Licensed to Love and Kill (1979)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

Lindsay Shonteff

Writer:

Jeremy Lee Francis (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

He carries two .357 combat magnums and he's Licensed to kill. [Video Australia]

Plot:

A British secret agent sent to America to rescue a nobleman comes up against an evil genius who is replacing people in important positions with clones who will do his bidding. |

Plot Keywords:

Evil Genius | British | Clone | Villainy | Mad Doctor

Cast

Gareth Hunt	...	Charles Bind
Nick Tate	...	Jensen Fury
Fiona Curzon	...	Charlotta Muff Danderfield
Geoffrey Keen	...	Stockwell
Gary Hope	...	Lucifer Orchid
Don Fellows	...	Vice-President
John Arnatt	...	Merlin
Toby Robins	...	Scarlet Star
John Junkin	...	Mechanic
Me Me Lai	...	Madam Wang
Linda Lou Allen
Anna Bergman	...	Hotel Receptionist
Sharon Burton
Dawn Rodrigues
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicola Austin	...	Bruce
Imogen Hassall	...	Miss Martin
Eiji Kusuhara	...	Madam Wang (male)
Doug Robinson	...	Giant (as Douglas Robinson)
Deep Roy	...	Midget

Also Known As:

The Man from S.E.X. (USA)
Undercover Lover (USA)

Runtime:

94 min | USA:78 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R | Norway:16 | UK:AA

Company:

Firebird Films

Trivia:

Last film of Imogen Hassall.

Movie Connections:

References You Only Live Twice (1967)

Humorless sequel to Number 1 of the Secret Service

This film is a humorless followup/sequel to Lindsay Shonteff's previous Charles Bind adventure, Number One of The Secret Service starring the very funny & charismatic Nicky Henson as Bind. In this adventure, it's Gareth Hunt(Mike Gambit of The New Avengers) who takes over from Henson as agent Bind and he lacks both a sense of humor and fun as well as panache and style that Nicky Henson brought to the role.Hunt's portrayal of Bind is similar or even worse than Timothy Dalton's portrayal of 007 in the 1980's. He plays the role like he is still Mike Gambit and his delivery of one-liners fall flat. It doesn't help either that this film has even less or no production values than the previous film and the action/fight scenes are more shoddily done than the first film. The film's only saving grace is Nick Tate of Space 1999 fame as Jenson Fury, Agent Ultraone who is Bind's opponent & opposite number in the film, who provides the right fun and humor in the role. Incredibly enough, Shonteff directed a third Charles Bind film in 1990 called Number One Gun starring Michael Howe as Bind that was never theatrically released!