Got a Licence To Kill
1989 saw the return of Timothy Dalton as 007 in Licence To Kill. Bond was out on his own and out for revenge, which led to a much darker film in tone and a 15 certificate in the UK. Perhaps due to this the marketing of the film was less targeted at a younger audience and hence the only real toy that was produced was a very nice car playset produced by Matchbox. There were however plenty of the usual promotional product tie-ins, books, records, and magazines. So, don’t wait to be asked, dive in and have a look at my collection of all things Licence To Kill.
Licence To Kill promotional folding flyer (United International Pictures, UK, 1989)
Licence To Kill jacket sales flyer (MBA Marketing, UK, 1989)
Licence To Kill Kentucky Fried Chicken 'Be Bond For A Day' competition flyer (KFC, UK, 1990)
Licence To Kill soundtrack LP (MCA Records, UK, 1989)
Licence To Kill soundtrack LP (MCA Records, US, 1989)
The Making Of Licence To Kill book promotional small cardboard display stand (Hamlyn, UK, 1989)
Counter display standee and entry form for Philips to promote their Licence To Kill competition (Philips, UK, 1989)
Small triangular standee Philips Licence To Kill standee (Philips, France, 1989)
Licence To Kill Gladys Knight 7" and CD single counter display standee (MCA, Worldwide, 1989)
Licence To Kill press show ticket from the event held on Monday 12th June 1989 (UK, 1989). This is kindly signed by Caroline Bliss who played Miss Moneypenny in the film.
Licence To Kill press conference pack including synopsis sheet, production notes and stills photographs in a card wrapper (United International Pictures, UK, 1989)
Licence To Kill regional premiere brochure (UK, 1989)
Licence To Kill exhibitor's campaign book (United International Pictures, UK, 1989)
Licence To Kill official souvenir brochure available at cinemas in the UK (Hexam & Grindley Ltd., UK, 1989)
Small Lizenz Zum Töten (Licence To Kill) brochure (Neuer Filmkurier, Austria, 1989)
The Official James Bond 007 Fact File by Richard Holliss (Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., UK, 1989)
Licence to Kill hardback comic book (Himalaya, France, 1989)
Licence to Kill softback comic book (Eclipse Comics Ltd. and Acme Press Ltd., US/UK, 1989)
James Bond Le Jeu board game released around the time of Licence To Kill (Descartes Editeur, France, 1989)
Licence To Kill Spectrum 48K computer game (Domark, UK, 1989)
Large promotional cardboard hanging display to promote a Licence To Kill 'Be Bond For A Day' at Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants (KFC, UK, 1990)
Kentucky Fried Chicken badge worn by employees to promote their 'Be Bond For A Day' competition around the release of Licence To Kill on VHS (KFC, UK, 1990)
Licence To Kill four vehicle giftset (Matchbox, UK, 1989)
Licence To Kill by John Gardner film-tie in cover (Coronet, UK, 1989)
Licence To Kill by John Gardner film-tie in cover (Charter Books, US, 1989)
Lizenz Zum Tötem (Licence To Kill) by John Gardner film-tie in cover including photographs from the film (Heyne Bucher, Germany, 1989)
Permis De Tuer (Licence To Kill) by John Gardner film-tie in cover (Presses Pocket, France, 1989)
Gladys Knight Licence To Kill theme single (MCA, UK, 1989) - also available in a red sleeve, see below
Gladys Knight Licence To Kill theme single (MCA, UK, 1989) - also available in a gold sleeve, see above
Gladys Knight Licence To Kill theme limited edition special pack - comes with 7" single, 2 postcards and lyric sheet (MCA, UK, 1989)
Patti La Belle If You Asked Me to single as featured in Licence To Kill (MCA Records, UK, 1989)
Licence To Kill Eon Productions address label (Danjaq/United Artists, UK, 1989)
The New Official James Bond 007 Movie Book - Now Including Licence To Kill by Sally Hibbin (Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., UK, 1989)
The Making of Licence To Kill by Sally Hibbin (Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., UK, 1989)
The James Bond Girls by Graham Rye (Boxtree, UK, 1989)
Licence To Kill and Ballatine's Scotch Whiskey promotional beermat (Warner Bros., US, c.1989)
Small Flicks magazine Licence To Kill poster (UK, 1989)
Small Licence To Kill Olympus cameras promotional poster (Olympus, UK, 1989)
Plus magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Hamfield Publications Ltd., UK, No.10, 1989)
Movie Video + Screen magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Newsfield, UK, Issue.8, May 1989)
Preview magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Preview BV, Netherlands, May 1989)
007 Magazine With Licence To Kill cover and articles and free folded poster (007 Magazine, UK, Issue.20, Summer 1989)
Starburst magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Visual Imagination Ltd., UK, Vol.11 No.10, June 1989)
Flicks magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Flicks Publications Ltd., UK, Vol.2 No.9, June 1989)
Idols magazine with Licence To Kill cover and James Bond articles (Concept Publishing Ltd., UK, Vol.2 No.3, June 1989)
Film Review magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Spotlight Publications Ltd., UK, June 1989)
Cinefantastique magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Frederick S. Clarke, US, Vol.19 No.5, July 1989)
Cinema magazine with Lizenz Zum Töten (Licence To Kill) cover and article (IPV Inland, Germany, Nr.8-89, August 1989)
Music and Video Insight magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Redwood Publishing (Music Division), UK, Issue.27, c.1990)
Video Today magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Argus Specialist Publications Ltd., UK, May 1990)
Licence To Kill video in larger rental box (Warner Home Video, UK, 1989)
James Bond 007 wall calendar (Culture Shock, UK, 1990)
Counter display carton of 50 James Bond Bic lighters - there are 12 different lighters included - Dr No, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker, A View To A Kill, Licence To Kill, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough (Bic, France, 1999)
Special edition collectors set of 12 Bic James Bond lighters in case (Bic, France, 1999)
Licence To Kill original motion picture soundtrack (MCA Records Inc., US, 1989)
Movie Goer magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Odeon, UK, June 1989)
Licence To Kill Schweppes competition bottle tag (Schweppes, US, 1990)
Martini & Rossi Licence To Kill promotional poster (Martini & Rossi Corporation, US, 1989)
Licence To Kill Martini & Rossi promotional cocktail stirrer (Martini & Rossi, US, 1989)
Weekend magazine with Licence To Kill cover and article (Associated Magazines Ltd., UK, Issue No.4393, June 17th 1989)