Question: Why was Felix played by another actor in this movie?
Chosen answer: The Living Daylights" was the first James Bond film with Timothy Dalton as Bond. The only actors from the Roger Moore era who continued their roles were Robert Brown as "M" and Desmond Llewelyn as "Q." Younger actors were cast for other familiar characters, including John Terry, who played Felix Leiter in "The Living Daylights." He followed David Hedison, who had played Leiter in "Live and Let Die" with Roger Moore. Apparently, producers felt Terry lacked sufficient chemistry with Dalton and preferred a more recognisable actor who could convey greater emotional depth. They recast Hedison as Leiter for Dalton's second (and final) Bond film, "Licence to Kill.
Continuity mistake: When Bond pushes Pushkin back on the bed in the hotel room, Pushkin has a basket with a bottle of champagne in his left hand. It disappears between shots, and there is no sound of it falling to the floor.
Suggested correction: The basket falls off his hand when Pushkin is pushed backwards on the bed (timecode 1:07:31), and one can hear a thump when the basket hits the floor (1:07:33), though it's slightly muffled because of the thick rug.
I found a different timecode from yours, but I saw Pushkin drop the basket when I played the movie in slow motion. I couldn't hear the sound either since it was a bit loud, but I can be sure Pushkin dropped the basket on the rug.
Corrected entry: At the beginning of the film, Koskov is being sent down the pipeline in the "pig". After he's been sent, and the pipeline rumbles, there is an elevated piece of pipeline that the agent looks up at - with a bend in it. The "pig" is a longish cylinder that surely cannot go around bends.
Correction: There are no right-angle bends in the pipe; all of the bends are gradual curves. The pig is designed to negotiate the curves in the pipe.
The pipe has a very sharp, ninety-degree bend just before Koskov's arrival (see 00:19:55, Blu-ray). No pig of that length could possibly go around it.
Answer: The other answer has a few errors. First of all, "Licence to Kill" followed this film, not the other way around. Second, John Terry played Leiter in this film, and was then replaced by David Hedison in "Licence to Kill." The recasting of Leiter was nothing new; Terry was the seventh actor to play him, and it was actually more unusual that Hedison was brought back; he was the first actor to play the role more than once, and the only one to do so until Jeffrey Wright took over the role in the Daniel Craig era.
Thanks. I corrected this. I inadvertently transposed the two "L" titles.
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