Licence to Kill, released in 1989, is the sixteenth entry in the
James Bond film series by
Eon Productions, and the first one not to use the title of an
Ian Fleming story. It is the fifth and final consecutive Bond film to be directed by
John Glen. It also marks
Timothy Dalton's second and final performance in the role of
James Bond. The story has elements of two Ian Fleming short stories and a novel, interwoven with aspects from Japanese
Ronin tales. The film sees Bond being suspended from
MI6 as he pursues drugs lord Franz Sanchez, who has ordered an attack against his
CIA friend
Felix Leiter and a rape and murder on Felix's wife during their honeymoon. Originally titled
Licence Revoked in line with the plot, the name was changed during post-production because too many people did not know what revoked meant.