Pyun, Carey Lowell was cast after producers saw her performances in Per [...] D
The barefoot waterskiing was done by David Reinhart, with some close-ups, using Timothy Dalton on a [...] D
According to the unauthorized fansite 'Timothy Dalton Info', "Timothy Dalton made an advert for the [...] D
The scene where Sanchez's plane is hijacked was filmed on-location in Florida, with stuntman Jake Lo [...] D
Anthony Zerbe, Everett McGill, and Robert Davi have all worked with Clint Eastwood. Zerbe in Fino a [...] D
Sea-Air Service, a sea plane company located in Louisiana, leased their sea plane for the scene wher [...] D
This film marked the retirement of John Barry from composing scores and songs for the franchise. Mic [...] D
Unusual for a Bond film, out of all of people working for the main villain in the climax of the film [...] D
The only James Bond film in the UK to get the "15" certificate. Due to the film's drug content and t [...] D
Felix Leiter being caught by sharks is an element originally from the novel "Live and Let Die". In t [...] D
This was Robert Brown's final film before his death on November 11, 2003, at the age of eighty-two. D
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. played President Hector Lopez, named after Héctor López, production s [...] D
According to Robert Davi, he wrote his line "Loyalty is more important to me than money." D
To emphasize the topical nature of the film, promotional material described Sanchez as a villain tak [...] D
Product placements, brand integrations, promotional tie-ins, and sponsorships for this movie include [...] D
First EON franchise James Bond film not to take its title from an Ian Fleming James Bond novel or sh [...] D
Vehicles featured include: several Kenworth W900B tanker trucks; a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Rol [...] D
Second time for David Hedison to play Felix Leiter. Both times aiding Bond in a fight against druglo [...] D
At one point, Lea Thompson was considered for the role of Pam Bouiver, but she turned down in order [...] D
Wayne Newton got the role of Professor Joe Butcher after sending a letter to the producers expressin [...] D
Robert Davi had to learn to scuba dive, for the scene where he escapes from an armored car underwate [...] D
In the common tradition of James Bond films, the women (esp. love interests of Bond) almost never sh [...] D
The casting of Carey Lowell raised a few eyebrows, as her most recent film had been the oddball come [...] D
Carey Lowell and Talisa Soto refused to pose for Playboy. D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Most [...] D
Some sources said that this was the least commercially successful, or unsuccessful James Bond movie. [...] D
For the climactic chase scene, three identical Kenworth trucks were modified to perform a specific s [...] D
While Carey Lowell wore a wig for the scenes set in the United States, a scene where Bouvier cuts he [...] D
Last Bond movie directed by John Glen. D
Director John Glen said the production had a tough time pulling off the action, stunts and huge set- [...] D
Based on the events of Agente 007 - Al servizio segreto di Sua Maestà (1969) and this film, James [...] D
First James Bond movie to include tobacco warnings in its closing credits. This was in the form of a [...] D
According to Thea O'Connor in a 24th August 2006 article published in 'The Sydney Morning Herald' an [...] D
Marked the last filmed appearance of Felix Leiter until "Casino Royale (2006)."David Hedison remains [...] D
There are more Timothy Dalton as James Bond video games than there are Bond movies starring the acto [...] D
This is the third James Bond movie to use story elements from Ian Fleming's James Bond novel "Live A [...] D
Re-united Robert Davi and Grand L. Bush, one year after they played FBI Agents Big Johnson and Littl [...] D
In Italy, the title was "007 - Vendetta privata" ("007- Private revenge"), not following the transla [...] D
The plot is very similar to the novel "The Man with the Golden Gun". In the book, Bond infiltrates t [...] D
To portray Sanchez, Robert Davi researched on the Colombian drug cartels, and how to do a Colombian [...] D
Former Playboy Playmate Diane Hsu played Hong Kong Narcotics Agent Loti. She also appeared in the op [...] D
Final Bond film in which Richard Maibaum had a part in writing the screenplay. He died in 1991. This [...] D
The only time to date that James Bond orders a Budweiser (with a lime, at the Barrelhead) D
The MI6/Universal Exports building exterior, used in this film, Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill ( [...] D
During one of the takes of Bond and Leiter's parachute jump, a malfunction of the harness equipment [...] D
The role of Lupe Lamora was initially offered to Maria Conchita Alonso. D
The previous Special Edition DVD restored some of the original 1989 BBFC and MPAA cuts, but some foo [...] D
In 1985, the Films Act was passed, removing the Eady Levy, resulting in foreign artists being taxed [...] D
All the extras used in the Barrelhead Bar scene were hired locally in Mexico, except for the strippe [...] D
David Hedison who played Felix also played him in Live and Let Die. In Live and Let Die he tells Bon [...] D
Robert Davi was taken by several thugs, while on vacation in South America, to an actual drug lord. [...] D
The film was originally to be set in China, but production difficulties became insurmountable. Scree [...] D
Eric Clapton and Vic Flick were asked to write and perform the title song, along with Michael Kamen. [...] D
Dario's handgun, which he pointed at Bond at the fortress, was a Walther P5, which was used by Bond [...] D
Michael G. Wilson said that the script was inspired by La sfida del samurai (1961). D
Many reviews and articles have compared the dark, violent tone to the action films of producer Joel [...] D
Florida Governor Bob Martinez presented Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, and head of marketing [...] D
Michael G. Wilson: Voice of a D.E.A. Agent. D
This film would have been the first of two movies with Timothy Dalton and Frank McRae had Dalton bee [...] D
Agente 007 - Vivi e lascia morire (1973) was the first James Bond movie to feature the word "die", o [...] D
In AMC's Bond Girls Are Forever (2002), Carey Lowell said that she shut her eyes and flinched every [...] D
This is the last film to date in which James Bond wears a Rolex, here identified by researchers as t [...] D
According to the DVD commentary, Timothy Dalton was unavailable for Talisa Soto's screentest, so Rob [...] D
After killing a guard in the warehouse Bond says "Bon appetit". The line was also used in You only l [...] D
Due to the Writers' Guild of America strike in 1988, long-time James Bond screenwriter Richard Maiba [...] D
The Banco de Isthmus was filmed at Mexico's main post office, an old elaborate building of European [...] D
"$350,000 was paid to have Lark cigarettes appear in the James Bond movie 'Licence to Kill' [1989]" [...] D
The Broccolis (Albert and his daughter Barbara) arranged for a medical team to fly down from Washing [...] D
First EON Productions James Bond movie to receive a "15" Rating by the British Board of Film Classif [...] D
Franz Sanchez is a combination of two villains from the novels - Le Chiffre from "Casino Royale" and [...] D
A good portion of Bond's plan to get close to Sanchez comes from the novel "Goldfinger", when Bond r [...] D
Robert Davi, Anthony Zerbe, David Hedison, and Christopher Neame appeared on Dynasty (1981). D
The scene where Bond resigns from the MI6 was shot at Ernest Hemingway's house in Key West. That's w [...] D
Despite being one of the least commercially successful Bond movies in the United States, it was cons [...] D
The United States Coast Guard helicopter seen in the film is an HH-65 rescue helicopter. D
The closing credits song "If You Asked Me To", sung by Patti LaBelle, was featured on the B-side of [...] D
The movie was initially to be titled, "License Revoked", but was later changed to its final title "L [...] D
Desmond Llewelyn later noted that this was the first time that he'd made any real money out of the B [...] D
Milton Krest's death used a prostethic head, which was created by John Richardson's team, based on a [...] D
Sanchez pats Killifer $2,000,000 all in 20's, which would be 100,000 bills, each weighing about 1 gr [...] D
Taglines on early posters for the film, when it was known as "Licenced Revoked", include: "You're lo [...] D
The mini sub seen in this film is an updated version of the one used in La spia che mi amava (1977), [...] D
Gladys Knight's title song is the longest of all the Bond songs. In the UK, it peaked at the number [...] D
Legendary singers Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, who performed the opening and closing songs, resp [...] D
First James Bond film movie to be released as a novelization since Moonraker - Operazione spazio (19 [...] D
The last film of the franchise produced and released during the Cold War. At that time, Soviet Commu [...] D
Everett McGill later appeared on I segreti di Twin Peaks (1990), in which a character is shot by a W [...] D