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License to Kill

License to Kill

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 16, 1986

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

User Score

58%

Original Title

License to Kill

Production Companies

Marian Rees Associates, D. Petrie Productions, CBS

Director

Jud Taylor

Description

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.