Beyond The Screen: A Look Back At The James Bond Thriller "Licence To Kill"

MI6, the website devoted to Ian Fleming's iconic character James Bond, offers a look back at Cinemax's video on Licence To Kill.

American premium cable channel Cinemax focused on the new 007 adventure Licence To Kill in one of their 1989 episodes of 'Beyond The Screen' and aired the segment before broadcasts of The Living Daylights.

 

Director John Glen, who is mistakenly captioned in the video, boasts of Timothy Dalton's action prowess: "Most actors say they do their own stunts, but this guy really does his own stunts. He's a very thorough actor, and I think he's always a little uneasy when someone has to step in and impersonate him." Dalton himself is a little more coy: "If you believe it's me it's me. If you can see it's me it's me. The audience should quite simply believe that the man - the character - they're watching, James Bond, does them."  

 

You can watch the video via the below link:

 

http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/video-ltk-cinemax-beyond-the-screen.php3?t=&s=&id=03712

 

Note: I think Timothy Dalton was the second best James Bond, behind the great Sean Connery, and I think License To Kill was a very good thriller. I also like Robert Davi as the bad guy in the film.  

 

You can read an earlier post on Dalton and License To Kill Kill via the below link:

 

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2012/01/look-back-at-timothy-dalton-as-james.html    

James Bond Villain Robert Davi Reflects On The Franchise And Picks Who Should Play The Bad Guy Next

 

Hollie McKay at FoxNews.com offers an intersting interview with actor Robert Davi, who portrayed the villain in the James Bond film, Licence To Kill.

Robert Davi cemented his status as a player in Hollywood with roles in everything from “The Goonies” to “Die Hard,” but he may be most remembered for playing a 007 nemesis, the drug lord Franz Sanchez, in the 1989 Bond film “Licence to Kill.”

“Being part of the most successful series of films in history and playing the main villain was – let’s face it – pretty remarkable,” Davi told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column in celebration of the Bond's 50th anniversary. “As a kid, you either wanted to play Bond or a Bond villain. Ask any of my friends in entertainment, whether they are actors or writers or producers or directors, and they will tell you that they’d love to play a Bond baddie. I can go anywhere in the world and I am known, it put me on the international map.”

... “Licence to Kill” was the 16th film in the series and the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming novel, but Davi says Fleming deserves all the credi for the legend that Bond has become.

“Ian created a character that is mythical and has become part of the pop culture iconic consciousness. I said in interviews at the time, that he is Shakespearean! ‘License to Kill’ dealt with a drug lord, and the real threat that is posed by such power,” he continued. “I remember (co-drector) Michael Wilson researching this world diligently and this subject is as timely today as it was when the film was made. It is this approach to films that helps make them continually relevant.”

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/09/19/bond-turns-50-007-villain-robert-davi-reflects-on-franchise-and-picks-who/

I thought Robert Davi was a very good Bond villain and I liked Timothy Dalton as Bond.

You can read an earlier post on Licence To Kill via the below link:

http://pauldavisoncrime.blogspot.com/2012/01/look-back-at-timothy-dalton-as-james.html