Licence to Kill (1989)
- Documented locations
- 44
- Year
- 1989
- Directed by
- John GLEN
- Cities
- Key West, Marathon, Sugarloaf Key, Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico, Temoaya, Acapulco, Isla Mujeres, Cancún, Tecate, Veracruz, London
Marathon, United States
The scene : 2 minThe DEA helicopter lands across the road to stop Leiter's Rolls, and it's there that the submerged van will be salvaged.
Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea
Key West, United States
Catholic Church of Key West, the oldest parish in the Florida Keys archipelago, elevated to the status of a minor basilica.
The scene : 3 minBond and Felix Leiter, in tuxedos, parachute in above the church on the day of Felix and Della Churchill's wedding, just in time for the ceremony.
Sugarloaf Key, United States
Sugarloaf Key private aerodrome, now operated as a skydiving center.
The scene : 4 minSanchez lands his jet on the runway, and the gunfight at the airstrip begins before he takes to the skies again; Bond and Leiter catch up to him with the winch of their helicopter. The airstrip from which Sanchez takes off and where Bond and Leiter intercept him by helicopter.
Key West, United States
The scene : 21 minBond parks his car and collects his ticket at the company's counter when the sirens announce Sanchez's escape.
Key West, United States
House built in 1851, home of Ernest Hemingway in the 1930s and now a museum. It is designated as a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The scene : 24 minIt is in the garden of Hemingway's house that M summons 007 to revoke his license to kill; Bond resigns from service and runs away on foot.
Key West, United States
Key West's waterfront, known for the daily gathering at sunset.
The scene : 33 minHawkins, the DEA agent, catches Bond with a tap on the shoulder and leads him in a walk along the dock to reprimand him about the warehouse incident.
711 Eisenhower Drive (Key West)
Key West, United States
Waterside bar overlooking the marina of Garrison Bight, whose sign has changed several times since filming.
The scene : 50 minBond approaches the bar's dock to meet Pam Bouvier; the meeting turns into a full-blown fight when Dario, Sanchez's henchman, recognizes him.
Ciudad de México, Mexico
The scene : 58 minThe arrival shot of Bond in front of his hotel in Isthmus City.
Hotel Mar y Tierra (Veracruz)
Veracruz, Mexico
The scene : 58 minThe waterfront of Veracruz lends its facades to the city of Isthmus.
Palacio de Correos de México
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Mexico's postal palace, inaugurated in 1907 and designed by Adamo Boari, features staircases and gilded bronze counters; the building still houses the central post office.
The scene : 1 hrBond presents himself at the Sanchez bank counter to deposit a considerable sum to attract the baron's attention.
Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris
Ciudad de México, Mexico
The first theater in Mexico, inaugurated in 1918 at the initiative of the singer Esperanza Iris.
The scene : 1 hr 14 minThe facade of the theater serves as the exterior of Sanchez's casino, and it is through this that Bond scales the building to place a charge under the windows of the baron's office.
Villa Arabesque
Acapulco, Mexico
Villa built from 1978 to 1982 for Baron Enrico di Portanova on the bay of Acapulco: three swimming pools, a helipad on the roof, a private funicular to the beach, and a nightclub.
The scene : 1 hr 26 minThe Acapulco villa serves as the seaside residence of Franz Sanchez, from where Lupe is chased away and where the baron receives his Asian guests. The property that serves as Sanchez's residence.
Centro Ceremonial Otomí (Temoaya)
Temoaya, Mexico
Ceremonial center built in 1980 on the heights of Temoaya in tribute to the Otomi people, combining pre-Hispanic references and modern architecture.
The scene : 1 hr 44 minProfessor Joe Butcher's meditation institute, the showcase for Sanchez's cocaine laboratory, and the starting point for the convoy of tanker trucks.
La Rumorosa (Baja California)
Tecate, Mexico
Road pass of the Sierra de Juárez, in Baja California, known for its hairpin turns and granite landslides.
The scene : 2 hr 1 minThe final chase: four tanker trucks loaded with cocaine race down the winding road, and Bond takes them out one by one.
707 South Street (Key West)
Key West, United States
The scene : The wedding reception is held in the palm tree garden of this private house on South Street, around the pool: it is there that Felix gives Bond an engraved lighter, and there that Della will be murdered and Felix delivered to the sharks.
Key West, United States
Key West Lighthouse, commissioned in 1848, features a brick tower facing the house of Ernest Hemingway.
The scene : An armed guard stands watch in front of the lighthouse, right across from Hemingway's house, while M takes Bond's license away.
Garrison Bight Marina (Key West)
Key West, United States
The scene : Bond comes to investigate Milton Krest, whom he suspects of harboring the fugitive drug baron, and intercepts pilot Pam Bouvier. The marina scenes where Bond observes Milton Krest's facilities. The marina scenes, including the boat outing with Sharky.
Key West, United States
The scene : Exterior of the Sharky boat scene.
Garrison Bight Charter Dock (Key West)
Key West, United States
The scene : The pier where Bond meets Sharkey and his fishing boat.
631 Greene Street (Key West)
Key West, United States
The scene : The maritime warehouse of Milton Krest, where Felix Leiter is fed to a shark; Bond and Sharkey arrive during the day without gaining entry, then return by sea.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West
Key West, United States
The scene : The docks of the coast guard base serve as the city's port of Isthmus.
Coast Guard Pier (Key West)
Key West, United States
The scene : The dock where the WaveKrest is moored, and against which it comes to rest.
Key West, United States
Painted marker indicating the southernmost continental point of the United States, at the corner of Whitehead Street and South Street.
The scene : The marker of the southernmost point of the United States is among the filming locations noted in Key West; no source indicates which scene was filmed there.
Key West, United States
U.S. Navy naval air station located on Boca Chica Key, to the east of Key West.
The scene : The Boca Chica naval air station is one of the filming locations noted in the Keys; no source specifies the scene.
Key West, United States
Sandbank and shoal of the Lower Keys, north of Sugarloaf Key.
The scene : This shoal of the Lower Keys is among the filming locations noted for the movie; no source specifies the scene.
Marathon, United States
A road viaduct of over eleven kilometers that connects Knight's Key to Little Duck Key, opened in 1982 along the former railway bridge.
The scene : The armored van transporting Sanchez leaves the roadway and plunges into the sea, near Pigeon Key: the escape has been orchestrated by Killifer, the DEA agent who has switched sides.
7 Bat Tower Road (Sugarloaf Key)
Sugarloaf Key, United States
The scene : Sanchez surprises Lupe Lamora with Alvarez in this wooden house, opening the film with the scene of the whip and the heart being ripped out. Sanchez discovers Lupe with her lover; the chase ends on the stairs.
United States
The strait that separates Florida from Cuba and the Bahamas, traversed by the Gulf Stream.
The scene : Off the Keys, Bond boards the Wavekrest, destroys the cargo of cocaine dropped by the submersible Sentinel, and then escapes barefoot water skiing behind the seaplane that takes off.
United States
Shallow bay located between the southern tip of Florida and the arc of the Keys.
The scene : The bay is among the filming locations noted for the film, although no source indicates the specific scene.
Gran Hotel Ciudad de México
Mexico City, Mexico
Former department store converted into a hotel, famous for its Art Nouveau skylight installed in 1908 by Jacques Grüber.
The scene : Bond checks into the hotel with Pam Bouvier and finds Q there, whom he introduces as his uncle — "Pam, this is Q, my uncle; Uncle, this is Pam, my cousin."
Casino Español de México
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Spanish club and banquet hall established in 1903 in a palace in the historic center.
The scene : Inside the casino, Lupe Lamora discreetly slides Bond the help he needs at the gaming table.
Casa de los Azulejos
Ciudad de México, Mexico
16th-century palace covered in Puebla azulejos, long the seat of the Jockey Club of Mexico.
The scene : The scenes from the casino in Isthmus City.
Banco de México
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Headquarters of the Mexican central bank, established in 1925 in a building designed by Adamo Boari in 1905.
The scene : The façade of the central bank serves as the exterior of the El Presidente hotel.
Biblioteca del Banco de México
Ciudad de México, Mexico
The scene : The exterior of the El Presidente Hotel.
Mexico, Mexico
Great movie studio in Mexico, located in Coyoacán, one of the most important in Latin America. Established in 1945, it is also a concert hall.
The scene : The studio hosted the majority of the filming: the offices of M and Moneypenny were completely rebuilt there, as well as the facade of the casino.
Acapulco, Mexico
Bay of the Mexican Pacific sheltered by a peninsula, around which the city of Acapulco has developed.
The scene : The shots at sea around Sanchez's residence.
Acapulco, Mexico
Acapulco International Airport, located in the neighboring municipality of Plan de los Amates.
The scene : Acapulco Airport is among the filming locations noted in Mexico; no source specifies the scene.
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
A seven-kilometer long island off the coast of Yucatán, bordered by coral reefs.
The scene : The underwater shots where Bond and Leiter follow Sanchez's trail were filmed in these waters.
Cancún, Mexico
The scene : Some of the underwater sequences were filmed offshore.
Old War Office Building
London, United Kingdom
Former British War Office, completed in 1906 to the designs of William Young and his son Clyde Francis Young. This Edwardian building in Whitehall is listed as a Grade II* monument and has since been converted into a hotel.
The scene : The building appears in an establishing shot to set the location of MI6 headquarters, from where M departs for Key West.
Ministry of Defence (Whitehall)
London, United Kingdom
The scene : The establishing shot of the MI6 headquarters.
Ciudad de México, Mexico
The scene : Bond clings to the tail of Alvarez's plane.
Estudios Churubusco Stage 1
Ciudad de México, Mexico
The scene : The mixing area of the drug lab at the Olimpatec institute.
Ciudad de México, Mexico
The scene : Interior of the Maserati, walkway of the Wavekrest, and cabin of the tanker truck.