licence kill licence kill released sixteenth entry james_bond film series use title story fifth final consecutive bond film directed marks second final performance role james_bond story elements short stories novel interwoven aspects tales film sees bond suspended pursues drugs lord ordered attack cia friend rape murder wife honeymoon originally titled line plot changed post production people know revoked meant budgetary reasons caused bond film shot completely outside united_kingdom locations florida mexico film earned million worldwide enjoyed generally positive critical reception ample praise stunts attracted criticism dark violent interpretation bond fact film significantly darker violent predecessors release legal control series james_bond character resulted year long delay production bond film resulted deciding return final bond film actors screenwriter title designer editor cinematographer director bond film editor producer later act consulting producer death plot agents collect agent james_bond way wedding assist capturing drugs lord bond capture hook cord plane pulling air helicopter bond parachute church time ceremony bribes agent escapes crew ambush wife owned lowered tank holding great white bond learns escaped returns house find murdered raped bond friend start investigation discover marine research centre run hidden cocaine submarine smuggling bond kills meets bond orders assignment istanbul turkey bond turning assignment bond instead licence kill bond rogue agent later receives assistance boards ship latest drug shipment stealing million dollars process discovers killed bond rescues cia agent pilot bar journeys finds way employment posing assassin hire officers foil bond attempt assassinate abandoned warehouse joined agent sent bond men rescue kill officers believing assassins later aid girlfriend bond frames planting million kills admits bond inner circle takes bond base disguised headquarters religious cult bond learns scientists dissolve cocaine petrol sell disguised fuel asian drug dealers professor serves working business manager presentation potential asian customers discovers bond bond starts fire laboratory captured placed belt drops brick cocaine giant arrives shoots allowing bond pull killing flees fire base taking cocaine petrol mixture bond pursues plane controls bond destroys kills men attacks bond aboard final remaining tanker crashes hill petrol soaked attempts kill bond bond reveals cigarette lighter gift best man wedding sets fire wrecked tanker blowing killing arrives rescues bond later party held residence bond receives telling offering job rejects advances instead cast james_bond agent revenge drug lord carey army pilot cia informant powerful drug lord latin_america mentioned having wanted years girlfriend romantic feelings operates bond sets turn friend owns boat charter business corrupt official custody professor del personal financial advisor president president bond ally supplies bond helps field cia agent close friend bride head bond superior bond licence personal secretary colonel head security agent opposes bond agent sent infiltrate heart operations agent sent arrest bond dead alive female agent working production shortly living released producer writers started discussing successor film retain realistic style showing darker edge bond character primary location producers wanted place series visited china visited invitation government idea fell partly film emperor removed novelty filming china stage writers talked chase sequence great wall fight scene wilson wrote plot outlines drug lord golden triangle plans fell writers eventually decided setting tropical country negotiated film mexico mexico_city films act passed removing resulting foreign artists heavily associated rising costs meant filmed bond film previous bond film housed post production sound recording writing themes initial outline licence kill drawn wilson pair develop script went strike unable continue writing leaving wilson work script main plot title owe novels elements books storyline including number aspects short story rarity character novel live let die provided material surrounding shark whilst film version book provided close similarity main villain licence kill main villain screenplay ready time casting begun auditioned lines view kill script initially called written characterisation bond mind obsession bond pursues behalf dead wife seen brutally cut short marriage darker portrayal bond led violence increased graphic wilson compared script attacking villain seeds distrust manages villain bring wilson freely admitted idea destruction aspect plot came cinema versions japanese tales use plot device man golden gun location wilson created banana republic based panama marked bearing similarities general parallels figures based political use drug trafficking money provide revenues panama suggested line loyalty important money felt fitting character actions noticed concerned betrayal retaliation press kits referred film background torn straight headlines today newspapers backdrop panama connected colombia corruption government officials mexico thrown good measure use cocaine smuggling backdrop licence kill alongside cinema films beverly_hills bond seen turf drug related revenge story casting chosen play watched films series inspiration described bond girl huge shoes fill glamour girl coming audition jeans leather jacket wore wig scenes set united_states scene given money told bond buy new clothes going hair cut added short hair style cast following suggestion daughter tina screenwriter seen television film terrorist trial united_states portray researched drug accent method acting stay character set read casino preparation decided turn mirror image james_bond based descriptions actor learned diving scene rescued sunken armoured car later helped casting mistress playing bond audition picked candidates expressed kill returned play sixteen years agent live let die expect return role saying sure live let die reluctant cast year old actor role scene actor play twice appeared casino quantum coming actor chosen play laid menacing quirky sort way according got role professor sending letter producers expressing interest cameo wanted bond film president played son played russia love filming principal photography ran july november shooting began mexico doubled fictional republic locations mexico_city included exterior interior whilst exterior acapulco lavish villa filming site tanker chase climax film shot underwater sequences shot near august production moved notably seven sequence armoured truck transporting following arrest driven edge locations included sea church wedding house house film harbour production moved mexico ill leading producer position subsequently retained scene plane filmed location florida jumping helicopter plane filmed atop aircraft plane towed helicopter life sized model created special effects supervisor filming wide shots closer shots near church location takes malfunction harness equipment caused fall pavement injury remainder filming aquatic battle bond required separate units surface led underwater involved experienced divers world champion close ups special rig death head created team based mould face result shortened toned avoid censorship problems climactic tanker chase producers entire section highway near closed safety reasons sixteen eighteen modifications manufacturer request driving stunts arranger given improvements engines run faster model extra steering wheel cabin hidden drive received extra suspension lift wheels rig constructed help rig tilt necessary able pull stunt aid camera music initially played lead guitar original theme asked write perform theme song licence kill produced theme match gritty performance producers turned instead song performance chosen song longest bond film based horn line seen homage film required royalty payments original writers song gave knight british hit end credits feature hit asked sung available time throat surgery soundtrack score composed conducted known scoring action films time die hard said picked feeling closest thing release reception film ratings organisations objections excessive realistic violence requesting content adaptations particular demanding cut seconds film ultimate edition dvd licence kill marked release film cuts licence kill premiered leicester square london june raising pounds night film grossed total million million pounds united_kingdom making seventh successful film year despite certificate cut audience numbers worldwide numbers positive million making twelfth biggest box office draw year cinema returns million making licence kill financially successful james_bond film accounting inflation factor suggested poor fierce competition cinema licence kill released alongside crusade starring bond batman issues promotion film promotional material form teaser posters created based licence revoked title commissioned produced mgm decided american test screenings showed licence revoked common american phrase withdrawal driving licence delayed corrected advertising traditional style limited film pre release screenings mgm discarded campaign created advertising executive worked publicity campaign bond films content movie contemporary reviews guardian broadly approving liking harder edge earlier bonds film emulated wishing written directed bit flair praised way film attempted tell story use decorative purposes endless spectacular writing guardian sister paper observer philip french noted despite playful eyes bond overall french called licence kill entertaining film film saying plot absurd fundamentally dull problem isn coherent storyline link stunts eventually spectator dismissed film noisy film weary repetitive note sex low key screen makes film movie writing times observed licence kill probably surprise great faithful audience fact years plots ambitious robinson thought bond class previous bonds warmer personality sunday_times pointed gentleman spy gone place bond remarkably close deed action eponymous hero batman film released time licence kill independent gave film mixed review pointing took dated ideas novels wrote writers trying effect reproduce recipe leaving ingredients overall mars jones thought james_bond like low tar cigarette throat implicated bad habit kick vice canadian newspaper globe_and_mail wrote licence kill bond bond turned james jimmy strong silent roll downright american resulting bond film essentially bond thought actually dialogue ain bad silence looks good wrote number factors fail prevent finished product frequency arnold opined demanding play bond manner means waste away second outing bond overall arnold sees failure recognize bond productions simply extravagant permit return principles critic new_york_times thought james_bond angst moody spy fin licence kill retains familiar effective mix powerful villains women special effects impressed presence adds darker tone james concluded clever stylish action witty licence kill little book roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars saying stunts look convincing effect closing sequence licence kill best recent bonds writing newsweek described licence kill pure entertaining action movie mixed calling fine actor hasn stamped bond personality observing director action chorus line legendary team bond stunt persons death best time magazine truck stunts good pity writers director thought humans clever found film adding plausible reason looks bored second bond film sixth reflective reviews changed passing time reviews mixed film review aggregator rotten_tomatoes lists film positive fresh rating reviews empire gives film possible stars observing hopeless concluded look fails boots gear automobiles left moore ign ranked fifteenth bond films claiming grim far bond formula year entertainment_weekly ranked film second worst series questioning cameo considering early role action magazine listed seventh list worst bond girls saying attempt giving modern independent counterpart turning pest considered second worst bond film view kill defended saying got raw deal actor definitive bad luck inherit role series weakest struggling cope general creative decline end cold war october time issued review thought unfortunate saying feel given fair shake films appeared positive note daily remarked rare entry bond series danger real critics saw fundamental weakness film story mistake times licence kill narrative gave film possible stars adding licence kill gripping traditional bond reason explain public rejection reasonably constructed picture author bond novels said film mind licence kill controversial true story script bond movies said licence kill best bond films best appearances media licence kill screenplay written novel novelist bond series novels licence kill adapted page colour graphic novel writer artist author original story bond comic books published hardcover trade editions adaptation closely follows film story ending james_bond drawn resemble refused allow likeness licensed published video game adaptation licence kill personal computers awards nominations motion picture nomination golden reel outstanding sound mixing nomination
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