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Licence to Kill (1989)

Where Licence to Kill says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Key West is real, but the country Bond hunts Sanchez in is made up and was filmed in Mexico.

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Scenes and places

Bond and Leiter hook Sanchez's plane out of the sky (1989)

Bond and Leiter lift drug lord Franz Sanchez's plane out of the sky with a hook and cord. It sets up Sanchez as the man who will later hurt Leiter.

Set in Over Florida — Bond and Leiter pull drug lord Sanchez's plane out of the air with a Coast Guard helicopter.

A stunt location in the air, not a place you can visit.

Leiter's wedding at the Key West church (1989)

Bond and Felix Leiter drop in by parachute just in time for Leiter's wedding. Bond is the best man, so the arrival is both a joke and a promise that he is there for his friend.

Set in St. Mary Star of the Sea church, Key West — Bond and Leiter parachute down to the church in time for Leiter's wedding. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A Roman Catholic basilica in Key West, Florida.

Filmed at Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea, Key West — Used for the church of Leiter's wedding; close shots of the parachute landing were made near here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea, Key West, Florida.

The armoured truck goes off the bridge (1989)

Sanchez bribes DEA agent Ed Killifer and slips away while he is being moved. The escape sends Bond's wedding-day mood into a manhunt.

Set in Road where Sanchez is transported — Sanchez is being transported after his arrest and escapes after a DEA agent is bribed.

A bridge on the Overseas Highway, Florida Keys.

Filmed at Seven Mile Bridge towards Pigeon Key, Florida Keys — Used for the sequence in which the armoured truck carrying Sanchez is driven off the edge. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Drive the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys.

Bond finds Leiter's house wrecked (1989)

Bond learns Sanchez has escaped and races to Leiter's house. He finds his friend tortured and Della dead, and from here he stops following orders.

Set in Leiter's house, Key West — Bond returns to Leiter's house and finds Leiter tortured and his wife Della murdered.

A private house on South Street, Key West; coordinates not given in the source.

M meets Bond at the Hemingway House (1989)

M finds Bond in Key West and orders him to Istanbul. Bond refuses, and M suspends him and revokes his licence to kill.

Set in Ernest Hemingway House, Key West — M meets Bond in Key West's Hemingway House and orders him to an assignment in Istanbul. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The former home of writer Ernest Hemingway, now a museum.

Filmed at Ernest Hemingway House, Key West — Location for M's meeting with Bond. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A museum in Old Town Key West.

The fight on and under the water (1989)

Bond fights Sanchez's men on the water and under it. Two crews shot it, one on the surface and one below.

Set in At sea — Bond fights Sanchez's henchmen on the water and beneath it.

An island off the coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Filmed at Isla Mujeres near Cancun, Mexico — Underwater sequences were shot near the island; the exact spot is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Ferry from Cancun to Isla Mujeres.

Isthmus City harbour (1989)

Bond arrives in Isthmus, the country where Sanchez runs his business. He poses as a hitman to get close.

Set in Isthmus City harbour — The harbour of Isthmus City, in the fictional Republic of Isthmus.

A fictional harbour; the real pier is in Key West.

El Presidente Hotel (1989)

Bond scopes out Sanchez's world from a hotel in Isthmus. He keeps up his cover as a hired killer.

Set in El Presidente Hotel — A hotel in Isthmus City.

The film's hotel is a Mexico City library building in real life.

Casino de Isthmus (1989)

Bond works his way into Sanchez's circle in the casino. The inside and outside are two different buildings.

Set in Casino de Isthmus — The casino of Isthmus City.

The inside and the outside of the casino are two different real buildings.

Filmed at Casino Español, Mexico City — Used for the interior of the Casino de Isthmus. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Teatro de la Ciudad, Mexico City — Used for the exterior of the casino. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sanchez's lavish villa (1989)

Sanchez's villa is the home of the man Bond is trying to reach. It shows how comfortable the drug lord is.

Set in Sanchez's villa — Sanchez's lavish villa.

A private villa in Acapulco; coordinates not given in the source.

The Olympiatec Meditation Institute (1989)

Sanchez takes Bond to his base, disguised as a cult led by a televangelist. Bond learns how the cocaine is hidden and shipped.

Set in Olympiatec Meditation Institute — Sanchez's base of operations, disguised as the headquarters of a religious cult.

A ceremonial centre for the Otomi people, in the State of Mexico.

Filmed at Otomi Ceremonial Center, Temoaya — Used for Sanchez's Olympiatec Meditation Institute. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Temoaya, State of Mexico.

The desert tanker chase (1989)

Bond chases Sanchez's tankers across the desert, with Pam Bouvier at the controls of a plane. It is the last big chase of the film.

Set in Desert road in Isthmus — A chase through the desert after Sanchez flees with four tankers.

A mountain pass in Baja California.

Filmed at La Rumorosa Mountain Pass, Tecate, Baja California — Filmed on a closed stretch of Federal Highway 2D. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Federal Highway 2D, Tecate to Mexicali.

Filmed at Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City — The Republic of Isthmus in general Google Maps · Apple Maps

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