Lethal Weapon (1987) USA
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Director:Richard Donner
Studio:Warner Home Video
Producer:Joel Silver, Richard Donner
Writer:Shane Black
Rating:4.5
Rated:Unrated
Date Added:2007-03-06
Purchased On:2007-06-03
ASIN:0790729695
UPC:0085391170921
Price:$19.98
Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination
Genre:Thrillers
Release:2000-06-05
IMDb:0093409
Duration:110
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English, Dolby Digital 5.1, English, DTS, French, Dolby Digital 5.1, French, DTS
Subtitles:English, Spanish, French
Features:Anamorphic
Full Screen
HiFi Sound
Richard Donner  ...  (Director)
Shane Black  ...  (Writer)
 
Mel Gibson  ...  Sergeant Martin Riggs
Danny Glover  ...  Sergeant Roger Murtaugh
Gary Busey  ...  Mr. Joshua
Mitch Ryan  ...  General Peter McAllister
Tom Atkins  ...  Michael Hunsaker
Darlene Love  ...  Trish Murtaugh
Traci Wolfe  ...  Rianne Murtaugh
Jackie Swanson  ...  Amanda Hunsaker
Damon Hines  ...  Nick Murtaugh
Ebonie Smith  ...  Carrie Murtaugh
Bill Kalmenson  ...  Beat Cop
Lycia Naff  ...  Dixie
Patrick Cameron  ...  Cop #1
Don Gordon  ...  Cop #2
Jimmie F. Skaggs  ...  Drug Dealer #1
Jason Ronard  ...  
Blackie Dammett  ...  
Gail Bowman  ...  
Robert Fol  ...  
Selma Archerd  ...  
Mitchell Ryan  ...  The General
Comments: If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.

Summary: Mel Gibson set aside his art-house credentials to star as a crazy cop paired with a stable one (Danny Glover) in this full-blown 1987 Richard Donner action picture. The most violent film in the series (which includes three sequels), it is also the edgiest and most interesting. After Gibson's character jumps off a building handcuffed to a man, and Gary Busey (as a cold, efficient enforcer) lets his hand get burned without flinching, there is a sense that anything can happen, and it usually does. Donner's strangely messy visual and audio style doesn't make a lot of aesthetic sense, but it stuck with all four movies. The DVD release includes production notes, Dolby sound, theatrical trailer, optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, optional French soundtrack, and optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh