Mistakes - Licence To Kill
In the pre-title sequence, the AWACS plane is clearly marked
with a United States emblem, yet on the inside shots the crew
seem to be wearing British emblems on their uniforms.
After the prison van has plunged off the bridge, the cables that
are lowering the van to the sea bed can be seen attached to the
When Bond gets out of his car at the airport he puts his tickets
in his right inside pocket. He takes them out of his left pocket
when approaching the desk.
When Bond arrives at Leiter's house after hearing of Sanchez's
escape, the woman and the kid walking on the sidewalk hurry up
to go out of his way. The woman instructs the kid to do so by
waving her hand.
When Bond examines Della's body, her mouth goes from being open
in one shot to being closed in the next.
The discharge of an electric eel does not produce flashes of
light in the water.
Sanchez pays Killifer his $2 million bribe in a medium-sized
suitcase, describing it as "all in $20 bills". A single
suitcase is much too small to hold 100,000 banknotes.
When Bond is captured in Isthmus City, he gets a bloody cut under
his left ear, which heals overnight without a trace.
Near the Wavecrest, Bond is on sentinel and jumps off after it
reaches the surface. A small boat approaches with four men on
board. Two jump into the water after Bond. In the next shot, there
are still four men on the boat and two more jump into the water.
When Bond throws the burning gasoline in the lab, he throws it
horizontally. The shot then cuts to flaming gasoline falling on,
and flooding, the lab table from directly above frame.
Truman-Lodge is shot while carrying a briefcase under his right
arm. He is then shown lying on the ground with the briefcase in
his left hand.
When Truman-Lodge is shot by Sanchez, he falls off to the side
of the road, but when Bond makes his dramatic escape through the
fire from Sanchez's henchmen, Truman-Lodge's body is shown lying
in the road.
When the air hose on a truck's braking system is severed, the
brakes lock on, they do not release as shown.