Production
Producers: Albert R. Broccoli & Michael G. Wilson
Director: John Glen
Screenplay: Richard Maibaum & Michael G. Wilson
Composer: Michael Kamen

Locations
Key West, Florida, USA; fictional South American republic of Isthmus and Isthmus City; the Bimmi Islands; Olimpatec Meditation Institute; London, UK.

Pre-Credits Sequence
Felix Leiter is on his way to his wedding in the Florida Keys, accompanied by his best man James Bond. News breaks that the DEA’s (who Leiter now works for) most wanted man Franz Sanchez has strayed in to US territory to retrieve his mistress.

Leiter and 007 – acting only as an "observer" – go after Sanchez, first on the ground and then in the air. 007 captures Sanchez’s plane by attaching a line from their coast guard helicopter, just before the pair parachute down to the wedding.

Cut Scenes
A scene where the CIA raided the Wavekrest warehouse and discover the body of the guard in the maggot tanks was shot but cut. Other numerous edits comprise of cuts made to the UK cinematic version to achieve the 15 certificate by reducing sadism: the whipping of Lupe, Sanchez enjoying revenge on Leiter, an underwater scene where Felix is being fed to the sharks and a shot of his stump (where his leg should be), Krest’s head exploding in the decompression chamber, Dario’s legs getting minced whist he is still alive, and the fiery death of Sanchez was trimmed down.

Best Line
A note on the mutilated Leiter’s chest left by Sanchez: “He disagreed with something that ate him.”

Best Mistake
Leaving Felix’s wedding, Bond puts his airline tickets in his right pocket, but when he checks in he takes them out of his left.

Distinguishing Feature
Felix Leiter is played by the same actor who played him in Live and Let Die – the only time in the series the role has been reprised.