Two tough Los Angeles cops, one who carries a lethal weapon (Glover) and the other who is one (Gibson), are teamed as partners in a highly unusual case involving a massive international ring which has its roots in Vietnam - a place they are both all too familiar with. This film, with its fresh, energetic combination of comedy, drama and action, has managed to spawn three highly successful sequels.

Film debut for Traci Wolfe, who plays Rianne Murtaugh.

Color by Technicolor, shot in and around Los Angeles, California.

Panavision cameras and lenses.

The picture is dedicated to the memory of Dar Robinson one of the motion picture industry's greatest stuntmen.

Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.

Flub: In one scene, the car that Roger is driving has the gear shift in park.

Additional credits: Ramsey (hairstyle for Mel Gibson).

HD DVD Features:

Keep Case
Package Note: Elite Red HD Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Closed Captioned - English - Optional
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 2.0 - French (Quebec)
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English SDH, English, French, Latin Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: Additional Scenes
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer

Distributor Notes: Lethal Weapon

With over seven minutes of previously unavailable scenes, the director's cut of Lethal Weapon is a long-overdue present for fans. Riggs's solitary homelife and the tragic loss spurring him in a reckless disregard for his own safety now come into greater focus. We see that recklessness is new scenes underlining the differences between the two cops. Murtaugh, just 50, needs reassurance about his skills at a firing range. Riggs, not caring if he sees another birthday, coolly walks into a schoolyard sniper's field of fire. All the humor and adrenaline that made this original an entertainment milestone are here, too. No scenes have been removed. But new action and new insight are now included. Include yourself in the excitement.

Source: Warner Home Video

Mel Gibson: Australian-Raised Actor-Director
Danny Glover: American actor
Gary Busey: American Actor
Tom Atkins: Actor/"Lethal Weapon"
Mitchell Ryan: American Actor
Jackie Swanson: Actress/"Oblivion"
Damon Hines: Actor/Lethal Weapons
Lycia Naff: 
Darlene Love: AMERICAN ACTRESS/SINGER
Traci Wolfe: ACTRESS\"LETHAL WEAPON"
Ebonie Smith: ACTRESS\LETHAL WEAPONS

Richard Donner: American Director/Producer

Richard Donner: American Director/Producer
Joel Silver: American Producer

Shane Black: 

Eric Clapton: British Songwriter/Musician, "Layla"
Michael Kamen: American Composer/Conductor

Marvin March: American Set Decorator

Stuart Baird: Editor/Producer/Director

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