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Licence to Kill (1989) Firsts

First Bond film rated PG-13
First returning Felix Leiter (David Heidson)
First time Felix Leiter is married
First time Felix Leiter is maimed
First movie in which Bond and Moneypenny do NOT appear together
First time Bond M accepts Bond's registration from Her Majesty's Secret Service
First film not to take a Fleming title
First film to have a second generation Bond actor (Pedro Armendariz, Jr.)
First time the singer of the opening song is not credited in the opening. Gladys Knight was listed in the closing credits only.
First time Bond wears blue jeans
First use of a CD-ROM device
First movie to be filmed with Spectral Recording Dolby Stereo
First time where a Latin American drug lord is portrayed in a Bond film
First appearance of drug cartels
First (and only time) 007 goes to the Hemingway House in Key West, Florida
First time an airplane is towed by a helicopter
First time 007 waterskis barefooted, behind a seaplane
First time 007 mutilates a shipment of contraband (cocaine)
First time 007 has custody of stolen drug money ($5 million)
First chase scene involving 18-wheelers
First chase scene involving oil-tankers
First time undercover narcotics agents are seen in a Bond film (Hong Kong, U.S. DEA)
First time 007 goes on a rogue mission
First time 007 has his "licence to kill" revoked by M
First time 007 jumps into a swimming pool
First time a monastery is a cover for the villain's headquarters
First time 007 uses a signature gun
First time a villain floggs a woman
First time 007 sees a woman with scars on her back
First time Felix Leiter is widowed
First time 007 drives a Lincoln Continental Mark VII coupe
First time 007 kills someone doused with gasoline (Sanchez)
First time 007 uses a cigarette lighter to kill someone
First time a Jeep is crushed by an 18-wheeler
First time an 18-wheeler does a wheelie (similar to the Mustang in Diamonds are Forever)
First time a henchman spits in 007's face (Dario)
First time someone gets their heart taken out by the villain (or by anyone for that matter)